pretext of fighting against the assad regime or he's excited boyko has more from the syrian city of aleppo. lifetime of work burned overnight. this is one of a growing number of businesses in syria destroyed by those claiming to advance the cause of that revolution this factory was a classic example of syrian interpreter one hundred and fifty employees producing tax tiles for furniture it was never turning out a lot of profit but provided the descent a living for its people all of which is now gone north routes 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. the much prided textile machines they bought from spain three years ago had to be sold for scrap most employees lost their only source of income i don't think it was a personal attack against me political person i think the people who did it to me are seeking to undermine the industry as a home to terrify people into supporting them

aleppo is syria's 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 chamber of industry sas it's almost impossible to distinguish between attacks reach out politically motivated and those that are outright criminal we witness kidnappings we witnessed. attacks on factories. that are being robberies of trucks burning the raw material or finished goods. threats putting people on hit lists assassinations of course all these activities criminal activities are taking place is. the cause of supporting the revolution what they call it the us advocated engineer for us our shahabi says many in industry side 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 thi

compare to losing your entire business to the revolution of wreckage tears it's on a boycott see aleppo syria. we're taking a look now at some other news from around the world this hour u.s. republican presidential candidate newt gingrich is expected to end his campaign for the white house next week decision comes just days after republican front runner mitt romney swept five state primaries all but assuring himself nomination gingrich has only won two primaries south carolina and georgia since the election season began in january but a republican candidate rick santorum suspended his campaign two weeks ago. pakistani prime minister yousuf raza gilani has been found guilty of contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases against the nation's president heard the supreme court only handed him a symbolic sentence of just a few minutes detention before he was released into a sea of supporters the verdict might be seen as a victory for good and is expected to continue his role in office despite previously saying he would step down if found guilty. the news corp chairman rupert mu

artsy aleppo syria so syrian rebels are still refuse to lay down their arms with growing concerns the opposition could be seeking to scupper the un a brokered cease fire and this has lebanon seized a large cache of weapons and ammunition aboard a ship within its waters are allegedly testing for the. fighters activist franklin lamb thinks the latest arms smuggling effort is all about one thing that of regime change. great suspicion is that these are arms that were leftover from libya the craft was loaded there were to be fifteen containers but it turned out there were already in fact three that were filled with one hundred fifty tons of weapons the americas almost surely knew about it nato military did the israelis didn't touch that ship this time not this ship it seems very clear that with all of the differences and we could name twenty or more between the situation in libya and the situation in syria the fundamental pillar i really change is identical to this ship clearly headed for the so-called free syrian army as other shipments who have come from lebanon into syria so who's got t

aleppo syria. now the u.s. is leading calls for regime change in syria and it's all being done under the pretext of advocating freedom but a veteran war correspondent told us here at sea that washington is being hypocritical now you can watch the full interview with chris hedges later this hour . anyone in the muslim world thinks that we care much about human rights or democracy we have since the first gulf war planted military base some the size of small cities i think there is at this point absolutely no credibility i'm talking about within the middle east when the united states claim that it would like to bring liberty or democracy to syria everything should be pushed through to create some kind of a ceasefire because rather then pass a resolution that calls for assad removal or a resolution that you know calls for intervention or anything else i would rather see them work more incrementally. this is art see now the world's number one whistleblower returns to our screens on tuesday with the latest episode of

on a boycott see aleppo syria. the guys are rushing to rally support after narrowly losing the first round of the presidential election this week to a socialist candidate francois lawn the current leader is chasing far right votes ahead of the may sixth runoff reaffirming his pledge to drastically cut immigration artist s r so he explores the issues dividing french society. they say it's better to travel than to arrive but for european unity the ride has been bumpy to say the least and where could it be headed. the eurozone will implode a considerable number of economists admit when the french of foreign that the eurozone is already dead it will collapse. so says the candidate who surprised france by securing almost a fifth of the votes in round one of the presidential race all the other candidates without exception regard the european union as part of the solution or as the main solution she has identified in the campaign the fact that it's actually the cause of the problems much of the french press but also compl

see aleppo syria. a new war of words is flared up between the e.u. a new crane over the case of yulia timoshenko the former ukrainian prime minister is serving a prison term for abusing power brussels claims the case was politically motivated to machine because currently on hunger strike here's the latest from our correspondent. what seems to be purely domestic case has received very serious international reactions with presidents of germany the czech republic the head of the euro commission as well as german chancellor angela merkel all saying they will boy called their planned trips to ukraine in particular for the euro twenty twelve football period as easily as if to protest against the treatment. former prime minister now even called on the german national football team to boy call it their participation in this tournament the idea which was even supported by the president of the champions league final this club bar in munich now also reactions came from mosco with president medvedev raising his ey

these days it seems this goal has been realized at least for now about a month ago kurds living in aleppo opened their own version of a city hall here in the portraits of july on the face of the kurdish independence struggle hangs where you would usually expect a picture of the president. of the kurds there with the government nor with the opposition we stand alone the syrian state has bigger problems so we're taking charge of our areas and tried to govern ourselves for the time being syrian kurds claim that self governance and equal rights are all they want some say and autonomy within syria similar to the couldst and region of iraq would be a more realistic alternative to full fledged independence. syrian kurds don't want to separate state we want to live in syria in peace with the arabs and everybody else but we do want to be treated equally and to be recognised as the kurds on our ideas not syrian arabs. yes dozens of kurdish settlements within syria have already become defacto mini sovereign states they're not only self-governed but self police this well they're well defined borders

artsy aleppo syria. r.t. is coming to you live from moscow still ahead for you in this program called a dialogue with iran struggling to be heard amidst the chorus on capitol hill with the military strike still firmly on the agenda. a new war of words battle has flared up between the e.u. and ukraine over the case of yulia tymoshenko the former ukrainian prime minister now serving a prison term for abusing power brussels claims the case was though politically motivated let's get the latest now from our correspondent. good to see you now we understand ukraine's are flung some strong words of the e.u. what sparked this latest round. well certainly this what seems to be a purely domestic case has received very serious international reactions with presidents of germany the czech republic the head of the euro commission as well as german chancellor angela merkel all saying they will boy called their trips to ukraine in particular for the football period as if to protest against the treatment. or ukraine's former p

this morning, syrian forces resumed their brutal shelling of homes, and opened fire on mourners in aleppo raising renewed doubts about the sincerity of the regime's commitment to a ceasefire. >> reporter: those mourners in aleppo hit by bullets and tear gas. at least four in the crowd killed. the un security council unanimously voting to sending monitors and this time with help from china and russia, who vetoed two previous attempts. meeting in geneva, saturday, ban ki-moon and kofi annan observing the green light given to the mission. we're both very relieved and happy that the council passed a unanimous resolution authorizing the deployment of the orphickers. >> reporter: the u.s. secretary-general says if the first wave of observers is successful, a larger force of 250 could be deployed in the future. in new york, heather childers. >>> in other news of the world tonight, egyptian officials announced they are barring ten candidates from running in upcoming elections. those barred include the museum brotherhood candidate who was disqualified because of a former criminal conviction. anoth

compare to losing your entire business to the revolution and wreck it tears it's on a boycott see aleppo syria all right let's now take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world pakistan's prime minister yousaf. has been found guilty of contempt of court for refusing to reopen a corruption case against the country's president he was given what's been seen as a smollett sentence which lasted only a few minutes while he was in court despite immediate calls from the opposition for him to step down he is expected to continue in his role as premier. former liberian president charles taylor has been found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes by way of court in exchange for blood diamonds he was found to have armed vicious sierra leone rebel groups notorious for cutting off the limbs of their enemies during the nation's civil war the four year trial also saw taylor accused of cannibalism which he did not. construction has started on a giant steel arched to cover the room inside of the chernobyl reactor in ukraine on the twenty sixth anniversary of the disaster when it's

the violence in homs, hama, and aleppo are tragic reminders.mphasize a resolution approving the immediate deployment of an advanced team of up to 30 military observers in syria to begin reporting on a cessation of violence. the left on sunday, and are on the ground, starting their work. it is an important development in the sec's current plan. -- in the six. plan. -- in the six point plan. whispered no effort to try to ensure the international community speaks with one voice. i have engaged in particular with russia and china. i have looked for their support. the security council resolution presents finally unified call to the international community. the urgent, comprehensive, and immediate implementation of this year in government -- the syrian government -- this is not a matter of choice. the plant is not optional. the government has to implement it fully. weapons have to be withdrawn from population centers. peaceful demonstrations and freedom of association must be respected. there must be humanitarian assistance allowed to all areas under

this is in aleppo. another broken promise. >> the city of homs, it is still under attack.nother broken promise. the shelling there stopping just long enough for monitors to come and go then starting up again. the opposition says at least 35 people were killed today. hundreds have been killed now since assad agreed to this so-called ceasefire. all across syria, mass graves like this one are said to be filling up. an opposition member today told us what kofi annan's mission is really doing. it's buying assad more time to kill. he sees in his words, a deployment of security forces to the north of his city. this is annan's gift. u.s. senator and former presidential candidate john mccain agrees. he wants america to do more to stop the killing. i spoke to him earlier today. senator, at the holocaust memorial yesterday, president obama said we need to do everything we can to stop the slaughter of innocent people by blood thirsty regimes. that all sounds good, but is it just rhetoric? are we doing that in syria? >> well, anderson, i think it's really kind of paradoxical that the p