on dot com. this is our tape of the week's top stories for you we can expound on the sanchez a nervous wait for the ecuadorian government's decision whether to grant him political asylum songe has been seeking refuge at its abandoned embassy since tuesday to avoid extradition to sweden and a possible transfer to the u.s. but he fears the death penalty. egypt's ruling military virus to clamp down on the sentiment on faced by tens of thousands in cairo a protest against the generals today results of last weekend's presidential poll are expected this sunday both one hundred mercy and theek already claiming victory . in syria says it shot down a turkish retreat jet on friday by chance as two countries try to defuse the

incident and search for the missing pilots and crew had warned it would retaliate but didn't specify what action might be taken. but next a candid perspective on the syrian uprising from a senior aide to the country's president with a new shot then a political and media advisor to the syrian leader gives us the view from inside our science regime. thank you. for saying that siobhan political and media advisor to syria's president it's great to have you with us here today what about to be here so it's now official u.n. had a peacekeeping force has confirmed that syria is in a state of a civil war what do you say to that statement well i don't think that this could

work and then they're put in the three we put this statement saying that it is not really but it is sponsible to say that syria is in a state of civil war especially as we are fighting. terrorism i think the media in syria or some media has a war on syria that has a life of its own well talking about media you know when you read stories on syria in the internet media they often end with a disclaimer saying that the exact number of the victims in this conflict cannot be known because the syrian government doesn't give access to journalists on the other hand syrian government also says that the western media is very biased especially on who they call terrorists. my first question is do you think there can be trust restored between the western media and the syrian government or this media war will only escalate. there are hundreds of journalists who came to syria during this

crisis it's not true that we don't give access to foreign journalists hundreds of freshened written on the skin hundreds of. foreign journalists from all over the world from india china. they were from all over the world and so it's not true all the journalists among given access to syria. but also the that our. pens a pleased the channel whole made themselves part of the war on syria and citing sectarian wars fabricating facts about what's happening in our country but the media war itself can it do some real damage or hands on it can do a lot of damage to the media war because when you're. just men fighting sectarian hatred among the syrian people there are many people who fall victim to do

this incitement unfortunately the media war throughout history could be very damaging. but effective so you feel like syria's government could lose this in this conflict because of media war no i don't think so i don't think that extent but it's definitely cause thing. lives of our people costing us the harmonious way of life you know we often hear especially at lately the syrian government pointing fingers to the others who are supplying arms to the unknown terrorist groups who are these others can you name the countries really the gnome but i would like to say to you that. the syrian government is the issue the issue is syria the issue is the unity and safety and sovereignty and prosperity of syria that is the issue you surely have your own version not official but your own version who made these

people be who are helping the terrorists to kill peaceful people like you say i think even the observers of the you i know that say that very. different a group we don't know who these people are we've been not to who they belong to my leadership i mean. they were forces and they would say to you this is the most the problem in syria that you know. that is. the problem you know cooperation with the u.n. is critical for syria safeguarding it against a military invasion but with observers on the ground you know there was still hope for some balanced solution. but now that the units are abruptly ended the mission and they left how big is this threat of for intervention in syria while i think the observers have made many statements saying that the syrian government corporate with us they did not stop the mission this off the mission we all saw fear for

their safety because the syrian people are. also afraid that some observers could be targeted by the groups and we would hate that to happen all we hear in the western media is the possibility of foreign invasion or intervention how do you assess the chances for indonesia i don't think. that is possible in a sense because if you take what the sudan and prices and the rule of fresh and china with the door twice and what would what this is with the stand off that it existed and people who should decide the future of syria i don't feel that . a military strike is possible and then if you look at what happened in libya or in yemen or you look would see the consequences of what happened and i

think in the west is quite aware of where things are in the middle east and i hope there are enough reasonable people in the word the way actions but it carefully and i feel that there's no consideration for such a thing because of course you do have russia and china support as far as stay here and security council goes but that didn't help much in the iraqi scenario. you know they want around the u.n. security council resolution and invaded iraq what other means do you guys have except russia well they live from area also they think that scenario of course of course countries learn from their experiences i have no doubt we all learn from our experiences i have no doubt that the west learned from afghanistan. and the from libya also that military strike doesn't always come with the flowery result doesn't attribute the best result that they hoped for i think the world is different now

and i think. it's no longer one polar system i think russia and china now have a safe and international adding to the relief of most people and the world because we have suffered from one polar system and we're happy with the urgency of the bipolar system with the emergence of the brics and i think the words changing but look what just happened in libya for instance i mean the u.s. and their partners they have a perfect hundred percent track record when it comes to removing they had so foreign states that they want removed and i'm keeping in mind the result they have shown for bashar assad to go what makes you think that this could be different scenario and come to see how much russia has lived from by libyan scenario for example russia have to change. the political scene in the word by making

an excellent stand in support of people who decide their future and is it democracy to decide in foreign countries to move ruler i mean this is the way. or is it the people who should decide if it is not the only talking about syria is it the will curse it to say to the british people you should move camera or does it do. british people who should decide why that doesn't apply to other countries is it because of the colin who got money over the other people is it because the west doesn't believe that a people equal to western people in their right to choose their own system. this is a question i pose a democracy means the people of the country should decide their future should decide who rules them and then what did the syrian people achieve throughout the sea it was both cutting roads killing they are not losing

their army and police people we are the ones who are losing it and when they talked about libya what did they say they said we didn't lose an american soldier but thousands tens of thousands of libyan people lost their lives. so does that not matter here talking about libya what are the implications of so much weaponry going into syria now what happens once the conflict is over and you have all this uncontrolled arms country full of arms what happened libya i think you can say that the conflict is over unless unless we all these arms are withdrawn from the street from the people that is what should happen these are part of the conflict and in fact those who are smuggling arms and money into

syria are the ones what igniting the conflict there are these foreign and external factors particularly the media war smuggling arms and smuggling money to syria is a huge part of the problem in syria but can you do something about it at this point or it's out of your can i think of the international community who should also do something about that because those countries who say that they support kofi annan the plan and kofi annan plan say and the first item stopping armaments and stopping violence from all parties in all its forms some skeptics say that the reason a humanitarian corridor for people in syria's most troubled place homs is not possible is because syrian government is afraid along with the humanitarian aid will come something else is that true that not true or that we be incorporating with the human that they're in agencies but until now we haven't seen anything of the

humanitarian aid arriving to syria we called it the absolutely fully with a human with it and so there's no problem so there's a humanitarian corridor open in homes right now there is no human to fit in code or i don't know where the negotiations are but there there is no need for human with it and go to door but there are assistance that. this coming and being distributed through that of the cross and that of the cousin do you feel like the allegations about people being badly in need of food and medical aid is exaggeration. extremely exaggerated you are also on that black list of sanctioned syrian officials that us the united states issued what does it feel to be like on a sanctioned list sanctioned by united state you mean personally for me it doesn't change anything that we sanction no i refused to go to the united states in two thousand and five and they sent me money in the invitations of brookings and for

the money institute the go on the give a lecture there i did them because i don't like to be treated. american airport the way they treat people they probably through all people like this but i don't like to be treated that way and i don't have to go through that and i think by the way they didn't sanction me they proved my assets and they know i don't have a single dollar not only in the united states any work and the word so their countries as many assets of the like because they don't have any of them my asset is the love for my country and for my people and all these you know propaganda movements to put their name or so on so on to put my name on sanctions means nothing to me books of mine are being sold in the united states i thought a do you can a versity i thought richard and university a third book of mine is now accepted to be published in the united states so i thought this should be embarrassed to put my name on a side trip not me who should be about this should be about saying or shove and

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we want to present. something you know. this is r.t. with the week's top stories the wiki leaks founder julian the sun shines a nervous wait for the ecuadorian government's decision on whether to grant him political asylum songe has been seeking refuge at its london embassy since tuesday to avoid extradition to sweden possible transferred to the us where he is the death penalty. egypt's ruling military brass to clamp down on dissent with an iron fist tens of thousands in cairo protest against the generals to date results of last weekend's presidential polls are expected this sunday both mohamad mercy and mention frequent many claiming victory. syria says that shooting down of a turkish military jet on friday was a defensive rather than aggressive action by the two countries trying to defuse the incident and search for the missing pilot and crew heard it warned it would retaliate but didn't specify what action might be taken. for months ahead for those

forces. thank you carrie hello and welcome this is for the arts are you with me romana cos rev and let's get to the headlines are right away. a brace to celebrate jobby along those course twice to mark his one hundredth cap for spain has descended the boss his men set off and iberian semifinal against portugal after knocking out friends from your road towards it's well. while england and it's they prepared to do battle in the last quarter final with the weather to take on the german powerhouse in the semifinal. and can he do three in a row red bull sebastian vettel grabs pole and had a panel tonight at the european grand prix where he's won the past two years. let's

get rolling with football where the first semifinal pair four year old twins it's well was finalized on saturday night defending european champions spain claim that it's a no win over france to set up a last four clash with portugal jobby alone so more of his one hundred international caps for spain in style scoring both of his team's goals but first coming in it in the nineteenth minute following thumping header four of one nil late and then also converted a penalty in stoppage time propelling his side to the semifinals amazingly it's only the first time spain have beaten france in a major competitive match and they'll return to the dawn bus arena in donetsk on wednesday to take on portugal. while in kiev on sunday night's anglin both take on it's early in the last quarter final all four year olds once it's wealth to decide whole play germany in the last four in war so next thursday and here's our tease kate partridge with a preview. the olympic stadium in kiev will host the first competitive match between england and dayton the full fifteen years and only the second is

a european championship but it's off to finishing. unbeaten at the top of group day england manager roy hodgson says the approach to this time i will be much like the others to certain is such a different mentality because it seems that. in the group stages you would had a element of not held involved because you realize you didn't win your game or get a result in your game you could not get through to the final stages i don't think this could change our mentality particularly we must just like certain we prepare for the match that we are very for the much and when we go on the field we're capable of doing what we set out to the england all the only world cup winners never to have won the euros and lately have the habit of getting knocked out of big tournament at the quarter final stage but captain steven gerrard says this young team can still progress so they are mystery has been in the squad the confidence and belief that you know it's just important that all the players seize this

opportunity in this moment because you know from experience they don't come around very often so it's important that we will leave everything out there and we keep shown to everyone a lot out as an architect out there that we are good enough to compete with that subsumes at this level the italians are also undefeated but miss key defender giorgio killeen a and matilda tiago mata is a doubt. friend ellie is aware of hodgson staal to the englishman managed into milan prandelli what name his team into the now before kick off as the at story aim to support england's tactics. we have watched all of england's previous games and know that they are one of the most organized european sides to play within forty yards and we need to stop them playing they play to high tempo and like to do the food we need to set the tempo from the start. while england could face a familiar opponent in managed to city's mario balotelli the unpredictable striker

scored a stunner in the two know when overawed and. and he's relishing the sort of facing some of his cup nights i hope is going to be a good match. i think it's going to be fun to play against my team mates. they know me and i know them. i just hope we're going to be nice and. we're going to win because i want to be even if they're on my team is. hopefully going to lose hodgson may bring on big strike at andy carroll italy have targeted wayne rooney is ignorance danger man if he and balance tell you repeat their domestic rivalry it could go down to the last minute not that the english and italian fans that started arriving here in the capital would mind it to. kate partridge kiev ukraine. and let's stay with football because messi has marked his

twenty fifth birthday with the yes and no other hat trick in a charity match in miami the barcelona and argentina striker displaying his goalscoring prowess despise rainy conditions in florida many of the world's best gathered for an all star match to help the the fall player of the year to raise money for his foundation so messy had to share the spotlight with the likes of all former chelsea striker didier drogba and enters the other milly's all both played in missy's black masters seen wild lose so far is that their opponents the red stars the man also with a hat trick to his name as the football spectacular and in a seven seven draw it was the third and final stop of the all starts or after games in mexico and colombia. and in formula one defending champion sebastian fatso will start in pole position for sunday's european grand prix in valencia the red bull driver has won in violence here for the past two seasons and was quickest in qualifying for the third straight year alongside him on the front row will be

mclaren's lewis hamilton while pastor maldonado williams will start in third afterwards that's always quick to praise he's seen. in the last qualifying i knew that going at the end of the truck comes in a little bit more and tying them up together than yeah should be good enough maybe to to have a look at the poll in the end it was. yeah. surprising but all in all of felt very well this week and the boys have been working incredibly hard in their garridge all the people in the factory as well to make sure that we bring a couple of new parts to the car so they seem to work and obviously i'm looking looking forward to the race tomorrow the wimbledon tennis championships start on monday and the women's top seed maria sharapova is aiming for back to bag ran slam titles but the russian admits it's tough switching to grass after her success on clay at the french open. yeah. i think it's the toughest back to back grand slam.

especially if you're coming off you know french open when our finalists it's the toughest turn around because you know as much as you want to celebrate. you come here and it's a whole new ball game well austria and some europe object has had a simon a confidence boost ahead of the grand slam she saved five match points to beat angele kerber in the final of the ease board international budget was unseeded for this tournament and before it began had been on a terrible run winning only two matches this year but she suddenly hit form on grass after losing the first set of five to curb or she came back to level the match. and then showed real fighting spirit in the decider she's saved a match point five three down then slipped and twisted her ankle but she dug deep and brave the pain and went on to save another for match points eventually winning the final set seven point four the match that faces former world number one carolyn

was in the first round at wimbledon although she's not thinking about that just yet . it's so much of emotions right now more than have fear i've achieved what i wanted to achieve this week out of nowhere out of no winning matches this year so it's an incredible feeling i'm so happy and the crowd just kept me going you know i twisted my ankle be there. i had it so it was tough for me to hang in there being down for a five match points so it was an amazing match. and finally a russia has a new boxing champion a lot better d. of has claimed the i.b.o. lights a welterweight side it's all the first crown for the south for already nicknamed the king robert harding on has a story. this is the way this big night of books in the russian capital was presented with this man who deserving the headline people who do you currently one of russia's major prospects for his first turtle show and. the ideal liked

welterweight belt on the line and here comes the chant down guys are my boozer the thirty two year old south african looked bigger and heavier with experience also playing in his side although the first seconds of the fight showed it was the russian speed and accuracy what would really matter the only one so my boozer thunderstruck by king had beeb and the referee counting to the first knockdown i went over the universe there had been put him down in the first round and was pretty hard punch but i was a man to stand up and continue the fight he was still dangerous he gave his all to defend a title. the defending champ and kept moving forward but could do nothing against the of speed the russian so with four kept hitting numbers or with some bitter pill to swallow remaining nearly untouchable himself my blues are clearly lost the

second round and the next one saw him fighting for survival first on the first the i saw every single punch he threw he missed and i hit back and landed that i was much faster and that's what gave me the edge it was over early in the fourth round when i heard a deal of his opponent with a short and devastating left hook the the self africans courage carried him through but he was far from recovered. and the arab students of the rubes so had people that if finishing the job in style and no came up out cold i noticed that us i'm really happy now we've done a great job preparing for this fight and all those hard training sessions paid off for me and for the crown i hope some bigger win still lie ahead. this is the way how people would have established his name in books until it between nine year old keane captured his first crown in one can suspect in new challenge one before

behind. thirty most skilled. i'll be back with another update still less than a couple of hours from now but our you tube channel is available to you at any time and it can be found at r.t. sporting news so take a look when you get a chance and thank you for watching all season.

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