gyptian get their final shortlist of presidential candidates fear a return to mubarak's era with his prime minister back in the rings. drawing europe's border e.u. leaders pander to a flourishing right wing factions with the french president even threatening to quit the shining and free travel zone. the protests mood sweeping through russia and relations with the u.s. president made me do evaluate his legacy and its final media q. and a before of leaving the kremlin. and to business the russian markets have closed up in the red today despite the high oil prices full stop serving us all climbing i'll have a complete run down with the figures that about twenty minutes time. is uncommon broadcasting to you live from the heart of moscow and karen tara egypt has issued the final list of presidential candidates with a vote less than a month away multiple disqualifications have left voters confused over who to choose one controversial figure is back in the running so our first told us why this name is causing concern. further drama added as if any more were needed in this presidential race

cairo's tahrir square is expected to fill with anger again on friday as a gyptian islamists vent their frustrations towards the country's current military . well there's whoever the same people who are condemning the current leaders for failing the demands of the revolution themselves stand accused of trying to monopolize power and sarah furth reports for many egyptians the ongoing political wrangling is pushing democracy to the sidelines. protests nation after the revolution toppled president barack gyptian siv continued to use people power as a way to force change the sights the sounds of protesters on cairo's tahrir square have become a familiar one more than a guess and president back without the from power with presidential elections just around the corner and the activities here have once again taken center stage but if the last years taught us anything is a revolution alone is not a democracy make this why the upcoming elections appraising so important. as a discussion group focused on a paced arab spring egypt we met a former member of mubarak's regime now a prominent speaker h

the protest nation after the revolution toppled president barack gyptian siv continued to use people power as a way to force change the sights the sounds of protesters on cairo's tahrir square have become a familiar one more than a guess and president back without the from power with presidential elections just around the corner and the activities here have once again taken center stage but if the loftiest protests anything is a revolution alone is not a democracy make this why the upcoming elections appraising so important. as a discussion group focused on a paced arab spring egypt we met a former member of mubarak's regime now a prominent speaker here in egypt the revolution was a must and it's a great action but unfortunately after that we have a lot of problems and the challenges we have to the stairs and do have to reach a vision for. the not everyone will say positive one man asked the panel how they'd feel about the outcome if they'd been one of the young revolutionaries there's no quid pulls but he's not given a clear answer. those armed forces and the. administration . of to

alcohol absolutely illegal even for tourists that he wants to ban swimsuits from being born on the gyptian beaches and he also wants to start gates women from men when it comes to education and to lower the age of consent to about twelve years of age so they're not washington or any other western country. should see the islamist radical islamist as a threat of course remains to be seen until after the elections ok thanks for bringing us this update from cairo where u.s. based alice franks of otto's says america should be teaming up with democratic forces. the white house you know we would hope that they're looking at the best case scenario but they need to be a little bit more cautious about the worst case scenario and that includes arming rebels in syria the arming of and aiding of rebels in libya when in fact we knew that they had ties to radical islamist groups and especially and specifically al qaeda a when you're talking about trying to divide the islamic world in the arab world it's a very hard thing to do you won't see ready allies for the west especially in some of the. i'm going t

also about twenty gyptian presidential hopefuls have now hundreds of applications for the race to take up this seat led by hosni mubarak was ousted over a year ago the muslim brotherhood the most powerful political group has fielded a counter that despite previous pledges not to do so triggering fears of pushing the country on the streets as logic trying to. pass most who calls the case of because of booze politically motivated and vows to bring delegation russian arms dealer home that some say the us court sentenced the businessman to try to get. up next we asked trish a former head of the european central bank how prices hit europe might escape the vicious cycle of consarned bailouts. well today we're joined by john cloud t. shape he's the chairman of the group of thirty a panel of a former central bankers finance ministers and academics and he's no stranger to weaving through financial crises having served as the chief of the european central bank from two thousand and three to two thousand and eleven leaving the post in october last year thanks very much levasseur for joining us to

other channels did a good deal to inform the public about the goings on it was quite unlike what gyptiantelevision was trying to demonstrate that would alter the fact that channel began was in line with the requirements of the governments concerned or its own and i think up to. three journalists from al jazeera is lebanese bureau sit in the spring of two thousand and twelve they were leaving the channel because disagreements with its editorial policy the main complaint concerns its coverage of syria the journalist say the channels could top executives both pictures of government opposing government troops from t.v. screens. the problem is today it's not about we have independent media there is no independent media the media in general was i don't think so. for example like you know promoting pollutions in. egypt tunisia whatever but i don't think for example that the revolution i saw directly in two thousand and eleven the news channels one of its most experienced correspondents son ben just does interview using today's sheik. and feed castro for a long time he was in charge of the chann

see we know that the us loves dictatorships they just sent one point three billion dollars to the gyptian dictatorship they support the dictatorship in bahrain because of the u.s. military base there what's involved here in syria is a dictatorship that is not pro u.s. and so the u.s. sees this as an opportunity for regime change if we can get rid of this dictator and install a pro u.s. military dictator like in egypt or in other other places around the world and the u.s. will be satisfied but make no mistake about it this is not some glorious cars on the part of the west you in stark and a pro freedom pro democracy regime this is about empire is it always this. mollies a committee does have agreed to step down and hand power to civilian rule in return for an end to sanctions imposed by the country's worried neighbors as part of the agreements the fifteen state west african course will lift trade and fuel bans and ground amnesty to the engines of three is common interest we can assume the role of an interim president the organizer elections within forty days mr stable democracies in the re

bread and they're pouring it all so just being here with me can i will continue our discussion of the gyptian politics after our short break we'll continue our discussion on egypt largest political party state. if you. want to. filmmaker. and. that's the. director's cut of real life made in prison on charges called. hold the goldberg cold cold. cold place. her mug. under the speed. her her her. her with. her foot long before. her posts come on and. i come out of my mind i'm a fairly. good fit. for. her. wealthy british scientists. like free. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines to cause a report. download the official policy of location the phone and called touch from the i.q. saps to. life on the go. video on demand policies mindful of costs and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question. can. you. please. welcome back to crossfire i'm carol about to mind you were talking about the muslim brotherhood's participation in the presidential election. look. if you. live. ok we ended the first part of the pr

gyptian scout their final shortlist of presidential candidates but fear a return to mubarak's era with his prime minister back in the rings. border order a new leader is pander to a flourishing right point five chance but the french president even threatening troops went to the show and get a free travel and sell. the protest mood sweeping through russia and relations with big unless president medvedev evaluates his legacy and his final media he went away before leaving the kremlin. also a massive blast tears through an allegedly making law but in syria as the successor to the infamous blackwater mercenary company seemingly takes the opposition on journalists weighing. get ready at sports news now with kate. thank you for joining me for the latest sports here the top stories. heroes come home k h l champions not allowed to touch down in moscow with a good hour income coming back from the brink to win the series all three unguarded . while singing the blues during ringo have chelsea beat by in munich to win the champions league final after the german giants not tacky as well madrid sign

bread and they're importing it all so i'll just be here we're going to continue our discussion of the gyptian politics after our short break we'll continue our discussion on egypt largest political party state. you. want. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world in seeing from the streets of canada. showing corporations are ok. the boy. her. download the official ante up location show by phone oh i pod touch from the i choose out story. one child sees life on the go. video on demand copies of mine old comes an r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. posts wishing. led mission free the cretaceous free zones for chargers free arrangements free risk free the stereotype free are growing old free blogs just plug in video for your media projects and free media john darche dot com. if you. still. want to. welcome back to crossfire i'm fairly come to mind you were talking about the muslim brotherhood's participation in the presidential election. in egypt. started. ok in the build we ended the first part of the program talking about the dire straits of the egyptia

solitaries but that's like it's a terrible comparison i mean it's like i wouldn't want either if i want to gyptian for people who are in which you have no answer to your problem with the brother is the only islamic party in egypt that recognizes and wants to preserve the peace treaty with israel that's pretty moderate isn't it well even that it spends what hour of the day you ask them it depends who you ask and it depends who is doing the asking. you know just in january i think there was a brotherhood spokesman told it was a shock a london based arabic paper so there's no way we're going to recognize israel period and then the next week the brotherhood deputy leader told the western audience will will respect all of our charities so really they've spoken to in two voices about this and and we'll have to just sort of wait and see what they do rather than rather than rely on what they said in the bill i saw you not shaking your head go right ahead. yes i agree we have to see what they do but in the meantime we can also take into account the party i mean for example they're very much inclusive of ch

reporting right still to come for you in the program here out of a rally reprise find out why gyptian is growing restless ahead of next month's presidential election as they continue calls for the end of military rule. of recession numbering in the thousands has just begun with the head of the mall for talks church leading the way it's been termed defense of the faith join us from moscow's main cathedral for more very shortly. now in bahrain sunday's formula one grand prix has been marred by the death of an anti-government protest activist say the man who was killed after security forces cracked down on a peaceful demonstration on friday the officers used tear gas stun grenades and shotguns to break up the rally which witnessed tens of thousands on the streets protests resumed on saturday with thousands more turning out as activists called for the formula one event to be canceled the country is on high alert to ensure the race does take place and u.s. journalist patrick henningsen says the gulf states and regions to washington there's little hope of democratic reform. bahrain is one o

itself in cairo as it struggles to maintain some kind of unity post mubarak because two sides of the gyptian regime seem to be saying different things one side was saying yes this is an act of solidarity and suddenly we're now hearing it's all a commercial dispute that one thing's for certain right around the arab world will be cheering this on and washington is it behind the scenes tries to keep the gas deal open it just shows how completely disabled the u.s. state department is the obama administration is after one foreign one failure after another in terms of the so-called arab spring this is very important. you're watching the weekly on r.t. the arctic and its vast energy reserves are a key focus for china as it's been looking to gain a city check foothold in the region the country's prime minister has toured europe stopping in iceland and then sweden wish chairs the arctic council beijing the world's largest energy consumer is seeking to become a permanent observer in something that stockholm supports investment expert francis learn says well not all arctic nations are keen to have beij

based analyst jacob pawnbroker thinks the gyptian revolution has at the end of the day been hijacked. obviously things are moving to try to collusion here the military doesn't want to give up its privileged position in society the protesters want a genuine democratic system where this thing is headed to impossible to know you've got this complex force taking place there you've got the military dictatorship the new by the u.s. doesn't want to really push power you've got a whole range of protesters out there with diverse interests that you know i mean say we want a genuine democracy in this country the question is who is ultimately going to control their the rate their reign of power here and the military is making it very clear that this isn't just a temporary transition to civilian rule they've made it very clear we're here to stay we're the ultimate power we will permit elections to be to be had but under our ultimate control we maintain the ultimate power in this society how is that a genuine democracy protesters are realizing it's not. what china's geo political ambitions are seei

this giving aid to exchange for dollars and brain and luck and work your family out committing to gyptian presidential election explain why peanuts. the afghan capital has seen eighteen hours of fierce fighting after militants in almost a daring and well coordinated assault on a sitting. over with only attackers killed or captured the taliban claimed responsibility for the strikes on cardio and three other provinces hailing them as the start of a spring offensive. and machine gun fire targeted for embassies into his headquarters in the afghan parliament in the capital officials say thirty six attackers have been killed and several security officers and civilians and so lost their lives is the first such incident in progress since september the violence comes as nato gradually winds down its military presence in the country. since the u.s. led mission is failing. this is one of those moments you don't want to be an american during the time comes times eight models after the last impressive commander style attack in kabul that targeted a very building at the u.s. embassy here every one of t

hypocrisy we know that the us loves dictatorships they just sent one point three billion dollars to the gyptian dictatorship they support the dictatorship in bahrain because of the u.s. military base there what's involved here in syria is a dictatorship that is not pro u.s. and so the u.s. sees this is an opportunity for regime change if we can get rid of this pick tator and install a pro u.s. military dictator like in egypt or in other other places around the world and the u.s. will be satisfied but make no mistake about it this is not some glorious cars on the part of the west you in stark and a pro freedom pro democracy regime this is about empire is and always lives right check up weinberger founder and president of the future of freedom foundation live with us on the line from virginia they have broadband thanks for. you want to. also ahead for you this hour the war crimes court and libya fight it out over gadhafi is most influential the hague claims alice is being assaulted in cost city as libya refuses to hand him over insisting you strive. also don quixote's of our time the residents of

we're not here this is not a revolution we're here as a gyptian and once things settle down we'll definitely run for parliament and we will not get over thirty five percent maximum of the parliament and this is this was more of a promise than just the statement what we've seen is that they actually began with seventy percent and then said it will be twenty five and then they said it will be thirty five what we've seen is that with the broad coalition of salafist it's reached over seventy percent of parliament now that's for the upper house as well as the lower house now they also feel that. their leading muslim brotherhood candidates for presidency the feeling for presidency because the military council refused that the majority in parliament for a new government headed by sort of shopping so they wanted to protect their interest in and get a grip over the country's government so this did not materialize and that's why the actually feel that that they had no intention to the presidency and of course they want to protect their interests now and then and this this this monopoly here's where i

also this theme of giving aid and exchange for volunteer work at the outcome of the gyptian presidential election explain the few minutes. the afghan capital has seen eighteen hours of fierce fighting after militants and monster daring and well coordinated assault on the city official say the battle is now over the attackers killed or captured taliban claimed responsibility for sunday's strikes on kabul and three other provinces hailing them as the start of a spring offensive. and machine gun fire targeted foreign embassies nato headquarters and the afghan parliament in the capital. fishel say at least seventeen attackers have been killed several security officers also lost their lives in such instance in kabul since september the violence comes as nato gradually winds down its military presence in the country political impression says the u.s. led mission is failing. this is one of those moments you don't want to be an american or indeed a military commander in afghanistan eight months after the last impressive commander style attack in kabul that targeted a very building of the u.s. em

commission for the ruling military council to be fired to step aside for another body to come in and as a gyptian is weight on the fruits of their own prizing in syria are valid revolutions song later in the program a we report from a once prosperous and dust city where factories are now in ruins and business owners are reportedly blackmailed into supporting the ruble also. in alexandria with an enclosed death. boys known liar british experts say the u.k.'s main suspect in the killing of an example needs had nothing to do with the former russian security officers death. the free travel zone and icon of european unity and integration could soon cease to exist with calls for countries to be allowed to decide for themselves just who they let in it's been a running theme in the right wing dominated french presidential election and the idea has quickly been picked up on by president nicolas sarkozy r t z a good discount off reports. shenzhen zone consists of twenty six nations which enjoy visa free and checkpoint free travel and is truly one of the biggest symbols of european unity but the symbol may

in beirut ten police were injured in clashes with the gyptian migrant workers over lebanon's foreign labor laws police moved to disperse a demonstration after rocks were hurled at the egyptian embassy and its guards twelve workers were arrested lebanese law ties foreign labor is to their local employer limiting their ability to improve working conditions or change jobs. accusations that nicolas sarkozy's two thousand and eleven election campaign was funded in part by libyan colonel gadhafi had been strengthened by new evidence a french web sites obtained documents allegedly indicating the libyan government agreed to help those he's presidential bid with fifteen million euros the news comes as our posy faces a tough run off of issues elections having lost in the first round the government took steps to improve relations with gadhafi before abruptly changing that stance in two thousand and eleven supporting the rebels who overthrew. coming up in a few minutes the u.s. secret service opens up about its revised code of conduct new good behavior rules imposed on its agents find out what l

candidates accused of offering hollow promises authorities are really going to score reports the democracy gyptian has fought for is anything but certain. the list is long but a choice made limited with just the world all over a month left before the crucial presidential polls become pin is off to start a liberal candidates believe this election despite all in determining whether the egyptian revolution will sink or swim for our data revolution is it is transitional period and it's not clear whether able to reach its final destination its goals of freedom and social justice haven't been breached shared by many. he looks through committee will have to sift through more than twenty names on the list of those who applied for the country's top job but they aren't the ones faced with a crucial choice exam. choice. but failing because. there was. something about. liberalism the courts all don't really appalling and people not good people of various clear of the islamists who have been unleashed deliberately by the staff by the military some of the people would have. is a. secular military the people sho

said we're not here this is not a revolution we're here as a gyptian zx and once things settle down we'lldefinitely run for parliament and that we will not get all the thirty five percent maximum of the parliament and this is this was more of a promise and then just the statement what we've seen is that they actually begun with seventy percent and then said it will be twenty five and then they said it will be thirty five what we've seen is that with the broader coalition of salafist it's reached over seventy percent of parliament there is likely to be more western weapons in the far east as japan is opening its military market with britain vying for trade prime minister david cameron led the charge of this week joining the us in building up asia pacific influence but that won't sit well with china as r.t. is over better reports from london. selling weapons is quickly becoming what britain does best prime minister david cameron unashamedly touting the u.k.'s military hardware only he calls it flying the flag for britain seeking to become only the second country other than america to trade

gyptian migrant workers have clashed with police in the lebanese capital and around a hundred people gathered in front of the egyptian embassy in beirut to protest foreign labor a law that limits the ability to improve working conditions or change jobs several policemen as well as protestors have been injured in the clashes with a dozen migrants arrested. russian m.p.'s really give away has passed a lie detector test to prove he had nothing to do with the death of former security officer alexander we've been and go who was poisoned in london six years ago the test was conducted by british experts the u.k.'s prime suspect answered questions relating to the financials death however the result may not sway british courts were a lie detectors are not accepted as standalone evidence some skeptics think that as a former security services agent will have one may have had training to cheat the test but xander grow up though a documentary maker whose idea it was for a little boy to undergo the questioning things that's unlikely. even if every american police station has reported drug test and

for power in the egyptian people showing that the mood the willing to continue fighting and want to gyptian saw gauging the results of last year's revolution. syria people are still suffering from the going. to approach what will once a prosperous industrial city of factories and i ruins and business owners are reportedly blackmailed into supporting the uprising. british lie detector experts say russian m.p. and very little boy considered by the u.k. as the main suspect in the murder of former security officer alexander litvinenko had nothing to do with his death but of oil passed a polygraph test conducted by specialists from the u.k. as part of a new documentary well arty's laura smith looks now at how this revelation might affect a case that's long been a stumbling block in russian british relations. stephen did you do anything that led to the death of alexander litvinenko no but were you involved in alexandria listening cause death you know. have you ever had any dealings with borneo you know another step towards proving his innocence in a test administered by british experts andrey lug

when we were first and they said we're not here this is on the islamic revolution we're here as a gyptian zx and once things settle down we'll definite see run for parliament and that we will not get over thirty five percent maximum of the parliament and this is this was more of a promise than just a statement what we've seen is that they actually begun with seventy percent and then said it would be twenty five and then they said it will be thirty five what we've seen is that with the broad coalition of salafist over seventy percent in the parliament. egypt unclear political future could compromise its relations with the u.s. and result in a conflict with america's key ally israel. can't reports. egypt is changing dramatically washington policies are not for the last thirty years the u.s. has sent an annual aid package to the egyptian military this year it's one point three billion dollars it is absolutely essential that we do whatever we can to preserve a close strategic relationship with egypt because egypt is being major player in the region the egyptian military has been widely accuse

and as a gyptian is weight on the fruits of their uprising in syria followed revolutions steams on later in the program we report from a once prosperous industrial city where factories are now in ruins and business owners are reportedly blackmailed into supporting the rebels also. we pulled an alexander litvinenko death. of oil is no lawyer british experts say the u.k.'s main suspect in the killing of the thing go had nothing to do with the former russian security officer. people's political awareness and russia has risen dramatically on the government should respond to that that's according to outgoing president to meet their methods if he was speaking during his last q. and a event of his tenure his words were in regards to the latest wave of post-election mass rallies across the country for more on that let's cross live now to our tease. here and i mean videos presidential term was certainly bumpy especially towards the end what else did he say about the latest string of demonstrations in particular. well he's got just about two weeks left on the job as russia's head of state so a ver

what be out in mind when they called for liberty equality and justice of course that remains pretty gyptian people to decide. so the muslim brotherhood's influence on egyptian political life could have a negative impact on the country it's a freelance journalist bel true. muslim brotherhood have not been one suit to push social change so i imagine it will be quite difficult for women or for minority groups including coptic christians who obviously important in this country i think you're missing something to have shown a very strange relationship with the ruling military council and the supreme council the armed forces i think this is where they maybe some issues of the revolutionary groups in which they appear to have been doing deals with discussed behind closed doors which could basically mean there isn't revolutionary change and this i think will be the worry for the rest of the future of egypt. coming up with greece in great after an elderly man becomes the people's will still retain matar that boiled over to arrive this week after the retired pharmacist killed himself in front of parl

and these are all top stories gyptian to get their final shortlist of presidential candidates but a return to mubarak's era with his prime minister back in the race. for the e.u. leaders pandered a flourishing right wing factions with the french president even threatening to quit. travel. to the protest mood sweeping through russia and relations with the us president to develop evaluate his legacy in his final media q. and a before leaving the kremlin. plus a massive blast through an alleged rebel bomb making love in syria as the successor to the infamous black mortar nursery company seemingly takes the opposition under its wing. thanks for being with us tonight next the states look at our washington's putting pressure on a credit rating agency the dead to ring the sovereign debt a person much more as promised in the kaiser report now. i am max kaiser this is a kaiser report would you buy tainted meat that had a bad rating of course you would what about a bond government bob stays or max keiser well we're going to look at that you know one of the biggest bond in the world is the u.s. treas

violated state sovereignty and could cause further damage to car was relations with washington last year gyptian authorities raided the offices of several american pro-democracy groups and other n.g.o.s charged sixteen american activists with working for organizations that received illegal foreign funding. china's president has strong ties with north korea despite an international outcry over the north's recent felt rocket launch whose been found made that show of friendship in a meeting with the workers parties delegation headed by a top north korean envoy on monday meanwhile the u.s. says it has raised allegations with china that a missile launcher seen in crying in military show last week was of chinese origin south korea also says there are signs that north korea may be planning a third nuclear test. that's prime minister mark group a house handed in his resignation after the collapse of government talks over austerity measures he stepped down along with his cabinet after a debate on state pension cuts ended in crisis the talks were aimed at slashing the country's budget by sixteen billion e

loves dictatorships they just sent one point three billion dollars to the gyptian dictatorship they supported the dictatorship in bahrain because of the u.s. military base there what's involved here in syria is a dictatorship that is not pro u.s. and so the u.s. sees this as an opportunity for regime change this is not some glorious cause on the part of the west you in stark and a pro freedom pro democracy regime this is a pirate that always lives. in other news mali is a jungle has agreed to hand power to civilian rule in return for an end to sanctions imposed by the country's neighbors as part of the agreement the western african bloc was will lift trade and feel better than mali and grant amnesty for those involved in the coup countries parliamentary speaker will be sworn in as interim president and organize elections within forty taste as good medical crisis and broke out when the military seized power and toppled the president last month saying he had failed in his efforts against the surge and see taking advantage of the chaos rebels captured key towns in the north and the independence

and as a gyptian to wait on the fruits of their uprising in syria a violent revolution seems like later in the program we report from a once prosperous industrial city where factories are now in ruins and business owners are reportedly blackmailed into supporting the revolt also. rebuild an alexander litvinenko. lugovoy is a known liar british experts say the u.k.'s main suspect in the killing of our example of the training go had nothing to do with the former russian security officers. the shining and free travel zone and icon of european unity and integration could soon cease to exist with calls for countries to be allowed to decide for themselves just who they let in it's been a running theme in the right wing dominated french presidential election and the idea has quickly been picked up on president nicolas sarkozy. reports. the shine games on consist of twenty six nations which enjoy visa free and checkpoint free travel and it's truly one of the biggest symbols if you will be in unity but this symbol mean they'll be on your friends france and germany are pushing all members of the

hypocrisy we know that the us loves dictatorships they just sent one point three billion dollars to the gyptian dictatorship they support the dictatorship in bahrain because of the u.s. military base there what's involved here in syria is a dictatorship that is not pro u.s. and so the u.s. sees this as an opportunity for regime change which is not a glorious cars on the part of the west you in stark and a pro freedom pro-democracy regime this is about empire is what i was. well it is john boehner has agreed to hand power to civilian rule in return for an end to sanctions imposed by the country's neighbors as part of the agreement the west african bloc costs well live trade and fuel bans on mali and grant amnesty for those involved in the coup but the country's parliamentary speaker will be sworn in as in term president and organized elections within forty days political crisis in mali broke out when the military seize power and top of the president last month saying he had failed in his first against an insurgency taking advantage of the chaos rebels captured a key towns in the north and the cl

economy one where no foreign investor can assume with signs and written statement on the part of any gyptian interlocutor is worth more than the ink with which it is signed. now the u.s. could use its military in afghanistan for at least a decade after its withdrawal in twenty fourteen it's part of a new strategy agreed on sunday afghan officials say america will only be able to act with cobbles approval what the document was crimes as being to defend afghanistan but our washington course you can now joins us live with more than a this could see the u.s. in afghanistan in some way one way or another intil twenty twenty four over two decades in total. well and he said the u.s. and afghanistan have agreed on the terms of this new strategic pact which the presidents of both countries will have to sign the document is needed to provide u.s. forces with the authority to continue in afghanistan after two thousand and fourteen when the afghan government is scheduled to take over control of security there so the majority of u.s. troops are expected to be out of the country by twenty fourteen but som

coming your way in a program rally reprise find out why gyptian are growing restless ahead of next month's presidential election as they continue calls for the out of military rule. the head of the orthodox church he leads a service that's been dubbed in defense of the faith joining us from goes by you get the joke very shortly. now bahrain's on his formula one grand prix has been marred by the death of an anti-government protest or activists say the man was killed after security forces cracked down on a peaceful demonstration on friday officers used tear gas stun grenades and shotguns to break up the rally which saw tens of thousands on the streets protests resumed on saturday with thousands more turning out as activists called for the formula one of us to be canceled the country is on high alert to ensure the race takes place yes journalist patrick canning since as a gulf states legends to washington means there is little hope of democratic reform . all rain is one of the natural monarchies in the middle east and they've got to change or change of leadership recently but as you can see h

economy one where no foreign investor can assume with signed and written statement on the part of any gyptian interlocutor is worth more than the ink with which it is signed. america supported the revolution in egypt what position it will it take now that its key ally israel is pretty much at loggerheads with karo or at least the heating up certainly. israel is not a loggerheads with cairo i don't think that's the case i think the cases that he took right now is in flux it's in francis and nobody knows exactly where and how the new order in egypt will emerge we need geo political patience in this regard what we're witnessing right now in egypt and the sign. they've been in so that's a microcosm of this we're witnessing an interview we're witnessing a political twilight we understand what we were parting with we do not know what were approaching. and this is surely how the americans view the situation in egypt . many in washington today as far as we understand regret the haste with which america helped. barak and his regime leave the scene but that is of course one water under the bridge in te

economy one where no foreign investor can assume signed and written statement on the part of any gyptian interlocutor is worth more than the ink with which it is. in other news there is that tight fight for france's top job with president sarkozy now running losing in the first round to his socialist rival francois hollande they've now got two weeks to win over voters before the run off paul bargee says are silly it is across the election in paris. right now if you look at the numbers it is certainly neck and neck of the a difference between at the top two candidates is very small on the right now it's a one appointed differences so the question that people be asking is which way will the voters who have voted for the other candidates how will they vote in the second round will be will it be all laws will it be so close enough for nicolas sarkozy that he will have to try to get the voters of money in the pen who is on the far right from the national front she had managed to get seventy point nine percent of the votes according to the exit polls about half of her voters may go to nicolas