hello and welcome char to you karen tara these are your top stories fresh trouble calls for a no fly zone over syria although it is still reluctant to get directly involved the u.s. has voiced support for the move even if it means upon passing the new land but reports of the opposition's allegedly trial cities are forcing activists to turn their backs on the rebellion. in egypt as long as president moves to assert his power over the military as it sounds both the defense minister and the chief of

stuff that's a met a growing military presence in the sinai region with sixteen border guards gunned down. and with the region in chaos oscillated israel is taking steps to keep its borders safe with billions going into defense washington looks set to keep up support for revolution even if they threaten its ally. next a former syrian politician who persecuted and forced underground for more than ten years tells us what he thinks is going wrong with his country. he was a critic of the syrian authorities long before it was safe to do that spending fourteen years in prison for his political activism dr abdul aziz al hayat a prominent member of syria's domestic position is joining us now on r.t. thank you very much for taps are before receiving me syrian opposition has so many

faces at this moment they are bearded men with kalashnikovs there are some people who are trying to direct the uprising from abroad you represent grassroots opposition do you think that your long time goals for this country the future of it here in visage. is actually being served by the ongoing question well it's a very important. question thank you for that. you know it's not easy now to decide that. what we've struggled for a long time to achieve in syria is within reach nowadays because too many complications happened in the uprising of syria it's been awesome the months of the uprising started peacefully for democracy can really do pretty boards for freedom and dignity and integrity. but. there was a curve the events because the regime decided to treat that was to worship only by military means us forcing syrians to hold arms to defend themselves at the

beginning. there was a chance really an important chance for extremists and the opposition to enlarge their forces and to. gain support from some regional states and maybe global as well international i mean and that's who are the things started to get. worse and worse but we still stick to hope because we have to and we are still fighting to gain a peaceful political process in order to preserve the syrian people aims from the uprising do you have any specific idea how we can start there you can start this political process because everybody is talking about every consideration but nobody knows how to carry out. we are

trying to. sort out. any kind of understanding and a kind of agreement on the. international scale to calm things all the political parties involved including the americans trying in their own rooms. in the states that it's just the way sure that everybody is losing and the result of the situation if it goes on will be a lose lose situation no one will benefit from that. and that's why everybody must cooperate. to congress the military groups first of all the regime second round groups all the position that it's time

it's high time need to come to a cease fire and to start negotiations about what to do and how to arrange some peaceful future for the country of course this includes the president and his family must step aside at least for a while. and the power must be passed on to some acceptable personnel from the regime acceptable to the regime and accepted to the opposition as well. to start a transitional period in which. some new constitution and some new legality will be established in the country if those transparent elections that you're in visiting. would result in the current president assad getting the majority of votes would that be acceptable to you and i guess most importantly would that be acceptable acceptable to the world once. any person accepts the

principle of voting. the voting is really legal and transparent everyone must accept the results the outcome of the elections you spent fourteen years in prison and definitely your have an axe to grind with jessup's family why are you not among those who are carrying arms at this point why no you're not fighting him because first of all being a studying and practicing politics for decades and i came to the conclusion which is the only logical conclusion that arms will lead to the destruction of the country and not to democracy that's why it's harmful way it's useless and it will. support the extremists on both sides that's why from the very beginning it was very

clear for me and for others that peace for struggle is the only way towards. a democratic future of the country you know in the western eyes the home grown civil of position and armed groups are perceived as allies given what you just said why haven't you or groups who support you been more vocal in trying to distance themselves from using terror for achieving political goals among the armed opposition you have different political goals. and different political attitudes i believe many groups through the armed opposition declared. they would be. in favor of. a political circus on certain terms and conditions of course what

others will not respond to that we have some said if it's some. isn't it islamists who have their own agendas so among the see real. peace for their position. there are really connections with some armed. opposition groups. and there is a common understanding. among them not to harm the civilians and not to attack any. infrastructure establishment or it's only. illegal to use arms to defend lives and civilians now from the very beginning you've been strongly against. international intervention into syria in the forest and one can

argue that what we have now in syria is a form of government military intervention because you have lower forms going through your borders even you admit that there are some foreign nationals fighting the syrian army in the north rich do you think is more damaging the open libyan style military intervention or covered by its so lasting intervention in the form of supplying arms believe. is. completely imaginary when the right up like in syria it's impossible. to know all the circumstances of the syrian creature. circumstances what happened and why we're here to secure the number two yes day after day the struggle and the fighting in syria is. coming some kind of

a proxy war now day after day that he seems number one and the only group in the opposition. are becoming more and more hostages in the hands of god i like. we are losing that. independent decision. they cannot apply what they think or believe and. because they need support in arms and ammunition and fine until. it's at or etc etc freedom can mean very different things to. many different people and the footage that we often get from the north of the fighters. shouting allahu akbar. there are also reports that they are fighting for the creation of their islamic state. and my question to you is is there any danger that in search for

greater political freedoms syria may lose other forms of freedom for example social religious gender freedom and you know all those other aspects of dignity and freedom simply very frankly yes there is a possibility now and it was not. created just to accommodate through days that the syrians may raise some of the freedoms that they are used to it's a possibility but there are other possibilities of well that's why we say now you cannot preserve your right by just being afraid of what it you must be active. we believe that the majority of the syrians would not true was any kind of egypt state i sometimes get an impression here in syria the hatred for their opponent within

some people is trying the law for their own country and they would rather be right than merciful to people around them how can you in the current circumstances and given your experience how can you foster the spirit of conciliation given how far this situation has gone already among some serious the majority of the syrians among the active. syria's not from the majority is not active yet and those. of us who has to go from time to time what on earth is going on how are we doing that yes we are questioning themselves but i believe this is a reaction will come there which will come to an end sooner or later because it's not there you culture all that read saw this here history or the sea

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trouble calls for a no fly zone over syria although still reluctant to get directly involved the u.s. has voiced support for the movement even if it means bypassing the u.n. reports of the opposition's a legit atrocities are forcing activists to turn their backs on the rebellion. egypt's as long as president moves to assert his power over the military as he sacks both the defense minister and the chief of staff that's amid a growing military presence in the sinai region sixteen border guards gunned down. and with the region in chaos isolated israel is taking steps to keep its borders safe if the billions going into defense of washington are set to keep up support

for revolutions a bit of a threat to its ally. and its part is next with paul. thank you very much karen welcome along the to the sports headlines here is what's coming up. don dusted russia secure three more golds on the final day of the london olympics to finish fourth overall. king of the swingers rory mcilroy wins the final major of the gold season in ga championship by a sensational eight strong. hardcore king novak djokovic twenty is the title of two thousand and twelve as he defends his rogers top crown in toronto.

side of the london twenty twelve a summer olympics have a comment to a close the final day of the game saying team russia three more golds and a bronze to the whole thing they did after all improve on their performance four years ago in beijing from london roebuck daniel reports. the men's vote will find alton del to be a real thriller with their first man producing a stunning comeback against the sport's powerhouse brazil and making history the russians became the first team ever to win the men's olympic voluble final from two sets down and brought the country its first ever olympic volleyball gold. and russia have finally claimed a gold medal in boxing at these olympics the country's newest a limb pick champ and you go to me hans or he battle it out against gaza stones at belbek me as i'm better in a very good man's light heavyweight. meanwhile in with me gymnastics russia has

been a dominant force for decades after you've been a gun i was gold in the individual all around event on saturday the russians proved their class in the group competition this was russia's fourth consecutive allenby gold in the discipline one moment all for russia on the day game in the men's basketball undertaken olenka and co managed to collect themselves after their disappointing defeat from spain in the semifinals and secured a bronze medal with an eighty one to serve the seven who in over argentina this was also russia's first olympic medal in this event well the london olympics are over now and russia's final stats are twenty four golds twenty five still worse and thirty three bronze medals just won gold and nine medals more than in beijing four years ago however in two thousand and eight thirty in the overall medal standings while here in london it was the hosts news of the place on the global olympic

podium just behind china and the us a. lot of our down your reporting let's have a look at the top of the medals table how it finished then russia just behind the top three one goal short of their target of twenty five you have to take my word for it the standings. great viewing for team usa there we go the country back on top after china pushed them into second place four years ago this time it's the chinese who are to settle for overall silver for great britain and northern ireland extraordinary games for them finished been right. now the olympic project proving to be a major success story for london the city itself also closely watched by organizers of the next olympics as the twenty fourteen winter games due to take place in the russian city of sochi closer to the top of takes up the story. the london games have come to an end and eyes will now turn on the russian city of sochi as the black sea resort prepares to host the next winter games in just eighteen months

however these games in london have been crucial to the such organizing committee who say they've learned the vital lessons one hundred fifty specialists from such organization committed learning from the experience of london again as theirs and of course the way our colleagues. treated the challenges they face these are from the marks. this is similar to have to bring into the structure those problems included ticketing issues at the start of the games and there were empty seats at some then use however the problem was quickly result secondly there were concerns about congestion in the center of london and that didn't turn out to be a problem and that was in no small things to the thousands of volunteers who guided to and from the ennius so things to learn there but such organizers have taken comfort from the fact that the development of the black sea resort is similar to

the development of the olympic park in london like in such a. way to the most depressive original flow. into the region with a well developed infrastructure for the south of us like i say in such a way of creating a new city. in the middle of nowhere which will turn such into the all year round to sort them the international winter sport is the nation what to do with these venues after the olympics is always a key issue in london many will be used for years to come and if they're not they will be removed and that's also something such organizers want to copy but it's not on the tangible. legacy like new or old some airports or power station all day new york hotels and the venues it's much more beyond we are going green in construction

we have changed the attitude toward people with disabilities create a new standard all the better free environment for those who is this a bit like this and we've created the whole theory isn't as a culture which didn't exist in our country before once the queen elizabeth olympic bodies fully. it will attract the estimate knowing million visitors a year. must see sights in. russia olympic chiefs are we going to repeat the overwhelming success we've seen here over the past three weeks and leave london believing they now have everything required to make such one of the best winter games in history on sunday r.t. london. well away from the olympics and to golf where rory mcilroy has blown away the rest of the field to win the final major of the season as the p.g.a. championship after a weather delayed saturday there was

a whole lot of golf to be played on sunday mcelroy seizing the initiative to move away from joint overnight leader b.j. sing and secure a three shot advantage of the round and so to round for him poulter started brightly moving to within a shot of mcelroy however a series of close games at the start of the back nine would ruin his chances another englishman the unheralded david made the late run to finish second for the day was to belong to mark roy the northern irishman simply in scorching form closing body completing a bogey free round of sixty six to play massive stroke win over the rest of the field last year's us open with us now live in the p.g.a. championship to his same day his second major at the age of twenty three not bad it was. just an incredible day you know it you know i just sort of continued on from there in the lead last night and. you know played some puter for golf on the back nine this morning even though i didn't. and he held

a couple parts but could have been a bit better and you know went out there this afternoon just trying to play solid golf i set myself a target i said look if i get to twelve under par no one's going to catch me and i was able to go one better than the. now just days ahead of russia's first match under new manager fabio capello and the national football team have convened at a training complex just outside of moscow the forming of boss still to meet all of the players the team will train together on tuesday before taking on the ivory coast in a friendly on wednesday evening the italian has repeatedly stressed the importance of bringing the passion back to the national side after a disappointing euro two thousand and twelve one player who feels he'll have a point to prove his body made by throve he was left out of dick advocaat support for the euro reverse. this trend but also i'm feeling great i've been called up to play for the national team and i've had a chance to meet the new coaching staff and the manager he's already laid down some ground rules but it's still early days so hopefully we'll use our time well and

this quite amazing sport complex but of course we'll be working on improving morale first and foremost something that maybe the lads lacked at the euros. now manchester city fans have a double reason to celebrate this weekend following their victory in the community shield over chelsea on sunday the club also confirmed their first summer signing out everton's jack rodwell who is arriving for a reported fifteen million pounds a on a five year contract his new teammate ja torrey says he'll be a welcome addition to the premier league champions. pretty good very welcome to the city because we see him move up before previews every recession is worse because you. think you have the team to really watch because it's cool. and fine in tennis novak djokovic has taken advantage of the absence of his rivals to retain his rogers cup title he freshman rashard gaskin straight sets in the final six three six two the defending champion was overwhelming favorite to win the crown for second place in the second year with roger federer rafael darren andy murray all

missing the competition the final turn out to be one sided against twenty six year old gas k. is the place. for title of the year impressive display having only last weekend things that the olympics on the grass i those facts make my make my title here even more special this is a big tournament it's a thousand even thing i'm very happy to to be able to to play the where played in the last two days meanwhile the final of the women's event will be between patrick a bit of i'm only now are the competition has been plagued by bad weather and i was rolled over an extra day in montreal it's very big former world number one caroline wozniacki but had to come from behind three six six two six three the final score while in the other semifinal lino also came from sat down to be surprised over three six six three so i. was all from the world of sports now but i'll be back

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