and only the will of life can make. i'm source way. fragile people are too. deadly clashes in gulf egypt caused by anti-government protests and an outcry over death sentences the twenty one people links to football rioting last year. french led troops on take a northern town in mali in that battle to oust islam if the surgeons ask questions mount over the true motive of the ongoing intervention. and prime minister david cameron promises to let the british people vote on whether the u.k. should exit be cute but only if he was here when the next election.

the latest news and the week's top stories this is the weekly here in r c with me your leisure above all are welcome to the program. chaos is spreading in egypt with more deadly clashes and portside in cairo at least thirty one people including two police officers and two footballers have been killed after crown's try to storm a prison in this seaside city the riots followed death sentences given to twenty one people for their role in last year's football stadium riot which led dozens dead while in the council police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters try to storm government buildings correspondent welcher is in cairo with the latest. the violence continues here in cairo between protesters and security forces on the cornice by the nih and this happened after protesters decided to move the demonstration from tahrir square to the parliament building then security forces

responded with quite a lot of tear gas the air here in downtown cairo is really stinging even at this time to it's very hard to breathe when you're outside meanwhile the situation is definitely getting in port and over three hundred injured the army are still on the streets apparently they've managed to secure the area around the prison where the twenty one defendants who are possibly facing the death penalty are being housed but we are getting calls from from hospitals full force for more blood they need blood for the injured and also medical supplies where the president was supposed to be traveling he canceled his travel plans as the situation developed in port sayit he met with his national defense council to discuss the growing crisis across the country they've said is they may resort to a state of emergency in some of the areas that are the most violent they've also asked for a dialogue with the opposition here for the opposition's part the national salvation front they've released a statement with five demands calling basically for

a new national salvation government to take over they've also said they will consider boycotting the parliamentary elections we should do in april and for also asked for early presidential elections what they're saying is basically they don't believe that president mohamed morsi is the just minutes and he's not on any of the demands of the revolution and should therefore step aside and glenn a journalist for the american free press newspaper says the riots could be being instigated from the outside. we have people on the ground there who are genuinely emotionally driven for these things but you know these kinds of revolutions they don't pop up just overnight they take use of claiming. a year or so of all sorts of preparations in order for these things to take place and yes there is a lot of frustration on the streets in egypt we have just gone through turbulent period were our employment is really high it's really difficult for our families to

feed themselves and certainly first lends to the frustration on the street but in general i cannot help but to think back to do you hundreds of news reports that were coming out of egypt talking about how do you hear the troublemakers on the ground there who are being directed and guided by western intelligence services just having it happen so good it can put pressure on morsi and not his government in order to i agree to certain demands that the united states and israel are making that the u.s. doesn't necessarily have to come forward and say oh yes we were in support of these people have a good the name of the game here i believe is just a mouth it's just an issue of putting pressure on morsi perhaps he and his government are beginning to fear in a certain direction that is not pleasing to the united states and israel french troops in mali have moved into the key town of god in the continuing offensive to drive out al qaeda linked militants from the country's north the joint contingent carried out as strikes and also took control of the airport and

a bridge over the niger river and as a point of boycott reports the strong militant presence in mali is a direct result of france led intervention in libya to oust kind of gadhafi. which have a very. you wanted peace you wanted freedom you wanted economic progress france great britain europe will always stand by the libyan people. but a regional crisis probably wasn't what mischief sarkozy anticipated when he was spearheading the military operation to topple moammar gadhafi although the former french president can't say that he hadn't been warned personally i play a significant role in establishing peace in those regions of africa should the situation in libya be unstable al qaida will establish its rule bin laden will return and libya will be another afghanistan the terrorists will flood to europe cut to paris and almost two years later markets out these words could well be

ringing in the areas of need what i saw was the successor francois hollande having just sent troops to mali france's new leader could well be learning that every action has a reaction. secu so not only do the french intervention in libya not help the democratic process which is what they said they were after but it is fact if it opened up the floodgates for weapons stockpiles and fighters to leave the country and go south of the border this is no more to mali where the recently deployed french military were reportedly stunned by the technologically advanced weapons that are in the hands of their adversaries nobody seems to think that perhaps organized groups come from somewhere other than mali it seems they came across the nearby libyan border libya is as i say central to all this problem because all the plot of weapons have been produced by the collapse of the darfur region but also a complete failure to establish any kind of real state you have essentially all the

operating in different parts of libya and you have across much of this hour a situation where people have argued as we've been considered sense so bribery and corruption or do grabs is common place gadhafi was bitter opponent all right it was ahmed groups whatever his faults and they now have the ability to use the chaos in libya to buy themselves a base the first effects were immediate a hostage crisis in algeria said to be in retaliation for the french offensive in mali has already claimed the lives of dozens of civilians taken captive i'm frightened of terrorism this is always been a problem for france whether it's iraq or sarkozy. i'm french i was born here and live here my culture is french but my words are there and if i was there i wouldn't like another country telling me what to do. you know we're scared of anything that threatens us. france's global allies are showing signs of being sucked into the

mali conflict british prime minister david cameron has already acknowledged that battling radical insurgency in the region could take decades rather than months and all this so that france can remedy the knock on effects from its libyan intervention. r t paris. so france says its aim is to liberate mali from insurgents and is bracing itself for a long conflict after initially forecasting a short operation and murray a few notional reports france could also be aiming to secure vast amounts of natural resources in the west african nation. the french have died headlong into the military operation in mali but the discussion is due on go in as to exactly why the western nation has deep roots on african soil again costing money and people's lives. official rhetoric remains in line with the mantra of the war on terrorism but some statements suggest another layer of france's defense minister has declared

total become quest of mali is the main goal with the president echoing french troops twenty five hundred so far who remain in the region for as long as necessary there are ten thousand to militarize huge sections of africa so that they want to monopolize access to the city to the resources this is the that we're seeing this effect the complete specifically in relations view of the states i know we're seeing it with problems in other parts of the european union through european union troops actually being used i mean some of the money conflict as well which has been relatively rare in the past the gold and especially the iranian deposits make the country very attractive nearly eighty percent of all france's energy generated by almost sixty nuclear power plants is dependent on african reigning in. french companies must go on the offensive and fight the growing influence of rival china for stake in africa's increasingly competitive markets all this is neocolonialism

but with a simpler france is far from the only nation to have been defended its interests in africa the french have intervened around fifty times enough because in the last fifty years since official declination contact in regimes from rebels like into booty to central african republic all fighting regimes like in libya france is always driven by stowing economic or geopolitical interests this time is going to. lead to cordy calise asian wasn't actually over apart from economic there is also a strategic importance to this part of africa open its roots to the red sea and the middle east britain and france have for centuries of course over it if it's like a remake but with many others involved but that doesn't mean the round mutual interests here. if you ask people in mali you'd be surprised they were waiting for somebody to say you. because their army is not equipped to train to oppose these militants but it was necessary to intervene in mali people see this operation as

a liberation they hardly wanted to live on the islamicists misery had is the philosopher in the former tunisian ambassador to damascus his view on the positive impact for the people of mali is that it is actually a colonial throwback. it's ok if you want to come you resources but then it's logical that locals profit as well those riches go to improve their lives after but that's not the case this was wild the kind of slavery in mali among the richest national resources in africa remains one of the poorest nations the world for many years there's been in paris was the headquarters of the country's ministry of colonies the body which administered french territories overseas today that ministry no longer exists and former french colonies are independent someone that alone no idea is all just part of history and that history may be repeating.

from paris. the french foreign minister said a west african led force should take over operations in mali asad as possible several african nations have already sent troops with a larger contingent expected to arrive within the next week but your political analyst eric draitser believes any african led coalition well still be controlled by western powers behind the scenes. the united states is looking for any pretext to expand a military presence all throughout africa we know the story of the what could be called the invasion of twenty thirteen where the united states is sending troops into more than thirty five countries all throughout the continent but it's important to remember that the united states has had a presence inside of mali now for over a year well before the french intervention so what france is doing now is merely the surface of this and if we dig a little bit deeper we see that the western imperial powers are responsible very much and an integral part of all of the dynamics in mali but the reality is that

handing it over to african troops is handing it over to puppet governments it's handing it over to troops that are beholden to so-called advisors remember that whatever forces are mounted by the african union or by eco wasser by any of these other regional organizations these are merely fronts they are or they are entirely bankrolled and part of the us and western imperial system they cannot exist without the bin if a sense of africa without the leadership of washington london paris and so forth so to say that you're going to hand it over to the troops is to say that you're going to hand it from your left and into your right and. the u.s. secretary of state has acknowledged they are revolution which the u.s. backed both vocally and militarily led to a rise in extremism on wednesday heather clinton testifies to congress about blotches that the attack on the american consulate and the libyan state helping. should take responsibility for security failures that led to that time and time but that said she had to know seems requests for more security beforehand u.s.

senator john kerry is now widely expected to win an easy confirmation from the senate to replace hillary clinton who is leaving have position but some analysts don't believe any face will change u.s. foreign policy. well the clinton legacy is pretty much i think the legacy of american wars and a counterterrorism policy that has usurped the usual prerogatives of the state department what hillary clinton did which was more important than anything else during her four years as secretary of state was to be part of the coalition the phalanx if you will of pro-war people which really left president obama no choice but to go along with the forty thousand troops that the military was demanding that crist was demanding for afghanistan john kerry will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion

a set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which have been essentially preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there is very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of the fundamental directions of u.s. policy such as for example the drone war in pakistan. prime minister for the time they mean the time yahoo's right wing block when it's at the triangle election but he faces a bustle to form a coalition before he pushes through his plans for motors settlements in the

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hello. hello. hello. hello. hello. hello again you're watching see this week the world's financial and political elite around the top that joining this was a result of devils optimistically predicting that europe will walk out of crisis that has his case to pale the reports the rich and powerful have gathered at the wall taken away form offered lots of promises but no strategies. double's twenty thirty is now the world's most influential policymakers pack up their design a suit and head home at least me hair it meiring the beauty of the swiss as you can

see but also trying to look beyond them to work out what exactly was achieved well first we had russian prime minister dmitri medvedev he spoke about the need to diversify the economy away from oil and crack on with structural reforms but you know we've heard that before that was something. we also had british leader david cameron he came here he had some tough words to say for tax avoiders but really very topic people wanted to press him on here was the father he will be calling an e.u. referendum for the british public in twenty seventy the business community here they felt that that was a grammar announcement and that it would do the economy no good already challenged and in a fragile situation with dismal growth figures just released europe was of course in the spotlight as predicted we had european central bank president mario did r.k.

he said the spending cuts are necessary austerity is the way forward and german chancellor angela merkel she agreed with him she reiterated that point and this really comes the same way that we've had process ongoing in greece we've had a backlash in germany as well as spain's unemployment for the youth coming out at sixty percent we also have the prayers from the arab world they came together valiant to improve the future for the people in the region but no clear strategy on on how to do that so you know i can tell you there's been a lot of talking a lot of pledging a lot of promise saying but no clear cut poll that says by have a real fairing that the interesting conversations happened behind closed doors. r.t. davus. david cameron's pledge to hold a name out for a friend i'm in the u.k. certainly should be davos meeting out the u.k. prime minister said the british will have their say on europe and his conservative

party wins the next election but as aussies and reform reports there's certainty over britain's e.u. membership is being criticised home and abroad. british prime minister david cameron has threatened to redraw the map of europe his pledge to hold a referendum on whether the u.k. should remain in the e.u. if they can win the next election in twenty fifty basically he wants more powers returned from brussels to westminster and will try to renegotiate britain's terms of membership but he has warned that if he is not successful then the u.k. would probably vote to head towards the exit i was his long awaited european speech undoubtedly plays many of those euro skeptics within his tory party there are many dieties u.k. business leaders for example say that even talking about an exit at this stage will create uncertainty and could scare away potential investors germany's chancellor angela merkel has said that perhaps a compromise is needed but other e.u.

members are less sympathetic denmark says that the e.u. is not a self-service where members can cherry pick the legislation that happens speaking said the e.u. would simply become a mess so while david cameron appears to solve any internal squabbles within his own party appeasing those euro skeptics it also appears that he is driving a wedge between britain and other e.u. member states andrew farmer from london. cameron's referendum promise was welcomed by euro skeptics however many of them believe there's no need to negotiate any terms with the e.u. and people should vote now european parliament member and deputy leader of the u.k. independence party paul and that's house says the prime minister could easily go back on his pledge. the point is that really is going to be nigh on impossible we've heard. the president of the european council you've had georgia a man well but also you've had a shawl tuesday presidency do you go through parliament you have

a good prime minister the list can go on of all of these people who are saying that britain cannot cherry pick this is an attempt by cameron to kick this issue with the long grass we're talking about a referendum five years down the loan and it's all dependent on whether he wins the next general election or not and we know that if you look at the polls today it's showing quite clearly that camera will struggle to win the election so i do think that this is an attempt to kick it into the long grass and quite frankly this man has lived before on referendum to give the cast their own go out and see that we were at friends and all our members. of lisbon he went back home that referendum pledge show i don't think you can be trusted on this issue. prime minister binyamin netanyahu may have come out the winner is here as general election this week but he's suffered a major setback the two main blocks were left close to deadlock in the new parliament meaning netanyahu will have to struggle to build a stable government and a peace activist tell her it's complaining for

a two state solution to the israeli palestinian conflict says netanyahu israel action will delay this prospect even further. to now find themselves leading a party of offering a very platform actually no platform at all that they have not presented a program a party program to address a lot of the issues that are concerning israeli citizens from the left and the right and are dividing them and when you think about the prospects for this government leading policy of more settlement expansion and indeed even annexation of the occupied territories in the west bank i think that it would lead not only to a growing pressure in friction with the united states and president obama with the european union and with the palestinian population but it will also lead to a growing disappointment in the israeli public that. it is still

supporting and i believe will still support. it and uphold its right to peace and security which can only be manifested and realized through the two state solution jewish settlements in the west bank are a major issue for israeli and international politics so to cut through the politics and direct can i known for his prime comedian has decided to take and also next look at the whole land expansion issue. my name is the more than easily citizen living here among. you one housing prices of it all time high the thing is there is another one in jerusalem but i can also live among ourselves and i think i can get that much better deal with the wise over the. i will in my lead to me would like to see the flood to buy i'm here with some investors from england. we want to invest in this area because i'm hearing the

property value might go up to one flat is one million shekels is that in the building that this whole new area called zero eight and the one begins after those heels despite a few haters in the us almost political parties support the building and selling charming flats on palestinian land the latest talk location he won east of jerusalem hello i'm here to show a new client wants to buy property in this area is a biggie one investor understand is the only building now currently built but if i can show him more. hills mall. and no one except. two state solution who cares as long as the property is cheap is a jew man living i want to cash in on my jewishness and i be in touch with my roots . so it's all jewish yeah yeah any non jewish part because he's.

not from here many people say he is not being constructive in the peace process but look how many settlements get constructed i'm hoping. to build a new settlement. this is the future for israel i believe and i'm afraid that if i buy the house and i get a document saying it's mine some day palestinians can scam and say no it's not yours because i keep listening to that in the u.k. . you see. there's history into just one thing and. it's funny how those small actions had like international meaning. the moving of stones like monumentally. it's like messing with international law. this is the most disputed area you never notice it just because people told us but

he says it is like a good place to build a new flat you think they'll build in this area like because my friends want to build some like to buy something before we even constructed it. is coming up. it says this is the fell stone being set for the new god willing to offer you one facing the holy capital of his well i pay so much money for renting london anyone in london and here anyone in the big city thing is cheaper and more comfortable it all starts here so beautiful all of us is ours bloody brilliant view you can look down at palestinians this is the new area being built opposite the one i just called the real estate it's called hideout three they sell all the flats in this part of town and they say no to see peace of a settlement and it will never be evacuated they selling more and more how come all the cleaners of the city and all the bills are you should be jewish labor. should

be. mean to him and he's going to see it going to be a state agent to get to the for the legalities. of the mission. any. of us now look at and that's going to. you know you just don't believe. you selling your house. thank you we'll. buy out from the at. the at the. with the hour. now is spoke to the.