r.t. the arab league is calling on the u.n. to create a joint peacekeeping force for syria as a group aims to pressure on president assad the free syrian army says it expects official recognition from arab gulf states. at least five buildings have been set on fire and mass protests in athens as lawmakers debate tough new austerity cuts. in return for a one hundred thirty billion euro bailout to keep the country afloat these are live pictures from the center of the greek capitol where demonstrators have been moved away from the parliament building with police firing tear gas into crowds say live pictures there from athens. and iran's president promises to reveal major advances in its nuclear program saying tehran would never stop enriching uranium iran insists it's only pursuing atomic energy for peaceful purposes despite a long list of western sanctions imposed against it. with more on all of those stories more developments for us in fifteen minutes from now the meantime it's the latest sports news with dimitri. hello there all

r.t. the arab league is set to decide the future of its efforts on serious violence escalates and the u.s. gathers a coalition of the willing against damascus. the spirit of revolution returns to it just on the first anniversary of mubarak's ousting with thousands of protesters calling for an immediate step down by the ruling military council. the people of greece have marched on the streets in anger over a new set of cuts as the government struggles to keep the country's economy afloat by securing and other bailout. and russian civil society takes center stage in politics as a group of public figures steps up to monitor the upcoming presidential elections with backing from all of the candidates. it is a.t.m. of the russian capital you're watching r t with me wearing the joshie the arab league will hold the series of meetings on sunday to decide what further action to take on the crisis in syria the body will consider resuming its observer mission and the syrian opposition expect official recognition from some of the arab states meanwhile violence escalates across syria with dozens more of

r.t. the arab league is calling on the u.n. security council to pass a resolution creating a joint peacekeeping force for syria the group also wants more international support for the opposition and hopes to pile further pressure on the regime well for more on this i'm now joined by our correspondent. she's in caro where the power of bodies be meeting and what does this resolution mean for syria well basically it means that syria will probably see un peacekeepers most likely to arrive in the country in order to try and reinstall peace in the country again the arab league was meeting in cairo on sunday took them about eleven hours to come up with a decisive response to the situation in that country which has seen a lot of bloodshed over the past eleven months we started in march and of course the arab league has asked for tightening sanctions which. i have already been imposed on syria they have. basically hold to their. program which was they didn't hold they aborted the observers program which was halted in january of this yea

r.t. the arab league is expected to call on the un to create a joint peacekeeping force for syria as a group aims to mount pressure on president assad the free syrian army says it expects official recognition from arab gulf states. policing grease fire to gas into crowds of protesters who are once again running outside parliament lawmakers are set for a tough choice some more public cuts to secure a one hundred thirty billion euro bailout. and iran's president promises to reveal major advances in its nuclear program saying tehran would never stop enriching uranium it insists it's only pursuing atomic energy for peaceful purposes despite the long list of western sanctions imposed against it. brings up to date for the mojave but with more new stories and other developments in half an hour from now in the meantime it's the first part of a special report on how los angeles fighters of firefighters i should say have had to adapt their skill set to become paramedics as well. all right i know it's a part of arm with the other problems they've already been in the restaurant there and i was going to

r.t. the arab league debates how to bring stability back to syria while the free syrian army says it expects official recognition from arab gulf states there are also reports that western countries could be propping up al qaida through the support of the opposition. iran's president promises to reveal major advances in its nuclear program saying to iran would never stop enriching uranium iran insists it's only pursuing atomic energy for peaceful purposes despite the long list of western sanctions imposed against it. by the greek parliament has set for a tough choice on more public cuts to secure a one hundred thirty billion euro bailout but people angry at all are already quite divided over the austerity cuts and have been venting their frustration on the streets. time for the sunday action all the sunday sports now with dmitri. but of the sports on are two things who are joining us this coming up in the program. not golf along reports claim former england coach harbor capello could be bound for russia to take charge of expanding. in alexander's of course through the world cup in this compet

the russian capital this is r.t. time for your headlines now at the arab league to pates how to bring stability back to syria while the free syrian army says it expects official recognition from arab gulf states there are also reports that western countries could be propping up al qaida through their support of the opposition. iran's president promises to reveal major advances in its nuclear program saying tehran would never stop enriching uranium iran insists it's only pursuing atomic energy for peaceful purposes despite a long list of western sanctions imposed against it. and the greek parliament is set for a tough choice on more public cuts to secure a one hundred thirty billion euro bailout of people angry at already divorced already have been venting their frustration on the streets. may be a heaven on earth but the island of bali has a less attractive side we now meet local men who trade themselves for sex cowboys and paradise right now on arts. yeah i think if western is more fine. with them. because it will be them then yeah you know different more freedom. and what not and who i know i think yes at those i th

r.t. the un is considering a joint mission with the arab league to end that the bloodshed in syria but with every conflicting reports on the number of casualties it's proving a hard to get a true picture of current events. iran's policy is under fire on every level as international pressure mounts over its nuclear program president ahmadinejad is facing a battle on the home turf as well he's wanted for questioning by the parliament over his handling of the country's plummeting economy. and several high profile al qaeda militants have been killed in pakistan in a recent series of u.s. drone attacks the london based a bureau of an inverse could of journalism has found that hundreds of civilians died in similar strikes the fact that america seems to ignore. our now time for latest sporting action here on r.t. here's kate. hello welcome to the latest sports and here are the top stories. taking time there's no rush to replace fabio capello at the helm of england of the football association name stuart pearce as the interim manager. while staying in touch. agreed to stay on at russian champions t

r.t. the un is considering a joint mission with the arab league to end the bloodshed in syria with ever conflicting reports of the number of casualties it's proving hard to get a true picture of events. that the greek government plans more sturdy cuts to secure one hundred thirty billion euro bailouts amid public anger at the technocrats in brussels say they think that these measures will be enough to win the rescue plan. that europe plans its oil embargo on iran there are concerns the move could get countries most dependent on to rein in crude like spain. will have more on those stories in full in about an hour from now and also an update on our main stories in half an hour in the meantime why america approves the use of drone attacks even when they're against the country's own citizens and the owner now delves into some contentious capitol hill policies in the. world with. its technology innovations all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. welcome to the show we'll get the real headlines with none of the mersey who live in washington d.c. now it's not going to

r.t. joining the. live from moscow this is r.t. top stories now this hour the u.n. is considering a joint mission with the arab league to end the bloodshed in syria but there are conflicting reports of the number of casualties it's proving hard to get a true picture of events there. as europe plans its all embargo on iran there are concerns the move could hit countries most dependent on iranian crude like spain. and several high profile militants have been killed in pakistan in a recent series of u.s. drone attacks an independent report has found that hundreds of civilians died in similar strikes a fact america seems to ignore. with another update of those stories in about fifty minutes from now in the meantime marty talks to the pakistani foreign minister who tells us why the united states secret war on terror is actually doing more harm than good. she's the youngest foreign minister and of all that has to deal with some of the toughest security challenges he not rabani khar pakistan's foreign minister is joining us now on r.t. thank you very much for your time minister it's been more than ten years since pakistan j

the arab league. coming up this hour here on r.t. the whistle blows final appeal. it's now lies with the u.k. supreme court after he makes his extradition appeal before judges he's wanted in this we did it on allegations of sexual assaults. police have fired tear gas at a group of protesters in cairo there are reports of hundreds injured they have been running against the way security services handled the riot at a football match on wednesday which saw more than seventy people killed fans rushed onto the field in the seaside city of port side after the home team beat egypt's top club setting off clashes and a stampede does not talk to mark almond he's a professor of international relations from bill kent university turkey also oxford university from where he joins us now egypt has a history of football violence and the head of egypt's football association and other officials have been sacked as a result of this violence but is there more to this just rivalry between fans well it might just have been rivalry between fans to enjoy an extreme form because what has now happened is that it's been

the candidates. this is r.t. coming to you live from moscow ten am in the russian capital i'm marina joshie the arab league will hold a series of meetings later on sunday to decide what further as. action to take on the crisis in syria the body will consider resuming its observer mission and the syrian opposition expect official recognition from some of the arab states meanwhile violence escalates across the country with dozens reported killed over the past twenty four hours an army general was assassinated in damascus on saturday following the deadly twin bombings of the security service headquarters in the city of aleppo government forces are reportedly from barging homes in several other areas although the regime denies this meanwhile the u.s. is reportedly setting up a coalition of countries.

the u.s. led attacks. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. moscow. the u.n. says it plans to team up with the arab league and restart a monitoring mission in conflict torn syria other follows russia's ongoing calls for the international community to support moscow in efforts to mediate a peace deal in syria government forces are shelling several areas including the flashpoint city of homs damascus said the. terror operation there but activists are accusing the government of a massacre and say hundreds of feet of civilians have been killed over the past week syria's under foreign media blackout making the reality on the ground hard to confirm the opposition isn't making that any easier as it argues over just how many people are being killed going to delve deep into the story about. the syrian observatory for human rights it's one of the most widely quoted sources of syrian casualty figures but it's not always telling the truth and the syrian observatory for human rights has left several media outlets quoting full. sin from ation as two rivals fight for the same name the original group was hijacked by oppo

r.t. that such measures are counterproductive to the war on terror. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. moscow received shame the u.n. says it plans to team up with the arab league and restart of monitoring mission in conflict torn syria president assad's forces say they are currently conducting anti terror operations shelling several areas including the flashpoint city of homs but activists are accusing the government of a massacre saying hundreds of civilians have been killed just over the past week but with syria and a foreign media blackout the reality on the ground is very hard to confirm that with conflicting opposition reports of casualties there are those who believe the figures are being manipulated to push every change agenda. bennett. the syrian observatory for human rights it's one of the most widely quoted sources of syrian casualty figures but it's not always telling the truth and the syrian observatory for human rights is.

come but as of now the draft text proposed by the europeans by the arab league vetoed by russia and china. the editor ali mohamed told r.t. that he doesn't believe the western backers of a u.n. security council resolution on the country are working in the best interests of the people there. the libyan example hasn't been so long the league claim to do was to stand by the libyan people that it turned out that they were supporting one. side that was actually armed and under a billion against the rest of the people and the same is happening in syria. this question is a very important one so there is a call for me go to each and for talks why not support this call so the means there so the president and i said let's just received word. not some months ago a. very important survey that was done by qatar foundation cutter foundation repeating the words after the show that the president has the support of i mean almost fifty five percent of the syrians why are we ignoring this fifty five percent and that is something that can solve the problem initiated by the russian government still holds talks between the between the differe

the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report on our. welcome back you're watching r.t. life from moscow these are the top stories of the week the arab league is set to decide its future efforts on serious violence escalates and the u.s. gathers a coalition of the willing against damascus hundreds of people have reportedly been killed across syria over the past week. the spirit of revolution returns to on the first anniversary of mubarak's ousting with thousands of protesters calling for an immediate step down by the ruling military council but the generals are clinging on to power which they refused to give up until at least june. the people of greece have marched on the streets in anger over a new set of cards as the government struggles to keep the country's economy afloat parliament is now due to debate a draft bill monastery the measures demanded by the e.u. and the i.m.f. . and russian civil society take center stage in politics as a group of public figures steps up to monitor the upcoming presidential vote with backing from all of the candidates the goal of the so-called voters league is to ensure a fair and transparent election. up

r.t. that such measures are counterproductive to the war on terror. worldwide news twenty four seven this is r.t. live from moscow with me rule research showing the u.n. says it plans to team up with the arab league and restart a monitoring mission in conflict torn syria president assad's forces say they are conducting anti terror operations for the meantime shelling several including the flashpoint city of homs but activists are accusing the government of a massacre saying hundreds of civilians are being killed over the past week something that is still hard to verify and with conflicting opposition reports of casualties there are those who believe the figures are being manipulated to push a regime change agenda. bennett reports. the syrian observatory for human rights syrian observatory for human rights the syrian observatory for human rights it's one of the most widely quoted sources of syrian casualty figures but it's not always telling the truth. the syrian observatory for human rights is left.

the russian capital you're watching r.t. a very warm welcome to the top story now damascus has swiftly rejected a brand new arab league package of initiatives on syria a proposal that backs the opposition in the calls for joint arab un peacekeeping force in the country or teaser in english to reports from cairo now where the league was meeting tightening the sanctions which already have placed aborting the observers mission which was halted earlier in january and of course bringing in peace keep.

account what has been actually said in the in the reports of the arab league more analysis on the situation in syria is available on our website r.t. dot com online all the time there right now for example the moment frozen water bursts pipes inside japan's crippled fukushima nuclear plant despite warnings made months ago that exactly this could happen. praise the spontaneous protest that started on twitter the arab revolutions may actually have taken a decade of expertise to prepare and millions of dollars to fund this story along with many others right now on our web site party dot com. it's the last chance for the world's top whistleblower at the u.k. supreme court judge in the sciences appealing against extradition to sweden where he's wanted on allegations of sexual assault sanj denies the accusations and insists the case against him is politically motivated marty laura smith is outside the supreme court in london. we're not expecting to hear just station today we have heard already from documents released by the supreme court that although this is day two of the two day hearing begins to be reserving judgment for what they t

the exact stake is in twenty minutes time business. a very warm welcome this is r.t. live from moscow. the u.n. says it plans to team up with the arab league and restart a monitoring mission in conflict in syria president assad's forces say they are conducting anti terror operations shelling several areas including the one city of ohms but activists are accusing the government of a massacre saying hundreds of civilians have been killed over the past week something still hard to verify and with conflicting opposition reports of casualties there are those who believe the figures are being manipulated to push a regime change agenda parties i've attended has details. the syrian observatory for human rights syrian observatory for human rights a syrian.

effectively monitor the vote in march as long as it avoids taking sides and protects its neutrality is going off r.t. moscow. how about our top story here on to. the issue is the arab league currently meeting in cairo to discuss the future of the crisis in syria we are we are hearing that the reports of escalating violence all across the country and let's discuss this further with a doctor. now joining us live from. i thank you for coming on r.t. today the latest angle we have on this story is that al qaeda is now saying that it's extending its support to the syrian opposition as washington is now preparing to back the opposition it does seem perhaps a bit bizarre at first that they're both supporting each other in this against the assad regime america ultimately backing its enemy in the war on terror. i don't think that a clear idea is to follow through the united states boutiques in the region all over or all over the i mean the. many branches of of canada are in fact could lead to the weekly and mainly if you knew there had to have been because he had to do originally the united states i mean. accordingly i think that is behind inquiry that in syria as it was behind th

the author and journalist afshin returns he has told me a little earlier here in r.t. that the u.s. and fighting side by side in syria to protect common interests. the arab league is being used presumably as some kind of proxy because we know the united states and the european union have all but said the venture. could happen should have some sources even saying british press special forces already in the ground so maybe there is already foreign intervention we have heard about al-qaeda in syria now and they could police the guns and weapons going into syria now that would be a great thing the un could do although as you know designed to it's once again of united states and european leaning states as usual supporting al qaida as they did in afghanistan prior to nine eleven u.s. troops and al qaeda side by side fighting against the sunni this really shows what exactly americans are up to they are not protecting the interests of u.s. citizens and nor european union leaders are weary statement to back any attacks we saw with lethal consequence in aleppo twenty eight dead in december forty four dead in damascus this is this is getting out of hand it's getting dange

the exact figures in twenty minutes time and a. very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow i'm wrong. the u.n. says it plans to team up with the arab league and restart a monitoring mission in conflict in syria president assad's forces say they are conducting anti terror operations shelling several areas including the one city of alms but activists are accusing the government of a massacre saying hundreds of civilians have been killed over the past week something still hard to verify and with conflicting opposition reports of casualties there are those who believe the figures are being manipulated to push a regime change agenda parties i've attended has details. the syrian observatory for human rights syrian observatory for human rights the syrian observatory for human rights it's one of the most widely quoted sources of syrian casualty figures but it's not always telling the truth and the syrian observatory for human rights. several media outlets quoting false information as two rivals fight for the same name the original group was hijacked by opposition activists to posting military deaths alongside civilian one both sides claim they're

the future covered. with you twenty four hours a day r.t. live in moscow top stories now the u.n. is considering a joint mission with the arab league to end the bloodshed in syria but with other conflicting reports of the number of casualties proving hard to get a true picture of events. the greek government plans more sturdy cuts to secure one hundred thirty billion euro bailout amid public anger but the technocrats in brussels say even these measures won't be enough to win the rescue plan. and as europe plans on by going to run their concerns a move could hit countries most dependent on the rain in crude like spain. but i'll be back with more on those stories and other developments when a half an hour from now meantime we cross to washington to take a look at business and politics meeting capitol account with. you're watching. good afternoon and welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. here are your headlines for wednesday february eight u.s. republican presidential hopeful rick santorum won all three republican voting contest last night let me remind you of some of his thoughts on foreign policy. on o

damascus swiftly rejected a brand new arab league package of initiatives with a proposal back to the opposition and calls for a joint arab un peacekeeping force r.t. sorry firth has the details russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has been meeting with his counterpart from the u.a.e. . the things he discussed his recent trip to damascus and of course the did.

the war on terror our top stories this hour. international news and comment live from moscow this is r.t. with twenty four hours a day the u.n. says it plans to team up with the arab league and restart a monitoring mission in conflict on syria president assad's forces say they are conducting anti terror operations shelling several areas including the flashpoint city of homs but activists are accusing the government of a massacre saying hundreds of civilians have been killed over the past week something hard to verify and with conflicting opposition reports of casualties there are those who believe the figures are being manipulated to push a regime change agenda bodies are bennett reports. from the syrian observatory for human rights syrian observatory for human rights a syrian observatory for human rights it's one of the most widely quoted sources of syrian casualty figures it is not always telling the truth and ownership syrian observatory for human rights has left several media outlets quoting the full civil nation as rivals in the same name.

the russian capital you're watching r.t. a very warm welcome to our top story now damascus has swiftly rejected a brand new arab league package of initiatives on syria a proposal that backs the opposition and the calls for a joint arab u.n. peacekeeping force in the country are teaser english reports from cairo now where the league was meeting. tightening the sanctions which are already in place aborting the observers mission which was halted earlier in january and of course bringing in peacekeepers u.n. peacekeepers into syria these are the three main points which the arab league has come up with during their meeting in cairo the arab league has also called on the stronger backing for a position the fact they all rallied there is the board just for the opposition there is also the so-called saudi arabia draft resolution which may be discussed at the u.n. general assembly in new york on monday and there are reports that this resolution isn't that much different from the draft resolution which the u.n. security council was trying to adopt but which was also vetoed by russia and china earlier this month syrian opposition fighte

the markets that have business bought and twenty minutes time. this is r.t. coming to live from moscow eleven am here on marina joshie the u.n. says it plans to team up with the arab league to restart a monitoring mission and a conflict tour in syria that follows russia's ongoing calls for the international community to support moscow in efforts to mediate a peace deal in syria government forces are shelling several areas including the flashpoint city of homs damascus as an anti terror operation there but activists are accusing the government of a massacre and see hundreds of civilians have been killed over the past week syria is under a foreign media blackout making their reality on the ground hard to confirm and the opposition isn't making that any easier argues over just how many people are being killed ivor van it has more. than the syrian observatory of human rights it's one of the most widely quoted sources of syrian casualty figures but it's not always telling the truth.

skeptical about the latest arab league initiative to bring in peacekeepers deeply concerned about militants fighting in the country. but patrick hayes a reporter for the online magazine spiked told r.t. that some major players are rejecting peaceful solutions for syria and polarizing an already complex situation. the removal of diplomats from syria. the desire to arm the free syrian army from the west and to basically support them to give them kind of sectioned off training areas where they can develop an open strong opposition apart from the kind of threat of a sad all suggest that you know the west isn't willing to have you know encourage any kind of dialogue or discourse of tool alternately they want you know they've now polarized the situation they've now said you know. evil we need to get rid of him they use those kind of terms evil you know the. ogre or bogeyman and you know the syrian people are vulnerable victims who need to be protected by the west now i think we saw the same thing with good afi and it's always very striking that you know it was only two years ago that assad was seen as the group's reformer in syria the west were basically queuing up to talk to him. well as