a month before egypt's presidential vote confusion and disappointment over the election campaign grows the reinstatement of the barracks former prime minister as a candidate casting a shadow over hopes for democratic change. believe that were you involved in alexander litvinenko you say you know. british lie detector experts clear russian m.p. of any involvement in the bed of the former security officer alexander payne younker hundred six years ago. europe's heralded open borders come under threat as nicolas sarkozy ups is anti immigration rhetoric head of the presidential runoff saying france could put the sanctions out.

there that this is r.t. live from moscow welcome to the program egypt is due to announce a final list of presidential candidates with the vote now less than a month away however there are fresh concerns that the revolution was in vain as a last prime minister under hosni mubarak is back in the running for the top job earlier his candidacy was blocked under a law banning form of barack officials from taking part in the race. reports from car. just a month before the elections and you've got this incredibly confusing political landscape is going to be very difficult for the list of candidates now to get across the policies to the electorate and to getting support where they need to and the different areas of the population and really very much this controversy about the disqualify a candidate kitchens and so really do they know where they stand at the moment some

of the polls have put almost forty percent of egyptian people as not having any idea or tool at the moment just who they going to support and another large percentage say that they can do they think we're going to support not only this a candidate that have been barred is seen as having taken away from the very important discussion about the policies about just who these candidates are and maybe after this finalists published you're going to see that discussion now gaining momentum but very much a feeling that way you have this excitement about the first three presidential election a sense really now of disappointment and frustration that we're seeing this interference in the electoral system and some of the people we've been speaking to this last week now actually calling for the vote to be postponed for the election commission to be fired and for replacement to be found the full body fakes go ahead last friday you saw the huge numbers turning out wrong pattis square again we've already

had the muslim brotherhood calling for the sunni million man march the back of the finalists a kind of a being published you probably will see another call from a lot of the police to come out and protest really to apply pressure to the ruling military council just got to let them know that if they're not seen. going through with this process democratically that the no seems to be complying with the cool stuff hand they've. been the egyptian people have shown that the mood the willing to continue fighting in the. and while the egyptians are gauging the results of last year's revolution in syria people are still suffering from the ongoing conflict later in the report once a prosperous industrial city factories are in ruins is a cell that melted supporting the uprising. british lie detector experts say russian him a little boy considered by the u.k. as a main suspect in the murder of former security officer in yonkers had nothing to do

with his death little boy passed a polygraph test conducted by specialists from the u.k. as part of a new documentary lottie's or smith looks at how this revelation might affect a case that's long been a stumbling block in russian that british relations. did you do anything that led to the death of alexander litvinenko you know. you were you involved in alexander litvinenko is that you know. have you ever had any dealings with polonium know another step towards proving his innocence in a test administered by british experts and passes the lie detector polygraph science says he didn't kill alexander litvinenko in london in two thousand and six give a result i am certain in my mind the right result if or not i don't give a result it's inconclusive i want my guns one hundred percent and if it was

admissible in court i would be very pleased the good thing called a skeptic might say that as a former security services agent might have had training to cheat the test but alexander cut out the core a documentary maker whose idea it was palooka to undergo it thinks that's unlikely even every american police station has a polygraph test and if it was so easy to fall why security services would use it or to date as far as they are concerned the examiner as they say that this is the ultimate way to determine if one is lying or telling the truth it might not sway british courts where lie detector tests on tax acted as standalone evidence the u.k. authorities are unlikely to make an exception in this case given the extraordinary lengths they've gone to to get their hands on look up or even asking russia to change its constitution to allow his extradition so we were clear that while it was

a reasonably big ask it was not unreasonable to say that they should change the constitution to make possible the sort of judicial corp foreign minister sergei lavrov gave his british counterpart short shrift a new government remains in russia but he knows there's nothing his country can do to persuade the british that they're accusing the wrong man if i did the same with the help of russian specialists like the british would have been suspicious about the results of the reasons why insisted that the test. ministered by british. people who came to test me on members of the british polygraph association this is serious and we will invite these experts as witnesses in any court proceeding i don't expect any serious change that for me it was the moment of truth i think this is just the latest step that has taken to attempt to clear his name with the british authorities last november harris simpang chris coroner's court because wife marino won the rights to

a new wiser ranging inquest into her husband's death said he welcomed the news and offered to give evidence by video link. realizes this won't close the case but for him it's more evidence to suggest he's as innocent as he's always claimed norris r.t. . spoke to the father of alexander litvinenko who explained why he no longer believes russia's security services were behind his son's murder highlights of the interview on friday. now europeans could soon see the end of the free travel with france set to push other states to curb open borders if nicolas sarkozy has his way a sitting president said he no longer wants what he called a sieve like europe claiming that a union which cannot control migration flows is finished he stance is widely seen as an attempt to harness a far right vote for his reelection bid. no border

controls within the shotgun zone is surely one of the strongest symbols of european unity but this symbol may now be under threat since france and germany want to see each member of the zone to be able to introduce border controls without the approval of the others the interior ministers of the two countries are formulated a document in which they did say that such steps would be measures of last resort and would last for over thirty days but in reality it could mean the reappearance of checkpoints illegal immigration is a very serious issue both for germany and for france both have been trying we criticizing a lack of control on the european union's external borders especially when it comes to countries like greece and its border with turkey or italy which has been waiting for two thousand refugees from arab countries would then go to other european union nations france has already threatened to pull out of the champions on altogether if

no serious measures are taken to help improve the situation but millions of europeans have been enjoying free travel since one thousand nine hundred five and many analysts have said that the reintroduction of border controls would be a serious hit to european unity which hasn't been exactly going through its easiest times lately due to the eurozone crisis. and the across the atlantic the u.s. debt hole is being successful disguised by unscrupulous ratings agencies that's according to max and stacy in today's report. as the financial services sector considers themselves holy some sort of religion moody's and s. and p. of course did give the holy blessing to toxic sinning assets they were sinners and they said no i have sanctified these. people indulgences right out of the textbook or the pope from the middle ages you've committed a sin give me some money and you're absolved from that sin you go directly to

heaven same thing with these radios he's give us the money will turn your triple c. rated toxic securities sludge into a aaa rated god loving security. this latest edition of the kaiser report is coming your way at seven hundred g.m.t. . the highs and the lows in russia over the past four years will be the focus in the final question the answer session going president dmitri medvedev also taking live questions from journalists songs future role in russia's politics let's now talk to r.t. he's going to go to school for more on this. hi there it's quite common for dmitri medvedev to hold sessions like this but today's meeting is a bit different isn't it. that is absolutely right this is going to be his fourth interview bud's unlike the previous times he's going to talk to representatives of five channels and along them not just journalists from the russian state t.v. channels but also from two of the so-called opposition media outlets so he is more

most likely going to cover the issue of the protests which took place in the country in moscow in particular at the state duma elections at the end of last year as far as nature is bit of goals for the future are concerned we do know at this point that has been put in who is going to take over on may seventh that is when the regulation is taking place we do know that question wanted to see him already as the prime minister of the country and has already proposed that you were going to take over as the chairman all of these the united russia party the biggest party in the russian numbers so it is going to be an interesting of probably rather informal interview which is going to last for an hour and a half and it will be broadcast live on several television channels of course so we have yet to find out what exactly between getting us to say about this four years in power. if you wish to thank you very much.

well that final question and answer session with the major event of the head of state set to begin in less than four hours as we bring it live to you here. for years at the top of russian politics. one last chance to quiz the president before he leaves the kremlin. journalists from across the spectrum go head to head with dmitri next. thursday from eight am g.m.t. on r.t. . the syrian rebel group says it's time for a dialogue between the government and the opposition as the conflict continues to claim lives despite the international brokered truce still reports of violence on both sides so. syrians are being forced to take sides in a year long crisis. a lifetime of work burned overnight. this is one of a growing number of businesses in syria destroyed by those claiming to advance the

cause of the revolution this factory was a classic example of syrian interpret one hundred fifty employees producing textiles for furniture it was never churning out a lot of profit but provided the distant living for its people all of which is now gone north droughts no warnings one evening in february a group of young man threw molotov cocktails into the building the owner said they had just enough time to evacuate the workers to safety but the rest of the evening he just watched his entire fortune go up in flames. so much pride a textile machines they've bought from spain three years ago had to be sold for scrap most in place lost their only source of income and i don't think it was a personal attack against me political person i think the people who did it to me seeking to undermine the industry as a whole to terrify people into supporting them. aleppo is serious largest city and

its industrial capital prior to the uprising it was enjoying some of the highest growth rates in the region. this industrial park alone housed more than three thousand small and mid-size factories in the past six months some have gone out of business because of the economic sanctions while others because of industrial terrorism. they had of the local chamber of industry sas it's almost impossible to distinguish between attacks politically motivated and those that are outright criminal we witnessed kidnappings we witnessed. attacks on factories. that are being robberies of trucks carrying the raw material or finished goods. threats putting people on hit lists assassinations of course all these activities criminal activities are taking place on the the cause of

supporting the revolution what they call it the us advocated engineer for us shahabi says many in the industry side with the opposition when it calls for fighting corruption and liberalizing the country's economy but they couldn't disagree more with the means of achieving it. the first thing they'll tell them support us. we will kidnap your son or your kids. because you. and you didn't pay for our. cause peaceful cause and i wonder how can this be peaceful if you are getting money like. organized crime and there are many who said come to the racketeers to keep their business afloat the owner of this textile factory had to fire off a piece of work force after one of his production shops came under attack he says he now hands over thirty percent of his profits to those who claim to represent

defray the costs of the i've been receiving threats to stop working on my people to demonstrations we had to pay the money so that they leave us alone while they support the business people is seen as crucial for the survival of assad's government even the most liberal of them now want nothing to do with the militarized position dealing with corrupt officials may be frustrating but it doesn't compare to losing your entire business to the revolution reckitt tears some boycott art see aleppo syria. well the timeline of attention in syria is also covered when i went side r.t. dot com and there's plenty more few online including battling with bacteria russian scientists come up with a way to tackle a dangerous microbe that's devouring. the stuff that astronauts plan to save the situation authority dot com. also kids classics are reportedly removed

from some new cane libraries bedtime books and brand new politically incorrect my parents' titles moved on to the band mr t. dot com.

israel's top general says iran is unlikely to build a nuclear bomb calling the country's government rational it's a day off today israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said time is running out for western sanctions to have an effect on the iranian leadership according to retired u.s. kind of douglas macgregor it's just further war rhetoric being heated up by congress heavyweights. i think the american israeli public affairs committee and

its a subordinate elements or affiliated elements they represent enormous quantities of money that over many years have cultivated enormous influence and power in congress and you simply are talking just to appease the lobbyists well i think you've got a lot of people on the hill who fall into two categories one category that is interested in money and wants to be reelected and they don't want to run the risk of the various lobbies that are that are pushing military action against iran to contribute money to their opponents. and they can watch that interview in full the not ten minutes time. that we're taking a look at other news from around the world this hour u.s. republican presidential candidate newt gingrich is expected to enter his campaign for the white house next week the decision comes just days after republican front

runner mitt romney swept five state primaries but assuring himself in the nation gingrich has only won two primaries south carolina and georgia since the election season began in january where fellow republican candidate rick santorum suspended his campaign two weeks ago. chilean students clashed with police in the capital santiago as they demanded funding education offices used tear gas and water cannon to control the protesters the violence comes a day before president sebastian pinera. tax reform bill which aims to raise seven hundred billion dollars with haitian students say it's not enough. fifty thousand people took part in elections throughout the country. news call chairman rupert murdoch was questioned about his relationship with the minister david cameron during an official probe into british media ethics a key question surrounding the phone hacking scandal that brought down the news of

the world tabloid speculation grew yesterday as you know those son reveals that secretly made way for proposed takeover. and. he held a murdoch denies the claims testimony continues today. one hundred rounds of making a comeback to u.s. airspace and proved useful local governments and the law enforcement and technology used by the military for tracking and killing terrorists that civil liberties concerns about privacy jamie from the national security council you know i see a believes that the use of drone surveillance will have a serious impact on the average american. drones operating the united states under regular law enforcement police surveillance and conducting just normal watching of every day american citizens is not they're not out to catch terrorists they're out to catch just normal everyday people maybe doing something bad whenever you come up

against surveillance you find that any widespread method the surveillance is going to certain instances of bad actors doing bad deeds and this instances of people who are doing anything wrong however when catching those bad actors comes at the cost of widespread near constant surveillance of the american public it's not in line with our constitutional values and so on in line with what we as an american country stands for. the time to check in with our business desk and the test is there for so high that it's now well what's going on the markets. well the asian markets are the only ones trading this hour and so far so good they are quite a beat in technology shares a pushing the nikkei around let's see let's see the numbers here around a tenth of a percent today into the block and of course in hong kong the hang saying is gaining more than half a percent mainly on optimism on wall street overnight you know that saying an apple

a day keeps the doctor away let's see those u.s. numbers these are the closing figures from wednesday a wall street did quite well mainly on the apples better than expected results and the nasdaq ended up gaining ended up with scoring its biggest gain for the year so far and apple itself did quite well it posted gains of nine percent for the day and at six hundred ten dollars a share it's less than two dollars out of the opening bell here in moscow a let's check out to the numbers from wednesday it was a relief for the russian markets after they lost value in the previous session both m i six and the r.t.s. ended up gaining in less than half a percent the biggest movers on the my sex among the blue chips and polluted russia's second largest bank d t v which moved with the market despite postings

worse than expected twenty eleven results and of russia's. company draws now ft actually did worse than the market and that's after it signed yet another arctic deal after last week it signed a deal with exxon more ball to jointly develop offshore fields it's now inviting in a lease any to do the same and all the mittal is actually punished by investors as you can see there for posting the worse than expected twenty eleven results as well and let's now check out the oil. isos which are always an important indicator of how the russian markets are going to perform and crude oil is a lower this hour mainly as inventories increased in the united states the world's biggest energy consumer and staying with the oil sector of russia's biggest private oil company for oil has started production at one of iraq's richest oil fields the

west to the company hopes to boost to five hundred thousand barrels a day by two thousand and fourteen that would be a war of lou cools current daily production imagine that the project requires thirty billion dollars of investment spent among other things on clearing the area of thousands of land lines left there from the time of the war with iran in the eighty's. and now on to currencies at the moment at the dollars trade pretty much flat to the euro and the russian ruble on wednesday closed lower to both the dollar and the euro and of course that's all the latest from the business desk kerry i'll bring you the latest report about that. thanks for that for now. but a special interview is just a few minutes away after a mind at the top stories stay with us.

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