he was stationed in rif, damascus, the suburbs of damascus. these two were stationed in deraa in the south, and he was stationed in tartous, which is on the coast in the north. the men claimed they had deserted because they were forced to fire on protesters. what were your orders? >> navai: this man said he'd seen other soldiers killed for disobeying orders. >> navai: these soldiers, whose stories can't be independently verified, claim many deserters are joining the revolution. >> navai: some deserters have formed a group called the free syrian army. they claim to be at least 10,000 strong and warn, without war, assad will not fall. but they face security forces totaling more than 300,000. the un says nearly 200 children have now been killed. i was taken to meet one child caught up in a protest. his father said his 15-year-old son was lucky to have survived. >> navai: on his way to the shops, the boy had excitedly joined a demonstration. the security forces opened fire and he was shot in the head. >> navai: the only way the boy can communicate

this doesn't leave relations between damascus and cairo, between damascus and the a reason league in a very good place. >> no, and that allows ministers in, which was supposed to be in the peace plan original peace 10 days ago, and that's late. there's been a response from syria, not just this news conference, but also the huge rallies, pro-government rallies for the government organized over the weekend, and, of course, the attacks on embassies, saudi arabia, qatar, and turkey. if they are trying to make friends, it's not a great way to go about it. so, i don't think they're going to get much joy from it the arab league. i think we've come to the end of any dialogue between the league and syria. whether or not the arab league will agree to the meeting request by syria, i very much doubt. again, i think the belief in the arab league is that syria is just trying to place a time. and so, this really intensifies the confrontation both within syria and, of course, between syria and the other arab countries. >> as far as dialogue is concerned, dialogue is now dying a death. where does tha

so the deaths in syria as an arab league ultimatum to damascus to in the violence has just passed and twelve more people have been killed as international pressure on assad regime amounts to end the bloodshed join needlessly and i'll bring you more. also this hour another death and a hundred in clashes with police in cairo's tens of thousands of egyptians returns a tough day of square demanding the military ends its grip on power. colonel gadhafi played down has been captured by libyan authorities apparently trying to escape to new track and they will be tried in the country and not at the hague which means he could face the death sentence. the corporate purchases of piety and call to party new human concert be his victims by reason tuesday while california students are pepper sprayed by officers accused of having hundreds climb down on a peaceful. and a very warm welcome from all of us here and also this is all see with me thanks for joining us to series grace instructions from the arab league. is ultimatum for the regimes and the bloodshed expires the camera based the body has a rea

so that's in syria as an arab league ultimatum to damascus to him the violence has just passed told more people have been killed as international pressure mounts on the assad regime to stop the bloodshed join me paula still in a few moments and i'll bring you more. also this hour schools in clashes with police in cairo's turns of thousands of the troops and return to the coffee and square demanding the military relinquish its role. even authorities captured around the conduct his son sayed alledged and already suggest he could face the death penalty but there are question marks over the use of that as of a trial conducted in the media. the reaction to get more heavy handed us police say against demonstrators as offices pepper sprayed seize of students at a california university and work peacefully protesting against social inequality as t.v. . international news live from moscow this is all she was me thanks for joining us the arab league ultimatum with syria's leader should do and violence has expired meanwhile fresh clashes have erupted across the country live to our middle east call i

so the deaths in syria as an arab league ultimatum to damascus to end the violence has just passed twelve more people have been killed as international pressure on assad regime amounts to end the bloodshed join me paula sneer and i'll bring you more. and also this hour another death one hundred times in clashes with police in cairo as tens of thousands of egyptians return to top players where demanding the military and the grip on power. and also colonel gadhafi son they'd rather have been captured by leading authorities apparently trying to escape in a sheriff and say will be tried in the country and not advocate which means it would face the death sentence. brought out as desired by the school to copy after being evicted by police and cheese day while california students are pepper sprayed by officers accused of having hundreds pointed out on a peaceful protest. international news live from moscow this is all see with me. thanks for joining us series facing sanctions from the arab league as the organizations ultimatum for the regime to end russian expire as a car a great body has a read

so the deaths in syria as an arab league ultimatum to damascus to in the violence has just passed twelve more people have been killed as international pressure on the side amounts to end the bloodshed so you need pulis here and i'll bring you more. details of the reports of an old dad sent hundreds of people injured in egypt falling clashes with police as tens of thousands per test for an end to the military. kind of conduct a sign that saif al islam has been killed but even authorities are currently trying to escape in the shaft and say he will be tried in the country and not have behavior which means that they're paid for the deaths. to call for the protesters are prosecuted zuccotti park illegally down to being a victim of a decent chief say well can you tell me it's true that it's a raid by officers accused of heavy handed contact on a piece of pressure. from russia and iran the world this is actually with me on all the thanks for joining us series facing sanctions from the arab league as they were nice ations ultimatum for the regime to end of bloodshed expires the carver based body

and in this video, another man talks about a tax in and around damascus. he warns what he calls the regime's bugs not to harm peaceful protesters. not to regime's thugs harm peaceful protesters. ever since the uprising started hasarch, president assad said armed extremists are trying to destroy syria. but the majority evidence shows that his forces have been killing unarmed people. there are still peaceful protests, but now there are predictions of civil war in syria. whitman talking to the head of the so-called -- we have been talking to the head of the so- called free syria army. >> like bashar and gadhafi, it is the language of violence. that is the only language they understand. >> in morocco, the arab league is concerned that syria is being suspended and has given damascus three days to observe the mission. the arab spring is mixed up with the region for all existing conflicts. saudi arabia believes that targeting assad is also targeting iran. back in syria, state tv has been showing more pro-assad demonstrations. surry fenty because it the beating he

in this video, another man talks about a tax in damascus. he warns the regime not to harm unarm, peaceful protesters. he says they will keep on fighting until their enemies laydown their arms or join the revolution. ever since the uprising started back in march, the president has said armed extremist or trying to destroy syria. but the evidence was that the vast majority of the protests were peaceful, and the asset regimes -- the assad regime sources have been killing unarmed people. there are still peaceful protests, but now there are also predictions of civil war in syria. we have been talking to the head of the so-called free syria army, made up of defectors from the regime's armed forces. >> the only tyrants -- language of the tyrants is the language of violence. >> in morocco, the arab league has confirmed that syria is being suspended and has given damascus three days to allow in an observer mission. the arab spring is now mixed up with the region's existing conflict. saudi arabia believes that targeting assad also targets iran. iran i

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security council resolution the dead target damascus what do you think the enemies of president assad really need a u.n. mandate to bring him down. certainly no and i think iraq would be the obvious parallel in that regard certainly no u.n. mandate was it was necessary in that regard because a coalition of the willing or whatever term can be invented can be invented in order to to provide some sort of justification so i think we very much could see a similar thing playing out here and of course the arab league suspension would be would be i have no doubt would be offered as one justification for that type of move now the west has been a very selective and its stance on syria even when when thousands rally in support of president assad the west still wants regime change what do you think is happened to respecting the aspirations of the syrian people were godless of what those aspirations may be it seems that you seem to be perhaps a few power players here dictating the final outcome of events well that's exactly right and i don't think i think all this does is speak to the plight of th

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the compound is just outside damascus. damascus has been more or less spared the opposition moves against president assad and been much quieter than other parts of syria. the council is telling us that the commander of the free syrian army has been in turkey for the last few months, left turkey two days ago, and is now leading operations inside syria. that suggests that the recent report we've had of increased clashes between defectors and government troops may be connected with a determined assault on the government by the free syrian army. >> given the increase in military hardware being used as well, what sort of language are they using, the national council, jonathan? do they talk of civil war yet? >> no, they don't. they've always been quite careful to say that they want their movement, which remains essentially a peaceful movement. but, you know, at the same time, they say people will be forced to take up arms, given the enormous military weight that's been thrown against them by this government. it's a delicate bala

outside the windows the arab league spoke only about the situation in syria and they have given damascus until midday today to respond to the composer to send hundreds of arab league observers to the country to assess and monitor how the government there is dealing with the antigovernment protests and as i say a little word on what is happening here the damascus government has not yet indicated whether they will agree to the protocol they've been forced to sign we have been told by the iraqi foreign minister that they will come to the party with us for mains to be seen the economic sanctions that are being disadvantaged about includes the suspension of all commercial banks the boycotting of the central bank these are economic sanctions that will be voted on by the arab league on sunday if indeed damascus is if the fuses to allow these foreign observers. really your think on the pulse of egypt so they can sway her on a respirator their policy which repeat were relayed to tweet she says it's that's not who's. leaving that's just it's a war and i turned the other news story general. i mean

arab foreign ministers are also in egypt but in syria that's on their agenda as they threaten damascus with sanctions while france proposes what it calls a humanitarian intervention. and no plans to stop the reset of ties but moscow says it will pull out of the nuclear disarmament treaty in place walk it's only supporters if the u.s. goes ahead with its missile defense shield in europe our top stories this hour. international news and comment live from moscow twenty four hours a day this is r.t. good to have you with us this hour fresh clashes between security forces and protesters erupt in caro's tahrir square the focal point of egypt's revolution the opposition the country's military is apologize for the deaths of nearly forty protestors over several days of violent clashes with security forces however thousands in tahrir square say they're not satisfied and plan to boycott next week's parliamentary elections has more from. people said we are not going anywhere in addition to that we're not here with full fresh class and have spoken out there's been gunshots explosions and ambulances

arab foreign ministers were also in egypt syria that's on their agenda as they threaten damascus with sanctions on all fronts proposes what he calls a humanitarian intervention. to stop the reset of ties but moscow says it will pull out of the nuclear disarmament treaty and place rockets on its borders of the u.s. goes ahead with its missile defense shield in europe our top stories this hour. international news and comment live from moscow twenty four hours a day egypt's military is apologize for the deaths of nearly forty protesters over several days of violent clashes with police have a thousands on talking they're not buying it and plan to boycott next week's elections. in colorado paula it looks as though a massive gathering is building i'm told here square behind you there in spite of that apology from the army the people are certainly not going anywhere on their. own people simply are not going anywhere in addition to that we know. here was all that fresh classes had broken out there's been gunshots explosions and ambulances rushing past for the past few minutes now the chant of

outside their windows the arab league spoke only about the situation in syria and they have given damascus until midday today to respond to this opposing to say hundreds of arab league observers to the country to assess and monitor how the government there was dealing with the antigovernment protests and as i say a little word on what is happening here the damascus government has not yet indicated whether they will agree to the protocol they've been forced to sign we have been told by the iraqi foreign minister that they will come to the party but this remains to be seen the economic sanctions that are being but this is bandied about include the suspension on all commercial banks boycotting of the central bank these are economic sanctions that will be voted on by the arab league on sunday if indeed damascus is it was fuses to allow these foreign observers. well you can keep your finger on the pulse of egypt's latest wave of unrest by checking out the paulism twitter feed the latest tweets saying. course that's not this. many of the deaths of protesters warned that turned other news stories

arab foreign ministers are also in egypt but in syria that's on their agenda as a threat in damascus with sanctions while france proposes what it calls a humanitarian intervention. no plans to stop a reset of ties but moscow says it will pull out of the nuclear disarmament treaty and place rockets on its borders if the u.s. goes ahead with its missile defense shield in europe. and in business russia suffers a setback to supply more gas to china his biggest country has signed a deal with the right to buy significantly more of its natural gas turning twenty minutes for more on that and other stories about this. international news uncomment live from moscow twenty four hours a day egypt's military has apologized for the deaths of nearly forty protesters over several days of violent clashes with police however thousands i'm talking square say they are not buying it and plan to boycott next week's elections has more from. the situation here is calmer but it's far from as calm as it can be as you can see behind me tens of thousands of protestors were named in toughness where the numbers ar

summer suffers overblown from london simon good evening how will the arab league's isolation of damascus affect the situation in syria let's start with first of all. well i think it would. do you have a sense that the world is closing in on on on president bashar. and even an organization like the arab league which you know has considered tools been very very timid is now on the front foot against him and you just feel that he is running out of friends even countries close to syria having friends of syria and friends of the regime are now highly critical and you just feel that. the arab league decision i think will give a massive boost of legitimacy to the movement on the ground. let's look at what's happening internally within the borders the west is allies claimed that sanction in damascus for cracking down on peaceful demonstrators but what about the free syrian army which is says it's just stage that major assault on assad forces there are hardly peaceful demonstrators are they i mean are some pictures to run in here showing how they go about demonstrating it's pretty hardcore stuff

regime free syrian army reportedly stages a major assault on the loyalist base near the capital damascus as the arab league turns up the pressure on president assad despite his pledge to reform. out but not down a string of evictions of anti-corporate occupy protesters across the u.s. failed to stop the move with near enough. my colleague kevin no one will be up next with more news in thirty minutes time but first cross talk looking at the future of syria stay with us. you can live. a long and welcome across our computer all of our serious bloodiest days mikail has ruled out any military operation against syria though this could change the bench change on the ground can and will western powers succeed in overthrowing the current syrian regime without direct use of force and if there were to be regime change in syria what would replace it and how would the region's geopolitical dynamics change. keep. cross-talk the complicated case of syria i'm joined by samara roby in washington he's a foreign policy manager at the arab american institute in pittsburgh we have rick francona he is a middl

government free syrian army reportedly long was a major assault on a loyalist base near damascus and this as the arab league turns up the heat on president assad despite his pledge still talks and continue reforms. out but not down a string of forceful objections of anti-corporate occupy protesters across the u.s. without the movement from pure enough to shut down the street. or welcome the international space the group joined by really new members as well so it was rocketed reverses probably think it will. even though light sweet crude goes above one hundred and one goal is about for the first time since april russia is not just a menace to recover from losses in the obvious my six and wins the session down a foot of a percent more in this in twenty. seven pm in moscow i'm at treasury good to have you with us here on archie our top story there's been a new twist in the controversy surrounding last week's un report into iran's nuclear program and you close a mention of a mysterious foreign expert that western media claims to be russian saying he's helping he's helped iran build an at

it comes after a group of syrian protesters reported attacks by the military in southern damascus.arning that this report contains some strong images. >> this is an anti-regime demonstrations where an attack happened on the edge of damascus. since most foreign journalists are barred from syria, we are relying on pictures and information emerging by the web. the regime has a strong presence in the area. the fact that a prominent target was attacked as another sign that the opposition is becoming more militarized and more daring. it is claiming at least 15,000 defectors from ssad's military have joined their side, with weapons. he is saying they will continue with the struggle and will win or die. and in this video, another man talks about attacks in and a man of -- in and he calls for the regime not to harm the unarmed peaceful protesters. he said they will keep on fighting until the enemy has laid down their arms to join the revolution. >> ever since the uprising started in march, ,assad has said that armed extremists were trying to destroy syria. but the evidence is that the prote

in defense of damascus moscow plane syria's increasing international isolation and western plans for regime change. syria's arab neighbors turn their backs on president assad as the united states and its allies call for tougher action to bring about the downfall of the syrian leader. turning up the heat tough talks between the u.s. and china over trading currency issues as the apec summit comes to a close in the white. u.s. police turn up the heat on. protesters tearing down tents and arresting activists as the crackdown on the movement escalates across the country. and later this hour qatar as eyeing a liquefied natural gas project in the arctic find out who might be its russian partner later this hour in the business but. international news and comment live from moscow this is r.t. with you twenty four hours a day the u.s. and its own eyes are more interested in regime change in syria than a peaceful solution to the rest that's according to the kremlin russia's foreign minister says western countries are trying to stir up syria's opposition to topple president bashar assad. has the

arab foreign ministers are also in egypt but it's syria that's on their agenda as they threaten damascus with sanctions while france proposes what it calls a humanitarian intervention. no plans to stop the reset of time book moscow says it will pull out of the nuclear disarmament treaty in place rockets on its borders if the u.s. goes ahead with its missile defense shield in europe the top stories this hour. international news in comment live from moscow twenty four hours a day good to have you with us this hour egypt's military has apologized for the deaths of nearly forty protestors over several days of bonding clashes with police however thousands and talk to square say they're not buying it and plan to boycott next week's elections has more from. the situation here is calmer but it's far from as calm as it can be as you can see behind me tens of thousands of protesters remain in town this where the numbers are still on this and they were this time yesterday but we still hear ambulances going through the square although no way near as many as we heard yesterday only in the army apolog

answer regime free syrian army reportedly stages a major assault on a loyalist base near the capital damascus but says the arab league ratchets up the pressure on president assad despite his pledge to reform. targeting the syrian regime instead of steering the warring factions toward dialogue only to provoke more violent. passout but not down a string of victims around the call for occupy protesters by police across the u.s. sales to stop a movement from gearing up to shut down all street. kevin i would want use for me in half an hour next the crosstalk which this time takes an in-depth look at the future of syria. you can live. the lives that you think you can. live the olympic welcoming cross-talk i'm peter lavelle syria's bloodiest day nato has ruled out any military operation against syria though this could change the tense change on the ground can and will western powers succeed in overthrowing the current syrian regime without direct use of force and if there were to be regime change in syria what would replace it and how would the region's geo political dynamics change. it can live liv

in which damascus needs to say that it will agree to send some five hundred observers coming to that country they want to look at how the government is dealing with the anti-government protests damascus has the deadline for right now in fact we might hear here on how they will respond but if indeed they refuse that this observer mission the creative that they'll be step of a whole host of sanctions and because of this attention being focused on the syria no way near the same kind of attention that's been focused on egypt people you know are saying that the whole situation is hypocritical and double standards in terms of how the international community is eating with these key countries right artie's policy or life for us from the egyptian capital thanks very much for that update. remember we'll continue bringing you all the latest news from egypt meanwhile you can see for yourself anytime you want we have a live camera feed in our connecting directly from central cairo available on our website that's at r t dot com. and that's our here flashback comes up in cross talk later today hos

in defense all but damascus moscow blames syria's increasing international isolation on western plans to bring about regime change. syria's arab and they've visited their backs on president assad says the united states and its allies call for tougher action to bring about the downfall of the syrian leader. turning up the heat and tough talks between the u.s. and china over trade and currency issues and as the apec summit comes to a close in one. three two one. back on track a crew of three heads to the international space station on a russian soyuz it's three months on from the crash of a similar unmanned rocket shortly after liftoff. and later this hour qatar and signed a little fried natural gas project in the arctic for the details join me for the business bulletin in about twenty minutes. and it's now or just after five pm on monday here in moscow this is artsy with me will receive a shine but u.s. and its allies are more interested in regime change in syria than a peaceful solution to the unrest that's according to the kremlin russia's foreign minister says western countries are

how they will respond we have heard from the iraqi foreign minister who says at damascus will respond positively but if we take those the arab league will need to gain on sunday and then they will begin the process of voting for sanctions and long they've been on has indicated it will not vote positively the signs are that the majority of the arab league foreign ministers in fact will give a nod now these sanctions include things like a ban on the travel of syrian officials they include things like no money commercial flights to the country a halt to dealings with the central bank and also no more government to government trade the purpose of these sanctions is not to stop the violence that would be impossible but rather to put pressure on the assad regime or to use polis lir reporting from egypt we are following the latest developments in cairo with live pictures here straight from tahrir square head to our web site to see what's happening at the heart of the second wave of egyptian protests with live pictures coming to you twenty four seven at our tea dot com. while the arab league

dealing with the antigovernment protests and as i say initial word on what is happening here the damascus government has not yet indicated whether they will agree to the protocol they've been forced to sign we have been told by the iraqi foreign minister that they will come to the party but this remains to be seen the economic sanctions that are being invented about include the suspension of all commercial banks the boycotting of the central bank these are economic sanctions that will be voted on by the arab league on sunday if indeed damascus is itself uses to allow these foreign observers but meanwhile france is pushing for humanitarian corridors and in syria the transport routes the garden supplies but there's criticism it could be. pretext for intervention. bombing campaign and it is all things reports people thanks to the libyan intervention and french president nicolas sarkozy bad destroying a first for his country first to call for nato to impose no fly zone over libya. first to officially recognize the opposition as libya's only legitimate government first strike with libya now in

protests the government crackdowns and violence that continue to play parts of syria the capital damascus is still largely sheltered from but beneath the calm many will remind you that in syria walls most certainly have ears more but at the country's intelligence service has political clout in syria that's one of the state secrets and says the unrest began in march protestors have accused them of violent interrogations for a little bit before i was chased and arrested when security forces in a very tiny cell beat beat me severely damaging my back and me be electrocuted and make use the soul of receiving money for taking to the streets they said were agents of america and israel after forty eight hours of detention and torture it took all my money and belongings and threw me out into the street. sitting in cooley is a lawyer who deals with detention cases she says the influence of the security police extends even into the courtroom mohamed mohamed we have three authorities in the country believe the legislative and the executive but it is the security police who make the real decisions the

what we're hearing is this the insane syria on the streets of damascus thousands of people have been out protesting against this suspension from the league of their country thousands of people on the streets of damascus other cities as well and in damascus they're hearing that there were protests outside of the saudi arabian and the qatari embassy two nations which voted to suspend syria from the arab league right our computer our live outside the court ministry in moscow thanks for that report. britain's in pole position to take the lion's share of the spoils of libya's vast postwar oil reserves london city executives have been offered lucrative oil and gas contracts as the national transitional council's touting business opportunities to foreign investors or keys or a smith has more from london. the effort to topple gadhafi was an effort that was initially led by the u.k. and also france and the u.k. sent in its air force and it also used its navy to make a naval blockade around libya and now the national transitional council in libya is saying that its friends will be rewarded and

syria would be suspended from the arab league cause thousands of people to take to the streets of damascus and other cities across the country protesting against this we saw some protests outside of the embassies of saudi arabia and qatar two nations which voted to suspend syria from millie the people of syria and damascus saying clearly thinking that the suspension of syria from the arab league not the way to bring about peace in the country. we turn to government forces inside syria are also turning up the heat of the regime scores of state security officers have been gunned down by suspected army defectors in the south of the country was especially bloody davis or indeed one hundred forty the u.n. estimates that a total of more than three and a half thousand lost their lives since the uprising patrick hayes's from the online magazine spiked told me that exerting pressure of damascus is only inciting more violence and things. increasingly the arab league you know hardly representative in many ways of the middle east and people you know you have saudi arabia bahrain for regimes you know h

in defense of damascus moscow blames syria's increasing international isolation on the west and plans to bring about regime change. in syria's arab neighbors turn their backs on president assad as the united states and its allies call for tougher action to bring about the downfall of the syrian leader. turning up the heat tough talks between the u.s. and china over trade and currency issues as the apec summit comes workloads in the one. three. one. contract a crew of three heads to the international space station on a russian soil that's three months on from the crash of a similar unmanned rocket trickly up in. a very warm welcome to this is r.t. live from moscow where it's now or just after six pm over some show the u.s. and its allies are more interested in regime change in syria than a peaceful solution to the unrest that's according to the kremlin now russia's foreign minister says western countries are trying to stir up syria's opposition to topple president bashar al assad. now has details. circular for all of us said in a statement expressing russia's dismay at the decision to

arab foreign ministers are also in egypt but it's syria that's on their agenda as they threaten damascus with sanctions while france proposes what it calls a humanitarian intervention. no plans to stop the reset of times but says it will pull out of the nuclear disarmament treaty and place rockets on its borders if the u.s. goes ahead with its missile defense shield in europe. international news in comment live from moscow twenty four hours a day this is. egypt's military has apologized for the deaths of nearly forty protesters over several days of violent clashes with police this morning besides declared a break in fighting in the bloodiest demonstrations since february uprisings that toppled president mubarak. is in cairo and. is a tense truce at the moment but is it holding have there been any more clashes today so for. the situation here is calm and that it's calm from as calm as it can be as you can see behind me to. tens of thousands of protesters remain intact in the square the numbers are so i'll miss them they were this time yesterday but we still live here anderson says going t

also seeing the reaction from the syrian people to this tens of thousands out on the streets of damascus across syria protesting against this decision to suspend syria from the arab league they want to find a peaceful solution to put an end to this conflict that's going on for eight months know the estimated three thousand five hundred people think killed during it. has put all of our reporting right there what i mean independent web journalist james corporate thinks that the arab league suspension of syria means the west now is much closer to achieving its goal of regime change in damascus but given the incredible diplomatic and political ramifications of this move i think we can't be too far from seeing a similar type situation playing out as what played out in libya and i think it's absolutely almost inconceivable now to really see how assad can maintain power given the circumstances and given the as i say the incredible diplomatic ramifications of this with with all of the in the early nations no assuming that this is rubber stamped on as we believe it will be this decision will mean

says it has uncovered a previously unknown a nuclear program in syria the discovery comes as damascus claims it has reached an agreement with the arab league to end of the deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters. on the brink israel reportedly approves of military action against gaza after a wave of rocket attacks over the last week. now max kaiser explains why he thinks market speculators should bear the brunt of the blame for the world's financial turmoil as a report is next right here on r.t. .

another two hours to respond to their request that arab league observers he thinks damascus now when you look at that time to pontificate to the fact that nothing is being said about egypt and of the arab people of the international community saying that this is people of double standards and keep up with it it's worth mentioning that the arab league has made this decision while meeting in cairo so while this violence is unfolding it chose to turn a blind eye to this and instead focus on the situation in syria. or i will keep an eye with you on latest developments in cairo policy or life in the egyptian capital thanks for that update. or remember you can always find more on what's going on on our team dot com. what's happening right now in tahrir square we're streaming it live twenty four hours a day that we'd already there pretty you thought arties website or if you've got. meanwhile france is pushing for humanitarian corridors to be open with syria transporting medicine and other vital supplies but there is criticism that it could be a pretty text for intervention and an echo of th

or how they will respond we have heard from the iraqi foreign minister this is a damascus move response also to be that if indeed they go in the arab league will meet again on sunday and then they will begin the process of voting for sanctions and one they've been on has indicated it will not vote positively the signs are that the majority of the arab league foreign ministers in fact will give a nod now these sanctions include things like a ban on need travel a syrian official saying keep things like no more commercial flights to the country a halt to dealings with the same time bank and also no more government to government trade the purpose of the sanctions is not to stop the violence that would be impossible but rather to put pressure on the assad regime. there but meanwhile france's are pushing for humanitarian corridors to be opened in syria to transport medicine and other vital supplies but there's criticism it could be a pretext for intervention and an echo of the nato bombing campaign in libya as artie's tesser also reports that people thanks to the libyan intervention french pr

also in syria hundreds of thousands come out in support of the government after damascus is banned from the arab league for failing to end the deadly unrest in the country. mariel monti a former e.u. commissioner has been appointed the head of the new caretaker government in italy to pull the country back from the financial abyss this follows the resignation of silvio berlusconi who stepped down on saturday having ruled the country as prime minister for a total of ten years in three separate terms artie's sarah firth brings us the latest from rome. for those of you feeling bad about the start of another working week on monday spare a thought for the former commissioner and mary a month say he's just been appointed by the president to form a new government and he now faces the massive task of pulling the country back from the financial abyss into which is currently staring say not your usual job description certainly but everyone of very much hoping he's up to the job and everyone's going to be watching extremely closely to see what the results of that will be now he is currently decidin

the antigovernment free syrian army reportedly launches a major assault on a loyalist place near damascus but says the arab league turns up the heat on president assad despite his pledge to hold talks and continue reform class. should not down a string of forceful addictions runs the corporate occupy protesters across america fails to stop the movement from gearing up to shut down three. very good evening for me kevin our winner at r.t. tonight is now eleven pm wednesday night asco time the top story for you there's been a new twist in the controversy surrounding last week's u.n. reports into iran's nuclear program it includes the mention of a mysterious foreign expert who western media claims to be russian said he's helped to run build an atomic detonator but he's innocent now explores the findings and where they may lead. a human has long been a hot topic bomb iran. but anyway the greatest threat that america and the world faces had faced was a nuclear iran but it's heated up since last week's report from the un's nuclear watchdog sparking fears iran was pursuing atomic weapons the i.a.