is there still a role for the arab league to play the arab league is one of the main actors in the region especially saudi arabia and also. both of them tremendously supporting the rebels it is in the interest especially of saudi arabia that the a wide government in syria is oust it so definitely as a main route to saudi arabia and the majority of the arab league they play and important role for the future for them for the future settlement why should saudi arabia want the alawite south stood well it's the basic. in rivalry between the conservative sonny monarchy in saudi arabia and the shiite government in iran so. if b.l.o. ites that in syria it would mean that the shiite xs from iran via. the shiites in iraq syria to be shiite hizbullah in southern lebanon this exes will be destroyed it. which means also that this would be a tremendous blow for the political influence of iran in the gulf region now you mention quite a few countries there is there a risk of the crisis in syria spilling over into other countries and the conflict is spelled already in lebanon that there are. quite a numbe

in their forty's and suppose they get the arab league and the african union to take a strong stand so then they're not going to the security council won't go and serve the region once accused. you can imagine the us being under some pressure because this is a flagrant if you know somebody is allegations are true this is a flagrant violation of international law israel today are not more israel can't bomb a factory in sudan in time they want if you look by way of analogy to the colombian attack in ecuador in march two thousand and ecuador in response which was to rally regional diplomatic a big force and they got a resolution in the hallway as if they forced columbia could back off and say to the group i'm going to camp so you can imagine. where sudan if it's something similar you would rely on success in getting the regional solutions that are in the african union take a struct step sudan's manage to get support from iran it spoken up in knots in the attack saying it could escalate tensions in the region and now hundreds of sudanese protests as they gathered well last night we were re

and arab league envoy to syria tries to rally support for a temporary truce. muslims mark the holiday of eal al hada as a feast of sacrifice. the u.n. and league envoy to syria hopes people there will spend it in peace. lakhtar brahimi wants them to agree to a cease-fire during holiday. he says a pause in the fighting would alleviate

and arab league envoy to syria wants to finalize a temporary truce. trying to get government and opposition forces to agree to the cease-fire during an islamic holiday this weekend. the two side are still fighting. government leaders have agreed in principle to the truce, but they have yet to confirm their decision. opposition commanders suspect government forces would use the pause in the fighting to rebuild their strength. >>> and that is all for now on this edition of "newsline." i am yuko aotani in tokyo. we'll be back with more news at the top of the hour. please do join us then. thank you for watching.

and arab league envoy to syria locked up or he me he's currently right here in moscow for talks. going off is following the first. well the main purpose of this visit is to hunt for some fresh ideas because there's this rational and well you're so right he has been trying to help resolve the crisis in syria for two months now and words really little progress has been made if any at all the so-called cease fire which was reached for the course of the feast of sacrifice holidays ends today and it didn't work since at least three blasts happened in different parts of syria including the largest one in dumb ass goes right on the first day of the cease fire at least five people were killed but the opposition claims it's much more than that to russia brought this issue up at the un security council but it couldn't agree even on a condemning statement meanwhile the rebels keep on pointing the finger at the government saying it broke the cease fire wall damascus still claims that is battling well organized terrorists control from outside the country clearly there's still a long way befor

-arab league position.on this occasion, she said and i quote, the united states and the arab league have worked more closely together than ever before. we are shoulder to shoulder in libya and syria, unquote. given all the development in the region and the united states, this is the right time to revive the air peace initiative as there are several israeli voices who suppress their concern as a jewish and zionist state, which is present. that may give some examples. before i go to that, also the arab spring leaders who are elected democratic and i am sure those are more responsible than the former one and more accountable to the people and to the public opinion with any atrocities committed in the occupation. [inaudible] >> yes, i have an idea what the next session of which are talking about. we want you to remain for that. >> 22 countries, give at least 10 minutes for each country. [laughter] >> know, 15 minutes. >> i took my time because i thought it was given the same time. but anyway, i will try to fini

and arab league's envoys visit to moscow on the story like thanks for that. well u.s. based political analyst dr randy short says that elements inside syria are not the only ones responsible for the failure of the cease fire. well it shows said the backers of these extremist groups have no control over them and since they're being supported by these out of control gulf states the united states and its nato allies they want the assad regime destroyed at any cost so and the rebels know it so why should they on anything and if you just look at the debate between obama and this monstrosity romney where you have these two people thought of dying for heads of state trying to do anything they can to destroy the government in syria so the moral support to peace is not there not on their site. for more on the nightmare the libyan people are going through is coming up for you later this hour here in the home and frightened residents of bani walid find themselves wandering the desert cut off from supplies and fearing persecution if they return to their devastated towns. but ukrai

. >> the new un-arab league peace on voices calling for a cease- fire in syria, one -- it has becomeing civil war that has been going on for 20 months. some of the worst fighting has occurred in recent weeks. iran, turkey, and the arab league have signed on to the deal but syrian forces have yet to agree. >> a four-day cease-fire has been proposed for next week. >> it will allow us to build a real truce, holding all fire and help the syrian solve their problem and help them rebuild the syria they dream of. >> it is estimated that more than 30,000 people have been killed. >> it is true the end of an era. after 80 years, "newsweek said it plans to stop publishing imprint. the weekly magazine will be on line only starting in 2013. it will be a single, world wide edition that requires a paid subscription, and will also be available for tablets and e- raders. >> a home up in flames in prince george's county, with a three- rowe boy sleeping inside. >> but he is alive and well tonight. why his mom is banking and nearby utility worker, up next. >> meteorologist have released their prediction

and arab league envoy says the truce he brokered in syria for a holiday period has collapsed. syria's government and opposition forces agreed to stop all attacks which started last friday. the fighting has continued leaving many people dead. the he said he's deeply disappointed but will not be deterred. >> it will not discourage us. the people of syria deserve our support and our interest. >> russian forn says he supports a plan to send inspectors back to syria. they're considering expanding the team of observers. the previous team left in august after a cease-fire at that time failed. the new york times reported last thursday that the family accrued assets worth about $2.7 billion. the newspaper says the wealth includes shares of major insurance firms. a lawyer issued a statement rejecting the accusations. they say they have not conducted any illegal business activities and have no hidden riches. the claims were fabricated abroord. >> translator: some members of the international community are trying to create instability by smearing china and its leaders. >> some high rankin

and arab league envoy to syria is planning to visit the country and ask the government to agree to a cease-fire. brahimi will visit damascus on saturday. he has visited seven neighboring countries since last week to call for a cease-fire. the religious holiday begins. sources close to the opposition forces say rebels will support a cease-fire once government forces stop attacking. they are likely to explain a new mediation plan involving the dispatch. once the two sides achieve a truce. >>> tens of thousands of greeks join a nationwide strike with a common message. they want to tell their leaders that more wage and spending cuts would cripple their society. >>> public sector workers marched through athens angry about the sate of the economy. the economy is expected to contract again next year for the sixth year in a row. they pelted riot police with stones. the police responded with tear gas. the general strike shut down schools and disrupted transportation. hospitals stayed open but with emergency staff only. in return, they would provide greece with more than 31 billion euros in ai

the convoy appointed by the united nations and the arab league warned that the conflict could spill over the borders and in golf the entire region. they propose a four-day cease- fire beginning next week to mark a muslim holy day. >> the invitation, if successful, will allow us to build upon it a real truce, eventually building a process that will allow the syrians to solve their problems and build the syria vague dream of. -- the dream of. >> rebel forces have yet to agree. the civil war has been going on for 20 months with some of the worst fighting occurring in recent weeks. a syrian activist group estimates that more than 30,000 people have been killed. the conflict has been called "catastrophic." >> the search is on for the man police say shot and killed another man in a bar. daryl anderson opened fire on a man on july 8th. gamble suffered multiple gunshot wounds and later died. anderson is 185 pounds with a muscular build and multiple tattoos. if you have any informations, please call baltimore county police. the most serious charges have been thrown out of the case of the two poli

won him a nobel prize in 2001, but his attempts to solve the crisis in syria as united nations arab league envoy failed. when he left in august, he said the syrian people desperately need action, but there continues to be finger-pointing and name- calling in the security council. my colleague talked to him earlier this week about the future of syria and his career at the united nations. >> what are you most proud of in your 50-year career at the un? >> i think making it to the top without really expecting to get their because no staff member had ever made it to the top. the organization always look outside for a leader, but i was extremely pleased with the work we did to fight poverty around the world. >> david cameron address the general assembly. the blood of these young children in syria is a terrible stain on the reputation of these united nations. >> i hope when prime minister cameron says this, it is a blood on our reputation, we, the member states, not the bureaucrats. >> with the members of the security council, we know that russia has been supplying hardware for assad. we understa

and arab league envoy says the ceasefire has collapsed. syria's government and opposition forces had agreed to stop during the muslim holiday which started last friday. but the fighting has continued leaving many people dead. he is visiting russia to seek support for the u.n. peace mission in russia. he says he's deeply disappointed but will not be deterred. >> it will not discourage us because syria is very important. because the people of syria deserve our support and interest. >> russian foreign minister says he supported a u.n. plan to sen. the previous team left the country in august after a ceasefire at that time also failed. >>> relatives of chinese prem r premier. the new york times showed wen's accrued is $2.7 billion. a lawyer for the relatives issued a statement rejecting the accusations. they say they have not conducted any illegal situations. chinese relatives rarely dispute allegations reported by foreign media. the claims were fabricated abroad, it was said. >> translator: some members of the international community are tryi

and arab league envoy have proposed government and opposition fighters lay down their arms during the islamic festival. brahimi is still waiting for the government to confirm the truce. vertebbrahimi hopes to build on cease of hostile tizz. the two sides are still fighting in battles across the country. syrian government leaders have agreed in principle to the truce but they have yet to confirm their decision. opposition commanders harbor their own suspicions. they suspect government forces would use a pause in the fighting to rebuild their strength. >> u.n. officials say they may send peacekeepers into syria if government and opposition forces respect the truce. >>> the united nations has welcomed brahimi's initiative calling ate first step toward a sustainable end to all violence. the council healed a closed-door video conference from brahimi. he reported the latest developments to council members. security council president rosenthal read out a statement urging all parties to support the cee-fi. >> the members of the security council called upon all parties, in particular on the go

arab league envoy to syria met with bashar al-assad. assad put several conditions on a cease-fire. >> this peacekeeping is a partnership, global partnership between the security council, member states and secretariat. collective low we have to continue focussing on the meeting the demands of needs. >> he said it is still too early to tell how many peacekeepers might be deployed. the u.n. sent about 400 unarmed observers and monitors to syria in april. they were forced to leave in august due to safety concerns. >>> fighting has spilled into lebon. roll iters ne -- lebanon. reuters reports seven people were killed. those who back the opposition, ran into lebanese government troupes in beirut. in the northern scity of tripol. the assassination last week of a syrian officer was triggered the fighting. pro assad forces in lebanon are believed to have killed him as an act of retaliation. hezbollah and groups support assad. most suni muslims want him to step down. >>> tow makers around the globe are presenting their cars. brazil has the the wo

. >> the arab league and turkey are on board, an iranian state media says that tehran has also thrown its support behind a plan. >> the syrian peace envoy proposed the deal this week during a second tour of the middle east aimed at stopping violence. >> inside syria, the fighting continues. rebel fighters say they shot down an army helicopter. >> criminal proceedings have started against a key opponent of president vladimir putin. >> he has been a prominent leader of protests against the president, and authorities claim that a documentary on a pro- kremlin tv channel shows evidence that he plotted mass disorder. >> civil rights groups and critics say it is part of a broader clampdown from russia. >> police raided his apartment in the early hours of wednesday and arrested him. officials accused the russian opposition leader of plotting a coup and planning violent attacks against the state. >> for those who think they can with impunity organize riots, plan and prepare terrorist attacks and other acts that threaten the lives of russians, you underestimate the russian special services' pr

. >> united nations and arab league envoy organized the tuesday for the festival. government and opposition forces agree to lay down their arms from friday through monday. they agree to lay down arms from friday through monday, but arm commanders say they reserve the right to retaliate against rebel attacks. the head of the opposition forces military council says he's skeptical that government forces will stick to their word. >> the two sides kept up the fighting. several place as head of the truce. government forces are said to have reinforcements. neither side respected a cease-fire in april. buddhists and muslims in western myanmar have taken up their fight against. at least 56 people have been killed. nearly 2,000 homes destroyed. government has declared a state of emergency in the region. government officials say the fighting there begin to escalate on sunday. 90% of myanmar's population is buddhist. the minority have grown frustrated with being discriminated against. at least 90 people died in clashes between the two groups in june. u.s. state department spok

and arab league envoy hope to have a truce during the muslim holiday. a pause in the fighting would alleviate the sorrow of the syrian people. he insists opposition commanders will support a cease-fire if they stop attacks. some fear this would only give them breathing room. a spokesperson said government officials are considering the proposal. he's expects to visit de mass cass to try to get both sides to agree to the truce. rahimi received support from the president of iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad, backed his proposal. ahmadinejad said a cease-fire and negotiations on free elections is the right road to resolution. he expressed support brokered by rahimi when they met sunday in tehran. the spokesperson said, they hope both sides in the conflict will act responsibly for the sake of the country and the syrian people. >>> the body of cambodia's king has been returned to the capital of phnom penh. he led the country to independence and through a civil war. the king's body was flown home from beijing. he died of a heart attack on monday in the chinese capital

says president assad welcomes in principle the cease-fire proposal by the united nations and the arab league. syria's deputy foreign minister faisal mekdad made the remarks on monday in an interview with nhk. president assad met with the united nations and envoy lakhdar brahimi sunday in damascus. brahimi called for a cease-fire between government and opposition forces starting on friday, the first day of aislamc eid al adha, a muslim holiday. deputy foreign minister mekdad attended the meeting. >> the president said in principle we welcome all these ideas, but we should discuss them with the relevant parties. two or three days there will be a very clear position by the syrian leadership on this issue. >> mekdad stressed the port-au-prince of a commitment by opposition forces to stop the violence. he also criticized saudi arabia and turkey for supporting anti-government forces. he called on these nations to stop funding and arming the opposition. >>> syrian's faced another flare-up of violence as those cease-fire talks went on. a car bomb exploded in damascus. it killed 13 people and it unde

some parts of the country despite a four-day cease-fire proposed by the united nations and the arab league. the cease-fire took effect on friday, which marks the beginning of the muslim holiday of eid al adha. anti-government activists in the central city of homs say the military violated the truce, killing four people. heavy fighting was also reported in the northern city of idleb. reports from daraa province in southern syria say government opened fire to disperse demonstrators. the syrian government has warned that troops will respond to any attempts by the rebels to attack or expand areas under their control. >>> people in afghanistan are grieving on a day they should be celebrating. a suicide bomber targeted a mosque in the country's north. the explosion killed at least 36 people and wounded many others. it happened as muslims around the world marked the eid al adha holiday. police say a man detonated the explosives friday outside a mosque in maymana. witnesses say the attacker was wearing a police uniform. no one has claimed responsibility. afghan security forces are trying to stop t

the united nations and arab league envoy, lakhdar brahimi, has held talks with the syrian president,o broker a ceasefire during the festival of eid—al—adha, which sta rts the festival of eid—al—adha, which starts on friday. syrian state television said president assad was open to finding a peaceful solution to the crisis, provided there was no foreign intervention. just a few miles from their meeting in the capital, damascus, at least ten people were killed by a car bomb. state media said a car bomb targeted a police station in a christian neighbourhood of the city. the authorities injordan say they've foiled a major terror plot to attack shopping centres, residential areas and western diplomatic missions in the country. state television says eleven people have been arrested — all of them jordanians. a wake—up call for the jordanians. a wake—up call for the jordanian government that troubles him and syria are spilling into the cd. ina him and syria are spilling into the c d. in a news conference, the information minister announced they intercepted a major al-qaeda attack. translation

and arab league envoy may take a new approach to ending the civil war. burhan ghalioun says lakhdar brahimi wants to send in thousands of peacekeepers. government and opposition forces have been fighting for a year and a half. ghalioun said brahimi hopes to deploy at least 3,000 armed peacekeepers. 300 unarmed u.n. monitors were forced to leave the country in august. government and opposition forces are fighting for control of the northern city of aleppo and the central city of homs. human rights activists say more than 30,000 people have been killed in syria since the uprising began in march of last year. they say more than 300,000 have fled to neighboring countries. brahimi plans to visit damascus this week to present his proposal to president bashar al assad. brahimi visited a longtime ally of syria to look for help in ending the crisis. he met with foreign minister of iran ali akbar salehi. salehi said the syrians should deal with the crisis themselves. he proposed an election be held to resolve the conflict. brahimi said the supply of arms to syria

opposition that was evident in the work we did with them, it's evident in the work the group that the arab league has sponsored, and i think these are very promising sides because even the question of who will lead remains unsettled and even if that continues to be a source of some competition among the opposition, that there are significant elements on which they can agree and that they can build on as the possibility for political change becomes closer. >> and meanwhile the fighting continues. steve, thank you very much indeed for joining us. >> thank you. >> well, to south africa now where a judicial inquiry has opened in the bloodiest security incident since the end of apar thide -- apartheid. 10, including two policemen, died during weeks of unrest at the miami. we have the latest. >> the commission of inquiry into the massacre began with the names of those who died being read out one by one. and then there was a minute of silence in memory of those who were killed back in august. the judge, a retired supreme court judge, outlined what he hopes to achieve through this fact-finding mission. >

and opposion foes continues in some parts of the cease-fire prosed by the united nations and the arab league. thcee-reooefct on friday, which marks the beginning of the muslim holiday of eid al adha. anti-government activists in the central city of homs say the li, kiinfo pplavfiti w ao poed t nte reports from daraa province in troops opened fire to disperse attempts by the rebels to attack or expand areas under their control. >>> in northern afghanistan, a suicide bomber targeted a mosque as people celebrated the eid al adhahoda th eloonilled at least 36 people and wounded many others. poceay a m detonated the explosives friday outside a mos income maymana.tnsesathatck w wearing a lice unifo. no one has claimed responsibility. afghan security forces are trying to stem the violence. they're looking to take control with the withdrawal of troops by the end of 2014. >>> a new opinion pl sges mitt romney has topped among 50% with voters. it's the first time he hit that pollsters for abc news and "the washington post" surveyed about 1,400 likely voters from sunday through wednesday. 50% of respon

. >>> in other news, the united nations and arab league envoy to syria called for a ceasefire to observe the three-day muslim holiday of eid al adha beginning friday. and, in a show of solidarity with the syrian people, the vatican announced plans to send a delegation of top church leaders to the country, including new york cardinal timothy dolan who is also head of the us conference of catholic bishops. the delegation will urge both sides to end the year-long conflict. more than 30,000 people have died and 300,000 have fled the violence. >>> when president obama addressed the clinton global initiative in new york last month, of all the topics he might have chosen, he singled out the scourge of international sex trafficking. >> i am talking about the injustice, the outrage of human trafficking, which must be called by its true name, modern slavery. we have a report today from fred de sam lazaro on father shea cullen, an irish catholic priest in the philippines who has devoted his life to rescuing thousands of young girls who had been swept up in sex trafficking and prostitution. >> repor

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action against syria for a long time turkey has declared war on syria long time ago this is the arab leagueon endeavor to lose war they've supplied weapons and they've supplied training assistant they've harbored you know gunmen in jihad just on their territory so so you know turkey's at a situation now crossroads where they cannot seem to get the international system they need to sort of you know do a last push against the assad regime they cannot get a u.n. security council resolution to authorize these things and this may be you know setting the groundwork a pretext for a backdoor into military intervention because of course turkey then caught it can call on its nato allies to to assist in its sensually the nato allies who would anyways do you know a military confrontation with the acid regime if there was a u.n. security council resolution and there are questions about this is this the false. you know operation to to sort of set the grounds for military intervention there's been many false narratives over syria i think this is just another one. and on our website we're asking you whethe

arab league envoy to syria proposed the four day holiday cease-fire. the syrian government said it hasn't signed on and rebel commanders called the proposal irrelevant. >>> a new study says the cost of a college education continues to rise. the average price for a four year public university including room and board is almost $18,000. for a private college almost $40,000. anthony mason looks at what this means important the president and what the presidential plans to do about it. >> when am i going to buy a house, can i buy a house? >> you feel you're already behind the eight ball? >> reporter: nationally student debt surpasses all other forms of consumer debt. >> what they are saying it's the stunt debt ate crisis but nobody is saying here's how we deal with it. >> reporter: 90% of student loans are made by the federal government. >> millions of young people am across the country are getting peter deals on pell grant. >> reporter: president obama more than doubled spending on pell grants. they are the main loan program for low-income students. the pr

arab league envoy to the conflict zone is the middle of a renewed effort to mediate a cease fire but our hearing is holding talks in iran which has put forward its own vision of the watch out for him is reportedly proposing to bring in three thousand international peacekeepers once a ceasefire isn't quaids meanwhile the flow of syrian refugees is said to be rising exponentially as artie's loose a couple of reports. the bekaa valley is one of the poorest regions in lebanon resources are scarce living conditions visibly harsh but for syrian refugees with the fewest means this is now home we arrive to the town of all cause just thirty minutes after syrian shell hit the area the lebanese army wouldn't permit us to film the damage but even here at the official border crossing. sporadic gunfire serves as a reminder of the dangers on the other side hundreds of thousands of syrians have fled their country many coming right here to lebanon to seek refuge from the escalating violence but with their number is growing by the day and no end to the fighting in sight many find the prospects for the

way on behalf of turkey because that nato is not going to help them out it doesn't look like the arab league is going to come to anything so they're disappointed with that so i think that. that superhighway and the events play into the hands of the rebels and will encourage more outsiders to come to syria. well we'll leave you dr de thank you very much franklin lamb international lawyer and political analyst joining us live from beirut. a lot more on the new serial of syria tensions as well as a timeline of events and analysis that dot com thank you also find more of the ripple effect of the on running syrian crisis. and iraq is definitely one of this. country's prime minister who says he's comedy brought three weapons and. russia may soon provide licenses to foreign companies to drill for oil in the. breaking move to attract foreign investment for about story and many others. the stunning beauty of reindeer gracefully dancing across the arctic tundra more than just a scenic image it is a way of life traditionally the nets people are nomadic reindeer herders and so in many ways they lead a s

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russia in order to decide what we have to do to make the existing initiatives work that is the first arab league resolution or the guidelines of the geneva conference which go to prove that a military approach is in a political and arms supplies to the government forces as well as the opposition should be cut off we wanted to work out unlike those perverted decisions approved during the foreign ministers meeting unfortunately a number of countries haven't taken in these recommendations and keep supplying syria with weapons which worsens the situation. but there is more on the aftershocks the syrian civil war sending to iraq and elsewhere at r.t. dot com there you can also find analysis and firsthand reports from syria and its neighbor states and share your views on the turmoil. us authorities have accused a group of employees of an electronics company are secretly working for moscow the firm headed by a u.s.s.r. born businessman has allegedly spent the last four years funneling cutting edge military hardware out of the country to russia r.t.s. tom barton has been closely following the story tom