saudi arabia qatar they have their own interests in terms of reorganizing the middle east principally of weakening syria weakening iran changing the relationship of forces in lebanon but behind qatar and saudi arabia and even turkey which has its own regional ambitions is the united states is the nato countries the former colonizers of syria and the region who are committed to overthrowing the assad government and who i believe have crossed the rubicon now in terms of preparing for the all out intervention including military intervention by nato forces and remember turkey will be the gateway for nato as a nato power for the efforts by the west as they did in libya to use ultimately military power to overthrow a government and independent government that they want to replace with a proxy regime in this important region assad government was hoping against hope that some sort of. mission such as the observer mission with kofi annan might be enough to keep the dogs at bay but i think it's quite clear that when the united states and its allies saudi arabia qatar are pumping in huge quantit

sure the powers the power of reaction is extremely strong we can look at saudi arabia we can look at qatar these are major players and they are not for these arab spring values not by a long shot well you can look at the united arab emirates which arguably is the most western facing nation in the gulf to has this sort of first anniversary of the spring decided to make sure that citizens and expatriates know that it is not looking for the power of the arab spring movement to reach this country and it has started cutting back on. rights groups to democratic groups even its own citizens who had sort of freely operated under under the system here which had been more permissive okmulgee what do you come out on this in los angeles here where is the arab spring going is it is it freezing up. well it i so it's important question to answer your question first i would like to put arab countries governments monarchs and regimes into three different categories under one hand we have those arab governments who've faced citizen revolves our pricing citizens who are seeking rights of freedom dignity or e

washington is helping to coordinate arms to the syrian opposition through arab allies qatar and saudi arabia the confirmation was given by an unnamed american officials however they say the u.s. is not directly supplying weapons to the rebel forces there's recently been an influx of arms from abroad to fight the regime in syria anti-war activist brian becker says the u.s. and nato still want to sought out. sony arabia qatar they have their own interests in terms of reorganizing the middle east principally of weakening syria weakening iran changing the relationship of forces in lebanon but behind qatar and saudi arabia and even turkey which has its own regional ambitions is the united states is the nato countries the former colonizers of syria in the region who are committed to overthrowing the assad government and who i believe have crossed the rubicon now in terms of preparing for the all out intervention including military intervention by nato forces and remember turkey will be the gateway for nato as a nato power for the efforts by the west as they did in libya to use ultimately mi

. >> 13 children are among 19 killed in a shopping mall fire in qatar. a special report on the tax taking place in the country that will affect the championships next month. >> it is to block in the morning here in london. broadcasting here in america and around the world, welcome to newsday. >> egyptian protesters have attacked the campaign headquarters in cairo of the presidential candidate shafiq. at several hundred people ransacked the building tearing up posters and smashing the building. it came just hours after final election results. this was the scene at tahrir square a short time ago. it will remember it was at the center of protest leading to the fall of hosni mubarak last year. hundreds remain in the square, protesting against the run of results, saying they neither want to return to the old regime nor religious rule of the muslim brotherhood. earlier we got this update from tahrir square. >> earlier in the day i was here in tahrir square talking to people just passing on the pavement. many of them had voted for shafiq and for the muslim brot

qatar has never sent female athletes.nd a sprinter, will be the nation's first female olympians. >> it's every athlete's dream to reach the olympics. i'm so excited i want to cry. i love it. i was optimistic but i never expected to reach the games. >> all right. joining me now. who are the other two women attending the games? it's qatar. >> one of them is a 17-year-old swimmer. in addition to her, we also -- you can see the picture here of the one before that. she without getting a medal finish, these women are making olympic history. they are breaking down a lot of barriers and they are really pioneers in their own country. >> they are trying to make a last minute case to allow one of their female athletes to attend. i just want to talk about the president of the olympic committee. he had this to say in regards to not allowing women to attend these olympics. there is no move there, too, in this regard. >> i think they started in 1900s in the paris olympics. >> lrall right. now you know. all right. football is a tough gam

the syrian army has largely remained loyal to the government there are fighters who came from libya qatar and saudi arabia so it's not quite clear what kind of force the free syrian army is with me after the armed opposition groups inside syria there are also several salafi groups who are responsible for terrorist acts and times commit her renders atrocities they make enough their opponents execute them cut corpses into pieces and leave them in the neighborhood. how do we classify this movement in syria then is it a civil war is it an uprising is it a revolution. i think it is a revolution i think we can say that it is but there are islamic groups in syria that are trying to use this situation and turn syria into an islamic republic something like a salafi caliphate in a way this is similar to what happened in libya there was a civil war between tribal clans and now a group of salafi is represented in the new government of libya so the same is happening in mali this problem has recently become a popular topic of discussion islamist groups spread throughout the sahara and got into sub-saha

sure the powers the power of reaction is extremely strong we can look at saudi arabia we can look at qatar these are major players and they're not for these arab spring values not by a long shot. well you can look at the united arab emirates which arguably is the most western facing a nation in the gulf it too has at this sort of effort anniversary of the spring decided to make sure that citizens and expatriates know that it is not looking for an. important question to answer your question first i would like to put arab countries governments monarchs and regimes into three different categories on the one hand we have those arab governments who've faced citizen revolves operas eating citizens who are seeking rights of freedom dignity or equal opportunity and did not want to to introduce political reforms and the people who are able to to overthrow those regimes to evict their rulers from the office these are these governments you can name egypt tunisia and libya and a second group we have those arab governments who or monarchs who. wanted to introduce some political reforms when they faced

. >> 13 children are among 19 killed and a shopping mall fire in qatar. football races in the ukraine. we have a special report on a tax taking place in the country that will co-host the european championships next month. >> is four o'clock in the morning here in london. broadcasting to you on cbs in america and around the world, welcome to newsday. >> egyptian protesters have attacked the campaign headquarters in cairo of the president reject presidential candidate ahmed shah feet -- ahmed shafiq. election results revealed that he would contest a runoff against muhammed mercy of the muslim brotherhood. this was the scene a few hours ago. the square was at the center of protest during the fall of hosni mubarak last year. hundreds remain in the square protesting against the results saying that they neither want to return to the old regime nor the religious rule of the matt -- of the muslim brotherhood. >> much earlier in the day i was here at tahrir square talking to people just passing by on the pavement. many of them had voted for ahmed shafiq and others

[inaudible] he has a vivid story of the premiere of qatar calling to say by the way this guy is here.is that story true? >> i think it is in many respects. there are other things that are book difference from tenet's look and i will just leave it at to get a broader picture by talking to a larger set of people than the cia. >> but just to drill down on that, al-jazeera calls the cia director to tell him, i have a reporter on ksm and i'm giving you information about where he is. that story is true? >> the broad outlines of it or cheer her believe. i have never talked about that. >> al asiri says he doesn't know. >> it was done without his knowledge because -- >> course it would be incredibly dangerous for any al-jazeera reporter. it would be incredibly -- to their reputation. >> i think the information was relayed and that is what i was starting to say that al zawahiri would not do that. some hour somehow or the other you the the information was conveyed and it ultimately got to the cia. but you raised a very important question which is how did al zawahiri find khalid sheikh mohammed a

. >>> a fire swept through a high-end shopping mall in qatar's capital doha. it killed at least 19 people, including 13 children at a day care center. officials initially said several japanese kids were among the victims. but spokespersons at japan's embassy in qatar say they haven't received any inquiries from families. the 22,000 square meter mall opened in 2006. it houses luxury brand shops, an amusement park, an indoor ice skating rink and a canal. >>> rival palestinian factions are reportedly seeking to hold elections by the end of the year in a step toward reconciliation. palestinian media say hamas and fatah are planning to launch an interim unity government in early june. that would allow them to prepare for the palestinian authority's presidential and parliamentary elections. hamas leader ismail haniya gave officials his approval monday to move forward. both sides agreed last year to hold joint elections but preparations have been delayed over the interim government's lineup and other disagreements. >>> chinese leaders are trying to keep things calm a

bidding process for the equipment. >>> a fire has swept through a high end shopping mall in doha, qatar. 19 people died including 13 children. the fire sent black smoke rising above the buildings. some of the victims died as rescuers struggled to reach a daycare center. the mall houses luxury brand sh shops, an amusement park, indoor ice skating rink, and a canal. authorities are investigating the cause of the fire. >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

. >>> a fire has swept through a high end shopping mall in qatar. 19 people died including 13 childrenthe fire sent black smoke rising above the buildings. some of the victims died as rescuers struggled to reach a day care center. an amusement park, indoor ice skating rink and canal among other amenities. authorities are investigating the cause of the fire. >>> one of two men will become the next president of egypt. a former prime minister and a candidate from the muslim brotherhood will compete next month in a runoff. members of the election commission announced the results of last week's first round vote. they say the turnout was about 46%. the muslim brotherhood is the largest party in parliament. its candidate, morsi finished first with more than 24% of the vote. former president hosni mubarak's last prime minister came second with more than 23%. but no one secured an absolute majority. so the two front-runners will enter a runoff june 16th and 17th. protesters ousted mubarak last year in the swell of the arab spring. young egyptians spearheaded the uprising but the youth failed to

america now the number one export earl to saudi arabia and qatar, too. exporting three times what china sends there. the moment you land in doha, the brand new airport. >> hi, david, i'm dennis. >> reporter: dennis telling us to look up. those ceilings, custom made tiles throughout the whole airport? made by ceilings plus, a small company in los angeles. now, installing 3 million square feet of ceilings made in america. >> now, we get startled exporting, i -- china, i think, should watch out. we are the sleeping giant and they are just waking us up. >> reporter: there's the famous fountain in front of the tallest building in the world in dubai. it took 18 months to build. the parts, the design? made in america. wet design, sun valley, california. the newest american hotel in qatar, the hilton. they had a greeting for me. they showed us the rooms, selling american amenities, but a much different view. and then there's the food. we showed you what we found in china, so many of you writing about the seafood pringles. we found foreign flavors in the gulf, to

the spotlight is placed solely on the actions of the syrian government in the meantime saudi arabia qatar and other gulf states are flooding millions of dollars worth of weapons into syria while u.s. officials say they are providing their gulf allies with intelligence and command and control infrastructure the statements we hear from the state department is that . the u.s. is there to help the opposition with. non-lethal weapons however if others would provide the lethal weapon we will manage that so it's lots of hypocrisy the gulf countries are not the brains behind this they are merely instruments. the brains you can find them in the u.s. and israel in some countries the u.s. is formally committed to kofi annan as u.n. backed peace plan which calls for a halt to violence by all sides of the conflict but some analysts say the influx of foreigners and increasing number of suicide bombings make peace in syria virtually impossible and plunges it deeper into chaos the syrian regime plays an active role in supporting the palestinian resistance the lebanese resistance in claiming rights and pa

well outside support for the myriad of serious armed groups it's no secret saudi arabia and qatar alone a funnel millions of dollars to the rebels every month but as it is going to carry reports it's not just cash and weapons being smuggled into syria but ideology too. this is said to be an option taking place at a hotel in saudi arabia what's on sale is a human life the video shows a father offering his son as a suicide bomber into syria and wheezing money as compensation. for the war. which is the words of the hour. yes about that is. that we are you are we are. the chilling footage was leaked on the web we cannot independently confirm its original source or authenticity. there are no doubt. but you know now that. syria has seen a dramatic increase in suicide bombings the syrian government has been raising the alarm about its gulf neighbor sponsoring and staging terrorist attacks in their country. but it seems here in the west nobody hears their outcry and the spotlight is placed solely on the actions of the syrian government in the meantime saudi arabia qatar and other gulf states ar

well outside support for the myriad of syria's armed groups is no secret saudi arabia and qatar alone funneled millions of dollars to the rebels every single month but as artie's guy nature can report it's not just cash and weapons being smuggled into syria but ideology as well. this is said to be an auction taking place at a hotel in saudi arabia what's on sale is a human life the video shows a father offering his son as a suicide bomber into syria and losing money as compensation i think the product of my you know we see great sacrifice his brother is already a martyr yes that is we're going to send him to them but. let's start the bidding two hundred thousand rio's the chilling footage was leaked on the web we cannot independently confirm its original source or authenticity. they are sacrificing their lives we need you to sacrifice your money don't be stingy. syria has seen a dramatic increase in suicide bombings the syrian government has been raising the alarm about its gulf neighbor sponsoring and staging terrorist attacks in their country. so how do you lose too much. but it see

she want to promote democracy in syria and other parts of the world but they don't want democracy in qatar and you have to ask you know people you have to cheer by what you have to share the wealth and those government will not accept that to happen. yes i may remember during during the heat of the egyptian revolution superman the head of domestic intelligence in egypt was proposed by joseph biden by the state department by hillary clinton to be a sort of replacement figure for barak a compromise figure and we released many cables about him and his position in relation to israel and relations right states and being a sort of torture in chief but very quickly after it was apparent that it was not going to succeed. you saw hillary clinton turn around and start to praise. the egyptian revolution and say that in fact the egyptian and tunis revolutions were because of two great american companies twitter and facebook. you must. try to time again we have to be allies that there's a there's a battle for the narrative. in that evolution there were lucian's about its ideas as much as they are about

ruling family under similar region and democracy in bahrain means it's going to have an impact of qatar is going to have an impact in saudi arabia which has the arab t.v. channel so why did saudis troops into into bahrain and that's i mean and this is something the whole world has to speak out and have to condemn to what happened but we see in the invasion of saudis to my country with complete silence now the same government sending troops to leave. to fight their g.m. and now that i give this to the syrian i said which they have to be maybe but when it comes to bahrain they were complete silence was always in the drawer where they scared. of bashir activists in bahrain spreading into saudi know because of the saudis are very influential in the united states in europe they have. the for the interests of united states for the interest of the many european countries for the autumn save for different off the all year for their mutual interest which many countries seen it has more priority than the human rights of the bahraini for example this image united states which ask a question not th

even sending drones or the people on the ground are in fact mercenaries from libya into syria from qatar arab states and so it's it's just i mean it's been a lot of money on the military anyway with their exercises so it doesn't look as if it costs that much and it doesn't post anything in human life and our goals in life so there doesn't matter none of this talk about the latest reaction many countries expanding diplomats so soon diplomats from schools one of those countries expanding the syrian diplomats in paris the placing the blame solely on the syrian government for that terrible tragedy in huna do you think it's fair to make such an assessment now given your investigators have so far stopped short of blaming anyone. well i think it's it precisely as in the moment a person is accused of the accused without. a serious crime you say you can't have any lawyers and you fire all the lawyers because the if you had the diplomats here they might be able to explain something or engage in some sort of dialogue or negotiation they want to get rid of the limousine who really is to use you inst

some more world news from across the globe now in this hour a massive farda shopping center in qataras killed at least thirteen children for teachers and too far to the witnesses. the complex did not appear to have any alarms or sprinklers the blaze began around midday at the luxury mall and took several hours to put out because a still. islamist revolution prime minister will both fight it out in a runoff in egypt's presidential election the first and second places of mohamed morsi and shafiq have been confirmed by the electoral commission but two of the other defeated candidates are demanding a recount saying there were violations during voting the second round would take place next month. former british prime minister tony blair's appearance before an inquiry into media ethics has been interrupted by a man shouting war criminal investigation is looking at the issue of phone hacking by journalists face questions about his relationship with rupert murdoch who owned the news of the world the main newspaper involved as players convoy left the inquiry eggs were thrown at one of the veh