tells itself as a tourist destination just weeks after a deadly siege and clashes in the town of bani walid. well world news from our moscow headquarters you're watching r t with me lucy cough and elf well the syrian president says that western states are used to creating enemies and they're motivated by their own interests in an exclusive interview with r t bashar al assad predicts a global catastrophe should foreign powers intervene in his country watching sophie shevardnadze i spoke to the embattled leader in damascus and has more details. that he's not a western puppet he also denies to fuck that civil war is taking place in this country he's saying that it's not civil war it's a conflict where he has to five different fractions of terrorism. and the fact that the financing of this terrorist fractions was unprecedented and it was coming from abroad he told me that if the sinuses were to stop then he would probably need about two weeks more to restore peace in his country and he also said that if the west were to intervene militarily it would have a domino effect from atlantic to pacific

telt itself as a tourist destination just weeks after a deadly siege and clashes in the town of bani walid. who world news line from our moscow headquarters are watching r t with me the conference of well the syrian president says that western states are used to creating enemies and they're motivated by their very own interests in an exclusive interview with r t bashar al assad predicts a global catastrophe should foreign powers intervene in his country let's get more on this now from our sophie shevardnadze she spoke to the embattled leader in damascus sophie fascinating interview to watch especially considering how how dire the situation has gotten on the ground there how does the syrian president see his future and the future of his country hi lucy well from what i understood this is what he said he said that he's not a western puppet and he's going to stand by his principles he also refuses to accept the fact that there's a civil war in the country saying it's not a civil war we're fighting terrorism we're fighting different different fractions of terrorist. and he did for size that th

tourists but visitors are being kept in the dark on tragedies like the violence season assault of bani walid. a world news live from our moscow headquarters you're watching r.t. with me lucy catherine of well syria's president says the conflict in his country has escalated because western powers have handpicked him as their latest bogeyman that's according to him in an exclusive interview with r t where president bashar al assad warns that any direct foreign intervention in syria could spark a global disaster sophie shevardnadze spoke to the embattled leader in damascus. that he's not a western puppet he also denies to fuck that civil war is taking place in this country he's saying that it's not civil war it's a conflict where he has to five different fractions of terrorism. and the fact that the financing of this terrorist fractions was unprecedented and it was coming from abroad he told me that if the sinuses were to stop then he would probably need about two weeks more to restore peace in his country and he also said that if the west were to intervene militarily it would have a domino eff

now while the libyan town of bani walid is still struggling to heal the scars of the siege which took place less than a month ago may be astounding itself as a new travel hotspot artists are for earth visitor the world travel market in london to find out why two operators remain silent on the tragedy we're here at the world travel market a trade taking place in london or people can consulates their holiday inspiration all that scouts exotic spot for a honeymoon one country you probably wouldn't expect to see being touted as a tourist destination and that's libya the places where the tourist interesting the site is a political sideshow it's completely safe like a reminder for anybody to come dear i can guarantee you that's got to be saved more than even dollars big towns like london or new york but there's somewhere that's not mentioned in the guide book bani walid a desert town this remain loyal to formally to colonel gadhafi it's just a few hours dry southeast of the traditional tourist destination chipley but it's a world away from the safe environment the two guides the pitching. t

towers itself as a tourist destination just weeks after a deadly siege of clashes in the town of bani walid. this is going to live from moscow eleven am in the russian capital i'm marina joshie now the syrian president has predicted a global catastrophe should western states intervene in his country in an exclusive interview with r t bashar assad says he's not a western poppet and a vow to live and die in syria our correspondent in the region paula sleazier has the details. in this exclusive interview with r t the syrian president bashar assad stressed the point that he will remain in syria he said it was only for the syrian people to decide his fate he said that he was not a puppet of the west and you have the situation where the west creates enemies that essentially they are motivated by the self interests he is not the target but he did warn that these self interests of the waste lead to foreign intervention which ultimately has a domino effect he also made the point that at the moment there is no civil war in syria he said the situation was such that you had these factions fighting they

a risky place to spam holiday or honeymoon weeks after the deadly siege of bani walid tour operators and by be able to travel to media but details just that. i once a decade power transfer is under way in china with the communist party congress now reviewing the list of candidates the new leadership will have to tackle the growing challenges of the world's second largest economy as artie's loose a couple of reports beijing is promising to increase its global influence. lighting the flame on the international stage building to new heights on this world. and soaring beyond its limits whether it outer space the arctic outer continental shelf or on your local store shelves china is making its ambitions known let's see this is made in china. made in china china where cheap economic goods have translated into massive profits for china as well as criticism no list comes amid growing concern that china is using its economic clout for political leverage. different. try not is a very promising country i'm sure you get your property right for twenty try less than five the i.m.f. says china coul

and living in tora strife keeps silent on recent unrest that some of the town of bani walid about to influence those stories coming up after a short break. recently protests and demonstrations of any kind were banned until further notice and buck rein a curfew as if you can't go out of your home when the government doesn't want you to has already been in effect in the country since two thousand and eleven many of the protests which are now totally forbidden were related to members of the public demanding the release of political prisoners four people were also recently arrested for insulting the king over twitter wow a middle eastern country that has totally shut down any form of protest and holds you down if you tweet about the leadership so it's pretty undemocratic to me i bet nato is already fueling up ready to take action and bomb some freedom into armor right well not really if nato really cared about spreading democracy you'd think they'd be more consistent with their targets but that's just my opinion. on syria and i made. me do through you know the after effects you know the

what about what's happening in bani walid at the moment. but do you mean was hacked was being happening there's been fighting do you know about that no we went to confront the tour operator i saw you speaking some people you telling them about what's been happening in bani walid at the moment. this is. what it's come for the. reason because it was deeply disturbing is that despite a growing body of evidence about crimes against civilians and increasingly vocal concerns from human rights organizations ek media and government remain resolutely silent i've got to sort of package nish as a success is very important for nato so we have the spin of these countries have been liberated in inverted commas great places to go great places to invest and the reality for the everyday person in these countries is a living hell really pick up one of travel information and you'll be given reasons to visit libya and undoubtedly there are many there's a concerning silence in a case by the u.k. media a seeming refusal to pull. about what's been happening in pl

towel to itself as a tourist destination just weeks after a deadly siege and clashes in the town of bani walid. in the russian capital you're watching our marina joshie the syrian president says western states are used to greeting anime's and are motivated by their own interest in the exclusive interview with r.t. bashar asad predicts a global catastrophe should foreign powers intervene in his country our correspondent in the region policy or has the details. in this exclusive interview with r t the syrian president bashar assad stressed the point that he will remain in syria he said it was only for the syrian people to decide his fate he said that he was not a puppet of the west and you have the situation where the waste creates enemies that essentially avail motivated by the self interest wasn't it olcott there wasn't a problem you know with all it's created anyway it was communism but it became. became for promising for different reasons and now they want to create a new enemy because of the problem with the president so he has to do both of you have to focus on the real problem with listen

media a seeming refusal to talk about what's been happening in places like bani walid the reality is that the new government is struggling to control its militias and bridge the deep divides that remain in the country but none of that you're going to read about in across the. surface to london bahrain's authorities and then the troops as they attempt to crackdown on protesters second day. shortly the country's leaders deal with those who step out of line. multibillion dollar arms deal between russia and iraq is delayed due to corruption concerns and back to baghdad but one expert tells our to third party might be pulling the strings the details after a short break.

of bani walid. hello and a very good evening she watching r.t. live from moscow it's ten pm local time here now in the top story tonight syria's president says the conflict in his country has escalated because western powers of hand picked him as their latest bogeyman in an exclusive interview with us at r t bush warned that any direct foreign intervention in syria would spark a global disaster. spoke to the embattled leader in his capital. that he is not a western puppet he also denies defunct that civil war is taking place in this country he's saying that it's not civil war it's a conflict where he has to five different fractions of terrorism he emphasized on the fact that the financing of this terrorist fractions was unprecedented and it was coming from abroad what he told me that if the sinuses were to stop then he would probably need about two weeks more to restore peace in his country and he also said that if the west were to intervene militarily it would have a domino effect from atlantic to pacific and no one would be a gain from that and

while the libyan government says bani walid will soon recover locals believe their current status far from normal r.t. spoke to a man named for raj who is in contact with his relatives in the stricken town and says the fighting is still not over ferrars not his real name is currently in egypt and has asked not to be identified over fears for his safety. government supporting google because of militias that. are. attacking and killing innocent citizens in the city leave you. out of looking. for. this included minutes in food and other life in the sixty's they are destroying with guns and bombs and use. of but he would eat this is a given store their definition of close. friends and know the photo and night and the young fellow who tool to another who do. already knew and did good he didn't do their business only good for the united states as was. their cities with bombs and guns and stupidity done that if it where they know now and i mean the government of libya do you realize you believe in bieber. an american now living and working in qatar has been barred from traveling home to visi

media a seeming refusal to talk about what's been happening in places like bani walid the reality is that the new government is struggling to control its militias and bridge the deep divides that remain in the country but none of that you are going to read about it across the. surface r.t. london has such a gears up for the twenty fourteen winter olympic games volunteers across russia are starting their own preparations to help the city greet the world our special report is next. richest lafon enough knows that to ride a horse you've got to catch it first. for him it's a daily routine that you saw officer force breeder on the island of horn at the heart of bike of his life on an isolated farm. is about blue sky green grass and his horses work there sometimes it gets lonely here a bit of horses have become part of me now i've fallen off so many times sometimes . it's part of my everyday life. been home to it rats locally just laugh for centuries most still live off the land of cattle and fish. by coal is often called the pearl of siberia i know they said to be the pearl of. it's all e

big towns like london or my new york but there's somewhere there's not mentioned in the guide the bani walid a desert town this remain loyal to salma leader colonel gadhafi is just a few hours dry southeast of the traditional tourist destination chipley but it's a world away from the safe environment the two guides the pitching. the town's become the scene of some of the fiercest fighting since the libyan uprising last year but despite reports of indiscriminate shelling and gas attacks on the local population at the hands of the libyan army there's been an almost total media blackout in the. r.t. ran the story for more than a fortnight before anyone else picked it up back in london and despite libya being showcased it seems that bani walid has once again been conveniently left out of the conversation and when i saw this. it was a ghost with surprise and i came. back of the situation at the moment and if we have so many people it means situations they could be coming most and we can think for next season to do something with libya and it's a wonderful country so we would about what's happenin

before anyone else picked it up back in london and despite libya being showcased it seems that bani walid has once again been conveniently left out the conversation when i saw this. it was of course surprised and i came. back of the situation at the moment. and if we have so many people it means situations that could be coming most and we can think for next season to do something with libya and it's a wonderful country so. what about what's happening at the moment. but do you mean what's happening as being happening there there's been fighting do you know about that no we went to confront the tour operator i saw you speaking some people eat telling them about what's been happening in bani walid at the moment. this is. for the future. because it was deeply disturbing is that despite a growing body of evidence about crimes against civilians and increasingly vocal concerns from human rights organizations the same media and government remain resolutely silent i've got to sort of package nish as a success is very important for nato so we have been of these countries have been liberated in inve

history is off the map and holiday makers aren't likely to learn much about the deadly siege of bani walid less than a month ago. expects. we here at the world's travel market to trade say taking place in london or people can consulates their holiday inspiration or that scout exotic spot for a honeymoon a one country you probably wouldn't expect to see being touted as a tourist destination and that's libya the places where the tourist interesting the site is a political sideshow it's completely safe going around today it's got to be saved more than even towns to big towns like london or new york but there's somewhere that is not mentioned in the guide burke bani walid a desert town this remain loyal to formally to colonel gadhafi it's just a few hours dry southeast of the traditional tourist destination tripoli but it's a world away from the safe environment the two guides of pitching. town's become the scene of some of the fiercest fighting since the libyan uprising last year but despite reports of indiscriminate shelling and gas attacks on the local population at the hands of the libyan

before anyone else picked it up back in london and despite libya being shaikh ace it seems that bani walid has once again been conveniently left out of the conversation when i saw this. it was a goes surprise and i came. back of the situation at the moment in libya and if we have so many people it means our situation is becoming more stable and we can think for next season to do something with the. and it's a wonderful country so we're. good about what's happening in bani walid at the moment i knew what he did but do you mean what's happened was things happening there there's been fighting do you know about that you know we went to confront the tour operator i saw you speaking some people eat telling them about what's been happening in burnie walid at the moment. this is. what it's done for the future. there's a reason we don't speak about it was deeply disturbing is that despite a growing body of evidence about crimes against civilians and increasingly vocal concerns from human rights organizations he came media and government remain resolutely silent they've got to sort of package this a

media a seeming refusal to talk about what's been happening in places like bani walid the reality is that the new government is struggling to control its militias and bridge the deep divides that remain in the country but none of that you are going to read about in across the. surface r.t. london. or world news making headlines for you this hour in pakistan a series of violent attacks across crushing have claimed on. lives of seventeen people injuring dozens of others gunmen on motorcycles carried out step all targeted killings with a magazine editor and seven harry students said to be among the victims the motives for the attacks are not yet unknown clever sectarian political and ethnic violence in the city has resulted in nearly two thousand deaths this year. saudi arabia's top spiritual leader has issued a prohibition against any contact with foreign press does have made ongoing pro-democracy protests denouncing the regime has urged his worship girls in the capital of riyadh to save their complaints for the authorities to move she also said the international media was unreliable a

also the blockade of the country and utilization of all types of chemical weapons as we saw in bani walid two weeks ago the use of nerve gas the use of white flour suppose this is all being engineered by the united states pentagon and civil intelligence agency they have no business in libya thank you very much indeed for your thoughts i mean i think a way the editor of pan african news watch joining us live on r.t. we appreciate your time thank you. but there's also terror in syria in the heart of the capital shortly we have details of an explosion near highly secured government buildings in damascus. also later this hour tempers friend london after the e.u. seeks even more cash for its budget but in peace say it's not worth it and maybe time to go. some of russia's most radical political groups around him force this sunday from diehard nationalist to outright fascists and dozens of cities tens of thousands of joined marches chanting against immigration israel is a lamb and all things foreign government has been watching the crowds in moscow. the slogans and the messages that we've been h

operators may be at pains to promote the peaceful libya but one man whose family survived the siege of bani walid begs to differ and he asked us to shield his identity as he described the post blockade reality on the ground nobody nobody can. nobody can do anything it is. and. so. to be able to leave without particular city without water without anything that is no because the city you can leave you know. and. many. many kilometers do you. do your. job it is going to be going to. iraq is pouring over the details of a major arms deal with russia after suspicions were raised over the way that baghdad handled it reports on saturday first suggested iraq had pulled the contract just a month ago which was quickly denied by the iraqi defense minister the four billion dollar deal would make russia iraq's second largest arms supplier after the u.s. now government and business consultant consultant christophe horse tells us that any complications with the deal are down to washington. if this deal head to gone through that would have meant for the euro keep people kind of you know starting a balanced situat

history is off the map and holidaymakers aren't likely to learn much about the deadly siege of bani walid less than a month ago r.t. sara firth reports we're here at the wild cattle market trade say taking place.