fear is that israel's flossing a new assault so why the hezbollah in lebanon five years all after the last deadly exchange and with the hope of quelling social protests at home. and the beautiful game becomes an el ninio knol theme to the ground in ukraine with all floridians anxious that lucas could ruin the hosting of next year's the way for calm. everyone well can see this is our see life from moscow egypt's former leader hosni mubarak is back in court as his trial resumes good those who were on telly a square back in february say this seems a little off the current military rulers are committing the same crimes but excusing it with revolutionary rhetoric he's exam the boy who reports from cairo. to young to vote yet old enough to die for his country this one was just seventeen when egyptian police killed him on the tuckers where last winter today he's more true adorns one of. there's even talk of naming streets in his name what makes someone and more fear and i know very well in the age of right now if the date of those gone down prior to mubarak's resignation celebrated it's a tr

for the good the nuclear weapons help the israelis to gain victory in lebanon and gaza nuclear weapons other weapons of the previous century. within earshot also exclusive details to you about iran's reputation over its atomic ambitions and eighty's moves in libya among others the full interview is online right now at r.t. dot com. and last dramatic and disturbing footage as a state fair turns to tragedy in the u.s. when a stage collapses in a high winds killing five and injuring dozens reports online. some more world news in brief this hour camel get out these are doing libyans to fight to we take towns held by rebels in an orgy a message board cast on state television it's his first public address since the rebels and north their offensive around tripoli they're now battling for two key towns near the capital if the rebels take control of zawiya and have surrounded tripoli by now and with nato ships blocking the city by sea. snow has been falling in new zealand's capital with forecasters describing it as a once in a lifetime nothings wellington we rarely get snow for the few winters

is that israel is building a new assault to wipe out hezbollah in lebanon five years after the last deadly exchange and with the hope of quelling social protest. and the beautiful game becomes an ugly neo nazi breeding ground in ukraine. that hooligans could ruin the hosting of if you wrote two thousand and twelve. global news twenty four seven this is r.t. live from moscow with me wrong were some shock egypt's former leader hosni mubarak has been back in court on this monday though the hearing it did not last long with mubarak's lawyer asking for it to be postponed to have some time to review the new documents he requested the court is now in a recess for deliberation hosni mubarak is on trial for corruption and ordering the killing of protesters in february's uprising and those who were on a square back in february say this changes little as the current military rulers are committing the same crimes but excusing it with revolutionary rhetoric on a boy to reports from cairo. too young too cold yet old enough to die for his country this boy was just seventeen when egyptian police killed hi

five years on instance the last israel lebanon wall and israelis are convinced his below is re arming itself backed by syria and iran. unfortunately. in the situation to a much bigger. war. the goal of which to wipe out hezbollah to disarm and to add one last. enemy of the border but say the critics thinking a war is inevitable is simple israeli propaganda churned out for their own purposes various like you or i would have five years very slowly very large. defense of war we want to be first themselves. from the beginning but if war is on the cards now is as good a time as any syrian president bashar assad is struggling to stay in power and hizbullah in lebanon can't be sure of his support a fall of the syrian regime may create a new government which may want to shift away from the iranian alliance in turn then my trigger is but then my trigger is are all to go and try to take as well when it's a week at some point. and as fate would have it it's not only his beloved that's weak israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is facing me toughest challenge of his two and a half year premie

peace that israel's policy a new assault to wipe out hezbollah in lebanon five years after the last deadly exchange over the hope of quelling social protests that have. peaceful game become for the ugly near najaf the breeding ground in the cradle for some functions that could ruin the hastings next tuesday wake up. on the russian law gives a headache referred session of days when the markets opening up one with seventy all to almost thirty percent of the experts tell business tsotsi the worst may still be forgotten or. very welcome see this is our see life from moscow egypt's former leader hosni mubarak is back in court he says trial resumes but those who owns how do you square back in february say these changes little as the current military would is a committing the same crimes but excusing it with revolutionary brush right season from a point to reports from cairo. to young to vote yes old enough to die for his country this war was just seventeen when egyptian police killed him on the tucker square last winter so they were treated adorn one of central thoroughfares there's even talk of

fears that israel's policy give you a soul to wipe out hezbollah in lebanon five years after the last deadly exchange for the hope of what exemptions all of protests that have moved. on the beautiful game becomes an ugly neo nazi breeding ground in ukraine with all farsi that which is the only good could ruin the easting of euro twenty trials. and global financial markets are heading for the third straight session of games however on the sell business side see this is still a bear market and the worst may still be ahead more investment with. a very warm welcome to this is live from moscow egypt's former the guy hosni mubarak is back in court he's on trial for corruption and ordering the killing of protesters and febreze are trying thing but those who owned square back in february say this changes little of the current military rulers are committing the same crimes and excusing it with revolutionary rhetoric ozzy's examine reports from cairo. too young to vote yet old enough to die for his country this boy was just seventeen when egyptian police killed him on the tucker square last win

there are fears israel is plotting a new assault to wipe out hezbollah and lebanon five years off the last. of the move will help to shift attention at home from growing social unrest. in the palestinian bid for us recognition. and ukraine has become an ugly. breeding ground. of the country's authorities or. it could ruin.

egypt lebanon jordan where there is democracy that is not recognize hamas hizbullah so it's a mixed game. democracy is on the march it's not recognized at least by the united states and its allies and then the united states has been a huge impediment to democracy in the arab world since its inception since independence so what is its track record. its track record is very negative as many serious american historians admit to themselves through of the cold war period when the big enemy was communism the united states not just in the middle east but also in south america who is prepared to tolerate tyrants to date. butchers of their people because it's there in cross with the end of the cold war. humanitarianism became one of the ideological pillars except in those countries where it wasn't convenient so we've seen in the middle east in particular. the dictatorship in egypt which appears to be collapsing as we speak which has been there for the last twenty five to thirty years we have seen regimes over twenty years long in the matter of be in countries to morocco algeria we've seen the tol

the fear is that israel is plotting a new assault so white house has ball in lebanon five years after the last big strange and with the hope of quelling social protest. the beautiful game becomes an ugly and neo nazi breeding ground in ukraine. that hooligans could ruin the hosting of euro two thousand and twelve. and global financial markets are heading in for a third straight session of gangs but experts tell business i'll see we're still in a bear market more and that's. just after three pm on monday here in moscow this is r.t. with me wrong are some shite egypt's foreign a former leader rather hosni mubarak and his two sons back in court this monday the court has just returned from a short recess requested by the defense so it could review new documents that they had asked for the mubarak is on trial for corruption and ordering the killing of protesters in february uprising but those who were on a square back in february say this changes little as the current military rulers are committing the same crime excusing it with revolutionary rhetoric. reports from cairo. yet old enough t

peace activists in tel aviv believe a new israeli lebanon more is now inevitable they say that now is the perfect time for a new conflict to shift international attention from social protests within israel as well as the possibility of new palestinian state could be recognized and as part of the reports of still a lot of tension from the previous. five years on instance the last israel lebanon wall and israelis are convinced his below is we arming itself backed by syria and iran. unfortunately. in the situation to a much bigger. the goal of which to wipe out hezbollah to disarm and to add one last. enemy at the border but say the critics thinking a war is inevitable is simple israeli propaganda churned out for their own purposes various like every five years very sore loser they like to just require a defensive war they want to defend themselves while blaming the war from the beginning but if war is on the cards now is as good a time as any syrian president bashar assad is struggling to stay in power and hizbullah in lebanon can't be sure of his support a fall of the syrian regime may

good a time as any syrian president bashar assad is struggling to stay in power and his villa in lebanon can't be sure of his support a fall of the syrian regime may create a new government which may want to shift away from the iranian alliance in turn then my trigger is not there might trigger israel to go and try to take as well though it's a week at some point. and as fate would have it it's not only has been up it's weak this is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu is facing me toughest challenge of his two and a half year premiership a social protest samantha netanyahu to make drastic change which is why some suggest there's nothing like a war to quieten these young protesters people certainly the good open patient these people who are conducting the process. of the same people will go to the army to fight a war and such a war would also potentially distract the united nations and international community from recognizing a palestinian state which is on the cards for approval next month policy and for its start there must be peace for must wish and. lamarck guys this event is rea

from lebanon, i got through to of the manite ophone who called. do you think being government of president assad is going to be overthrown by the demonstrators? >> there will be more clashes. there might be a civil war in somalia -- in syria. >> this country, lebanon, knows all about civil war. there is a lot of nervousness here about any spillover from the syrian troubles. in beirut, there was a small demonstration by supporters of the president assad regime. some lebanese politicians take a strongly pro-syrian line. it must be difficult and embarrassing for somebody like you to defend the government which shoots down its own citizens. >> internal forces are working against the president. he does not want war. if the city falls, it would be totally fragmented and would de stabilize the entire region. >> it is beginning to look like things have gone too far for a compromise solution. the government cannot back down without surrendering completely. if the demonstrators were going to stop, they would have stopped already. people on both sides are st

there might be a civil war in siria. >> this country, lebanon, knows all about civil war. syria has often been deeply involved. there is a lot of nervousness here about any spillover from the syrian troubles. today in bay route there was a small demo by supporters. some lebanese politicians take a strongly pro-syriaian line including the former government minister. >> it must be difficult and embarrassing for somebody like you to have to defend a government which shoots down its own citizens. isn't it? >> internal forces are working and want to bring him down. he does not want war. if syria falls, it will be totally fragmented and will destabilize the whole region. >> it's beginning to look as though things over there have gone too far for a compromise solution. the government can't back down without looking as though they're surrendering completely. and if the demonstrators were going to stop, surely they would have stopped already. people on both sides are starting to warn about the possibility of civil war but no one seems to know how to stop it. >> chile is marking the

from lebanon i got through to the satellite phone of the man in duma who filmed them.hat's going to happen in the long run? do you really think that the government of president assad is going to be overthrown by the demonstrators? >> there will be more clashes and violence. and there might be a [inaudible] >> this country, lebanon, knows all about civil war and syria has often been deeply involved. there's a lot of nervousness here about any spillover from the syrian troubles. today in beirut, there was a small demo by supporters of the assad regime. some lebanese supporters take a strongly pro syrian line, including the former prime minister. it must be difficult and embarrassing for somebody like you to have to defend a government which shoots down its own citizens, isn't it? >> internal forces are work against al-assad and want to bring him down. if syria falls it would be totally fragmented and would destabilize the whole region. >> it's beginning to look as though things over there have gone too far for a compromise solution. the governments can't back down withou

and i could feel the heavy presence of hezbollah in lebanon. and i wanted to get your sense about the implications of the unrest and violence in syria, the implications for lebanon and how has the response been? >> senator, when i appeared before the foreign relations committee in march of 2010, we spoke a long time about hezbollah in that hearing, i recall. we have a real opportunity with change in syria to see both iranian influence and hezbollah influence in the region diminish. that would be a real gain for us. it would be a real gain for the syrian people, since the iranians are helping right now with the repression in syria. with respect to hezbollah specifically, the support to hezbollah has continued. it has not stopped. at the same time, i think the leadership of hezbollah at first was very outspoken in its support of the syrian government. more recently, they have been quiet. and my sense is that they have seen enough hezbollah flags burned in syrian protests, especially in places like hammah, that they realize that their support for

come in the program this hour universal version peace activists in israel fear a new conflict with lebanon saying the government wants to divert attention from its own blunders. story still to come but first seven russian servicemen have been severely injured after militants opened fire in a detachment of troops in the republic of into shows here in the north caucuses we're going across live to artie's medina question of if she's in the region so you know bring us up to date with what we know about the situation so far. well according to what we know so far that was the real version russian military forces came under a sudden finding out the border between english and seven militants were injuries and everything happened around seven pm moscow time and so the moment of the whole area is closed off by russia's investigation committee meanwhile operations continue across the whole area of russia's north caucasus and primarily of these arrays are taking our place an increased chance here and that his son and just last friday of the latest major raid happened in the capital city of biggest on

fears that israel's forcing a new assault on the line of hezbollah in lebanon five years after the last deadly exchange of people wanting social protest. and the beautiful game become the albion nazi breeding ground of trained old guard he's anxious particularly good and can ruin the hosting of the next g.'s you a. very warm welcome to you this is the line from moscow egypt's former leader hosni mubarak we back in court on monday as the trial continues for those who own zaria square back in february say these changes little as the current military rulers are committing the same cries but it skews ing it was revolutionary rhetoric it was on a point to reports from cairo. too young to vote yet old enough to die for his country this boy was just seventeen wanted to kill him on the tucker square last winter to these portraits adorns one of cairo central thoroughfares there's even a talk of naming his street in his name what makes someone a more fair and another god well in egypt right now if the date of death those gone down prior to mubarak's resignation well a great if it's a truth who li

of that because they are such close neighbors such close allies have such a close partnership that lebanon needs to disassociate itself from the presidential statement that was supported and read out today in the security council so clearly not everyone is seeing this exactly the same but there is some kind of consensus to try to stop the ongoing violence that's taking place in syria. from new york. brings up today for the moment i'll be back with some of our main news stories in about five minutes from now in the meantime it's the business with marine. hello and welcome to business here on arts now rush hour is set to launch its most ambitious privatization program since the nine hundred ninety s. the government ends to fully sell fourteen major state companies by twenty seventeen and our susan going to school brings us all the latest details it really is save just saying that this is a deal or just privatization one in russia since the ninety's they're talking about some really huge companies like russia second largest bank the t.b.d. or electricity generator producer. airport in moscow

fears that israel is plotting and new assault to wipe out hezbollah in lebanon five years after the last deadly exchanges with the hope of pulling social protests that have. been useful game becomes an argue the putting ground in ukraine authorities anxious that hooligans could ruin the hosting of next year's you wait for car. and global financial markets ahead in preferred straight session of games but experts tell business of seeds too early to relax and the risk of a double dip still remains more in the absence of words and. a very warm welcome to this is live from moscow egypt's former leader hosni mubarak will be back in court on monday as his trial resumes but those who were on site here square back in february say this changes little as the current military rulers are committing the same crimes but excusing it with revolutionary rhetoric ozzy's example we can reports from cairo. too young to vote yet old enough to die for his country this war was just seventeen wanted to kill him on the tuckers where last winter today things were trees are dorn's one of. third fairs there's even a

well still to come on the program this universal diversion peace activists a new conflict with lebanon saying the government wants to divert attention from its own blunders. and the spill that's being kept under wraps a ruptured pipeline just off the coast of scotland has lead to more than two hundred tons of oil into the north sea in just five days with no end in sight. and story still to come but first the decision to cut america's debt rating spark chaos in the world markets with panic leading to trillions worth of sell offs but the move to a drop in the shares of standard and poor's itself on investors fought to buy freshly done graded u.s. treasury bonds leaving many to ask what grade the rating agencies deserve themselves. as this report. breaking news the united states has just lost its top notch triple a credit rating from it was the downgrade heard round the world in a strong reaction to the rating downgrade told us well it's dead standard and poor's took the u.s. from straight aaa student to one not below for the first time ever bad marks were handed down for the nation's deb

they win in iraq and afghanistan could their nuclear weapons help the israelis to gain victory in lebanon and gaza could nuclear weapons help the former soviet union from collapse. nuclear weapons or weapons of the previous century our goal in the country and the goal of our people is peace for all nuclear energy for rules and nuclear weapons for. all nuclear activities in iran are monitored by the i.a.e.a. there will be no documents against iran from the agency it's just a claim by the us that we are after nuclear weapons. did you ever consider it possible that the united states could make air strike against you could launch military action against your country does it worry you. they want to do it but they know. they know that we would give them a very decisive response. when you say a decisive response what do you mean. we would give them a crushing response that's a normal reaction we have a saying if someone throws a small stone you reply with a bigger one we will defend ourselves to our full capability but i hope that will never come there's no reason for war why should they attack

fears that israel's tossing in a new assault of why god has violated lebanon five years after the last deadly exchange with the hague quoting social protests that have. on the beautiful game becomes an i'll be leaning on think reading ground in ukraine going forward and shift as you know good will in the hosting of next year's you wait for cotton. very warm welcome see this is r.t. live from moscow egypt's former leader hosni mubarak will be back in court on monday as his trial resumes for those who were on a square back in february say this changes little of the current minute she would is a committing the same crimes but excusing it with revolutionary rhetoric example we can reports from cairo. to young to vote get old enough to die for his country this war was just seventeen wanted to kill him on the tucker square last winter today things were true to adorn one of. their affairs there's even talk of naming a street in his name what makes someone and more fair and in our very well in the age of right now if. those gunned down prior to mubarak's resignation celebrated its patron who l

events with lebanon i mean the entire security arrangement between added states pursued over the last four decades in the greater middle east is in shambles now if in fact instead it was said really at the center of american foreign policy interests in the region israel's security it may now be the least secure it's been in a very long time and it's because democracy is the idea and and people took it upon themselves i agree with what we heard earlier it's not anti-american yet we'll see where it goes but when we do hear what the people have to say we could have a very very volatile and we always say volatile the greater middle east if these changes are actually come to fruition true or something that we would call democracy you know the question is that it's not necessarily the case that the united states and i say should not be putting all our eggs in the mubarak basket there's no question about that and it's not necessarily the case that a new regime would be anti-american ok really depends how this plays out what the forces are at work and the like but i think that this notion tha

yemen lebanon iraq. some of those countries have been complaining we're meddling in their internal affairs do they have a point. have we done a bad thing that we said that people should not be killed in bahrain what bad thing did we do do you call it interference who is using military force in bahrain are we doing that who is interfering in the internal affairs of the region show me one place or one location in the world where iranian military forces are present there is no such place the british forces american forces nato forces there are around us everywhere there surrounding iran and those same forces say iran is interfering in the internal affairs of the region what can we say to that. only recently iran announced that you've stepped up production of new centrifuges faster better centrifuges to make better higher quality. the question mark is why i know you said all the long line round does not want nuclear weapons ran is a peaceful country but of course a lot of people in the west don't believe tha

and feel the presence of hezbollah in lebanon and i want to get your sense about the implications of the unrest and to the violence and syria and implications for lebanon and how hezbollah responded to that. >> senator, when i appeared before the foreign relations committee in march of 2010, we spoke a long time about hezbollah i recall. we have a real opportunity with change in syria to see both of iranian influence in hezbollah influence diminished. that would be a real game for us. it will also be a gain for the syrian people since the iranians are helping right now with of the repression and syria. with respect to hezbollah specifically, the support to hezbollah has continued. it hasn't stopped. at the same time, i think the leadership of hezbollah at first was outspoken in its support of the government more recently the have been quite, and my sense is they have seen the enough flags burn in a serious to the cup syrian protests like dora they realize their support for the syrian government is not garnering them in any long-term friendship with the syrian people. >> can you expla

did with tunisia and then they turn around and their entire democracy project blows up on them in lebanon though it's again against the will of the people there clearly i don't care what people think about hezbollah it is a popular. political party in the country it's up for the people to decide and not again it will reclaim ten dictating what kind of democracy should people should have because everything the united states has done in that region the last forty years is just create extremism. yeah you look i think you're again if i had some good points i'm not sure if i agree with the way that you're portraying i mean there's no question you know that the united states hasn't lived up to this great espousal have always been for democracy you know the reality for any country whether it's today or historically you know has had a balance off the principles you stand for the security interests that you have in the life you know and what we've been seeing i think is as as as your previous guest was saying was part of what's happening in egypt and to sort of support it was happening in tunisia

syria is iran's only friend and a sponsor of terrorism and controls lebanon and it is trying to developuclear weapons. changing regime change is a plus for the u.s.. >> you say it is not likely to happen. >> i think the regime is on the last legs and we ought to applaud the syrians who cam out time and again evenas assad sends tanks in one city after the other. it shows the depth of tyranny that lasted for 40 years. >> all right. panic on wall street over the prospects of another massive economic slow down. is it a double dip recession on the horizon? we'll have the answers for you. clinical gum protection toothpaste. helps eliminate plaque at the gumline, helping prevent gingivitis. it's even clinically proven to help reverse it in just 4 weeks. new crest pro-health clinical toothpaste. life opens up when you do. and all we need to do is change the way we're thinking about them. a couple decades ago, we didn't even realize just how much natural gas was trapped irocks thounds of feet below us. technology has made it possible to safely unlock this cleanly burning natural gas. this deposi

lebanon is very special.t lebanon is today as far as shopping and business. you can feel it. >> reporter: this display of acra designed wedding gowns sells for between three and $20,000. >> the ready-to-wear bridal in the middle east hasn't happened before. it's brand new. >> and it's getting more popular. >> reporter: customer interest is soaring they say in a still lucrative middle east market where one special wedding dress stays hidden in this cupboard along with its high dollar price tag. >> it's a beautiful dress. >> reporter: the price? >> around $40,000. that's the most exclusively expensive piece here. >> reporter: is there a buyer for that dress here? >> i'm sure there will be. >> reporter: reem acra says her business plans are adapting to changed market finances and evolving fashion trends in a highly competitive world. hoping success for her business as well as her brides will both come true. bret sadler, cnn beirut. >> for more about the program, visit our website, cnn.com/mme. you can check out