a free video dog r.t. dot com. thanks. today's news on the week's main stories on our team clashes in cairo as protesters gather on tucker's square as part of the country's first park parliamentary elections since the out saying up calls me mubarak. colonel gadhafi is most influential son saif al islam is to stand trial in libya despite concerns over the country's justice system and speculation he holds information the west would rather bear. and russia's sons a strong signal to nato countries this week over their planned missile shield in eastern europe as moscow warns of deploying its own strike systems unless it's assured it's not a target. i knew that some foreign states pay money to influence the election

campaign in the country and it is a waste of time and the waste of money firstly because judas is not the most respected character in the bible and secondly they should grow the channel this money into settling this state don't want some words of advice from prime minister putin as he is officially nominated by the ruling united russia party has attended it to run for president in next year's election. two am here in moscow this is r.t.m. karen terrill she with your top story right now as tucker square remains the scene of mass demonstrations the head of egypt's military gives a stark warning to protesters saying there will be grave consequences if the country fails to pull through the current turmoil earlier in the day he also met with top army political and revolutionary leader leaders to form an advisory

council designed to help the government during this transitional period this comes ahead of the country's first parliamentary election since the fall of hosni mubarak artie's an isa now i brings us the latest from cairo. but when you talk to people here on talk to or about the muslim brotherhood most of them talk about it as their revolution being hijacked because the organization is very well organized itself and they claim that they're going to win some forty percent of the votes on monday's election and they're a movement that is really use this revolution to mobilize people here on the square angry about that and in fact some analysts that we've been speaking to from around the globe feel but if they do come into power there's a very big chance of that but it could serve as a pretext for some kind of similar nato mission here in egypt as we saw perhaps in libya if the people fight them in the people by the media and they off a very popular. 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 well for the regime is there how dangerous it is and then you're back to a situation a game where there's discussions about nato airstrikes against egypt and then of course there's the news that the former head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog mohamed el baradei is really going to give up his name on the ballot for the presidential elections to take over and run emergency government here in egypt people here on top here very supportive of that so in terms of the popularity of the muslim brotherhood in the support for al baradei back may be another situation where we see some kind of tension or clashes between those two factions there's a sense now that anything can happen at any moment it is fairly quiet we're expecting a much bigger marts throughout sunday and then into monday what happened here over the past week has really changed the game here easier people are furious and one september there were protests and people were still saying that nothing has changed

the staff is just like mubarak and barak's people are still in positions and egypt has not seen its promise of democracy people now are much more determined to make things change and that's going to play into elections tomorrow in the sense of the security situation a lot of people are going to not vote not just because they feel like it's useless because they're afraid that it might be too dangerous to go to the polls. that was our tease and he said now we are reporting from cairo where you can also find all the up to minute developments on our twitter page. there and isa reports that the square is packed with medical personnel and ambulances in case violence escalates on the eve of the parliamentary elections follow her for more updates by me says twitter tag is on screen now. let's move on now to syria where damascus is now facing a series of unprecedented sanctions approved by the arab league the measures are being implemented after the country refused to allow access to four thousand foreign monitors to assess the situation on the ground and failed to stop

a bloody clampdown on anti-government protests the sanctions include a travel ban on senior officials freezing deals with the syrian central bank and suspending flights into the country some experts believe the move could plunge the country deeper into economic crisis all the leaks said it didn't mean to hurt ordinary people damascus has already condemned the move as a betrayal of arab solidarity dr rania masri from the university of new development in beirut told our t.v. organization is no longer speaking in the name of the arab people. the arab league is basically digging its own coffin here and it is publicly declaring that it has no more legitimacy in the our world that it is no longer speaking for the our people are representing our of interest in any way whatsoever when we look at who is really pushing for these decisions within the arab league we see it's primarily being led by the g.c.c. the gulf countries particularly qatar and saudi arabia and when we look at the credibility of these countries i mean that if you want to take one example when we

had mass protest in bahaman protests that the government of the day and responded with brutality against protest in which the people were asking for democracy and reform as is their legitimate right the g.c.c. countries did not ask for sanctions against the bahamian government for these for pressure rather they introduced their own armed forces into her and supports of the repression so when you have these very contrary as hear themselves condemning repression committed by another arab country they like any credibility to call for that so again what is this arab league it's not it's another farce it's another joke about that was imposed upon the arab world by the former colonialist that were here. and as usual we want to hear your opinion log on to our website r.t. dot com and take part in our latest poll this time we're asking you if you believe there's a need to set up a humanitarian corridor in syria here are the results so far the overwhelming majority says such a mission would be just another name for regime change thirteen percent think it's

long overdue and a similar amount of you say the west simply has no money for it the minute minority believes the situation really isn't that bad at this stage log on tarty dot com and cast your vote. to libya now where moammar gadhafi son and one time heir apparent saif al islam awaits trial for war crimes the international criminal court originally wanted to see v.x. leader son tried in the hague but this week agreed he should be tried on home soil that's despite warnings that a fair trials unlikely because that country's judicial system is in disarray as iver bennett explains. say feliz long get daffy he's a man with a lot to say he's the last chance the world has to know how they get their fee regime turned from public enemy number one to bosom buddies with britain and the other western powers but the international criminal court in the hague says it's

not going to extradite him allowing libya to try him instead with libyan officials already calling for the death penalty many fear it's a tactic to keep those dirty secrets hidden forever that's a controlled forum where the the western interests look at look at what happened with the trial of the loss of it you can be sure that the information that the khadafi family has about the relationship between gadhafi and the cia over decades will not come out safe good that he was his father's right hand man the crucial mediating go between with the west he enjoyed a playboy lifestyle in london counting tony blair peter mandelson and prince andrew amongst his pals there are even reports he was entertained at buckingham palace this is where safety that he was given a place to study i want to london's top universities because even invited back here to give a speech as recent as last year is introduced by his old professor as someone who looks to democracy civil society and liberal values for the core of his inspiration

a far cry from the good that his previous role as international pariah is libya's oil wealth meant it had a lot to give some details of what britain want in return have already emerged safe get their fees our martyr was given one and a half million pounds by his charitable foundation as part of a deal to educate hundreds of libya's future civil servants and it wasn't just britain according to get daffy libya funded nicolas sarkozy's path to the presidency but they get their fees fall from favor was sudden and spectacular according to save their former friends have been trying. to cover up any links since turning against them desperate to stave off a trial at the international criminal court. and that is what they are trying to negotiate with us a deal to get of this the we will take care of the court what does mean it means is the court is controlled by those countries. which attack us but then i don't

think it's going to be in anyone's interest for this to come out of the new government in maybe one blood that's my reading of it europe wants silence and wants to do is move on a chapter because of course the hypocrisy in the double dealing of europe with the one hand condemning human rights abuses rather limited kind of wide the same time deporting gadaffi as enemies back to libya who were tortured almost at the very point when tony blair was meeting gadhafi in the tent so i think there's an awful lot of truths that ought to come out and i really doubt it will. libby insists it's capable of giving a fair trial despite its judicial system not being independent for over forty years is still unclear where safe good that he will be trying to rival ruling factions of fighting over who gets to exact revenge for the death penalty likely it seems safe

gadhafi and his secrets will be silenced either bennett artsy london. still ahead for you this hour your crowds in brussels say the euro crisis is taking a toll on everyone including them. what raises eyebrows is the fact that they're complaining at a time when millions of new citizens are bearing the brunt of a sturdy measures imposed by the very same institutions they work for we take a look at why even missionaries are happy with their lot and compare their hardships to those of ordinary citizens in europe struggling nations. out what to expect next from iran as the islamic republic separates diplomatic ties with when we look at how further international pressure on tech around my might and. russia toughens its stance on the planned u.s. missile defense shield in eastern europe president medvedev said moscow won't hesitate to deploy its own missiles if nato countries proceed with their plans

without guaranteeing russia's russia safety but move it have also pointed out that the door for dialogue does remain open artie's peter oliver has all the details euro hope only told of the years of talks surrounding the united states proposed missile shield in eastern europe russia says the u.s. still won't give adequate assurances over who will be targeted prompting stern words from president made yet if. other measures are insufficient russia will deploy a contemporary strike systems in the west and south in order to prevent further damage from u.s. missile systems deployed in europe the deployment of the is going to missile system in the coming ground region will be one such step. there is also the possibility this could derail the landmark nuclear disarmament process agreed to by russia and the u.s. . but got to give only an extra couple link between strategic offensive and defensive weapons reasons could emerge from russia's withdrawal from the strategic arms

reduction treaty this is a vision within the content of the treaty rusher in the united states had hoped to reset relations between limit the years adrift during the bush administration remarks from president obama in two thousand and nine led to optimism that the missile defense program would be scaled down but the united states now plans to increase the amount of countries which it will place missile defense systems all of those nations are in russia's backyard going against assurances from washington that they would do no such thing a move that political analysts say is a game of brinksmanship with a potentially devastating outcome once one side has missile defense playing courage that sidetracked to launch a first strike so this kind of movement these kinds of threats actually increase the chance of a nuclear war washington maintains that it shield would protect against nuclear attack from so-called rogue states like iran those following the systems

development believe it only ever had one target the american version of it directed against iran which is completely absurd every joke all it's a collateral is no this is directed against russia and this is not the obama administration this is a pentagon program there are also those who lay the blame for escalating the situation at the door of weapons manufacturers but i think it's being driven by the the military industrial complex and the united states that's getting billions of dollars in contracts to build these missiles the irony is that we have professors like at mit ted postol former rebel military people that. say it could never actually work president medvedev stresses that russia remains open to dialogue with the united states and nato over missile defense issues but if that dialogue is to take place then a clear legal framework must exist saying who is the real target peter all of

a seek. and nuclear disarmament campaign or birth going all says u.s. policies are langue the groundwork for a new round of cold war era arms race but i think it's long been the policy of the u.s. to push forward these missile defense deployments literally surrounding russia and in addition surrounding china as well i see a public relations campaign being being created directed at the american people being directed at the people of europe in order to essentially demonize russia in order to justify these deployments so i don't think russia's being paranoid at all i think it's sad fortunate that we're going to see what appears to be a new cold war and a new arms race unless people around the world begin to see that the united states the obama administration who wanted one hand has been saying they want to get rid of nuclear weapons but on the other hand it's taking policies that are only going

to grease the amount of nuclear weapons by both russia and china if these missile defense deployments continue the ruling united russia party has unanimously voted to nominate its leader prime minister vladimir putin as its presidential candidate for the march fourth elections if he wins he will take up the post for six years that he has all the details. now its ambition to. run to seek reelection as president in this country in several months from now he had been russia's president for two terms from two thousand to two thousand and eight according to the constitution one cannot keep the top job for three terms in a row but should let him acquitted when the upcoming presidential vote will be the first leader in modern russia to keep this post for six years today in his speech he was talking about the way the election process is going on in this country he said that some of the criticism from the opposition is justified but he also warned

the meanings especially on the west and he said that in the first place elections in this country is a domestic affair approaching. i know that representatives of some foreign states pay money to so-called receivers of grants and instruct them how to do certain activities to influence the election campaign in the country in the long run it is as people say a waste of time and a waste of money firstly because judas is not the most respected character in the bible and secondly they should rather channel this money into settling their state debt and cut short an effective and costly foreign policy our foreign partners will be better to unite their efforts with us to fight against the challenges and threat to the modern world. many described as upcoming sunday's moment elections as a legal status for prime minister because popularity in this country the most recent public opinion polls show that united russia remains number one party in this country we were these two three were sound and all the voters supporting the

party all opposition meanwhile claims that him out of russia parties popularity is dropping steadily and that set me up coming though it is lining up to be one of its enormous performances ever in prime minister vladimir i wanted knowledge that problems do exist even in the united russia party but you also warns that by defeat all the ruling party would mean that the country could plunge into it and going on the crisis similar to the crisis which has great the whole of europe now and you said that it was only thanks to the united russia's majority in the last elections that russia survived the economic crisis of two thousand and eight and two thousand and nine russia expert martin mccauley from the university of london says putin will remain stability and her moped the country's image on the world stage. if you look back to two thousand russia was in crisis because of the mad nine hundred ninety s. and putin gave russia stability and he gave it respect and that was very very important during the period he was he was president of two thousand. he gradually

became harder and he fell out with practically everyone he represents if you like russian nationalists lines the outside world doesn't really like that russia is enormously rich hydrocarbons minerals this will give russia a seat at the top table they are told the world is rather nervous about that especially the united states the european union because at this time they're very weak they are weaker than the been some twenty forty five so therefore russia at present if it has a strong leader. in this is probably will be in a position to drive russia russia forward and. arrange certain things according to russia's interests. at r.t. dot com right now how america's black friday left one shopper black and blue grandfather is wrestled to the floor by cops and left bloodied in front of his young grandson after being accused of shoplifting during the annual spending spree

also online. and everything viewers we are seeing because we want to throw him down we travel to gaza to explore how palestinians say they refuse to be bombed out of their homes by israel. in south a study a former education minister is heading the presidential runoff race with most of the votes counted. and she has secured a clear lead over her main rival emergency situations minister and i thought if you feel it all and all over thirty three percent of registered voters turned out for the presidential runoff elections are the first since south the setio declared independence in two thousand and five day war with georgia. the european union

has suffered another tough week italy's borrowing costs have soared to record highs way over the levels that led to the meltdown of other e.u. nations the news calls the euro to plummet to a seven week low ratings agencies have also downgraded hungary portugal and belgium a number of italian banks have faced a ratings blow while e.u. leaders pledged even more cuts to combat the ongoing crisis but as tests are silly reports the euro crap capital of brussels is not willing to set an example for the people. this has become a familiar sight on the streets of europe symptomatic of the euro crisis and now it seems that the tide of discontent is rising within the plush halls of the vast european commission bureaucracy the. staff unions are threatening to go on strike after rejecting a proposal by the commission or the e.u. civil service to save a one billion euros over seven years by reducing pensions increasing working hours

from thirty seven point five to forty a week raising the retirement age limiting pay rises and cutting five percent of jobs but you know they get a one point eight a rise. and they say it's a union representing lower paid staff says the media tends to lump them with the fat cats who get most of the e.u. gravy train he wants the highest salaries of those at the top to be slashed instead the commissioners have privileges which in the normal stopped in time. do not contribute to their pensions we pay eleven point six percent and they do not contribute anything but some politicians are astonished at the notion of a strike by officials they claim are featherbed that while ordinary workers are losing their jobs and face hardship they get excellent health care free education for their children to private schools here wonderful pension deal and you wonder people listening to this at home looking or. perhaps working ten hours

a day these guys are grumbling because they're being asked to work. day while they're perfectly within their rights to contest the proposed changes to their working conditions or raises eyebrows is the fact that they're complaining at a time when millions of e.u. citizens are bearing the brunt of harsh and sturdy measures imposed by the very same institutions they work for not to mention the twenty three million who don't even have jobs to speak of to remove one or two perks to suggest that perhaps they take a slightly lower. the percentage increase is hardly going to bring the world to an end still union members are adamant they're getting the short end of the stick we are against. you know putting everything on the shoulders of the secretaries we think that the center we got is much too high and we would like to close that gap and many of us would be ready to pay for it but whether european taxpayer share the same willingness to sustain the benefits of their civil servants in brussels at

a time when they themselves are forced to accept a sturdy measures is another question tesser cilia r.t. brussels. and as e.u. commissioners are rushing to protect their pay new protests erupted in portugal one of the first states to get a feel for the austerity measures transport and public services were paralyzed across the country as thousands took to the streets of protest more spending cuts and demonstrators claimed that ongoing austerity measures are forcing portugal to sink further into recession and investment advisor patrick the only things that finding a solution to the crisis as a matter of survival for the euro. right knowing there is definitely a pope will smell of fear in brussels over what's going on when you're in the euro parliament in the coffee shops the huddled corners are discussions about whether the you're always going to survive in any shape or form this crisis is like a pound of financial panic because ultimately you have individuals who are managing

pension funds for yourself or myself all over the world and when they wake up in the morning and they've got to go and do something with our money for the next five or ten years ultimately they're in their most important facet right now is to keep that money see it and as i'm sure you can appreciate it nobody really for you see if in the euro zone germany either has to decide that it wants to basically take away the bowl and through a lot of other members out of the euro zone twelve because they view them as not being worthy of being membership or they're going to have to essentially bite their tongue and they're going to have to come forward and do something with the marketplace and in some way find a solution. iran's parliament has approved severing diplomatic ties with britain with teheran due to withdraw their ambassador from london soon the decision comes less than a week after the u.k. have banned its financial institutions from doing business with tech ground that was part of a new wave of sanctions that western countries including the u.s. imposed on iran over its alleged nuclear weapons program but as blogger david

lindorff tells us there are fears that such honesty measures will only provoke iran further. all the signs are looking exactly like they looked in the period of two thousand and one to two thousand and three here in the u.s. with this you know drumbeat of hysteria. and weapons of mass destruction if you really want to get a country to get a nuclear weapon then just keep threatening it with attack the sanctions will probably have a negative effect on the u.s. goals of trying to drive a wedge between people in their government i think what you'll see in iran is probably something similar with the rallying by people to their government and to the you know nationalistic feelings when they're under attack from countries like the united states and israel. two twenty six now more of today's international headlines people in pakistan are venting their anger over nato's admission that

a coalition helicopter was responsible for killing up to twenty eight pakistani troops dead pakistani soldiers have been buried in peshawar in a ceremony attended by senior officials including the army chief in response the country's authorities are demanding that the u.s. vacates an air base used to launch american drones. prince william has taken part in a naval rescue mission saving two russian sailors from the irish sea their cargo ship the swan land saying with eight crewmembers aboard the british royal navy has released video footage of the rescue operation but duke of cambridge was copilot of a helicopter that lifted the two seamen to safety mariners are still missing and one body has been recovered from the water. several hundred anti-nuclear protesters were out in force in germany but some even tying themselves to railway tracks they hope to stop a cargo train which carried a shipment of the eleven nuclear waste containers to a storage facility which demonstrators say is unsafe the annual shipment from

france has been a regular focal point for protesters as nuclear energy has been unpopular in the country since the one nine hundred eighty six true novel disaster training germany has yet to decide whether radioactive material will be stored. and just over a quarter of an hour a shocking death wales's football manager at former field star dies at just forty two years of age more on that with the sports news with kate but it's a headline update next year on our team just a couple of minutes. thank

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