here mongering over syria's chemical weapons potential gets the world community fired up despite assurances from damascus that such arms won't be used in the country's internal crisis. and terror concerns for syria grow on the back of a resurgent al qaida which is accuse of the mill it's a nonstarter i left more than a hundred people died in iraq. no let up for the euro zone italian mayors protest against austerity the brady agencies set their sights on the e.u. for key economies including germany. live from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching r t with me and he

said now it's six pm here in the russian capital five pm in damascus and syria's rebels claim the regime has moved its chemical arsenal to airports near the country's borders and a move they say is to intimidate foreign powers well sources in the capital claim the lion's share of stockpiles are stored securely in syria's less charred bulent south the regime also ruled out such weapons could be used in the conflict between rebels and government forces are on a boycott has more. but monday's news conference here in damascus foreign ministry spokesman did mean that syria indeed possesses chemical weapons something that nonproliferation experts have suggested all along and that the syrian authorities have a number of straight forwardly deny damascus has never signed the chemical weapons convention so technically its admitting to having those chemical stockpiles is not a while ational any international treaty which all of that syrian officials have long suggested that they need some sort of deterrent against israel's similarly non

admitted nuclear weapons program in terms of keep ability is syria is believed to possess nervous agents and mustard gas as well as missile capabilities to deliver induce about those chemicals believed to be produced five facilities around the country including two locations in hundreds and home of those c.d.'s as you will have seen major fighting between the opposition forces and the army. several israeli and western officials over the past few months have raised concerns that if bashar assad's regime indeed falls those chemicals would fall into terrorist hands and while the syrian authorities house or to downplay this thread they're saying that all the weapons including chemical weapons are now under direct supervision and control of the syrian army despite those. statements it is believed

to be a considerable threat and the western policy makers should consider that as one of the negative console support for the opposition forces now over the past few weeks this in. speculations in western media suggesting that. the government may use those chemicals in its fire against arm through. and the suggestion was gori could deny these press conference and damascus on monday the foreign ministry spokesman says that no chemical or biological weapons will ever be used to dream big crisis in syria no matter what developments inside syria he also sad that all these speculations were part of a major media can be to prepare international public opinion of course military intervention in syria how did it falls pretext of weapons of mass destruction

similar to the one that toppled saddam hussein well arab affairs expert and radio host dr kevin barrett believes the issue of syria's chemical weapons is being deliberately hyped up. this does remind us of the bogus accusations that were floating around prior to the unprovoked invasion of iraq there have been all sorts of stories and rumors over the past couple of months about the syrian opposition training with chemical weapons in turkey with the intention of having a false flag events in syria to be blamed for the assad government and it seems that perhaps that's what's in the cards it may be that there is an attempt to shoot pave the way for this by preparing public of him for the idea that this evil syrian regime uses chemical weapons. more updates analysis and

firsthand impressions from the conflict zone are also available on r.t. twitter feeds the next on a boycott currently in the syrian capital tweeting a damascus mosque containing sacred islamic relics was targeted by rebel fighters you can follow her pictures and we and i found a void under for. a senior iraqi official has put the blame for monday's terror blitz which killed one hundred and sixteen people squarely on al qaeda the nationwide offensive spanning at least thirteen cities ended with two more bombings during the night the attacks range from bombings to shootings and primarily targeted iraq's government and security forces are just going to can now with the details. the self appointed

leader of the iraqi branch of al qaida abu barker all baghdadi has announced the resurgence of terror in the country and clearly indicated there is more to come moreover he dedicated more than half of his online speech to the uprising in syria they happen to be staunch supporters of the rebels their various organizations are pointing at the expansion of terrorist networks in syria which effectively fuels civil war there so this iraqi based al-qaeda leader also warned the syrian rebels not to accept a new rule or constitution but god's will and korea islamic law otherwise quote you will lose your blasted revolution end of quote also in his message of support to the syrian rebels he says quote we taught the world lessons of courage and jihad and proved that injustice could only be removed by force end of quote to talk a little bit more about the lessons of iraq i'm joined by michael o'brien author of the book called america's failure in iraq sir you were based in baghdad at the height of the insurgency there so with the u.s.

invasion in iraq six tarion war loss and rampant insurgency terror which still continues to kill iraqis on a regular basis in june alone nearly two hundred people were killed in similar attacks across iraq when the u.s. decided to go in do you think they they didn't know how divided iraq was and what the consequences the regime change would lead to it was never really seriously considered. and i say this because of the very simplistic attitude the very cavalier attitude of the bush administration of which i was in the bush administration for two years so the nobody though they knew about it they just i don't they really don't think they factored it in at all everything the united states did led to where we were they are in iraq today it was totally destabilized . and then you get the tension between the sunni and the shia saddam was a sunni. which is a minority of the population al qaida all they want to do al qaida in iraq is

they'll kill sunni's so that the shiites take the blame bill kill shiites so that the sunni will take the blame they really don't care all they want to do is kill people and foment unrest do you think those will powers that call for a military intervention in syria know how divided syria is certain. that the take these things these factors like that into consideration here for the lessons of iraq the lessons of iraq are there for all the world to see michael o'brien thank you sir. there is terrible violence going on in syria and it is now an all out civil war those who are against military intervention there remind how divided syria is between different ethnic groups where we just communities it's a powder keg essentially and many warn if a solution is forced on them from outside from out of syria the powder keg could blow into a never ending civil war in iraq is an example after the u.s.

carried out regime change their civil war broke out and killed more than a hundred thousand civilians not to mention millions of refugees as the recent attacks in iraq still remains a hotbed of terror in washington i'm going to check on. well coming up on our t.v. blockade egypt how would finian's cross the border more freely and the five years of travel restrictions imposed as part of the israel lead kate. the first rating agency moody's has set itself on a collision course with german chancellor angela merkel after changing the country's credit outlook to negative agency even hinted at possible downgrade the euro zone gets worse but merkel immediately fired back that germany would remain europe's financial haven despite the euro crisis that's peter oliver reports from berlin. it's worth noting that this doesn't affect germany's aaa rating as it stands at the moment this is the outlook. it is being downgraded to negative

however that does suggest that in the future we could see germany follow the likes of france and italy who have lost their triple a ratings moody's believe that a greek exit from the euro zone would affect germany so much also the fact that spain as it looks at the moment may need a full bailout that it isn't just the banking set sector that needs help that would also have a knock on effect in germany so that is really that contagion that would be speaking about the so long does seem like it's going to see in to europe's largest economy it was not looking good in germany it's really not looking good in spain they've just released figures that show that they have the highest cost of borrowing since the eurozone was created and we're talking here far higher than the costs that they were posted for the likes of island portugal even greece so that of course doesn't suggest that the future is looking bright in spain we've seen protests on the streets that have turned violent people very unhappy at the

austerity measures that are coming in there the question has to be asked what is the future should we be cutting the budget and how do these countries deal with the crippling financial crisis that they see themselves in. now marco petter point a financial adviser and wealth manager says the markets have already decided spain's fate. things than the market has already priced in that the state is are. bankrupt will need a bailout and i don't think there's anything that can stop that and i think what i miss will will persist for for some time and i think that the only thing that's going to really pacify the situation is when austerity finishes this once you've got unemployment around twenty five to thirty odd percent youth unemployment above fifty percent it's very very difficult to turn turn that one around when they can see that there is a lie to the end of the tunnel when there's some sort of green shoots in the

economy but we might have a fight somewhere way before that happens. though over in italy municipal mayors have headed to rome to protest against the federal government they're upset about looming new budget cuts which they say will leave already suffering areas under even greater strain so we all trained who's mayor of the town of lawful calling it says there's a consensus that rome is out of touch with the hardships facing many areas outside the capital. especially in these times when we have difficulties and then when people are losing their jobs their homes people are trying to find an answer in their municipalities and the cuts proposed by government. deeply affected the finances of our municipalities so we are not able to offer these services and general services for elderly for young for for the children so this is

the main problem we have always had idea that this state the central government doesn't know exactly what happens in our towns and so we are trying to explain to make they understand what is really happening and so i think they will listen at least to some of our proposal. but with the euro still in a shaky state many wealthy europeans are seeking out more solid homes for their cash they're putting it into property with london among the favorites but as laura smith reports it's pushing up prices for brits who increasingly struggle to get a foot in the door in getting their own home. economic distress breeds financial refugees and as the eurozone limps to what may be its death wealthy greeks italians and spaniards are desperate for a safe haven for their cash many have chosen london bricks and mortar the list of

locations where europeans are choosing to buy a property reads like the priciest squares on the monopoly board chelsea knightsbridge mayfair here in kensington but as rich foreigners lose faith in their own economies and snap up property at the top end of the london markets down at the bottom ordinary brits are struggling to get on the housing ladder at all bernard clarke of the council of mortgage lenders reckons european cash is making an already tight housing market harder for everyone in property is probably contributing sort of. to difficult conditions but in london which is one of the most difficult places for people to buy in any case because property prices in london not that much higher than the rest of the country been hewitt's knows all about that a teacher and a recruitment consultant he and his fiance live in a rented flat on shore when they'll be able to scrape together the sixty thousand dollars deposit they'll need to buy their own home. i think the main thing. i don't

think the cost the mortgage would be much too much more than what we're actually paying now especially if we downsized zero. probably less than what we're paying now. you know i've not got the best credit rating. not really got a credit rating having not really taken credit out. the deposit is high since the credit crunch banks are unwilling to lend to anyone with a less than perfect credit rating still a recent survey by the mortgage association shows eight out of ten british adults hope to own their own homes within ten years. but aspirations particularly among the young less and less likely to be fulfilled with four million eighteen to thirty s renting by two thousand and twenty fundamentally england's facing a housing crisis our housing market is broken at every level we're not building

enough new homes and many younger people and able to afford to buy their own home they're forced to live with their parents into their thirty's to scrape together a deposit or they're struggling to afford expensive rents in the private rented sector for ben and millions like him lacking the security of homeownership means putting other life plans on hold. because you know if you go a mortgage your current money is almost an investment money is you know not going into a landlord's pocket so it's really important that we buy a house and something that we want to do for we have stuff like that. it just seems a long way off you know. it doesn't seem realistic to british dream of owning your own home is alive and well but the dreams of many will be dashed by steadily rising prices and unavailable credit and an influx of euro cash puts youngsters dreams of owning any property cheap or chic further and further away laura smith london.

well arty's business team is keeping a close watch on the financial situation in europe also finding itself homeless is b.p.'s russian set up daniels got more on that later. another twist in b.p.'s russian divorce oil firm rules enough to officially join the bidding for b.p.'s lucrative fifty percent stake in b.p. more details in business just after twenty past. there are unconfirmed reports that around two hundred people have been killed in a police operation into jiko stands mountainous area of near the region borders afghanistan and is notorious for drug trafficking and weapons smuggling officers there are now fighting in our militant group suspected of killing a special forces general the gang was formed by a deserted border guard commander and has been involved in illegal activity for several years now but casualty reports vary from all sides official sources say

nine police officers and at least twenty militants have been killed the b.b.c. is russian service quotes unnamed local sources as saying over a hundred servicemen and as many civilians have died we'll bring you more details as and when we get them here on our team. well more on all our stories are available at our dot com also their report today on the rise of nationalism and financially limits on a warning from one story in that it could pave the way for a new pillar to emerge from middle east politics and fractured economy. plus chicago said to pay out seventy million dollars after two men say they were tortured at the hands of the city's x. police chief the details online right now.

egypt is now allowing easier and tree and temporary stay in the country for palestinian families the unprecedented move effectively ends part of the blockade on gaza which israel imposed an egypt supported after hamas took control of the palestinian territory now that egypt has a president from the muslim brotherhood the move is widely seen as a gesture of support for hamas the brotherhood's independent offshoot argues mideast correspondent polis lior explains the situation. cairo is allowing palestinians free entry into egypt effectively ending a five year blockade on the gaza strip what this means is that palestinians cannot leave gaza with the same law applying to palestinians in the west bank and jerusalem this unprecedented move effectively lifts travel restrictions that have been imposed on gazans for the past five years they've been penned into this tiny mediterranean coastal city by

a blockade imposed by israel but also assisted by the egyptian authorities egypt's interest was because of its feel for hamas and the spread of islamic militancy but what we see now is a change largely in part because of separate meetings that were held in the past few days between the palestinian president mahmoud abbas the new egypt president dr mohamed morsi of the muslim brotherhood as well as the leader of hamas which controls the gaza strip khaled mashal so this certainly is a gesture of support by the egyptians to the palestinians in a separate and unrelated move israel has just announced that it is demolishing eight palestinian villages in the south hebron hills now the announcement says that the land is needed for training by the israeli defense forces by exercise of that and everything else what we understand is that the forms we still have access to their land to work the land when the soldiers are not there so this would be on the

weekend and on jewish holidays but the rest of the time the land used by the idea of so you are seeing this almost parallel but completely opposing effort by cairo and to leverage on the one hand the egyptians extending a hand of friendship while these raids further strange in themselves and isolating themselves not only from the region but from the egyptian neighbors paullus they are to tel aviv. well more world news for you now a strong time food has had hong kong injuring one hundred twenty nine people and bringing business to a standstill high as hurricane signal for thirteen years was issued after warning before being downgraded subway stations became temporary shelters while hundreds sucked in airports after their flights were canceled cleanup crews are now working to clear fallen trees and electric cable. eight people have been char's in britain over the phone hacking scandal that engulfed rupert murdoch's newspapers among them

two former news of the world editors andy colson who became prime minister david cameron's media what would you describe and rebecca brooks who went on to run murdoch's news international in the u.k. the charges are over illegally accessing the voice mails of thousands of people including a missing schoolgirl who was later found murdered. an afghan police commander and thirteen up these men have reportedly joined the taliban in the west of the country it's thought to be the largest police to faction to date on monday president karzai appealed to germany to act as a go between with the taliban to pave the way for peace talks the country has been hit by a series of violent militant attacks in the last week on sunday five civilians were executed near kabul working with nato troops. now be salvaged russian army is heating up daniel bushell has more of a sword with his firm confirm still to talk with those nifty tools to buy

a stake in troubled teen k.b.p.s. management dispute was made b.p.'s position in the firm on turn the ball to your group is going to report. the mystery around who's going to get these shares in the t.n.t. joint venture is now become bigger since russia's largest oil company has announced that it's looking at buying it in fact both of those they have to have confirmed that they've signed this agreement marking the start of negotiations which are going to be kept confidential for the next few months with itself says that this doesn't guarantee anything since the russian shareholders off the end of course i mean. they're already in the process of negotiations with b.p. on the same issue and they do have broad french will right now here and he has been in the spotlight for quite some time there's lots of speculation that there are rules in the joint ventures management around which side has more influence it is a very attractive project and well definitely the russian shareholders are very

keen on getting their hands on the b.b.c. shares the british energy giant and were also in the spotlight some time ago and i mean in january two thousand and eleven when they signed the deal aiming to jointly develop the arctic shelf that deal was basically blog today again why our flags are so you know often claimed that it's violated the national t m p p p agreement it didn't include them so that deal was basically cancelled by the stockholm board now it's estimated that these shares in the g m t v joint venture is worth around twenty billion euros dollars but analysts say that this price could become much higher has the negotiations gone. but b.p. is falling back service still is closing coles mines in the united states if we get some of the company shares up at the moment to on the minus six and the russian

markets they've been up and down in most of this off the new north to yesterday's horror show when the office lost over four percent now the european markets will call for. america because good chinese manufacturing dates is be outweighed by worry europe tech stocks all down after microsoft intel and yahoo all expressed caution on the economy it's raining in spain again madrid saw a big sis down another three percent this hour as finance minister holds crunch talks to germany today european currencies losing to the dollar again this hour in fact the greenback is that multi-year highs to its rivals russia was to link its your a c n n siberian grid systems which historically had separate more kids whose aim to increase competition between power companies and lower consumer prices list to wall it's a huge project that will take significant time to achieve that and drop to the interviews on the web site all right daniel thanks for bad. and a look at the security struggles of nato and the u.s. is coming up after a short break. wealthy

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