a month before egypt's presidential vote confusion and disappointment of the election campaign grows the reinstatement of mubarak's former prime minister as a candidate casting a shadow over hopes for democratic change. please if you were involved in alexandra listening goes down in the. british larger tech to experts clear russian m.p. of any involvement in the murder of a former security officer alexander litvinenko in london six years ago. europe's heralded open borders come under threat as nicolas sarkozy ups's anti immigration rhetoric ahead of the presidential runoff saying france could quit. this will get this deal it will get its final interview as head of state to the

media presses al gore in president well some of his four years in power and outlined goals for the future are more detailed minutes ahead. twelve news and much more twenty four hours a day you're watching r.t. egypt is due to announce a final list of presidential candidates with a vote less than a month away however there are fresh concerns that the revolution was in vain as the last prime minister under hosni mubarak is back in the running for the top job his candidacy was blocked under in the war planning former mubarak officials from taking part in the race. reports from current. just a month before the elections and you call this incredibly confusing political landscape it's going to be very difficult for the list of candidates now to get across the policies to the electorate and to gain 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 we really don't 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 to they're going to support another large percentage say of the candidates they were going to support i now 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 finalist publish you're going to see that discussion now gaining the vents and 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 until the election

commission to be fighting for placement to be found the full any votes go ahead last friday you saw the huge numbers turning out wrong tatis square again we've already had the miss the brotherhood calling for the sioux million man march the fact 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 the no seem to be complying with the cool stuff and they've. been the egyptian people have shown that the more than willing to continue fighting. and while egyptians are gauging the results of last year's revolution in syria people are still suffering from the ongoing conflict program with the once a prosperous industrial city but factories are now in ruins and business owners are actually blackmailed into supporting the uprising. british lie

detector experts say a russian n.p.r. voice considered by the u.k. as the main suspect in the murder of form a security officer alexander litvinenko had nothing to do with his death the government passed a polygraph test conducted by specialist from the u.k. as part of a new documentary laura smith looks at how this revelation might affect a case that's long been a stumbling block in russian british relations. stephen did you do anything that led to the death of alexander litvinenko you know. greenwald an alexander litvinenko death you know. shot you have you ever had any dealings with borneo you know another step towards proving his innocence in a test administered by british experts andrei do cowboy passes the lie detector polygraph story and says he didn't kill alexander litvinenko in london in two thousand and six when i give

a result. in my mind the right result if i'm not i don't get a result it's inconclusive i want my guns one hundred percent and if it was that mr green color i would be very pleased to go to single a skeptic might say that as a former security services agent look up voigt might have had training to cheat the test but alexander cut up 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 dates as far as they can. they examine 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 scene with the question this is what the british would have been suspicious about the result was why insisting that it should be administered. people who came to me are members of the british polygraph association is with us and we will invite these experts as witnesses in any court proceeding i don't expect any serious change but for me it was the moment of truth i did this this is just the latest step that andre lugovoy 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 wider 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 may r.t. london. the father of. explained why he no longer believed the russian security services were behind his son's murder see highlights of the interview on friday. europeans could soon see the end of the troubles a front set to push other e.u. 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 far right votes for his reelection bid parties you know for scuffles no border control. 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 train 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 wading through thousands of refugees from arab countries would then go to other european

union nations france has already threatened to pull out of the 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 will be a serious hit to european unity which hasn't been exactly going through its easiest times we do to the euro zone crisis. and across the atlantic the u.s. death toll is being successful disguised by unscrupulous ratings agencies that's going to max and stacey in today's kaiser 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 assets people indulgences right

out of the textbook of 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. the latest edition of the cars report is coming your way up to seven hundred g.m.t. . the highs and those in russia over the past four years were the focus in the final question and answer session with outgoing president dmitri medvedev he'll also be quizzed by journalists on his future role in russian politics but it's not talked a lot he's going to push for more on this arena it's quite common for dmitry medvedev to hold sessions like this but today's event is a bit different isn't it. that is absolutely right for the first time meeting with bet it will actually be talking not just to representatives from russia's state run media outlets but also with journalists from opposition t.v.

channels now he's expected to sum up his four years in power and also outline goals for the future as he is expected to to become prime minister was what was he has already suggested that meeting with it if you do that now with him is a horse going to take over the presidential post on may seventh and he's also suggested that makes him a better head of the united russia party now if it's the largest party in the russia it has faced criticism following the december elections to russia's parliament there were allegations of fraud which brought out tens of thousands of people out on the streets especially mosco these were some of the largest protests in russia's modern history so it just will be it will be interesting to see what they what kind of the few of the kind of vision for the future of misery that it has as he is known to be a rather liberal and progressive politician and whether or not he will be able to

breathe new life into this extremely large political body in that country so all of that of course is coming up during the day. just before now thank you for that. final question and answer session with to make sure you get it as head of state is set to begin in less than three hours we'll bring it to life 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 medvedev thursday from eight am g.m.t. on ati.

you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. wealthy british style. that's not on the title of. markets why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy

with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on our. syrian rebel group says it's time for dialogue between the government and the opposition as a conflict continues to claim lives despite the international brokered truce there are still reports of violence in the country. to discover the average syrians are being forced to take sides in the year long crisis. a lifetime of work burned overnight. this facility 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 nurse one hundred and fifty employees

producing textiles for furniture it was never churning out a lot of profit but provided a distant living for its people all of which is now gone north bratz 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 textile machines they've bought from spain three years ago had to be sold for scrap lost in place lost their only source of income and i don't think it was a personal attack against me to political person i think the people who did it to me seeking to undermine the industry as a whole and 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-sized 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 chambre 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. the cause of supporting the revolution what they call it the us advocated engineer for us al shahabi says many

in industry sided 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 that older 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 succumbed to the racketeers to keep their business afloat the owner of this textile factory had to fire off a piece of workforce 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 the freedom cars the i've been receiving threats to stop working and send my people to

demonstrations we had to pay the money so that they leave us alone while the support of 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 and wreck it tears on a boycott see aleppo syria when you look at some other news from around the world now 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 we have five state primaries assuring himself the nomination which has only won two primaries south carolina and georgia since the election season began in january a fellow republican candidate rick santorum suspended his campaign two weeks ago.

chilean students clashed with police in the capital something jago as they demanded more funding for public education system used tear gas and water cannon to control the protesters the violence comes a day before presence of west internet reveals a new tax reform bill which aims to raise at least seven hundred million dollars for education the student say it's not enough. fifty thousand people took part in boxes throughout the country. news corp chairman rupert murdoch was questioned about his dealings with a prime minister david cameron you know official probe into british media ethics baldwins with u.k. politicians is now a key issue for the phone hacking scandal which down the media tycoons news of the oil. speculation grew after new york sun revealed he discussed a proposed takeover of a lucrative. christmas dinner with the testimony continues today.

israel's top general benny gantz says iran has not and will not build a nuclear bomb whether israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is continuing to push for more sanctions against iran retired u.s. douglas macgregor says israeli lobbyists in congress driving the war rhetoric. 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 in just over an hour's time. the timeline of tension in syria is also covered on our website r.t. dot com there's plenty more for you online including battling the bacteria the russian scientists come up with a way to type the dangerous microbes that's to fire and i assess discover how the astronauts plan to save the station dot com. also a children's novel is rounded racist by u.k. parents as dozens of other kids' books are himself banned from british libraries find out which talk was of coming for criticism at r.t. talk of. the world. series its technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered.

well time to check in with our business desk now the tester is there for us but i should resume the one trading right now is in session. well actually at the moment it's mixed in tokyo the nikkei has slipped and to read over the past hour let's see those figures there as the japanese economy is facing some serious problems facing

serious power shortages in fact it may have to implement of rolling blackouts as the country moves to close its a last operating nuclear power plant but in hong kong as you can see the hang seng is managing to stay in the positive territory gaining almost half a percent mainly on the optimism on wall street overnight you know that say an apple a day keeps the doctor away while apple was certainly healthy for wall street on wednesday less let's see those closing figures there here they are as you can see the nasdaq posted its biggest daily gain so far this year jumping more than two percent and apple itself gained almost nine percent to close at six hundred ten dollars a share and of course the fed reserve chairman ben bernanke a statement also supported the market by being pretty neutral and by not interfering with the positive momentum and it's less than one hour ahead of the

opening bell here in moscow let's see how the markets did on wednesday was actually quite a relief considering that it lost value during tuesday's trading session some of the biggest movers on the of the my sex on wednesday included russia's second largest bank is e t b which actually moved with the market despite boosting worse than expected twenty eleven results but a russia's biggest oil company of laws next was actually down and that's after it signed yet a new arctic deal this time with italy's and. that's after last week and invited xom mobile to jointly develop offshore projects and pulling with all the rules of punished by investors by posting worse than expected two thousand and eleven results and let's now move on to the oil market an important indicator of how the russian equity markets are going to perform when they open and a less than an hour and oil is actually mixed at the moment the w t i as the oh

actually has slipped into a red both and brands are shedding value at the moment and that's despite. wednesday's report that inventories increased in the united states the biggest oil consumer and now same with the oil sector russia's biggest private oil company who for oil has started production one of iraq's richest oil fields the west florida to the company hopes to boost output there to five hundred thousand barrels a day by twenty four t.v. that would be a quarter of loopholes 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 mines left there from the time of the war with iran in the eighty's and the last but not least let's now check out the currency markets as you can see the dollars trading pretty much flocked to the euro and on wednesday the

russian ruble closed down to both the euro and the group the greenback and of course we'll bring you the latest this soon as the markets open in less than one hour carry ok really so i thought that the touch of speech you see. the missile defense system that's been a bit of contention between russia and the u.s. for years take center stage in a few minutes that's in our program spotlight of the headlines.

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