twelve thirty pm in moscow these iraqi headlines un members agree to soften a statement on syria with moscow ready to put its weight behind a resolution with no empty regime ultimatum. russia's u.n. envoy warns nato with too soon to pull out of afghanistan is the mission here is not there is not yet done he stresses the country is still plagued by insurgency enjoyed production. and the u.k. is short of military strength of the disputed falkland islands almost three decades after the war has argentinians raging against what they call revive colonialism

also claims it's being robbed of with britain set to scoop up some sixty billion barrels of oil from under their nose. some analysts fear damascus could follows a little follow libya's path of foreign military intervention is still not completely written off by nato states up next we sit down with newspaper editor abdel bari atwan who says syria could just be a milestone to get to iran. today i'm talking to abdel bari atwan who's the editor of the london based paris newspaper. we last met around about six months ago when of course we were talking about libya but today we're meeting to talk about a different conflict again syria thanks very much for talking to me now let's start first by sort of comparing and contrasting those two situations where do you think the main differences lie between syria and libya there is a huge difference between what. is happening in syria.

and libya actually there was a u.n. security council resolution as one seven one one seven three which actually allowing. all international community to intervene to protect civilians by all means in the so. when you look at this and syria i believe because of the russian and chinese intervention. support. actually there is no. syria we can see the. community is completely paralyzed and the scale of the actually. security council resolutions to intervene in syria also ought to be you know from the military point of view what could be extremely costly for them to intervene in syria is very strong. it has

a very strong army all saw very very soon. so. it was easy to. leave here but it couldn't be that soon and seeing it here in the u.k. the operation in libya has been heralded as a success do you agree with that assessment and do you feel that it's creating more appetite for intervention in the region in general we have to remember that actually. occupied iraq president bush said you know dropped our complex they were very happy with their success there and look what happened after nine years the worst was defeated the. american administration lost more than that there and gave iraq and gold will play play around so that the same thing happened in afghanistan and they claim that the invasion of afghanistan was a hoot success after ten years actually they are talking to taliban instate them in

power again so could be the same thing in libya immediately they said it was easy and i actually didn't lose a single soldier he was taught will. are there so but it isn't going to be the same in a year's time and pulling years time in five years i really believe here is a failed state three thousand. you know missiles surface to air missiles fall to the hands of radical groups that it is a tribal civil war now the central government is very weak and there is such a movement libya could be partitioned. into three states maybe six states god knows so the future is not really really. comfortable for many people in syria there you say is different there is no oil as we've discussed the opposition is very fragmented as well there is do you think the main reason is that the west doesn't seem as keen to intervene actually the west wouldn't. was to change any

jeems twice first in iraq and two thousand and three second in and libya and the two thousand and eleven. why there have been in these talks and that is because there are huge reserves there but when we look at syria there is no overt reserve so there are potential nutz. i don't believe. you know for we are all for the statue or not they are there are looking for it is the war for that's that's what's happening in the middle east so i think. we know who. their losses if there are involved actually in a war in syria ok in iraq there are a hundred and forty six billion barrels of oil a leader there are forty billion better look or deserves there but what's there in syria for there is nothing so and the same time and i think that cheney's the feel

they were deceived and they were actually. cheated by america and there was some pause when they said you know we are intervening there for human reason and it will protect civilians and they use their un security council to change their team which wasn't actually the case so i think the same deception could impact and or repeat it in syria again and that's why actually we are. in a situation is continuing as it is so what we've got at least for now is the accepted thinking is that local powers should take charge of this conflicts that's come in the form of the arab league how do you think why do you feel that i magically because they're actually administration of the crisis was actually. for management of the crisis was actually scandalous ignored the russian and chinese completely and they filled their big can go to united nation and can guarantee.

u.n. security council resolution. or to impose sanctions on syria but actually the. chinese said to them look stand here stop here you know you cannot intervene without without council resolutions and so i think the arab league miserably they are running out of options and now some of them are going to know. she's. saying that because of. this kind of arming the opposition. not actually. approval from many many regional polls and from the international polls so it is the. syrian people are paying a price for that the arab league strategy has been to isolate the assad regime from the rest of the world what do you think the consequences of that could be but actually the arab league yes they have managed to isolate syria first and the arab world see the regime is via a very very isolated now and there is

a sanction imposed on the syrian. by governments. most of their countries actually close their bases in their mask because. the more actually going to be taken in the coming future and the same thing syria is facing a huge isolation on the international community or you can see maybe they have russian they have. to have their chinese on their border but about beyond that actually you can see that a gene is isolated and that sanctions started by their standard of living is there to really think there are a lot of comedies are not available for the people and the local currency lost more than fifty percent of its value i think this is very very dangerous situation for the syrian people and also for the syrian government all the signs point to a positive response from assets to kofi annan a u.n. arab voice proposals which of course included and immediately lateral cease fire

safe passage for humanitarian aid these kinds of things what kind of dialogue do you think that is ready for actually. by coffee and the mission because kofi annan said you know we should be only a political solution to the conflict in syria and also he said we can reach this political scene. they should be at their little between the opposition groups and that's actually what i said would like to see it because he was a military intervention to say to him there will be a political solution means it means you know that he will stay here and. i said will the president of syria because. the opposition this is a recognition. you know the old saw. of his reforms you know we are actually more pressure for more than forms and that's why. coffee and i was the

second thing also you know he accepted that this kind of the five points which actually the outcome of the talks between. syrian foreign minister and the arab foreign ministers when they made it was very very important simply because for the first time the arab league admitted that there should be a cease fire between all sides this is a reference to the armed groups which. referred to all the time saying look around five are armed groups and not five in the people so i think that's why i said now more relaxed after about a mission of coffee and also after about five points. of the arab league foreign ministers. russian foreign minister is that the way forward there i mean the opposition is so fragmented and seems very are willing to enter into

negotiations despite its relatively successful mission. there to a position where when we started to see cracks in the syrian national council recently the prominent leaders actually befitted there were very criticism of the leader of the syrian national council saying that he is a dictator exactly like. so it will be extremely happy with these defections he will be extremely happy with their divisions on the opposition's and there because you know the opposition is supposed to present itself as an alternative energy when you have these seven factions now and they are working without any coordination between each other so this definitely will will give their. chance to breathe again and to consolidate its power more and more on the. full do you think that will make it easier for western superpowers to deal with iran

well actually i think it is i have a feeling that. you cannot isolate syria from. the fall definitely it will be easier for the west around because it means they managed to secure the front that is there is really neutralize you know tens of thousands of syrian messiahs syrian warplanes which actually could participate to speak in any war against iran so. in order to do that you have to invade syria to invade syria is very very complicated adventure could be very costly i have a feeling that the worst is not intervening in syria because they are true to determine what they are going to do with nuclear programs are they going to bomb iran if they have a side of the bomb i think they will bomb iran and syria together and hezbollah i think they will launch a package war and i believe personally that the war will take place the

question is when that's that's you know i believe. that america and i believe there will be or. you know the differences of all the timing of this war could be you know either before the american. or after that there is really want to do for the american presidential election that americans would like to wait until. well they finished this election so who is going to win i don't know what it is it's very very good because we feel so we have to wait and see and i believe that's why the west is actually now calling the pressure on the theory of you and i believe that's why actually the west is way think you know not. by minute that he needs in syria because they are waiting to decide what they are going to do with the nuclear question. thank you very much.

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markets. i don't once read is happening to the global economy with my stronger no holds barred look at the global financial headlines to cause a report. the un members agree to soften a statement on syria with moscow ready to put its weight behind a resolution with no end to regime hold to made a. rush as he went on boy warns nato it's too early to pull out of afghanistan is the mission there is not yet accomplished he stresses the country is still plagued by insurgency and drug production. u.k.'s show of military force at the disputed falkland islands almost three decades after the war has argentinians raging against what they call revive colonialism also claims as being a rod with britain set to scoop up some sixty billion barrels of oil out from under their nose. with all the latest sports news stay with us.

come along with the other sports here is what's coming up magical messy and maestro enters the record books by becoming the top school in wasilla in his history. court sure to lose the first game in the best of five series against but also not implausible surely playoffs. and looking for improvement for a better display by this weekend's been lazy and drawn for a fellow in the fall showing in australia. but firstly no messi has once again entered the record books the twenty four year old argentine sensation is now the top scorer in the history of pass alone a football club he scored a hat trick in the catalan side's five three win over granada and choose day night

to take his tally to an incredible two hundred thirty four goals in official competition he's eclipses our rodriguez's sixty year old record of two hundred thirty two strikes it also means he now has fifty four goals this season itself a new spanish league record. could be about added to the list of global superstars spanish radio is claiming that the european champions have agreed to sign highly rated brazilian youngster neymar from santos the twenty year old will apparently arrive in the new camp after the world cup in two thousand and fourteen when the deal is reportedly worth around fifty eight million new jobs. now the twenty eight hundred football world cup might still be six years away the planning and preparation for the event here in russia is well underway thirteen candidates cities and things stadiums hope to make the final shortlist of hosts which will be drawn up by september thirtieth stadiums under construction at the moment will not

sco st petersburg sochi and you can bet a ration card in the run up to the event a temporary logo has also been unveiled to promote the world's biggest sporting spectacle and goalkeeper eagle arkansas has also become the first ambassador for the event. it's a great honor for me our cities will host events properly and that's good boost infrastructure development i'm proud to be russian and proud to be hosting the world cup. now in england bolton manager in korea has given an update on the health of fabrice muamba the twenty three year old midfielder collapsed after a cardiac arrest on the pitch against tottenham with the weekend medics a had a comfortable night and is now breathing on his own course as there's still a long way to go. the pieces still tense here filled it's difficult but yes the hearts of strictly. the. advice to get to see for yourself others it's because it's close far but there was a larger. conversation if you will see streets of caracas it's

not really private just the start which is a great saying more serious still very much getting here with the crusaders to the hard work now where impossible generally have begun their playoff series against barcelona with a defeat in two thousand and ten champions have lost game one by a twelve point margin playing down seventy eight sixty six in spain but catalans produced a good start with a twenty two fourteen advantage at the end of the first quarter they continued to dominate in the second increase in their advantage to twelve points by half time when it seemed to come to life in the third period as they cut the deficit back to nine in the final quarter the spaniard restore their twelve point advantage to eventually play in the conference seventy eight sixty six victory back else school a season high twenty two points and grabbed seven rebounds for the winner's parcel and i would also host game to have the best of five series on thursday. meanwhile

the legal battle is brewing over the n.b.a.'s newest sensation jeremy lin the new york knicks guard has rocketed in popularity in recent weeks since making his debut and becoming the first asian star in the league's history however his mandarin name was registered eighteen months ago by a chinese businesswoman humans ease up location was approved in august last year roland was still at university since started producing basketballs using one's name but insists he's done nothing wrong. i don't worry about it because i truly abided by the relevant chinese law when i registered the trademark so i'm not worried at all. so you are not afraid of being sued. i registered the trademark following the guideline of our law furthermore she was still studying at harvard university when i registered the trademark. now staying in the n.b.a. only is new york knicks have claimed their fourth straight victory under interim

coach mike woodson they did things at the toronto raptors one hundred six eighty seven a morass stoudemire led to host a twenty two points including this layout in the second quarter that's making thirty six thirty six he also had twelve rebounds on the night the knicks eventually won all through periods more points than their opponents in the fourth quarter to extend their lead to nineteen by the final cause of. this now in the n.f.l. the denver broncos have secured the signing of course about peyton manning on a five year ninety six million dollar contracts the thoughtful and b pay was presented to the media for the first time on tuesday and the thirty five year old says he can't wait to get going but i'm very sorry to begin the next chapter about playing career for the demographic groups starting mr ball and i can tell this organization is committed to winning broad goes to harry credible friends that love this team and this truly is a special football environment but i'm glad to be

a part of it. our in ice hockey in the playoffs regular season winners trucks are on the brink of making it into the semifinals but after taking a healthy three one lead in the best of seven series against the double guarin cup champions past the champions taking place three two away victory in designing game for elsewhere up in the arctic a three one lead in their encounter gave us a last minute of goals who hopes to register the five three win on the road berman short of winter with a double for the visitors. in the mean time in the west starts in places well could advance into the seventies if they beat a glance later on wednesday again five nothing is yet decided the encounter between the valley of moscow makes him talk as the series goes back to nizhni novgorod perfectly poised to. now in formula one ferrari a looking for improvements in this weekend's malaysian grand prix after a poor showing in the season opener in australia last weekend former world champion

fernando alonso could only manage a fifth place finish at albert park well his teammate philippe massa struggled to keep up with the pace before powering out after forty six laps despite a disappointing start to the season the seen on making major changes to the car ahead of this weekend key to the quick turnaround. i think. the situation is the same also for the for our two drivers they know that we are struggling and they are pushing naturally with everyone else in the team with something let them play to give feedback and suggestions as much as they can obviously they have different collectives so they're in a different way perfectly played is reconstruct a lot of the work is the struggle in testing. and we have to react to together when they have aware of these. finally let's remind ourselves of what happened in the russian from the league this weekend it's as you were at the top with the top two both winning there were sixteen goals in sight also sit back and enjoy all of them

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