this is r t live pictures tonight from tahrir square thousands gathering there of mass protests planned as a final call for military rulers to hand over power as the most violent rallies in egypt since the barracks for event of this second we were going to make a film like just. once those regimes are overthrown a pandora's box is opened also france's fresh initiative to send a humanitarian corridor or in syria is widely seen as a first step towards military intervention in the country has been ripped apart by violence. and preparations are in place for

a possible escalation of violence involving costs of a local service a nato bag forces broken earlier agreements were trying to tear down the border barricade of luther led to fierce clashes. close to midnight here in moscow this is r.t. with me kevin though in this hour our top story for you cairo's tahrir square is proud to get out of mass ranks of people staying there after friday prayers and the threat of continued violence is still hanging in the air to these recent clashes have seen more than forty people killed since saturday as angry protesters call for the military authorities to hand over power to a civilian government paullus lee has got the latest from cairo. panes of thousands of protesters a full cry from the million that the organizers had hopeful that a substantial amount nonetheless now the rallying point here is much the same people wanting the military to step down immediately and amenity despite the

concession of a point and come out guns ari as the new prime minister has done little to meet the demands of the people the violence has continued although not at the nevers we've witnessed in the past few days as you can hear behind me there are ambulances screeching past the human rights groups have also stated that in addition to the fact that the army and the police were using live ammunition many of those who were killed were killed while trying to help out as we also are not hearing sad reports that families have been gathering at cairo's main mortuary tied in to find their loved ones many of them sobbing and urging a message to waste and need is to stop changing the bombs gas and weapons because their leaders are killing them from within now let me i have one of the protesters who is behind this sharif joseph risk who is a founding member of the new republic group should reef why does the appointment of a new prime minister change nothing. ironically they appointed

a prime minister that was fired from ninety six to ninety nine he represented all of the the dark policies of mubarak the far right economic policies. he has of him because of him there were a number of a rising unemployment in egypt. a lot of what's attributed to the economic despair disparity is was iterated to policies like yours plus of course his human rights abuses with the slums on monday we'll see a return to the parliamentary elections one of the big questions here was the role of tear gas over the past week and here we hearing from human rights groups that had possible eagle substance has been used and now the growing concern is just how safe it is for women reporters and a would. protest is out here in turkey a square at least three female journalists have been sexually assaulted and i continued walking around town here just a short time ago i was feeling incredibly unsafe much more insight than i had been

feeling over the past few days as a middle east correspondent paula they also discussed the situation in egypt for the listener talk to the presidency of the us based arab middle eastern journalists association thanks for being on the lines could see tonight the protesters are calling this last chance friday the last chance they say to make a difference before monday's elections but is it too late for them to make any difference and we know the military rulers of appointed a mubarak era prime minister when you see all this heading. i don't think that is too late i think that they can keep the pressure and i think there's lots of the termination for to for the military to hand over power to a civilian government there seems to be a wide disapproval of the appointment of the new prime minister and amongst the protesters they see him as someone who served under mubarak also the source of comments on his aides is. a man in his late seventy's also is the problem here

is not just his. duty in prison but also the mistrust with the military council and the independence that this person the new prime minister would enjoy therefore the protesters would rather prefer having an independent person which would enjoy more authority at least the supreme council of the armed forces this promise that the new government would have more authority but i don't think that anybody buys that oh you surely the very willing to hand over power the military put it hoping for a lot of force on the streets. through this it does appear from observers point of view that they've been pretty reluctant to do it this quickly if it wasn't for the pressure that's been put on them. actually they are pretty reluctant and i think everybody was surprised with the speech by the defense minister how we ended the

fact leader of the country at this moment because there seems to be a disconnect with what's happening on the ground just like what was happening with mubarak in january we're seeing the same scenario again and also the members of the council they appeared on t.v. in a press conference yesterday again this disconnect you know justifying their actions and not it doesn't seem that they are willing to really actually hand power as just you know more words to try to calm down the protest us but also if we do this comparison between january and between what's happening now in november the determination enter anywhere it did make you know mubarak did eventually is step down and i feel that the spirit he is now in the justice believe that they can do it again i guess not a privilege of low just don't know who to trust and so you can do think that there's a lot of people of egypt right now just don't know who to trust the military's falling from for over it's very difficult for them to know who to put their money

behind sort of spring. i think that's definitely there is a sort of consensus amongst the protesters that you know there is no trust of the military it's mismanaged the country and during the past nine months and it doesn't seem that it wants to let anybody else you know control the country for the time being at least at once like a puppet government that would do exactly what it says and that's what the sort of government was but the protests are so they don't they definitely do not trust the military but what's different now is that this seems to be some agreement about what they want not just what they don't want in january it was everybody was against mubarak but there was no idea what you know what we want after mubarak steps down right now there seems to be some sort of consensus that the main demand is hand over power to the civilian government in your opinion the so-called radical parties take advantage of this current situation that we're seeing on the streets

to try to win support in these upcoming elections well you know i wouldn't use the the term radical parties because then you know who do we describe as threatening and we don't of course there are some radical parties but if we're speaking about the muslim brotherhood who i wouldn't describe them as a radical party but in slyness party they are of course you know it's been shown the sense. that the regulated they move generally based on their interests so right now their eyes are on the upcoming elections this coming monday and therefore they stayed on the sidelines during this past week's process and i think this will cost them in terms of votes i think that it would affect. you know the people who would be voting for the muslim brotherhood today for example was quite absurd so with everything that's going on in egypt the muslim brotherhood was calling for a rally across this poor drusilla and a palestinian rally which is quite strange given the conditions in egypt oh roseman

president of u.s. based out of a middle east german association thanks you for so. well the muslim brotherhood an islamic group considered terrorist by several countries is likely to pick up a bunch of seats in the egyptian parliamentary elections political analyst dr marcus puppet doublets says that if the western supported revolution seize is a mistake there's no going back if the people throw them in the people throw them in and they are very very popular you know it could be another scenario like in the gaza strip where five or six years ago when i speak when the gaza strip voted for hamas you know democratic way and the west attitude has been to shun a mass since then so i can't honestly say what they could do if the if if muslim if muslim brotherhood comes to power they come to power of course if that was to happen then you could see in a few years' time. all the british press western press talking about how awful the regime is there how dangerous that is and then you're back to

a situation again where there's discussions about nato airstrikes against egypt syria now faces punishing sanctions from the arab league as a diplomat from abroad he says the mask is ignored friday's deadline to accept foreign observers become france is actively seeking international support for a humanitarian corridor or now to be set up in a crisis torn country it's also the first time a major power was formally called for foreign intervention in the uprising against president the sad little questions about paris is go to efforts. to report. people thanks to the libyan intervention of french president nicolas sarkozy bad to string a first for his country first to call for nato impose no fly zone over libya. first to officially recognize the opposition as libya's only richard admit government first to strike with libya now in the rearview mirror syria appears to be the next stop france is once again the first western nation suggests an

international ground intervention in syria calling for a quote secured zone to protect civilians and first to endorse the exiled opposition syrian national council plans his account we were human beings and he's very very popular i mean in between most of the left and most of the right about that and sarkozy as the savior of their friends and so it seems to me that the small even more aggressive than obama would be even though he doesn't have the military strength of the and sweeping popularity at home is what circles he needs if he intends to let the french decide his fate as president and it's only twelve elections it's time president nicolas sarkozy talks about a syrian crisis he's spoken to ricky because you know he's really really. bad situation when it comes to the polls and he's using the same craziness as a way to. to to be seen as provocative the way he was with libya

but where the french government deems a success doesn't seem to be too promising for those living in post after the era of violent clashes between rival militia groups have continued adding to the death toll a new u.n. report says that some seven thousand people are being held in libya detention centers controlled by militias with no access to courts or a functioning judiciary many are still armed scenarios some warn it could be repeated in syria and once those regimes are overthrown a pandora's box is opened in other words chaos can be the result while one is always happy to see the end of brutal dictatorship my own view is that these against these regimes the people themselves critics are france's latest move of race the question of whether any foreign intervention in syria would actually and that well other countries have taken a slightly more cautious step that the french leadership are putting it down and wanting it's why part of everyone else french assertion is not entirely welcome by

syrians themselves a lot of that. actually would not welcome intervention western forces or even. odin to the regime and against foreign intervention and fraud against france and sarkozy may get out of the prevention in syria even critics wonder if it's really worth it but at least no one could argue about who said it first does or sell your r.t. brussels. now it's thought the u.s. is redeployed its newest aircraft carrier from the persian gulf to the syrian coast washington is also urging american citizens to leave syria immediately and some experts believe the move scruby seen as a further step towards a military intervention or the grounds being prepared for that for some time. the u.s. cannot go in unilaterally in a military fashion and because the other coalition of countries or what i call the

axis powers countries which are the us britain france and israel are acting in concert and supplying the rebels in syria who are all from syria the free syrian army is just over the syrian border in turkey recent reports that major newspapers have cited this force that fifteen thousand strong this is in direct violation of international law the western powers cannot back a rebel military force working against the government in syria which is a legitimate government tensions are running high and serbia is bored with northern kosovo is neither of the conflicting sides is prepared to rule out a further escalation of violence local serbs say nato forces a plane for breaking an agreement by trying to remove a barricade that was blocking the way to one of the number of disputed checkpoints there were moves prompted violent clashes that left dozens injured on both sides he said go scope that he tells from kosovo last night passed here in northern koslow without violence does not mean that the source of tension has disappeared two

nights ago on the twenty third the native back a false tried to remove a barricade that has been put up by the ethnic serve in minority here it was met with stiff resistance to gas was used more than twenty people were injured and the operation by the k. four had to be abandoned. now yesterday we drove around the area and these barricades which have been up here for around four months still are by people and people say no they're not going to abandon them i don't buy they're planning to put up even more of them now today untrained eye these roadblocks these barricades just seem like piles of rubble a majority constructed and nobody would think that would be a cause of such a bitter conflict but in order to understand why do we need to go back to july as we know the serbian people here the ethnic serbs are in a minority only constitute about ten percent of the population of kosovo since possible has been recognized by several countries they've also lost any kind of

legal status they still consider themselves citizens of serbia and they still consider it a part of serbia of course the majority of course of ours do not consider their territories to be independent but so far at least they have been allowed a measure of self-sufficiency a measure of independence and an ability to be in contact freely with the mainland serbs now in july they came a threat to this albanian they wanted to control the customs control all the goods and all the cars coming into the area now the serbs didn't just see this as a formality they saw us as an infringement of their remaining freedoms calling this a slippery slope first control of the customs and perhaps control of the police coming in here and being able to be told territory and finally they're made of the serbian population at first they put out these barricades to prevent this happening but then supposedly a compromise solution was found where instead of the albanians being able to take

control of customs this control would go to the nato baquet for the serbs they did not trust for the case for basically protecting albanian interests and the kind of clash that we saw the night before when the cake was trying to move the barricades put the serbs here that's a clear illustration of where priorities lie. and of course we're keeping you updated on the developments in northern kosovo oxys you go groden if you just saw there too at the moment he's been streaming tonight his latest tweets it's not just the standoff with nato about forces placing lives of people in this part of course the reeses are also suffering from constant christening placards right now which is forcing the crowd files winters of course follow a correspondent for the stream of r.t. underscore. complete change attack now as a programs continue moscow next heads to a museum that definitely cool all the around it's always minus ten in there find out why the next.

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a hall gallery in the states has been is in the finals in the us and i'm told that one other interesting way the magical museum says most will have up its sleeve the history of all tough red polka electrified by stumps that spotted so this is pretty impressive and the horse will be exploring on the streets most grass. in the soviet era many could moscow the world council of museums it's no surprise considering the hundreds of very different exhibition venues open in the city decades later there are even mill museums open to the public exploring the wide range fascinating and i first subjects. first up is experimentation iyam located in the north of moscow if you think sides in fun do not care to gather in this museum aims to prove you wrong featuring over two hundred interactive exhibits the idea behind the project is to demonstrate the science and technology of the world around us in an engaging and exciting. and that's it certainly does its own not hands off

ever wants to see how babies develop in the womb or perhaps how electricity of fiction works. the interactive puzzles and visual illusions but it's been visiting for hours as for this mirror the use of reflection and light doesn't always create a flattering image. our exhibits demonstrate many laws of physics such as. ticks on acoustics children who learn and experience science and its principles in an entertaining way while kids actually go wild. child discovering all rediscovering how the world around us works in this experiment i'm sprinkling on my hands just look happens when i place it on the top of a strong. one stage of the

visit is a trait if children are invited to mix together. pouring different chemicals into this cheap let's say they springs. and hey presto. moving on for those who are already in the festive winter spirit why not visit the museum of ice or the saying that it is actually open all year round and before we go in. terms of crowds. traditional russian felt beads veliki are given to each guest included in the admission price of three hundred roubles per person around ten dollars you can then choose from a selection of padded blue snowsuits. comfy. and very comfy. you might feel old wearing listen sorry but i'm sure after

a few minutes any guest will be glad of it as the largest indoor museum of ice sculptures in europe this is literally like nuking it's one gigantic freezer to create the environment eight hundred tons of ice and two hundred tons of snow twenty just i think jack frost would be happy living here looking through the maze of ice inside this strange experience to say the least a relaxed typical museum of despair fused with shockingly low temperatures yes color stretches across five hundred square meters across the exhibit she can see causing little or school carriages insects aliens and much more. why sculptures in our museum are inspired by things russian fantasy animation movies there are several castles or other structures from unknown planets we also have structures of animals associated with cold in the north for example there is a walrus and the prehistoric frozen mammoth the world's most famous i sculpt is

participate in creating the exhibits some take weeks to complete easy i'm guess we have a chance to observe sculptors creating their masterpieces of ice and snow several times through the winter months. now i've never stayed inside an ice hotel before but this bed is rather uncomfortable and a. if you've been inside here in fifteen minutes i don't mean to be frozen. chilled to a tropical minus ten degrees this museum offers a great if not somewhat limited experience a phrase in fantasyland suitable for all ages all the ice when this are accompanied with a magic illumination and. a nice soothing experience and a great showcase of russia just make sure you take state. from russian history museums to question contemporary art galleries old or young local or foreign or museums to cater for everyone's taste in moscow the largest

city in europe and to speak to a visitor about their impressions of the museums here speech this week's guest. our it creates really matthew you're here in the russian capital on a great grand photograph i've read something about i decided to come to russia we don't know much about russia in colombia particularly i came to mosco and i discovered this exciting city that i wasn't expecting and really glad i did i was going to come only for a prayer for weeks and this is my second month and i'm still discovering things every single day i've been here for six years and i'm still discovering things but most of you busy living museums while you're here oh yeah i've been in quite a few and. a favorite i've been to now is. of course unfortunately. an exhibit exhibit fear of flying yellow lines

all the way around it wrong amazing three times i tried. i found about some really strange ones about like here there are many stretches is more. like i heard about this one basically. their water museum. i mean to have what's coming as soon post music which is. i really like. this one which i want to call the sex museum right which we had about. you heard about in colombia. next week well enjoy your time here. the war around. this wonderful south america.

moving on and what other museums are worth taking in the russian capital in moscow everything is possible you can even find yourself a real submarines to march nineteenth among some brain cell three hundred meters deep in the arctic and atlantic oceans now it's been anchored at the reservoir in the northwest of the city you can visit the submarine seven modules including torpedo blog and captain's press and the small display of the crew members present belongings is also set up the museum of the first mosque was silent is located on the outskirts of the city to the right of psychological deviations i mean secure them are on display from paintings created by the hospitals patients to methods from the middle ages used to treating mentally sick patients all showed. various museums in the city represent traditional russian features and peculiarities there are several in the capital where you can explore the history of the forty percent

proof comes from pleasure of course to taste it. and if you're visiting moscow in the winter you definitely should find out more about traditional foods a museum of the famous footwear showcases many handmade designs and makes stored as a shop. we can buy a pair of the popular winter olympics. to our final museum now and the world is rising over it for many calligraphy has a more artistic spiritual meaning contemporary museum of calligraphy opened in two thousand and eight and is the first russian museum of its kind. one hundred and fourteen calligraphy from forty one countries the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of national russian calligraphy also on show a european of writing systems samples of calligraphy colorful arabic text japanese

scrolls and ancient chinese scriptures. scripts from around the world around. russian scripts it comes from the street which is the producer of lead in. through the glass cabinets here you see old writing utensils and brushes picking up a magnifying glass the delicate strokes and precision becomes even more apparent any mistake the whole piece is ruined as a means for spiritual stimulation just fifteen minutes of doing calligraphy is said to restore block pressure and. a machine of the museum is to keep the unique calligraphy alive future generations a contemporary of calligraphy regularly organizes most accosts by russian calligraphy and famous masses of the writing on earth from abroad. we never interest so passions you have been calligraphy science cultural nature a spectrum of interesting museums in moscow is staggering from the weird to the

wonderful military to historic the wonders of moscow fail to surprise and the endless list of museums is further proof of the city's cultural growth exciting development and dedication to the preservation of art and collections whatever form that may be all of the. let's not leave that's all the time we have left on this week's program about various museums in the russian capital i'll see you again at the same time next week until then for me and the rest of the must go out scene from the click of a museum in so calm a key part of my.