also a resident of damascus we wish you all the best thank you thank you. and thank you for watching without going to be back again with one you see in the headlines and often. running to the closest to the best out of georgia. to the concerts i was preparing to perform i had actually prepared myself to die i. don't know said he'd what. sorry to trust when i asked him. as mr. sloan and homo stuff how do you know her because. this country was. really good so don't solution. so we'll see of getting. more traditionally if it was any good with us here. yes more here to depreciate. to education you know and there are a couple toilet b.s. get. a job was. one else chose seemed wrong when all was just don't hold. any new world yet to shape out just to become as a kid and in detroit equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. with this manufactured consensus of public wealth. when the ruling classes protect themselves. with the financial merry go round if suddenly the one percent. we can all middle of the room sit.

off diplomatic relations with syria during the past seven years but they weren't engaging with the damascus government in an official capacity now that these borders are open and means that they are acknowledging that president bush is here to stay and acknowledging his government in the words of the jordanian government spokesperson this crossing is vital for two brotherly nations. goods can now go from lebanon through syria to jordan that's going to boost the economy both countries what about people is it going to allow people to move between the two countries i'm thinking particularly about about families torn apart in syria. yes is this going to allow the movement of people and damascus is really hoping it is celebrating the reopening of borders we have to remember just a few days ago the iraqi foreign minister wasn't damascus and they were talking about reopening borders between syria and iraq they're celebrating this is a victory to show the world that syria is stable syria is returning to its pre-war stuff this is a transit it is very important for the damascus government to reengage

hundreds of people died in a huge attack near damascus in 2013.the images in our programme, these pictures were filmed and shared by local people. they shocked the world. the us threatened military action, but relented when syria signed the international chemical weapons convention. inspectors were sent in to dispose of hundreds of tonnes of illegal toxic material, including sarin nerve agent. when your mission was complete and you returned, were you confident that everything was destroyed 7 everything that we knew to be there was either removed or destroyed. yes, we were completely confident of that. since then, there have been frequent reports of chemical attacks. they came in waves — mirroring the locations of key battles. all of them in the four years since syria said it had given up its chemical weapons. panorama has looked into 164 of them. we wanted to find the truth. we cross—checked each report with the help of experts and specialist researchers. we ruled out the reported incidents with too little evidence, and were left with 106 where we

security council on his latest trip to syria along with government officials in damascus he was there to discuss the formation of a constitutional committee de mistura is set stand down from his position at the end of next month james bays joins us live from the united nations so james what's he been saying. well it sounds like his meeting in damascus did not go at all well let's remember what he was trying to do he's been trying for nine months to get this constitutional committee up and running he's tried to have peace talks all the time that he's been a special envoy for four years he's focusing on this one part of it which is trying to get a new constitution for syria so he achieves at least one thing before he departs the role at the end of november now the constitutional committee is supposed to be made up of delegates from the government delegates from the opposition and some representing civil society in syria there's been the sticking point because the syrian government has not agreed that list when he went to damascus and met the syrian deputy prime minister and foreign mini

government so damascus slowly coming out of its isolation economically it is hoping to engage to reengage with the international community as well but that this is going to be a little bit more difficult because we know the west is no longer calling for us not stepping down as a condition for for political talks to happen but what they're asking for is a u.n. led credible political process that will lead to free elections and only if that happens then they will reengage with damascus and help with the reconstruction of the country so it is still a long path ahead but this is the start of the beginning of damascus coming out really of its. economic isolation at least in the region. plenty more still to come here on the news for you including tight security in afghanistan before saturday's election but it isn't stopping threats from the taliban. going on all of the two teens yet again the tourist industry is back in business three years after gunman targeted beach resorts. and school the n.b.a. champions the new season in front of the. european union leaders are gathering in brussels for a

i think he was or damascus or she was you know too uncomfortable to him and he went to the u.s. to get in his. to to exile practically and i think now he will be remembered as i and i kind of freedom of speech which is a very crucial thing and so i don't even know right now. the arabic thank you for that u.s. president donald trump has told reporters that the u.s. will unilaterally pull out of a nuclear arms agreement with russia the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty bans nuclear and conventional missiles with ranges off five hundred to fifty five hundred kilo mrs russia has violated the agreement they've been violating here for many years that i don't know why president obama didn't negotiate or pull out. that we're not going to let them violate a nuclear agreement they go out of their weapon and we're not allowed to we're the ones that have stayed in the agreement and we wanted the agreement but russia has not fortunately wanted they very much so we're going to terminate their bravery we're going to pull out. now to some of the other stories making news around the world

i think he was or damascus it was you know too uncomfortable to him and he went to the us to do in his bid to to exile erotically and i think now he will be remembered as i and i kind of freedom of speech which is a very crucial thing and so i don't even know right now. the arabic thank you for that now to some of the other stories making news around the world some of the migrants in a caravan that sample from honduras to the united states have been allowed to enter met mexico by immigration authorities this as hundreds of other migrants had faced off against riot police on a bridge crossing the mexican washing modern for some people jumped into the water along the border to escape. in taiwan thousands of people have demonstrated on the streets of the capital taipei calling for a formal declaration of independence from china it is the first large scale protest calling for an outright referendum on the issue since taiwan first became a democracy more than twenty years ago. pulm a dutch prime minister has died at eighty of heart failure the trade unionists turned politician led to centri

and the sea processing has been opened between jordan and damascus this is a very important. two billion dollars worth of trade before the civil war plied along that road hundreds of trucks it kept many people employed lots of stores particularly down at the crossing supermarkets cafes so forth all of them devastated during the war and a free trade zone of course closed down all the shops and factories closed down so people are dying to get back to business this is a big day for syria in libya's course way in the north tucked up underneath turkey if there is fighting in it lead it's unlikely that the jordanians or the israelis who also opened a crossing on the golan heights. will close their will close their borders the jordanians are very eager to have this trade going to jordan economy as we know is been has been sagging under the weight of all these wars and there been big demonstrations so the jordanian government is very eager to get jobs back to ordinary jordanians there is going to a little cascade many cascade of countries embracing syria and that embrace was shown on

diplomatic relations during the seven year for but they did not engage officially with the government so damascus slowly coming out of its isolation economically it is hoping to engage to reengage with the international community as well but that this is going to be a little bit more difficult because we know that the west is no longer calling for us not stepping down as a condition for for political talks to happen but what they're asking for is a u.n. led credible political process that will lead to free elections and only if that happens then they will reengage with damascus and help with the reconstruction of the country so it is still a long path ahead but this is the start of the beginning of damascus coming out really of its. economic isolation at least in the region. a bomb attack in afghanistan has killed another candidate it. was in the southern province of helmand at least ten candidates have been killed now during campaigning the taliban is threatening to target polling stations and security forces guarded. reports from kabul. and was killed inside his a literal office and lashkar gah

government so damascus slowly coming out of its isolation economically it is hoping to engage to reengage with the international community as well but that this is going to be a little bit more difficult because we know the the west is no longer calling for us said stepping down as a condition for for political talks to happen but what they're asking for is a u.n. led credible political process that will lead to free elections and only if that happens then they will reengage with damascus and help with the reconstruction of the country so it is still a long path ahead but this is the start of the beginning of damascus coming out really of its. economic isolation at least in the region. three separatist fighters in the police may have been killed in a gunfight in indian administered kashmir it happened in the city of srinagar indian troops and cordoned off a neighborhood and was searching for rebels protests followed the incident resulting in local internet availability being caught trying to prevent the spread of demonstrations the decades indian security forces of four kashmiri separatis

them all brits perfectly needle in damascus it was expecting a number of oh b.t.w. experts in relation to the incident which took place on the south of april the press release was issued by the secretary of the. nevertheless the u.k. france and the us carried out a massive missile strike on the military and civil infrastructure of syria they did it could just our surprise. to the arrival of. to the side can you say that this means caring about their safety safety of the obviously the only personell if you could of the could with just a limited bit of a mistake or me sheriff and their smart me would have. had one of that mission to go with them so again. don't blame others don't bow mound and ground that trees ations i've told you. today who really cares about the hassle and all the procedures of the op see their value in the work of the mission and who just imposing its will on everyone but one more thing to which the u.k. you know is not obviously known because of their care about the white hellman's they the white helmet has been supplying. the world with voters a

serious national museum in damascus has reopened a six years after it was shelled by militants for many it is a sign that life is returning to normal after years of civil war. the set up and deciding the reopening of the museum shows that civilization has conquered terrorism the national museum of damascus serves as a witness to the long and bright history of the syrian people the reopening of the museum is significant. in the city of rock which was previously held by islamic state the losses are far greater and more than four thousand five hundred artifacts were looted during the jihadi occupation according to syrian officials and many priceless works were stolen from the museums and palmira iraq and homes as well. hi this is art international be back in thirty five minutes with a full look at the news stay with us. when we all make this manufactured consensus instead of public wealth. when the ruling classes to protect themselves. in the climate larry go round lifts only the one percent. nor middle of the room six. million real new. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'

syria's national museum in damascus has reopened six years after it was shelled by militants for many is a sign that life is returning to normal after years of civil war. they are going to . be set up and deciding the reopening of the museum shows that civilization has conquered terrorism the national museum of damascus serves as a witness to the long and bright history of the syrian people the reopening of the museum is significant. in the city of rocco which was previously held by islamic state the losses are far greater more than forty five hundred artifacts were looted during the jihadi occupation according to syrian officials and many priceless works were stolen from the museums in palmira garage and homes. and that doesn't mean i'll be back with headlines in thirty three minutes stay with us. as a trumpet ministration pulls out of a key arms control agreement nato conducts a massive exercise in the arctic is a new front being opened up and it seems the saudis will get away with murder. but politicians to do something to. put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected.

government obviously wants to take control of it still and russia is considered to be an ally of damascus in this case but then on the other hand this is the last but rather strong remaining and clave of the syrian armed opposition which is backed by turkey and pretty much the rest of the western countries namely france and germany and also it live is the part where there are still. maining factions of terrorist groups such as nusra and its other affiliates so again this place could be a tip a ticking bomb sorry but diplomacy somehow is still working and that is something that we saw today at the press conference now here of course i'm talking about the so-called memorandum of understanding that's been agreed upon by the leaders of russia and turkey specifically and it's also being backed by emmanuel macron and markel with this memorandum the sides are all hoping to eradicate violence completely in the province and also to maintain the so-called demilitarization zone there and i just want to explain what that means rather quickly in a developed arise zone radical militant should be comple

syria work to rebuild their homes after years of cultural life is returning to normal as well in damascus the national museum has opened its doors to public for the first time since twenty twelve when it was closed to prevent damage to its collections. the reopening of the museum shows that civilization has conquered terrorism the national museum of damascus serves as a witness to the long and bright history of the syrian people the reopening of the museum is significant. however there is less positive news in iraq or over four thousand five hundred artifacts stolen by to harvest from that city's museum according to syrian officials antiquities were also taken from the palmira dara and homs museums. you can it be company suspending its operations at a fracking well in northern england after one after another trauma in the area drilling began at the site two weeks ago on october the twenty fourth mine a seismic activity was detected but operations continued and it wasn't until a stronger china on october the twenty sixth but operations were halted for eighteen hours with the drilling being

to go on with the judiciary process now probably turkey is going to ask ok you are admitting that damascus she died doing a role inside the consulate but sure was where the bodies and they find the bodies then it's going to it's going again to again another level in the judicial process of course but on the other hand this is this is an important question that all of us and all the politicians should ask because now we are reading from the why is from the agencies that is saudi king the third to mohamed bin so man to form and leave intelligence structure also he's in charge of pushing his investigation file which is unbelievable actually in the morning will be giving turkish politicians asking a lot of questions about this because as turkish president have stated since the beginning and the foreign ministry has been is stating since the beginning turkey is. now if they're doing real perpetrator of this attack actually who gave the order because one of the eighty's of mohammed been sent him on a cot you say that it was his which you recount is just an employee you takes the orders from the

sorry to interrupt, ijust ultimately in syria and damascus. sorry to interrupt, i just want...ifficult andi arabic language is very difficult and i am still on thatjourney. arabic language is very difficult and i am still on that journey. 0k. you talk about egypt. a wonderful example what do you think the revered islamic scholars of allah so university would make of your claims to redefine and on patriarchal non— misogynist islam ? to redefine and on patriarchal non— misogynist islam? as in any university there are mixed views. at the university concerning the concept of female imams you will find scholars say that female imams isa find scholars say that female imams is a possibility, it is legal. three out of four is the next course of oui’ out of four is the next course of ourfemale imams out of four is the next course of our female imams leading out of four is the next course of ourfemale imams leading to press for other women. so it's actually not that controversial even though they don't think it is a great idea they don't think it is a great idea they have to accept it ——

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she's excited to perform in berlin which in some ways reminds her of the home she left behind in damascus. a wish. a lot of arabs from many countries are here not just syrians lebanese or palestinians here i can meet people i otherwise would have found difficult to get to know elsewhere. leino first a local radio station a soulful teaser ahead of the night's gig she's keen to reach anon our abode us with her music her style fuses their main and arabic music with elements of jazz. her songs often deal in love pain and exile but she shies away from politics there are ten concerts trying to conjure a different image of her war scarred homeland. people mostly talk about syrians as refugees are divorced a virus people who had to make a fresh start but see my concerts you experience us as we really are as if we were in our homeland as if the war had not torn us apart as if the problems had never been there. even so as she takes the stage it is hard to fight the harsh reality her set includes songs about alienation and fear for the refugees in the room it must have felt like their story. was. fr

behind it and turkey saying that we're going to you know somehow get the opposition to power in damascus that's not going to happen assad fought this war so brutally in order to stop that in order to prevent the opposition from coming to power in damascus and russia sided with him i don't think that these peace negotiations are going to end up winning a war that the military is couldn't do on the ground but there are many issues as each side still set what's going to happen to all those rebel fighters up there in italy are they going to be destroyed or arrested or are they going to own a country a little enclave protected by turkey and europe and and this is you know that's what's really on the ground here because syria and russia are threatening to move ahead if they cannot move ahead and take it live province and to continue bombing it if there isn't forward movement they've all said this is a temporary arrangement we have to get rid of those sela fiji ottis up there and turkey can't do it jeff and it's always a pleasure to talk to you and to get your expertise on this topic thank you.

matters if winning the peace mr de mistura isn't finishing quite yet he's making a last trip to damascus next week to persuade the syrian government to accept a finalize list for a constitutional committee they've been dragging their heels on that for nine months it's unlikely his decision to quit will give him any more leverage james zero of the united nations. shastra landis is director of the center for middle east studies at the university of oklahoma and editor of syria comment block he joins us via skype from norman oklahoma and thank you so much for your time so their timing and this resignation what does it signify to you. well the war is coming to an end and the u.s. and it has very little role to play in it you know we saw de mistura do really our roic work trying to bring together the different sides but the it's a problem here was that the sides did not want a peace agreement and the united states and russia cut off it's in a secure and a council which which really paralyzed the u.n. because the united states the west what assad to step down and regime in shipping and russia

international criminal court again you need to have jamal just body and as long as we don't have damascus shook his bed it buddy whatever all global politicians say or the prosecutors try to do it will be difficult to come to an end hasn't. seen him because so. the eldest son of germanic shoji has a right in the u.s. after being allowed to leave saudi arabia so a lot of shogi met the crown prince mohammed bin sandman on tuesday the photo opportunity was widely criticized as insensitive mike hanna has more from washington the u.s. state department has welcomed the saudi decision to lift the travel ban on to sochi and it's emerged that the secretary of state played a major role in this decision it would appear the state department says set my pump aoe brought up the issue of salad with the saudi leaders during his visit to riyadh so clearly the secretary of state playing a major role in that saudi decision to allow. to leave saudi arabia and come to the united states he is a dual u.s. and saudi citizen in the course of the day to president trump had his much awaited meeting with his directo

to do it with the issue at hand and that is it we have done our best i went to ankara i went to damascus i we had a summit in tehran all within the space of less than a week and then the summit in sochi between turkey and russia to avoid bloodshed in it now we have achieved that we have a plan to have. a political not a political but a nonmilitary solution in that we are faced with a major problem and that is foreign fighters what to do with a large number of foreign fighters who are in it these are fighters that were brought into syria by out so no one is denying the presence of foreign fighters or the crimes that they have committed we've covered on the show but the problem is they're not the ones that are the only ones dying in syria when you look at the sheer suffering in syria hundreds of thousands dead millions displaced from their arms widespread torture in government prisons have been photographed airstrikes barrel bombs attacks on bakeries schools hospitals bread lines isn't iran complicit in all the suffering doesn't matter what you say your goal no motive was no that's what's

ago off the syrian coast here are some of the forty nine elements in total being handed over to damascus including four launchers. well the u.s. state department reacted to the s. three hundred deployment saying it could escalate the situation in the region. just to remind you syria accidentally shot down a russian il twenty reconnaissance aircraft during an attack by israeli fighter jets the kremlin accused israel of using the larger russian plane must cover israel confirm conducting the earth strikes but say's its jets were outside syrian airspace when the plane was. live from moscow every hour of the day this is r t international we've got some great programs right ahead it's all made available for you later as well on our dot com up in the midst. of the soon. to be. lucy. meet. somebody that does know that some. you never know what's happening in. libya just think of that in the. it's seems wrong. to me to get to shape out just to come get educated and engage with equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart. just to look for common ground. it's just a. simple yes swim

the job's not finished mr de mistura hasn't finished he's going to damascus in the next week he's still trying to get a constitutional committee together the syrian government dragging its feet it's not clear why they would now not drag their feet given that he's already said he's leaving the job he may well have lost a bit of leverage in his last month in the job names are being mentioned for the job i've had my ear to the ground i've heard that mr de mistura might be leaving for some months nicol i'm glad enough who's the un's man on the middle east peace process based in jerusalem young qubit shoes the u.n. special represented in iraq he's also been mentioned as a ram tain lumber he's a former foreign minister of algeria and the last name i heard in the mix is a veteran norwegian diplomat who also served as a former u.n. representative in the past and that's gary pettus and he's currently the norwegian ambassador in china ok james bays but the inside word there thank you james our diplomatic editor in new york israeli airstrikes have targeted twenty sites in the gaza strip killing at

syrian government is dragging its feet it won't agree to those names he's making a last trip to damascus next week to draw on push the syrian government he's sitting certainly getting pushback though from the syrian ambassador to the u.n. is speaking in the security council right now so it's hard to see that now he's already said he's stepping down that he's going to have any more leverage than he's had in the nine months he's been trying to push this idea of a constitutional committee now would you describe the legacy of what he's achieved there as i said james when you pointed out he's stayed longer in the job others before him people i mean coffee and i was in the job at one point and almost gave up at one point that this is too difficult for years what he achieved. well if you look at the whole arc of this job over seven and a half years kofi annan came out with the geneva communique which was supposed to be a way forward for a new transitional governing body for syria ever since that people really nor that idea liked abra he made a second special envoy managed to get both sides to g

i think he was or damascus it was you know too uncomfortable to him and he went to the u.s. to in his. to to exile practically and i think now he will be remembered as i and i kind of freedom of speech which is a very crucial thing and so i don't even know right now. eric thank you for that on saturday evening the german foreign minister save bilin should not approve on sales to saudi arabia and till investigations into the death of jamal khashoggi has been complete it. now to some of the other stories making news around the globe some of the migrants in a caravan that station all from honduras to the united states have been allowed to into mexico by immigration authorities this as hundreds of other migrants have faced off against riot police on a bridge crossing at the mexican border some people jumped into the water along the border to escape the. german defense minister to lyon has begun a tool of asia and australia with a one day stop in mongolia during her trip she aims to increase military cooperation focusing attention on issues such as cyber terrorism and antiterrori

president hassan rouhani of iran is the other major assad supporter from day one to iran has supported damascus with advisors weapons and troops syria in return provides iran with a crucial route to the hezbollah militia in lebanon. turkish president richard type one would like to topple assad has supported various radical rebel groups from the start and since january turkey has had troops of its own in syria one of at of on his goals is to limit kurdish influence in the region. during events recent visit to berlin german chancellor angela merkel agreed to this weekend summit russia iran and turkey have used the syrian conflict to reestablish their positions as regional powers in the middle east. but reconstruction will require western money perhaps giving leaders like merkel additional clouts. in the syrian city of rocket it's been more than a year since the so-called islamic state was driven out by the u.s. led coalition and militia fighters reporter. travel to the city to ask people what it's like to live there and whether those who have fled should return. only mode would you turn refugees

right now, chopper 4 over damascus. this is a big game for the damascus swarming hornets.l be a great streak for them ify could pull it out. last time they won 41-7. so that goes to show you. 4-2, i believe. so so far so good.re what we dealing with? here's that game. 56 degrees right now. a ta jacket if you're trying to get out the door. 55 at 8:00 football weather. to about 55. leesburg. 61 right now in manassas. we're looking at a nnie t. if you're going to be out g to go out to the movies, you won't need coats like you did last night. we've got a storm system moving. in not yet. you won't see the rain just yet. all right, starting to see some ers moving in. be this a system coming this is the system that will leave us get. so here's the planner. the rain will be over by 7:00 a.m.l we see the rain around 1:00, 2:00, 5:00 in the wet roads is all you'll wake up to. still clouds. clouds moving out. we get some sunshine. it will bring the temperatures to 68 degrees. an then down to 58. take jacket tomorrow night. then it wi turn cold again as another front moves through. th

president hassan rouhani of iran is the other major assad supporter from day one to iran has supported damascus with advisors weapons and troops syria in return provides iran with a crucial route to the hezbollah militia in lebanon. turkish president richard type one would like to topple assad has supported various radical rebel groups from the start and since january turkey has had troops of its own in syria one of ed of un's goals is to limit kurdish influence in the region. during a recent visit to berlin german chancellor angela merkel agreed to this weekend summit russia iran and turkey have used the syrian conflict to reestablish their positions as regional powers in the middle east. but reconstruction will require western money perhaps giving leaders like merkel additional clouts. well for more we're joined now by our correspondent. is standing by for us in istanbul good to see you here so tell us what exactly are the main aims of this summit. well one of the most important issues here at the venue right behind me here in istanbul today is the situation in syria is one of syria's ma a la

president hassan rouhani of iran is the other major assad supporter from day one to iran has supported damascus with advisors weapons and troops syria in return provides iran with a crucial route to the hezbollah militia in lebanon. oh year. turkish president richard type one would like to topple assad and supported various radical rebel groups from the start and since january turkey has had troops of its own in syria one of ed of un's goals is to limit kurdish influence in the region. during at events recent visit to berkeley and german chancellor angela merkel agreed to this weekend's summits russia iran and turkey have used the syrian conflict to reestablish their positions as regional powers in the middle east. but reconstruction will require western money perhaps giving leaders like merkel additional clouts. and let's turn now to some of the other stories making news around the world. turkey has called on saudi arabia to extradite the eighteen suspects in the murder of journalist gemma shakti the saudi government has said it would itself punish those involved in what it described as a rogu

i think he was or damascus or he was you know too uncomfortable to him and he went to the u.s. to in his. two to exile practically and i think now he will be remembered as i and i kind of freedom of speech which is a very crucial thing and so there you can go right now to. the arabic thank you for that on saturday evening the german foreign minister save billion should not approve sales to saudi arabia and so investigations into the death of jamal khashoggi have been complete it. now to some of the other stories making news around the world mexican authorities have allowed dozens of women and children from made large migrant caravan into the country mexican riot police refused to grant entry to hundreds of other migrants on a bridge crossing from guatemala u.s. president donald trump has threatened to deploy troops to the us mexico border if the migrants aunt strops. no one had a winning ticket in the latest mega millions lottery drawing in the u.s. that means an even bigger jackpot a staggering one point six billion dollars it will record the next roy will be on tuesday the od

on getting a committee together to draw up a new constitution for syria mr de mistura travel to damascus in recent days because the syrian government has been repeatedly objecting to names on the list for the committee but when he met syrian deputy prime minister walid muallem things went backwards even further with the syrians now even questioning mr de mistura as of thirty to draw up the list we do have a theater challenge that. it is like danger to nowhere for your growth challenge for the coming week that caused from some council members directed not just to the syrian government but also to its russian ally and even russia has given the un and this council assurances it has proved too weak to deliver or it was all the cynical smic screen designed to dying ferret attention and energy while russia syria and iran prosecuted the military campaign western nations are hoping that the istanbul summit pressure can be put on president putin to force the syrian government to reengage with the united nations they want the constitutional committee to be formed before mr de mistura finishes in h

basis. on a regular basis. to enable regular aid deliveries to take place. take place. approved from damascusand not in a few weeks time? weeks time? access and that aid workers can get in and offer support? in and offer support? the syria support group process in geneva. geneva. the aid convoy was something that was driven through that process. was driven through that process. that was the international development minister lord —based. development minister lord —based. do to their speaking style or approach to media interviews. approach to media interviews. herself being the name of the maybot in some quarters, although not here. in some quarters, although not here. but look at what is giving mps evidence on the education committee? evidence on the education committee? could you introduce yourself? good morning. morning. thank you for inviting me to give evidence today. to give evidence today. papa and i am a resident robot at middlesex university. middlesex university. what is your role at middlesex university? role at middlesex university? in the horizon 2020 research programme. programme

i don't know if you followed a couple of days ago to damascus where during general assembly a couple of weeks ago this is the syrian process. when the process is happening, they're saying that this is one of the obstacles but one of the other obstacles or three other obstacles they're putting forward is that the first they want to have the presidency of the committee. they want to choose or they have the hand in selecting the president. second, they want to have the majority. now the third of being selected, they want to have two-thirds majority of the total so they can have the upper hand. third, they want to have the decision making mechanism to be based on consensus. and this made it somewhat difficult to come to any position, also, on the constitution. the americans have gotten a lot more involved lately and want to push for a political solution considering the attacks on the ground. and we were hoping it will be a true push for a political solution forward. so now what is happening is that they gave the deadline of the 31st. the halloween deadline. but that deadline also shifted

syrian coast we've got footage now of some of the forty nine elements in total being handed over to damascus including four launchers. i. i i. well the u.s. state department reacted to that s three hundred deployment saying it could escalate the situation in the region just to remind you syria accidentally shot down a russian il twenty reconnaissance or craft during an attack by israeli fighter jets the kremlin accused israel of using the larger russian plane as cover israel confirm conducting the air strikes but ses its jets were outside syrian airspace when the plane was done and. america's ambassador to nato is on something of a damage control mission after pledging to quote take russian missiles the international alliance believes violates a cold war era treaty. the kielder majors would be to take out the missiles that are in development by russia in violation of the treaty so that would be the counter measure eventually. all russia's foreign ministry fired back saying public officials should be very careful when it comes to aggressive rhetoric international affairs commentator jonathan

ago off the syrian coast we've got footage of a total of forty nine elements being handed over to damascus including four launchers that's no look at the. at the main information on this according to russia's defense ministry vs three hundred system has a range of two hundred fifty kilometers uncounted intercept several targets similar tenuously the friend or foe system will also government see that syria can identify russian aircraft the u.s. state department reacted to the s three ha. brit deployment saying it could escalate the situation in the region syria accidentally shot on a russian il twenty reconnaissance aircraft during the tank by is really find her jets the kremlin accused israel of using the larger russian plane as cover israel confirmed conducting the u.s. strikes but sees its jets were outside syrian airspace when the plane was and. you know in a quite extraordinary claim french authorities say before a plan by iran to bomb on the remaining opposition groups rally near paris they've now frozen the assets of iran's intelligence agency the u.s. state department lent its weigh