calls on arab and western states not show the war to kofi annan mediating effort in syria permitted high hopes the special envoys report to the un security council may bring the crisis closer to a solution. sparing no expense iran is exiled from the global banking system leaving oil prices soaring and western nations rushing to open emergency domestic reserves. egyptian authorities desperate to avert more on rasff crackdown on police brutality as unemployment poverty and disillusionment stoke tensions across the

country. here's incumbent broadcasting to you live from the heart of moscow on charon taraji well russia says it won't give the green light to outside meddling in syria's domestic affairs and blocking any un security council decision that could see foreign interference the arab u.n. envoy kofi annan is due to brief the body on his findings following his recent visit to damascus batson it hopes his peace effort in the war torn country won't be in vain paula slayer reports. let's listen by the former head of the united nations is the latest attempt to solve diplomatically what is happening in syria and ratings ago friday and now and will brief and update members of the u.n. security council who are guarding the latest proposals on the table and these include an immediate halt to the fighting humanitarian assistance to civilians

who've been caught up in the crossfire as well as political debate and political involvement not last weekend coffee and i was in damascus where he met with the syrian president bashar assad as well as the opposition and he went on record after those meetings in saying that the door was open to a diplomatic solution and at the same time the syrian regime has indicated that its response to announce proposals is positive now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has urged all members of the international community to back this mission with lavrov saying that russia puts its weight behind it and it's because of this those fish i hope this mission won't be ruined we have a feeling it every time we manage to achieve some positive change in the stance of damascus there's an immediate counterweight reaction in any steps forward are dismissed i hope this won't be the case of how countries in the middle east and somewhat in states treat the mission of kofi in our it was very strange that two

days after his first visit to damascus the opposition syrian national council claimed the mission had already failed resending definite signals to damascus to cooperate with mr in arms and we hope that other members of the security council also demand the opposition does not provoke the escalation of violence and cooperates with mr nonce mission but you do have a differences of opinion in the u.n. on the one hand you have the united states france and britain and on the other hand you have russia and china what we're hearing from washington is that the blame for the violence in syria is firmly to be put on the shoulders of the syrian president bashar assad and his regime there. calling for his resignation they saying that his days are numbered and they're upping the pressure on him to stick down what russia and china are saying is that the blame in the responsibility in terms of what's happening in syria needs to be shared between both the regime and the opposition and they're saying that here that any kinds of cause for regime change and one

sided sanctions and the mulling over foreign intervention will only lead to an escalation of violence at the same time oscar was saying that there needs to be some kind of investigation into. the various armed factions and look they need to be brought into the fold and. to talk more on serious political and humanitarian crisis i'm joined live by dr marcus global also an analyst from the online magazine politics first the u. the u.n. arab special envoy to syria kofi anon is due to update the u.n. security council on the situation in syria what do you expect to come out of this. well i think first of all kofi announced mission in syria needs to be applauded by the international community for having approached the situation in syria with impartiality in that he spoke consume members of the syrian government including president assad and also members of the syrian opposition the same cannot be said

about the american british and french governments who have made regime change their policy from the very beginning as reports were to come out of. the time that the united nations when kofi annan relates the findings of his mission i suspect it's going to strengthen it's going to add credence to the five point peace plan put together by russia and the arab league that's a week or so ago however the stumbling block really is going to be the permanent members the western permanent members on the security council who have made it very clear that president assad has to go from power so i think whatever kofi annan will be it's going to be limited by the western response and perhaps. it will be true on the story of what happens with and split when he reported to the security council that iraq had no weapons of mass destruction and still his trying to answer were

ignored because it didn't fit into the agenda with certain western countries where moscow has stressed the importance of kofi annan mission in syria but how effective is it from your perspective given that there'd be no visible changes in the course of the crisis following is trip to the country last week. well i think we need to be fair kofi annan only went there a week ago so i think it's important very important to give it more time but ultimately how effective it will be is going to be determined by certain countries which have vested interests in the region i've already said that america britain and france want to see regime change so consequently limits however effective kofi anan solution very. but i think it's also important start highlights in turkey. influence in the region i mean we've heard this morning how turkey is now considering launching an incursion into northern syria to secure a buffer zone for syrian refugees i mean this is

a great great concern on the one hand it shows how turkey. prime minister is overseeing or style jack for the days of the ottoman empire when turkey's influence was felt in the for africa in the middle east but more importantly than that they should be condemnation of a country a member of nato talking about launching an incursion into a store in states that's completely at odds with the two main pillars of the united nations number one state so princely number two the sanctity of internationally recognized borders so i think it's very very concerning how certain governments are behaving in the region you know russia has said some western and arab countries are trying to have diplomatic breakthrough when it comes to syria after do you think that's criticism that's. often that's a legitimate criticism to make i have already said and it's very open about it's the american british and french governments have said we want to see regime change that's hardly conducive to bring about

a priest solution in syria. so i think it's a legitimate. criticism to make of how certain western countries are approaching a situation where the only way out of it is through peaceful dialogue which kofi annan has been attempting to there in the last week all right dr marcus got a double us up political analyst from online magazine politics first thank you. record. attempts by the u.s. and its allies to bring to its knees through sanctions is intensifying after swift the company that handles global banking transfers said it's cutting off iranian banks the news sent the price of oil of the life blood of the world's economy hurdling forcing the u.s. and the u.k. to tap into their own crude reserves but assaraf earth reports many nations simply don't have that luxury. spain is among the biggest importers a rainy an oil but all that things when the sanctions come into force in july

spain have until their. sources of crude supply the bad all around posing a real risk to the country that intel route has been healed by a rainy and oil. prices are on the rise and there are fears that they're about to be even higher with the iranian oil embargo a looming e.u. in piece band comes as the west in making waves if you are runs nuclear program it's getting around while revenues will bring the country to the bargaining table even assuming the case against iran has a strong sanctions right now. exercised by countries like spain or greece or italy done much those countries more than it will damage iran was countries like france and britain and fortini a very small percentage of iranian oil and supported the ban countries struggling less economically right now spain greece and italy but again to feel the effects of

the sanctions the most things we can trick in russia the u.s. pick. still the foreign minister actually said if you're sick you should. receive yourself feel sick even if. you couldn't be if you don't think you can be forced to make the decision once you get in a healthy economic situation a rise in oil prices might be problematic coming at a time when spain is on the brink of a second recession is proving a nightmare for the population. it's terrible that we should pay for decisions taken in brussels is not known for but certainly not for simple residence. certainly should trigger a rise in prices we should form of you example of us to tighten our belt and keep the issue of nuclear weapons. large to revive our economy. of course i'm afraid

because they're already too high if they go any higher and won't be able to afford gas it tends to come fears about a rise in prices have been made saudi arabia says it's good enough oil to make up for the loss of iran supplies when the in vogue comes into force because she's like saying we'll still be paying the price of last trade with iran and the cost of replacing those oil contracts ironically space imports of oil from iran have increased in c e back libyan war now the prospect of hysteria he's with iran is causing huge concern and. while there's no war crisis collations t.v. sanctions can be corrected the problems will come if there. are now countries like spain elected the mass of a volatile situation and no one wants to see ignites. r.t. . remember that our web site is the best place to look for the latest news come and some analysis arteaga and here's a taste of what's there for you now. while the u.s.

presidential campaign is in a full throttle all the country's electronic voting system presented as an impregnable gets hacked in less than two days after the test launch. was an agricultural company criticized over harsh treatment of small time farmers and gets the green light for in massive biotechnology contracts. you're just joining us trial minutes past the hour and an egypt nine police officers have been charged with assisting a murderous small bands in a rampage that killed seventy four opposing team supporters last month police have been largely immune from prosecution in the country for decades even after the revolution last year out of fear of upsetting stability but as artie's even

negotiable reports and this current car is unlikely to last. the revolution happened just around the corner these streets are really close to talk to you and have always been in the financial interest top of the city but over the past year with the protests sporadically breaking out these shopkeepers have seen their lives lost and their livelihoods broken repairs and cleanup in the wake of protestors clashes with police brought many businesses to hold meaning they're already small income was hit. after the revolution there's been less work because of all these events we shut down early and go home because there's no business we have to stay closed for several days immediately following the uprising on january twenty fifth last year so the security situation in the egyptian capital remains on easy in fact many residents say right now it's. worse than it was at the height of the uprising last year there are one out of every top people you meet on the street under the

age of twenty five who doesn't work and this is a. problem the angry unemployed youths often choose to sweep in after the protestors losing in stealing from damage shops does develop everything we have here other businesses in the neighborhood are also looted all houses on the street or near to your square either broken into or robbed everyone sufferance in an attempt to keep the protests under control the government installed cement walls blocking off the area around the top here square it may have made things easier for the police but it's only made matters worse for locals. the barricades they built on the streets they've really affected us as well as the huge protests we haven't worked for seven days since and afterwards had to clean up a lot. yet most egyptians believe the main problem is not the mess which follows the protests but the absence of jobs which turns many desperate people into looters

it was the country's flailing economy which forced thousands out into here square in the first place their first slogan that was here and that is where was the word bribe because it was. it was actually getting ugly people were coming into the line why the it was hoped there aleutian would turn all of that around bringing more jobs to people and food on their tables but as things stand more than a year after the uprising even those who did have a livelihood are now struggling to stay afloat it in a coast guard c. cairo. an afghan parliamentary investigation team says up to twenty u.s. troops could be implicated in the massacre of sixteen civilians in kandahar contradicting nato's account that one rogue soldier was behind the attack meanwhile the u.s. military has confirmed that defense secretary leon panetta was the intended target of a suicide bomb

a british base in southern afghanistan the country's president hamid karzai has called on nato forces to leave rural areas following last week's shooting saying he wants them to withdraw entirely before the current deadline of twenty four team also the taliban how suspended peace talks with washington on cross talk at fifteen thirty g.m.t. the panel will be taking on the issue of america's military strategy. and when we talk strategy strategies military this country doesn't succeed when it uses its military if somebody fights back except for world war two when you go through all of the other wars we don't have the staying power we're not going to get that staying power but ultimately we're going to leave if not this year the next of the year after and everybody knows that whatever you want to do you know. what about pail of water. i was just you know that he's already going to take over

here but if no eating history if you look at all the places where the u.s. military has intervened it's been a story of remarkable stability you know these places don't resemble switzerland necessary but because a nascent democracy is violently excited too quickly kuwait is free version of the oil flow those are very interesting areas you can see that there are three or if you look at the instances where we've gretchen you want to jump in you want to disagree. i just want to say that you're wrong i'm saying when people fight back we don't do well. and day of remembrance for often assassinate arounds as being held in a lot in capital riga annual rally features s.s.s. supporters and nationalists and as condemned by about half of the country's population as glorification of naziism and as artie's jake agreed supports its influence on young lothians sparks fears that neo nazi support is still growing.

scenes like this have concert characterize legionnaires they in latvia it stands to commemorate the around two hundred forty thousand people who fought on the side of the what for an excess part of that being legion aiding nazi germany's war effort even though that conflict has long since the side of the center of the emotions attached are still very much present in modern day riga and the veterans themselves they've marked it by commemorating with a church service they maintain their fighting against another foe the soviet red army also guilty of committing crimes itself against the last few people but it's not just those in attendance it's the youth intimate service that concerns many of zervos with so often some nationalistic and ultra nationalist far right undertones that's brought about another protest an anti fascist protest as well they don't

want the live in government to email around this demonstrations take place in the first place and they will then i mean going to be doing more to actually planets now the president of latvia he's already been criticized much for some of his words on this saying that no taking part in those them astray sions is a criminal well the russian foreign ministry retorted saying that in fact this will do nothing to stem the flow of xenophobia in latvia on that issue just a hundred yards away from here there is a conference an international conference convening about the rise of the far right not only in latvia but also the rest of europe. time now for some other news making headlines around the world belgium holds a day of mourning for the victims of a school bus crash in switzerland the vehicle was on its way back to belgium from a school organize the trip when it crashed into the wall of the tunnel killing twenty two children and six adults one of the survivors reported seeing the driver

trying to change a d.v.d. just prior to the accident those claims are being investigated as the possible cause of the crash. a turkish helicopter crashed into a house near the capital of afghanistan killing twelve soldiers on board and four civilians on the ground the aircraft was on a mission for nato forces in the region according to the turkish foreign ministry the pilot tried to avoid the homes as he made the emergency landing no hostile activity was reported in the area at the time of the crash and the exact cause of the incident is still unknown right now and we're off to where europe meets asia to explore russia's for the largest city that stands on the natural boundary between the two continents in artie's close up.

our destination today is the ecuadorian borg nestled in the mineral rich and home to renowned jewelry specialists but despite areas around the city teeming with gems the local craftsmen are importing precious stones from home broad archies tom barton went to find out why. from its beginnings as an outpost of the fledgling russian empire you could tear and word has grown up as a city which exploited the mineral wealth of the ural mountains it's gone on developing on that line throughout its history and it's those themes the exploitation of the region's rich mineral wealth which i've been examining in my report the fairy tale mistress of copper mountain it tells of the mysteries of the legendary greenstone malik light hidden in russia's ural mountains but molokai it is not some room this looks like a pile of rather dull mountain rocks but step over here and when we have water we

can see something of these rocks natural beauty these are the stones of fuel the legends and fairy tales of the urals and they also feed the still hands of local craft these men are cutting and polishing precious stones and sheep among the treasures the most famous greenstone of the mall emerald. it should be large one hundred percent trails loosely and with the main properties being color quality and weight it also depends how often the precious stone is found in nature. most of them will find their way into jewelry and display pieces but as anonymous as these stones seem with the urals the vast majority don't even come from russia just bring it up with no one worst locally developed precious stones here it's very sad and i even feel a sort of pain because they do their business is build around the stones it's not

that they urals the short of these gems quite the opposite in fact precious stones were so easy to find while the cottage industry grew up here around them that nobody bothered to invest much in so vain what the posits exist let alone extracting them and ones metals were discovered such as but william which is used in military applications little was thought up destroying the emeralds in which it's normally found. there are still thought to be enormous deposits of emeralds and other precious stones within the euro's and no matter where they come from the region still has craftsman that spend their working lives creating masterpieces from them who knows maybe one day if the mistress of copper mountain allows it and these marvels in stone could be made from part of the country they represent. we're going to discuss a little bit more about yucca turn burke's past and its development as the capital

of the urals is maxime hummock of he is vice rector here at the ural federal university that seem if we start off back in the past the discovery of the huge mineral wealth there is around here perhaps you could talk us through the development of the city from its early origins right well the the history of mining here into logi here goes down to the raid seventeen early eighteenth century and we can track it up to the biggest family one of the most to reach people here in russia and they built a lot of factories here you know not only in your kitchen were bought in the region then in thirty's you're in the soviets who in you considered was a trade to do a lot of heavy engineering factories so this was the it starlin's industrialization so we take that up to them if we call it the regions

moments of crisis really after the fall of the soviet union in the ninety's and the region i think it's probably fair to say found itself a bit lost. well of course when you have so many you know factories and then you know the whole economy collapsed you know the the city was into crisis i mean and the whole region was in crisis it's actually even wards not too well who think they should see criminal cases or brushing this time for the moment i think strategy of raisins as they go through business is working quite well thank you so much simpler mccall from the university here you can turn burke has been a city that's never been afraid to push business opportunities whether they come from the ural mountains or from all the. the shopping malls are springing up here and it's that future but we'll be looking at the developments. in the decades to

come. it's time now for a financial dimitris up and business just to give us the latest well the world's biggest aluminum company has elected a new chairman who is the lucky candidate indeed though we've got a new chairman of the board for the largest producer in the world that's roussel and his name is barry chong he has been independent director at the company since two thousand and ten and he also heads the hong kong mercantile exchange now just a reminder victor a very good one of russia's richest men left the position early this week on tuesday so i think that there's a disagreement between him and management which has quote led the company into a crisis situation because you can see that within just three days the company has managed to find a replacement for him and i will see how that reflects on the company's performance in the coming months. security of markets at this hour and of course all eyes on

oil which has been seeing some downs the past couple of sessions now yesterday were rumors that the u.k. and the u.s. might release their strategic reserves onto the market they have been pretty much played down so coming back out now on increasing escalating tension between the west and iran just a reminder to our viewers as of saturday iran's banking systems will be excluded from this with system basically excluded from the global banking system including iran's central bank and therefore we see oil prices. move on to stock markets in europe looking quite positive and that's ahead of the release of factory data coming out in the united states so percent there in london and frankfurt and in russia a bit of an opposite situation the markets are correcting after well a lot of gain seems. krauts though to all of us this week except for pretty much today for the oscars my specs down around half

a percent now they're mainly driven down by the oil stocks actually this white high oil prices new coil is losing one hundred percent but as we are a group fertilizer producer is gaining the most of this salad and also. is dated because. and if we look at currencies barely any mood changes in the euro dollar rights whereas the ruble is continued to strengthen but by just . all right moema good for you next down around fifty five minutes sun was always a website i took on board the bus business headlines that i saw from. the.

close a cheesy is being killed you really on the street where the floor my fours are made and can be tested to the limit. if. not only argy goes to the europe. where blacksmithing has developed from a craft into an industry. where rough logs turn it into words of beauty. and where a village called newspaper hi jim it keeps tourists welcome to the last region russia close up on our key.