oxfam estimates they are worth $2 trillion between them.ominic kane has the details. >> this is the indonesian capital jakarta. as in several other countries the economy has grown in recent years. oxfam believes the richest 10% of people in such nations are doing better than the poorest 40%. the global picture is more stark. oxfam says half of all the world's wealth is owned by 85 people. together those 85 people are worth 1.7 trillion. that is as much as the world's 3.5 billion poorest people combined. in europe alone, the combined wealth of 10 richest people. that is $17 billion more than the e.u. spent on two years of economic stimulus plansism. >> it's unsustain payable. in a world of finite resources to have half of the people own the same as 85 rich billionaires is crazy. the report has been released before the business leaders descend. >> in the past it's been seen by some as an elitist group that caters a little for the problems of ordinary people. >> the founder says that is outdated. >> now it's time to look at fundamental changes

ambassadorship because quote she in oxfam have a fundamental difference of opinion in regards of the boycott divestment and sanctions movement a fundamental difference of opinion indeed now because you've never heard of the boycott divestment and sanctions movement or b.d.s. it's a nonviolent tactic in support of the rights of palestinians and its exact. what it sounds like a call to honor countless un resolutions to pressure israel until the country complies with international law and stops building settlements and calls to boycott products manufactured in these occupied territories just today a spokesperson for the palestinian b.d.s. national committee said quote scarlett johannson has abandoned her reputation as a progressive celebrity in exchange for the money that accompanies becoming the new face of israeli apartheid johanson will be remembered for having stood on the wrong side of history cutting truths but this goes far beyond just soda stream the corporation is joined by the likes of starbucks mcdonald's motorola victoria's secret among several others in fact according to hu

envoy scarlet johansen just stepped down from her role as the global ambassador for the charity group oxfam the move to resign stems from a conflict of interest involving her other job in the face of the israeli company soda stream. soda stream is manufacturing base is located in the west bank and palestine territory occupied by the israeli government now given the fact that oxfam opposes illegal israeli settlements johanson sponsorship posed a glaring problem but instead of choosing to stand by a charity group committed to fighting poverty she chose instead to be a symbol of oppression in fact in an open letter explaining her decision to the criticisms against her as mere noise her media rep added that johanson decided to end her oxfam ambassadorship because quote she in oxfam have a fundamental difference of opinion in regard to the boycott divestment and sanctions movement a fundamental difference of opinion indeed now because you've never heard of the boycott divestment and sanctions movement or b.d.s. as a nonviolent tactic in support of the rights of palestinians and that's exactly wh

oxfam is right to to top that you use last year's report. they talked about. two zero zero zero point one percent. it's not the one percent. i keep on wall street and it really isn't very few hands that some would say five or six thousand feet don't report to highlight to read. the world wealth report. but the mideast peace reports on how much money there is out there who has because that will tell you a lot more than the reports on inequality yes there's nobody here first commentator was quite right. at home the outrage is focused on the wrong things is studying the court. we should be studying the rich much more because they are not contributing to reducing they can say they're shocked davos concluded that the top of their risk risk but that doesn't mean they're going to do anything about it and we know what to do about it it's a political tool. what a summit in he says you about it. taxes. or. cops. taxes and celery carrots. he showed his ak you heard. it was susan george had you heard earlier with jimmy wales founder of the kiki dee assess how well some pe

they're coming from oxfam, the charity group. what do they say? >> they show that the income gap, the gap between the wealthiest and poorest continues to get wider and the middle class is starting to ar shrink. the theory is there's a certain limit to for example how many items of clothing or restaurants that a wealthy person can go to and if you can make those more affordable for a wider section of people you help economic growth. this is what's astounding richelle. if you take the top 85 wealthiest people in the world just the top 85, they control as much wealth as the bottom 3.5 billion people. that's how wide the gap has

the place to be when it comes to eating healthy and your poor put out by the anti-poverty nonprofit oxfam is ranked all the countries in the world according to the ability of their population to access to tricia's and healthy food to get their rankings oxfam researchers school. each of the world's one hundred twenty five countries top one hundred twenty five countries according to how they measured up to four main questions people have enough to eat can people afford to eat is food of good quality and what is the extent of unhealthy outcomes of people's diets but all the results were tallied the netherlands came in number one france and switzerland both came in a close second of the united states was tied with japan for twenty first place chad which is located african borders the war torn country of sudan comes in dead last so what makes the netherlands such a model for healthy eating and welcome policy makers here in the united states do to make sure that americans can start chopping down like the dutch joining me now for more on this is going to director of policy for food security hung

more entertaining if o'leary himself were thrown into an actual shark tank and by the way that new oxfam report that o'leary thinks is so amazing is actually the latest devastating statistics on the ever growing wealth gap between the rich and the poor the study reveals some disturbing facts including how just eighty five people control one hundred ten trillion dollars and half of the world's wealth is owned by just one percent of the population furthermore the us has the fastest widening wealth gap of all between the rich and the poor in the entire developed world and while fat cat one percent or o'leary thinks this is all great news oxfam's most harrowing analysis is that global inequality is threatening both the social stability and the security of the entire planet but according to a larry nothing is more empowering then poverty and this study is somehow going to motivate the three and a half billion poorest people to become the next bill gates what he doesn't seem to get is that this unsustainable model of crony capitalism is designed to keep the wealth gap growing but at least o'le

to oxfam of the world eighty five richest people is equal to the three and a half billion poorest people it's spread task and this is a great thing because it spiers everybody gets the motivation to look up to the one percent and say i want to become one of those people i'm going to fight hard to get up to the top this is fantastic news and of course i applaud it. what could be wrong with this yes you really. are wondering what the one percent actually thinks of the fact that only eighty five individuals own the same amount of wealth as the poorest billion people on the planet. this is fantastic news and of course i applaud it. folks give it up for mr kevin o'leary evidently one of the most callous a holes on television today in fact you might recognize him from the vultures to t.v. program shark tank a game show where a handful of one percenters decide whether to crush or finance the dreams of optimistic entrepreneurs although i think the show would be more entertaining if o'leary himself were thrown into an actual shark tank oh and by the way that new oxfam report that o'leary thinks i

to oxfam of the world eighty five richest people is equal to the three and a half billion poorest people it's spread task and this is a great thing because it spiers everybody gets the motivation to look up to the one percent and say i want to become one of those people are going to fight hard to get up to the top this is fantastic news and of course i applaud. what could be wrong with this yes to really. yes in case you're wondering what the one percent actually thinks of the fact that only eighty five individuals own the same amount of wealth as the poorest three billion people on the planet. this is fantastic news and of course i applaud it. folks give it up for mr kevin o'leary evidently one of the most callous a holes on television today in fact you might recognize him from the vultures to t.v. program shark tank a game show where a handful of one percenters decide whether to crush or finance the dreams of optimistic entrepreneurs although i think the show would be more entertaining if o'leary himself were thrown into an actual shark tank oh and by the way that new oxfam report that

. >> plus scarlet johansson takes a stand and resigns from oxfam. >>> hello everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. parts of the south are reeling from a paralyzing winter storm. the worst was in atlanta. highways transformed into parking lots. people were stranded for hours or forced to spend the night in their cars. some kids had to sleep in their schools because the roads were just too dangerous. now critics say the state just wasn't ready. nbc's dan shinneman has the latest. >> reporter: wednesday evening traffic on the highways in the atlanta area. 24 hours and a world of difference from the miles and miles of cars and trucks going nowhere stuck after snow and ice paralyzed the 9th largest metro area. >> when it's going to be wet and cold get the salt trucks on the road around the clock. it's not that hard. >> reporter: frustration mounted for many drivers as the city resident tried to dig out from the harsh winter storms. >> the eyes of the nation are on the state. so i'm not going to get into that blame game. >> what i was referring to was that the na

it issued this statement -- oxfame respects the independence of our ambassadors, however oxfame believest businesses that denight rights of the palestinian communities that we work to support. owe pose to all trade from israeli settlements which are illegal interinternational law. we have made our concerns known to ms. johannsen and engaged in a dialogue on important issues. while you are dialoguing oxfame, i hope you will go learn a little bit about what soda stream is doing in those neighborhoods. are you aware that they're hiring palestinians? at wages they have never earned before. wages by the way which are exactly equal to what any israeli is getting at the factory. this is an example of what all right to be happening in the middle east. palestinians and jewish israelis working side by side in a company without their political differences getting in the way of taking a good paycheck home to their families. what's wrong with that? soda stream in creating good jobs and giving equal pay and benefits is doing a whole lot more to improve peace in the middle east than your organization e

oxfam accepted her resignation saying -- the number of monarch atta flies who flies out to spend the winter in mexico has dropped to its lowest level since recordkeeping began more than 20 years ago. i new report finds the butterflies covered less than two acres of forest in december compared to nearly 45 acres during their peak in the mid-1990's. researchers attribute the decline to factors including deforestation, extreme weather from climate change, and a rising genetically modified corn and soybean crops designed to resist monsanto's roundup need color. widespread dousing with the herbicide has destroyed milkweed, the butterflies food source. experts fear the monarchs annual migration from canada and the united states to mexico is at risk of disappearing completely. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. we begin today's show with a historic development in the campaign to end the controversi

. >>> plus, scarlett johansson takes a stand and resigns from oxfam. and hillary hits a popularity high note. and madonna and miley go unplugged. it is thursday, january 30th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning to you. i'm richard lui. we start with parts of the south that are still reeling from a rare and paralyzing winter storm. the worst was in metropolitan atlanta, which has three times the population of manhattan. highways, transformed into parking lots there. people stranded for hours or worse spending the night in their cars. some kids even had to sleep in their schools because the roads were just too dangerous. now critics say the state just was not ready. nbc has the latest for us. >> reporter: wednesday evening traffic on height way the high atlanta area. 24 hours and a world of difference from the miles and miles of cars and trucks going nowhere, stuck after snow and ice paralyzed the nation's ninth largest metro area. >> when it is going to be wet and cold, get the salt trucks on the road, around the clock. it is not that hard

oxfam is opposed to all trade which can are illegal under international law. soda stream ceo says the mixed staff of more than 1200 israeli and pal tin january employees represent the possibility for peace in the region. this factory is a dream for both sides of this dilemma. because this factory is the model for peace, soda stream is showing every day what peace will look like, and proving every day that there can be and will be peace among our people. >> but palestinian officials don't see it that way. >> this factory is located on annexed and occupied palestinian land. this is a settlement, and settlements are in violation of international law. this factory is set up on land stolen by force. if they want to set up bridges for peace, why don't they establish this factory in israel, and then employ palestinian workers. >> johansen join as long list of celebrities who paid deals have stirred controversy. >> from jennifer lopez's controversial concert, which has a poor human rights record to beyoncÉ giving a private performance for members of mom mar gaddafi's

you want and i very much encourage it shares if i go to you if i can read a short passage from the oxfam report it's quite damning when wealth captures government policy making the rules bend to favor the rich often to the detriment of everyone else the consequences include the erosion of democratic governance the pulling apart of social cohesion and the vanishing of equal opportunities for all unless bold.

on the delegates minds in davos combat ing poverty and inequality the aid and development charity oxfam has presented its report to the gathering which says that just eighty five all the world's richest people control as much wealth as half of the planet's population and despite the goal set out in the form oxfam's not convinced anything will change and go people having more money than they can spend in ten thousand and a lot of times when you have a billion people living on less than a dollar a day there's a lot that could be done on the international level to tackle the issue of growing inequality the particular of the issue of tax tax havens and tax avoidance so you're seeing hundreds of billions of dollars being hidden away in tax havens this is money that is owned by the richest corporations the richest people and it should be target if it was taxed fairly and that money could be spent on health or education on decent job for ordinary people so if we sort of crunch down on tax evasion that would make a major difference we think would be a lot of talk about equality of divorce but v

according to a new oxfam report the rich are getting richer at an alarming pace middle classes all over the world are under pressure and the poor well are only getting poor with growing income inequality how can we expect democratic institutions to survive not to speak of maintaining social tranquility is it time to start broadly sharing prosperity. syria's government and the opposition were finally able to sit at the same table for talks in geneva on saturday their main concern at the long awaited meeting was getting humanitarian aid to be sieged areas on sunday they are due to tackle prisoner releases are to say were pissing off reports. they face one another let's talk to one another a format simply impossible to imagine even at the beginning of the week just twenty four hours before the start of the conference the opposition couldn't decide whether to go to switzerland or not and when they finally did arrive i think that is the problem and i said i don't think the problem old any solution without a set or our stepping down it became clear both sides had a completely different unders

hello and welcome to crossfire where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle according to a new oxfam report the rich are getting richer at an alarming pace middle classes all over the world are under pressure and the poor well are only getting poorer with growing income inequality how can we expect democratic institutions to survive not to speak of maintaining social train quality is it time to start broadly sharing prosperity. cross talk income. p.r. expert and chairman of the board at the world communications form in davos all right cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it shares that if i go to you if i can read a short passage from the oxfam report it's quite damning when wealth captures government policy making the rules bend to favor the rich often to the detriment of everyone else the consequences include the erosion of democratic governance the pulling apart of social cohesion and the vanishing of equal opportunities for all unless bold political solutions or institute.

scarlett johansson just stepped down from her role as the global ambassador for the charity group oxfam the move to resign stems from a conflict of interest involving her other job in the face of the israeli company soda stream. soda stream is manufacturing base is located in the west bank and palestine territory occupied by the israeli government now given the fact that oxfam opposes illegals israeli settlements johanson sponsorship pose a glaring problem but instead of choosing to stand by a charity group committed to fighting poverty show.

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hello and welcome to crossfire for all things are considered on peter lavelle according to a new oxfam report the rich are getting richer at an alarming pace middle classes all over the world are under pressure and the poor well are only getting poorer with growing income inequality how can we expect democratic institutions to survive not to speak of maintaining social train quality is it time to start broadly sharing prospect. crosstalk income disparity i'm joined by my guest cher is our brand in washington she is the steve ross professor oriel fellow of international finance at the george washington university in london we have keith pilbeam he is a professor of international economics and finance at city university london and in sofia we cross the magazine he is a global p.r. expert and chairman of the board at the world communications form in davos all right cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it shares that if i go to you if i can read a short passage from the oxfam report it is quite damning when wealth captures governm

oxfam is not convinced anything will change. go into having more money than they can spend ten thousand on farms. we have a pity and people living on less than a children's diapers and all that can be down on the international level to tackle the issue for a unicorn this particular issue tax tax havens and tax avoidance. he is saying hundreds of billions of dollars in hidden away in tax havens. this is money that is owned by the richest corporations the richest people on the shifting tides that there was todd's family and that money could be spent on health and education on decent job for ordinary people safely store crackdown on tax evasion. hmm i can make a difference. we think of a lot of talk right to call if you have lost very little action. we don't expect him to lunch at school more world news the now for critique. international man of the men on motorcycles feel fine policeman and wounded two others in asia it happens a checkpoint south of cairo. the attackers escaped from the steam over two hundred and fifty security fo

in a statement, oxfam said while it respected johansson's independence, oxfam believes that businesses stream that operate in settlements further the on going poverty and denial of rights of the palestinian communities that we work to support. oxfam is a posed to all trade from israeli settlements which are illegal under international law. soda stream's c.e.o. daniel burbbaum said the israeli and palestinian employees represent the possibility for peace in the region. >> this factory is a dream for activists and politicians on both sides of this dilemma, because this factory is the model for peace. soda stream is showing every day what peace will look like and proving every day that there can be and will be peace among our peoples. >> palestinian officials don't see it that way. >> this factory is located on annexed and occupied palestinian lands. this is a settlement, in violation of international law and legitimacy. this factory is set up on land stolen by force. if they want to set up bridges for peace? why don't they establish this factory in israeli and then employ palestinian wor

. >> this is a study from oxfam that comes just at the start of the world economic forum this week. leaders there in davos, switzerland, have identified income inequality as one of the greatest risks facing the world in 2014. and not just risk to developing nations but a risk to developed nations as well. >> you're hearing it from the pope. you're now hearing it from the president. it is becoming in some ways the issue of our day. >>> 11 minutes after the hour right now. after three years of power-saving hibernation, a european comet-chasing spacecraft has phoned home. rosetta, that's the name, is now awake. it sent a signal back to earth on monday from just past jupiter's orbit, causing cheers to erupt in the european space agency's mission control. [ cheers and applause ] very european cheer. the history-making adventure began ten years ago when the unmanned spacecraft was launched. if all goes well, rosetta will rendezvous with its target comet in august and fly with it for three years. >> very cool. >> i like the three-year hibernation, which sounds good, at 5:12:00 a.m. >>> ver

and oxfam international timed that report absolutely beautifully.they brought out those details, it was really quite remarkable. everyone's been talking about it. 85 people have as much wealth as the top -- as the bottom half of the rest of society. so what are people saying? here at davos, the view is they need to deal with inequality. it's the number-one issue that people are talking about in the salons, in the bars, in the restaurants, and in the panels. but talking about it is one thing. doing something about it is something completely different. >> and richard, how do they do that? i mean, how do they manage this? this is probably the world's most elite that's gathered there in davos right now, and they have got to deal with these facts and figures that says, look, you know, this is not a nonelite event. this is something that has got to change. >> reporter: right. they agree that something has to change. and while i'm talking to you, suzanne, i just need to point out, i am hearing myself rather loudly, coming back, if anything could be sorted

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>> oxfam says the world's business elite need to do much more to ensure that the poorest in society share at least some of the prosperity. >> there's more news on the website aljazeera.com. >>> the income gap between wealthy and poor is now wider than it has ever been, and now it's putting a drag on the u.s. economy. also we will go to west virginia where the contaminated water is now sinking some small businesses, and we'll take you to california where a ski resort is trying to save a season amist a record drought. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money." ♪ >>> this is "real money," and you are the most important part of the show, so jien our live conversation for the next half hour on twitter, and facebook. i'll be in switzerland to bring you reports from where powerful business leaders are gathering. the biggest worries this year include income inequality. severe income disparity ranks first on the most likely risks over the next decade. this is the third year in a row that concerns about income have topped the list. but in case the high and mighty need more reminders that wealth ineq

the actors squeaked as global ambassador for oxfam we'll continue to until it's said to st. angering the palestinians and activists. the result rate from israeli settlements this factory is located on the next in occupied palestinian land. this is a settlement and supplements are in violation of international law and legitimacy. this factory is set up on land stolen by fools if they want to set up bridges for peace. why don't the established its factory in israel and employ palestinian workers. labour activists am i sitting up on the west bank said the strain is taking advantage of cheap land and tax breaks and teasing the business of exploiting and discriminating against palestinian what is the claim said extreme tonight's saying that israeli and palestinian workers receive equal weight and then you can it's located in the west bank in area c of the west bank and were able to play people. some of different kinds the palestinian side by side with israeli arabs and with israeli . monica hansen says she's standing your ground and support economic and social integration between

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oxfam has also found that 7 in 10 people live in countries where economic inequality has widened, and the u.s. tops that list. in the u.s. the richest 1% "captured 95% of the post financial crisis growth since 2009." while the bottom 90%'s wealth decreased. it's not all dire news, however. that's if you believe bill gates. gates attributes better farming methods and new vaccinations and the digital revolution to back up his big prediction, "by 2035 there will be almost no poor countries left in the world. almost all countries will be what we now call lower-middle income or richer." question, not to parse words but what's the most recent research on economic mobility? and is president obama right when he says it is slowing down? mort. >> well, there is frankly very limited economic mobility and fragly it goes back to what i was saying before. the educational differences in america are staggering and that is the pathway and the ladder to economic mobility. we've had the least amount of economic mobile in the last -- certain will i during his presidency that we've had since the end of wo

a study commissioned by oxfam says the world's richest 85 individuals have the same wealth as 3.5 billion people around the world. once again, 85 people on this planet have the same amount of wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion people on this planet. the top 1% of families own 46% of our total global wealth. their share equals $110 trillion. these numbers have come out on the eve of the world economic forum in davos, switzerland, which, while attended by the rich and powerful, is this year going to be focused in large part on this growing and dangerous income disparity. >>> well, if you're a football fan, where to begin. two epic games this weekend narrowed four teams to two. the broncos will meet the seahawks in the super bowl in the new jersey meadowlands. it might have been the last postseason meeting of peyton manning and tom brady. and of the two, manning was perfect. he sent the patriots back home to boston. and about the 49ers-seahawks game. while the seattle crowd came to play, it was richard sherman who deflected the pass that led to the pick that won the game. but then he stole th

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. >> this new poll by this british charity oxfam shows that the world's 85, just 85 people own 46% ofthis planet. >> my goodness. >> 85 people. that's like half of all the money out there. i don't know why it just blew me away. >> it should. >> the world is created by that few. >> it should. it leaves you speechless. speechless. >>> something else leaving me speechless, check this out. this is video of an 11-month-old water skiing. this video kind of -- >> that's crazy. >> it is crazy. this kid is talented. >> he's not crying. >> should you put a baby in the water. i'm hoping he can swim. parents are saying that the one word that he can say is boat. >> he looked a little terrified at the end. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. w "way too early" with thomas roberts begins right now. >>> it's great to be here and i would just like to sincerely apologize to the people of new jersey for this entire incident and also it's over so shut up. come on. >> you claim you had no knowledge of these frafk jatraf in fort leigh. how is that? >> i've got budgets to balance, teachers to yell at. i have to work

oxfam points out in a report that half the entire wealth in the world is owned by just about 1% of its population. the report says the percentage of the incomes of the wealthiest people against those of the entire population has grown in 24 countries, that include china, the united states, and japan. the report also touched on the results of an opinion poll, in six countries, among them spain, india, and the united states. it notes that 60% to 80% of respondents said laws are tilted in favor of the rich. the report warns that groups of extreme rich people could strengthen their political influences, and this could lead to inequality in education, and medical services for the poor. >>> and global unemployment is on the rise, despite an ongoing recovery in major economies. a u.n. agency says the number of jobless people topped 200 million last year. preliminary figures released by the international labor organization indicate unemployment grew from nearly 5 million to 201.8 million worldwide. the jobless rate was 6%. joblessness in industrialized nations was flat. nearly half of the incr

according to a new oxfam report the rich are getting richer at an alarming pace middle classes all over the world are under pressure and the poor well are only getting poorer with growing income inequality how can we expect democratic institutions to survive not to speak of maintaining social tranquility is it time to start broadly sharing prosperity. and. gentlemen i give you all the way. even a few hundred a day come across it honestly i'm going. to face. it we've got people coming in that are littered with criminals we've got people from who knows where in the world this is the united states i'm very tough by the way you know to sure i was worried that they may not know why they live on mars you know mars. so we pick up things like. turbans prayer rugs so when we know they do they're coming from the middle east it's a concentration camp. concentration camp. we've got it hasn't the white house is not even want to disclose the fact that. a stranger. right on the scene. first street. and i think picture. on our reporter's twitter. and instagram. on mom. as a new physician i swear to abi

a new report by oxfam finding that the world's 8 arichest people control $1.6 trillion of the world's wealth. that is as much as the poorest half of the population combined. they're concerned this is fueling political instability and driving up social tensions. the group is calling on attendees at this week's world economic forum in switzerland to tackle the problem of head on by pledging not to dodge taxes or use their wealth for political favors. thomas? >> fill us in on this steal from telecom. what company is trying to get more companies to come over? >> it's verizon. they're the latest one. launching a new version of the share everything plan. $20 cheaper. so it is $60 a month. the plan coming with just 250 megabytes of data which verizon says is aimed at people who don't really need that much data or still sort of using the basic cell phones. verizon letting customers trade in their phones for a new one just 30 days after 30 days instead of every six months. there is a catch. the customers are still on the hook for 50% of the phones retail price. sometimes that can be a lot. >>

according to a new oxfam report the rich are getting richer at an alarming pace middle classes all over the world are under pressure and the poor well are getting poorer with growing income inequality how can we expect democratic institutions to survive not to speak of maintaining social tranquility is it time to start broadly sharing prosperity. and welcome back you're watching the weekly here on r t the syrian government and the opposition have struck a deal that will let civilians leave the city of homes parts of which are held by rebels came after two days of talks mediated by international envoy lakhdar brahimi at the peace conference in geneva a joint statement is expected to be made on monday. is in damascus with details. the syrian government center in a position agreed on sunday in geneva to allow the civilians outside that if you keep your homes in central syria we can expect things to happen as soon as on monday a horse has been injured we are clashes between karen army and the rebel forces for almost two years now last year we look at the weekend we saw the press of picture