french the french had a very good assessment of the situation because this operation was. performed under the aegis of the security council and we did decide to fight terrorism in mali and i gave mr putin ever very accurate description of how our military operation was going on and about how we are fighting terrorism and terrorist groups and how we cooperate with mali and army. we also discussed transformation of this military mission into their peace keeping mission and we hope that we will receive the necessary support we have the same assessment of the risk of spreading nuclear weapons and. we believe that we should do our best to to prevent iran from working on its nuclear program any further we believe that this is the only possible way to sit down and negotiate however right now unfortunately in spite of sanctions they snigger process has yielded no results we've spoken about syria as well we have the same goal. there we might defer on how to achieve this goal we can still find a common language and a common approach because as i said we have come and go. frist goal

almost no damage to the french market they drove eight hundred ma is. perfectly i mean the issue is which is a different issue anyway not to leave them when they're on the whole african sort of community have to all right well that you mentioned france it's going to remain you were in paris ok go ahead paris react to what you just heard. what i would like to have come from to compliment to you point of you stating what you mention saying that is terrorism is judges the major negative effect affecting the. afghan population let's have in mind that what is going on sale is a long jewing instability and the judges are there because the. in the beginning the weakening of a certain number of states that's the first issue the second issue is saying that africa is nine hundred million inhabitants and that's ahead gaza's only one hundred fifty billion inhabitants so what is happening now is hell and it's dreadful of course and i'm grateful that france has been incapable of intervening is a more wider problem it's a problem of the weakening of the states and the

not i'm not into the french neither the eight hundred ma is. perfectly i mean the issue is which is a different issue anyway not to leave them when they're on the whole african sort of community have to alright well that you mentioned france it's going to in many ways when paris ok go ahead paris react to what you just heard well i would like to have come from to compliment to the point of you stating what you mentioned saying that is terrorism is judges the major negative effect affecting the. afghan population let's have in mind that what is going on sale is a long jewing instability and the judges are there because the. in the beginning the weakening of a certain number of states that's the first issue the second issue is saying that africa is nine hundred million inhabitants and that's ahead gaza's only one hundred fifty billion inhabitants so what is happening now is hell and it's dreadful of course and i'm grateful that france has been capable of intervening is a more wider problem it's a problem of the weakening of the states and the peo

it looks like moral hazard to me ok just call the french they'll take care of it well just call the french because we are the only ones who have bases there. it's broadly the the answer i would give to you is that we have. disposed to intervene because we are present throughout. in those we have. a thousand four hundred soldiers now in sharjah and we are present in central africa again history is something you have to take into account and we are in a francophone area and most of these countries do have in mind that fifty percent of the currency of these countries is backed up by the. defense and the process are is also something we have to take in consideration as a legacy of story but let me just if you. please a little please do please do respond to your question what is the interest that france is defending or the under agenda the secret agenda that france may have i would just has in mind that if that is the case then we should have intervened in a jail when there was a rebellion and there was a coup in two thousand and ten because obviously most of the french interest if there is tha

well just call the french because we're the only ones who have bases there it's base it's broadly the the answer i will give to you is that we have force that are disposed to intervene because we are present throughout. mission in those we have a thousand four hundred soldiers now in charge and we are present in central africa again history is something you have to take into account and we are in a francophone area and most of these countries do have in mind that fifty percent of the currency of these countries is backed up by the. defense and the process are is also something we have to take in consideration as a legacy of story but let me just if you. please little please do please do respond to your question what is the interest that france is defending or the under agenda the secret agenda that france me have i would just have in mind that if that is the case then we should have intervened in in jail when there was a rebellion and there was a coup in two thousand and ten because obviously most of the french interest if there is that is to be summarized in the jail in the lead wher

french troops secure one of the shares of biggest uranium mines after the country's president confirms he asked paris for help fearing islamist attacks this as he pushes for a better deal from the nuclear dependent france. while it may bring mali eyewitnesses report a number of civilian casualties as french led troops battle islam as militants for control of the country. as john kerry starts his term as u.s. secretary of state a new study finds some foreign service personnel are paying for the privilege to serve by donating millions for the top job. in kuwait another activist thrown in jail for criticizing the emir on twitter sparking protests against the country's unelected rulers. three i'm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r.t. we begin a new era where the president has confirmed the presence of french troops at one of the country's biggest uranium mines in arlit he said special forces were asked to come in to avoid a repetition of last month's hostage crisis in neighboring out geria the arlott mining sites itself been the scene of a kidnapping two years ago an

has confirmed that french troops have been guarding one of his country's biggest irena mines that's in a bid to avoid a repetition of last month's hostage crisis in neighboring algeria. spoke to my colleague. the mine in question is the olive facility a location in which the french company a river has a large stake now it's important to know that this is the second mission in africa completely separate from france's mission in mali which has been going on for nearly a month as neighbors mali and the situation continues to remain unstable the french government is making it clear that they are ready and willing to protect their assets in the region and on the african continent as a whole protecting assets in the region many know that france gets most of its energy from nuclear power hence the uranium is very very important indeed so massive economic concerns are indeed but as you also mention that we've called the french led multinational intervention going going in mali now boots on the ground in nigeria where it's certainly getting a lot of reaction from critics around the world at the

french company a red one has a large stake in the arlott mining facility which you can see right here in ne share and there have been problems in the past which would justify the increased security presence there now just three years ago five french workers were kidnapped from the arlott mine by islamists the four of those hostages are still being held and today it is important to note that this is a second mission in africa completely separate from france's mission in mali which has been going on for nearly a month now in fact if you look at the map mali neighboring tunisia where as the situation in this entire region continues to remain unstable the french government is making it clear that they are ready and willing to protect their assets in the region and on the african continent as a whole so when as you say there's a major economic issues at stake many people know the frog's is mostly run on of nuclear energy you see of course a massive importance here when it comes to the uranium mines we've got american troops in mali supported by british troops that are supposed to be non-co

not almost no damage to the french market they drove eight hundred miles and the perfectly i mean the issue is which is a different issue anyway not to leave them when they're on the whole in african sort of community have to all right well that you mentioned france let's go to him and you went to paris ok go ahead paris react to what you just heard. well i would like to have come from to compliment to the point of you stating what you mentioned saying that is terrorism is judges the major negative effect affecting the. afghan population let's have in mind that what is going on sale is a long jewing instability and the judges are there because the. into beginning the weakening of a certain number of states that's the first issue the second issue is saying that africa is nine hundred million inhabitants and that's ahead gaza's only one hundred fifty million inhabitants so what is happening now is hell and it's dreadful of course and i'm grateful that france has been capable of intervening is a more wider problem it's a problem of the weakening of the states and the people who are repla

the mine in question is the olive facility a location in which the french company a river has a large stake now it's important to know that this is the second mission in africa completely separate from france's mission in mali which has been going on for nearly a month as neighbors mali and the situation there continues to remain unstable the french government is making it clear that they are ready and willing to protect their assets in the region and on the african continent as a whole protecting assets in the region many know that france gets most of its energy from nuclear power hence the uranium is very very important indeed so massive economic concerns are indeed but as you also mentioned we've called the french led multinational intervention going to go again mali now boots on the ground in nigeria it's certainly getting a lot of reaction from critics around the world at the moment certainly has been if you ask france they've pointed to the incident that happened last month in eastern algeria when islam ists took over a gas plant there eventually leading to forty eight people be

french company a revenue has a large stake in the arlott mining facility which you can see right here in me share and there have been problems in the past which would justify the increased security presence there now just three years ago five french workers were kidnapped from the arlott mine by islamists the four of those hostages are still being held and today it is important to note that this is a second mission in africa completely separate from france's mission in mali which has been going on for nearly a month now in fact if you look at the map mali neighboring tunisia where as the situation in this entire region continues to remain unstable the french government is making it clear that they are ready and willing to protect their assets in the region and on the african continent as a whole so when as you say there's a major economic issues at stake many people know that france is mostly run on of nuclear energy you see of course a massive importance here when it comes to the uranium mines we've got american troops in mali supported by british troops that are supposed to be non-c

show with worldwide top story right now by the president has confirmed that a french troops have been guarding one of the country's biggest you're a new mines it's all in a bid to avoid a repetition of last month's hostage crisis in neighboring algeria let's go the details right now thomas joins us live right here in the studio good to see you today so french troops already in mali and now we've got some boots on the ground in need because they need to protect mine is that correct yes certainly it's been an interesting situation developing for a while now and we've had some thoughts but now it has been confirmed in fact as president confirms that france has sent special forces troops to his country specifically to guard one of the largest during your minds and there in fact it's the arlette mine right here. and you can see its proximity to mali but the mine in question is the facility a location in which the french company a river has a large stake now there have been problems before the. that would justify a move to increase the security presence there just three years ago five frenc

[speaking french] >> translator: now -- [inaudible] [speaking french] >> translator: mr.president, we're aware of the problems europe faces and the doubts sometimes about the or very idea of europe. but we know or i believe that the only way to do something about that is to stress the historic necessity for a stronger, more united europe. and they've done that this morning. i think there are two things we should do if we want to get the people back on side. first of all, obviously, europe isn't able to decide, and that's the weaknesses which is giving rise to all these doubts. europe isn't taking any decisions despite all the meetings we have. we need a europe that decides. we need a proper budget with its own resources based on a real energy policy, on industrial independence, on the monetary issues that you've mentioned as well, foreign policy and defense. deciding is what politics is all about. so, mr. president, you've gone through the intervention in mali, you've been there yourself, you've seen how vital it was to take decisions there. in a couple of hours to stand

not i'm not willing to do the french might if they drove eight hundred ma is. perfectly i mean the issue is which is a different issue anyway not to leave them when they're on the whole african sort of community have to all right well that you mentioned france it's going to remain you were in paris ok go ahead many parents react to what you just heard. well i would like to have come from to compliment to the point of you stating what you mentioned saying that is terrorism is judge is the major negative effect affecting the. afghan population let's have in mind that what is going on sale is along jewing instability and the jihadists are there because there is in the beginning the weakening of a certain number of states that's the first issue the second issue is saying that africa is nine hundred million inhabitants and that's ahead gaza's only one hundred fifty billion inhabitants so what is happening now is hell and it's dreadful of course and i'm grateful that france has been capable of intervening is a more wider problem it's a problem of the weakening of the

share with world wide top stories right now and the president has confirmed that the french troops have been guarding one of the country's biggest you're a new mines it's all in a bid to avoid a repetition of last month's hostage crisis in neighboring algeria let's go the details right now thomas joins us live right here in the studio good to see you today french troops already in mali and now we've got some boots on the ground because they need to protect. this is that correct yes certainly it's been an interesting situation developing for a while now and we've had some thoughts but now it has been confirmed in fact president confirms that france has sent special forces troops to his country specifically to guard one of the largest during your minds and there in fact it's the arlette mine right here. and you can see its proximity to mali but the mine in question is the location in which the french company a river has a large stake now there have been problems before the. that would justify a move to increase the security presence there just three years ago five french workers were kidn

comprehensive all embracing natur and the seasons of russian language in french and seasons of french language in russia became a large scale event in a college for lives of our countries in this area both in our country and now our french friends have a lot of fresh initiatives and new ideas for instance were discussed the new interesting project. course over seasons of theatre and sin in mind to thousand and thirteen and fourteen and we also focused on relations between russia and the european union we stated that cancellation of the visa region in the european union would further enable the development of tourists and youth exchange and would help then the business of both countries because these things just hinder on the way of our economic and business cooperation russia helps in the international support to the european economies and assistance in solving the problems of ah the global nature we intend to have a close cooperation with friends in russia. chairmanship in g twenty. we also covered a number of acute regional and international problems of course we're talking about mi

they thought the french were sabotaging them. they put hot out there on the stage and we were able to do it in a way that was beautiful and defiant. tavis: providence meets preparation, something is going to happen. >> these women are credited with changing the runway and revolutionizing and. the story was buried for 40 years and i was inspired because these women as well as some of the models really changed to business, politics, economics, and they needed a statement about race. tavis: what were the models doing in the states that made them the expert fashion model that they were? >> an entrepreneur at that moment had just graduated top of her class and she had a theater degree. he wanted to do a little theater, a little modeling. norma jean was at the university of massachusetts said they had various backgrounds and perspectives. a lot of them spoke french, italian, and german. there were very powerful as they hit the stage in their interviews. tavis: tell me more about mr. burrows. >> an early african american at s.i.t. he cr

>> a warm welcome from the residents of timbuktu as the french president visits mali. but francois alone says the combat isn't over and france will support the malians until they have back their entire sovereignty. i'm julie mcdonald. this is al-jazeera live from london. video of police stripping and beating a demonstrator fuels anger in egypt. syria's opposition tries to bring law and order to the streets of aleppo with a new police force. spain's prime minister denies receiving secret payments in a growing corruption scandal. and find out what drove a member of this japanese pop group to shave her head and apologize to her fans. welcome to the program. the french president francois hollande says his army will stay in mali until sovereignty is restored. he made the pledge on a triumphant trip to the country days after french troops ousted the rebels from the last of the three main northern cities they'd occupied. hollande got a hero's welcome visiting timbuktu. jackie is in timbuktu for us. not quite mission accomplished but it seems like hollande was welcomed, indeed

french forces reclaimed. from the city after a surprise attack by militants almost spoils french claims of a victorious campaign. underground blast in russia called me republic still looking for possible survivors . from the new center here in moscow this is r.t. with the on line on the screen twenty four hours a day. the vatican has announced that pope benedict the sixteenth will step down on february the twenty eight so old age the eighty five year old will become the first head of the catholic church to resign from the post in six centuries. has more. well it's described by one cardinal as a lightning bolt from a clear blue sky it certainly caught some of benedict's most senior advisers on the hope his spokes person said that it had been left frankly flabbergasted by the news that the pope will be stepping down at the end of the month now benedict is eighty five years old obviously not a young man but the cardinals knew that when they elected him and he was supposed to be there for a lot longer than this i

elizabeth palmer reached ti timbuktu behind the french advance. >> it was a victory lap for french president francois hollande. >> the troops he sent into mali three weeks ago chased islamic extremist out of timbuktu to the relief and joy of the inhabitants. >> the extremists not only terrorized the people with public lashing and executions they also desecrated the heritage of this ancient desert trading post. its elaborate mud brick mosques are protected by the united nations and so were its tools built for islamic saints nearly 700 years ago. >> is this the original. >> a local resident show showed me two of them, now in ruins. >> last spring, the extremists decided they weren't islamic enough and sent in a wrecking crew. >> we were hear heartbroken sidd us but when we protested they fired their guns in the air to drive us away. >> at timbuktu's library the extremist turned to arson just before they fled in january. torching some of the 300,000 ancient arabic documents. >> but today, the librarians have good news for france's president, the timely arrival of his army meant less than one pe

famishes the face of french euro skepticism. i asked if she supported david cameron's attempt to renegotiate the relationships between member states and the eu. >> several years we have seen the impact of the eu on our economy. on the right of unemployment and social problems. i demanded renegotiation of a certain number of trees in order to control immigration, but also, they prevent france from projecting a certain number. as a result, i understand mr. cameron in his desire for renegotiation, even if the consequences would not be the same for his government and the government that i would eventually lead. >> last month, david cameron of for the u.k. the prospect of an in-out referendum. >> i want to do the same thing as great britain. if i came to power tomorrow, i would decide to organize a referendum within 12 months. i would give myself 12 months to negotiate the most important points with the european union, and at the end of that, i would ask the french people to have their say on the points that we manage to renegotiate

a few days ago our minister of french minister from affairs of abuse centers france once the mission is accomplished and there is a debate of what is the mission are we going to stop where once the major northern cities are liberated as go to jail and to move to has been in the in the past days or are we going to pass the. the mission to other actors and this is exactly what we're going to do again who has in mind the schedule normally the words jew to intervene in next september we were obliged to intervene because no one at the military capability to stop the two thousand. armed jihadists column which was heading from from from the north from the north to more and maybe to bamako or elsewhere book enough or so or western part of new year and do have in mind that now we are into legit to make it legal intervention and this is precisely the fact why we are calling for a united nation why france is calling for united nations mission observation observer to be mission if france had been underneath agenda then we would do like we have done in the recent years and of course as an analyst

with democratic accountability that had bases in the region with the french and. most notable french by the by that they drove eight hundred ma is the perfectly i mean the issue is which is a different issue anyway not to leave them when they're on the whole african sort of communities have to alright well that you mention france it's going to emanuel in paris ok go ahead emmanuel in paris react to what you just heard well i would have come from to compliment to the point of you stating what you mention saying that is terrorism is judges the major negative effect affecting the. african population let's have in mind that what is going on sale is along jewing instability and the judges are there because the. into beginning the weakening of a certain number of states that's the first issue the second issue is saying that africa is nine hundred million inhabitants and that's ahead gaza's only one hundred fifty million inhabitants so what is happening now is hell and it's dreadful of course and i'm grateful that france has been capable of intervening is a more wider pr

i guess you know the servants now of all of the french and the u.s. africom is clearly a major population i mean let's be clear the super cool terrorists in the north are the specially h.q. i am essentially catered by julian the secret police at the d.r. it's been long and the u.s. has known this the french is known this for a long time it is entirely a group which is sought to provide a basis for the so-called war on terror it's really surprising that the french are a part of fighting this this sort of so-called kind of group while in syria it is pretty it is supporting precisely the same kind of groups for us but we'll have to leave it there it's really interesting to hear perspective on this thank you very much indeed for your time live here on out in thank you for as many. hatred and racism in the israel football league hatred and racism they're all to take a look at the jerusalem team making its extreme right fans extremely angry this and much more for you after a short break stay with us. here the rain gear is interesting for the herders. and wh