actually were listening for those so we were hoping to hear from the opposition syrian national council we have breaking news now that the opposition syrian national council has announced it will attend next week's geneva two peace talks once again that line just coming through to us the opposition syrian national council just announced the last few minutes it will attend next week's geneva two peace talks damascus is also agreed of course to make concessions out of the conference including a cease fire and a prisoner swap of his report as the details. amid mounting international pressure syria's opposition has decided to take part in next week's geneva two peace talks the group which faces its own internal divisions announced its decision saturday following a meeting in is stamboul now hearts of the syrian opposition were previously critical of taking part in peace negotiations that could help syrian president bashar al assad they say stay in power the syrian national council a main opposition bloc even threatened to pull out of the coalition if the general assembly voted in favor of a

the first day of talks then in paris it's over and yet the syrian national council has failed to give a definitive answer on whether it would attend those future talks in geneva why such hesitation. well i do because the external opposition and that has been backed by foreign governments hostile to syria's president bashar assad has spent the better part of two and a happy years predicting demanding reckoning. downfall so they kind of boxed themselves in with this one repeated demand the sole demand and so they find themselves in a very embarrassing position today i suspect they will come to geneva they will just take their time in getting there to make it look like there is actual debate on the issue but when they really voice and represent the entire opposition there in syria. no in fact you know the media continues to repeat this continues to refer to this group as the syrian national council as as though they are not positioned they don't represent anyone inside syria they've not been elected by anyone they've been selected and these this group is paid for you know their salaries

iloilo a whole has the syrian national council the largest opposition group. responding to threats from one of the largest members to possibly boycott that the scots. but soon the two coolest images umbrella group over for a whole level position. factions and groups operating don't start soon how did it not up to mow the state will give a statement regarding the recent positions but since the visit is the longest. a group within it wouldn't have the coolest an awful position on devolution of powers. it's still all clear at this point all of their songs and they are still ongoing meetings of all read her new body. buy it by the coalition to reach a decision regarding taking off in geneva to warm up taking off in geneva to buffer should mention y'know but it's not only the political developments the are opened and in this particular point the props in geneva to the film will construct knowledge of the park and indefensible function and sought city of the pre army of mosul phone and on its latest instalment to the top and some old in a boat in the midst of politi

that doesn't have the capacity to represent syria's opposition at the talks the truth is the syrian national council do not represent those people no fighting in syria against the government and the syrian national council cannot really speak no for the opposition in total and we have the american secretary john kerry desperately pleading with them to come to geneva but the same time many of those people engaged in the fighting who are radicalizing as a consequence of all this and are looking toward to hardly take groups reject any role for the geneva talks or not want to go to geneva so the syrian national council are caught if you wait between the back of the united states and there are people who represent in syria the opposition who are increasing become disenchanted from that process and i think today they are known for by the acid regime the offer of a cease fire in a web or will put the onus on them as well not just to go to geneva but will they respond to this gesture by its so word acquiring a cease fire meantime for his partner because top diplomats come out with a sharp condemnation of te

michelle so these western leaders they're all undertaking a last ditch effort to persuade the syrian national council to take part in these forthcoming talks in geneva will they succeed. i think the fundamental issue is to address the nature of the conflict the syrian national council is virtually a defunct organization they've been meeting in spain and called of a spade with other opposition groups but in effect we have to. ask the question is this a civil war between opposing factions within syrian society or is it in fact a war of aggression and i think at the moment what is striking is the fact that. there's a merger of the insurgency in iraq and syria it's the same al qaeda affiliated organizations. in iraq and the levant which are waging war i say waging war against both countries and then the question is who is behind them and we know that these are intelligence operations we know that saudi arabia is supporting those rebels and we know also that the united states now is supporting the new islamic front which was created back in november which is considered to be some kind of moderate. groupin

example the jihadism the syrian free syrian national army and the free syrian army have already said that they do not recognize the authority of the syrian national council for its part of the syrian government has already said that they for sure will attend the geneva two conference. rated during the meeting between the ministers of the draw on syria and russia which moscow was hosting and it's important to say here that iran is all willing to participate in the conference the united states however wants to see it to be just a member observer from the sidelines of our moscow believes that iran is should be present at the geneva two conference as a fully fledged member as the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has retreated and his statement. like the syrian people and the people of iran we want to eliminate the hardships of terrorism on serious territory this is our unified position while it is hoped that the with just days literally days left before the syria the geneva two conference which is to take place in switzerland on january twenty second at least some of these issues will be ironed out over at this point it's not even clear who exactly wil

diplomats are in paris at the moment to pressure syria's main opposition group that's the syrian national council into taking part but michel chossudovsky he's director of the center for research on globalization says that talking to them is not going to solve the issue of terrorist groups flooding syria . syrian national council is virtually a defunct organization in effect we have to. ask the question is this a civil war between opposing factions within syrian society or is it in fact a war of aggression western leaders are now becoming very aware of the consequences of what's happening on they it's interesting to hear that many are suspecting now that sad may be the lesser of all evils as we just heard a little earlier and yet to today's for friends of syria meeting that was a very different word a message coming from the french foreign minister during that meeting he said the following let's have a listen to what he had to say. contrary to what has been stated we don't have the acid regime on one side and terrorists on the other it is the regime that is fueling terrorism. so sad for jeanne is

the syrian national council is virtually a defunct organization in effect we have to. ask the question is this a civil war between opposing factions within syrian society or is it in fact a war of aggression western leaders are now becoming very aware of the consequences of what's happening on day it's interesting to hear that many are suspecting now that sad may be the lesser of all evils as we just heard a little earlier and yet to today's friends of syria meeting that was a very different word a message coming from the french foreign minister during that meeting he said the following let's have a listen to what he had to say. but. contrary to what has been stated we don't have the asad regime on one side and terrorists on the other it is the regime that is fueling terrorism. so it sounds regime is fueling the terrorism what do you make of that well i the these are cynical statements the western military alliance has been recruiting right from the outset and it's confirmed by numerous. reliable sources including israeli intelligence these jihadi us forces operatives

that's the syrian national council into taking pole. but we still choose the skis director of the center for research organization says that talking to them is no going to solve the issue of groups floating syria the syrian national council is by actually a defunct organization in effect we have to asked the question is this the civil war between the opposing factions within syrian society or is it. in fact the war of aggression western leaders are now becoming very aware of the consequences of what's happening all day. it's interesting to hear that may be off the suspect should know that as sad and my bp it meant lesser of all the evils is we just had a little earlier and yet today is for those of syria me to either was a very different but the message coming from the french foreign minister during that meeting he said the photographs have a listen to what i have to say. yeah but that would be country to what is the state is we didn't have the us led regime on one side and high risk on the other is a regime that is fueling terrorism. s

this is art international the main story that we're talking about this hour the opposition syrian national council has announced within the last hour that it will attend next week's peace talks in geneva but it's still no clear exactly which members of the group will take part in talks aimed at ending syria's bloody civil war. as the story. amid mounting international pressure syria's opposition has decided to take part in next week's geneva two peace talks the group which faces its own internal divisions announced its decision saturday following a meeting in is stamboul now parts of the syrian opposition were previously critical of taking part in peace negotiations that could help syrian president bashar al assad they say stay in power the syrian national council a main opposition bloc even threatened to pull out of the coalition if the general assembly voted in favor of attending the geneva two it seems though however that mounting pressure from the u.s. and western countries cause concessions to be made the conference will be held under the auspices of the un and it's co-sponsored by russia and

it won't take part in the planned geneva two peace conference twenty second in january the syrian national council claimed their main the band that assad should step down has not been fulfilled a final decision on whether the opposition will take part in the conference and all will be decided in istanbul on sunday let's go live to syrian political activism or work up to talk more about the choices the rebels have how their foes take the time to be with us on top of what i've just said there the syrian national council is even threatened doesn't it to leave the opposition all together if a delegation is sent to geneva two by any of them why are they so insistent that the talks don't happen here what's the problem. we're giving her i think will be for obviously a large chunk of the syrian national coalition so who it's a real threat in a sense however what's happening is that they feel that if they go to geneva and some agreement is reached here by which will through which the syrian or a current syrian government would remain in place they would lose you know the last straw sort of break the last s

and you're on the single then the syrian national council must hunger because they haven't guessed she'd gone to bed the peak condition they did push for theft and they've been in passing that was the hospital but there was no one much we can sell. i'm not sure what yet and he is that they get sick and acted in such a thing and suspended at this dependence base made tang yuan. that or if it was to stand and then this is baking when andy and men's section so i'm not really i don't know we have to wait and see and we find that thing and an hour had other ideas. and and the thing itself it was a moment regret this. we'll get you in. mr thank you come to st. as an education which helps. the team i mind getting the green light glowing lights from the seats conduits for that. i think that it was the deed. we would own life. without the union. the negation of stone and off the prelim all the time. western backed coalition. and they did it exactly as it must be tightened since then it's on ravelry and stating that iraq is go to bars and are guided tours if you're a betting man would you say that

but there is no support for moderate opposition, syrian national council, free syrian army that can challenge assad to the point that he feels he needs to negotiate for peace. instead for him geneva is a diplomatic vehicle for him to say that he'll negotiate with anybody. as you said he's not isolated. he walks in the room, and there they see the russians who are providing them arms and diplomatic support. they know the iranians are there and hezbollah is in the country fighting for them. he feels no pressure whatsoever. >> has the opposition been an asset for bashar al-assad. >> before i answer your question i want to clarify one thing for your viewers. i concur with the acement of asf both of your guests. >> al-qaeda affiliated group has used more than 25 car bombs against main treatment opposition or opposition groups. so what is happening, they're fighting against opposition. a few days ago there was a woman, a woman who tried to blow herself up at the border crossing in turkey. the opposition is in a tough position because they're fighting against al-qaeda. they're fighting against irani

cover that side of things and any developments regarding the participation or not of the syrian national council next week. war on thethe ground, meanwhile, continues to spill across the border into lebanon. a rocket fired earlier and hit the border town on the lebanese side, killing at least seven people and wounding 15. that is according to a state news agency. these rockets are believed to have struck the frontier area withthe course of the day a single rocket causing the death toll and mentioned. the president of algeria has set a date for the country's presidential election. it will be april 17. the date was announced on the day after his return to algeria. many questions about whether or not he will be running and seeking a fourth term. a concern about him move in ukraine where laws were passed to protest him move to the opposition is calling it -- opposition leaders spoke to antigovernment protesters in independence square just hours after ukrainian president's party ran through parliament in an attempt to curb those protests. >> braving the cold once again for what could be their last ni

. >> we have renewed our full support for the syrian national council at a time when the syrian people are facing major difficulties. following an extensive discussion, we have adopted the text, presenting our position on the crisis on the direction which the community must follow, and the request of the geneva ii conference take place following the timetable. the syrian political opposition is fragmented as the armed opposition on the ground. one thing the groups agree on is the demands that bashar al-assad leave the political scene. >> translation: the most important aspect of today's meeting is that we agree to say that bashar al-assad has no future in syria. the family has no future in syria. the syrian opposition is under strong and conflicting pressures. its international partners are adamant that it should take part in peace talks this month. fighters on the ground reject a formula that could enable bashar al-assad to hold on to power. so the meeting ended without a clear yes or no from the syrian national coalition. the americans and their partners want the geneva talks to take

northern syria which is largely held largely held by rebel groups is in a state of anarchy the syrian national council has little authority over fighters there and seeing what influence it does have passover to islamists john white also told us that western governments time's running out for that. many of these you want to pool you know actually saving with assad because if you look at the situation on the ground is growing increasingly desperate you have a sunni fundamentalists pulling into the country causing mayhem who are intent on the country into a killing field so assad for all those people is the west of all evil at least with the assad government we have a government in the twenty first century the alternative is a regime is to keep it somewhere in the seven said i don't think there's much to discuss for the stakes so high. as the syrian war drags on the is reaping the benefits in today's cross talk we hear how the terrorist network has managed to gain so much ground and who could be behind it. well one of the western media and politicians told us al qaeda was defeated or at the very least on

the main opposition in the syrian national council says it will pull out if they do not cancel the invitation by this evening. >> for more on that we are joined by our middle east expert. this was already said to be an uphill battle, where does this leave the u.n.? >> in a very dangerous situation. it might well be that in the end, the u.n. secretary general would be made responsible for possible failure of the conference. it is a continuation of we have seen in the recent mode -- months and weeks. many specialist did not expect this conference to take place, and it is still in danger two days before it starts. >> if they do get through this, and the conference does take place, the president has been talking about running for election. against a background like that, is there any hope -- any hope of concrete progress? >> he is a lot stronger than he was four or five months ago. but whatever the case, they have to negotiate. even if the result is only a limited truce for lack of something that the syrian government has offered quite recently, or the chance for some people south of damascus to

and the director of government relations for the syrian national council. heard nick schifrin reporting on john kerry's views that the syrian regime is totally isolated. that assad is all alone. is that really true in if all he had left was the army wouldn't be this over already? >> i -- i believe that -- what the united states of america is doing right now is pursuing a one track approach. they are working on diplomacy, and not paying attention to what is happening on the battlefield. assad is receiving substantial support, and regardless of whether this conference will lead anywhere -- >> but isn't there a fraction of the syrian people that still supports this man? >> i wouldn't say a sizable fraction. if he had a sizable fraction, he wouldn't have to bomb his own people. he feels he has to use every single weapon in his arsenal in order to stay in power, and bring in militias, from iraq, hezbollah mall -- militia. so if he had this support, he couldn't need all of that. >> what do you make of that same question? where does he stand with the syrian people

while the world's top diplomats accord the syrian national council to get it to join the geneva two talks there is doubt that the group has any weight within the war torn country any longer. it seemed clear there seems to be very little credibility on the ground it can deliver nothing on the ground all the rebel factions are what are so she could. see or most of them certainly have the faith to other groups soul the u.s. administration is increasingly desperate to try and coupled together some kind of. syrian opposition and they can do business with but the syrian opposition itself the city national council no really only say of syria and it only exists. u.s. patronage so this is increasingly it seems like a field. that is about to hit the buffers. now despite the glimmer of progress in paris in fighting between the once united syrian rebels has worsened coddling groups have executed dozens of rival islamists in the last couple of days bringing the total number of victims between the rebels to over seven hundred this month alone today's crosstalk on r t spores how the terrorist network ha

the syrian national council was born in august 2011. but it didn't take long for internal rifts to emerge. the council failed to connect with the protestors on the street. the west grew aring dissatisfied. >> we've made it clear that the snc can no longer be viewed as the visible leader of the opposition. they can be part of a larger opposition. but that opposition must include people from inside syria and others who have a legitimate voice that needs to be heard. >> reporter: so in november 2012 the syrian national coalition was founded in doha. it was considered to be a more representative body. other groups including the free syrian army were included. recognized as a legitimate representative of the opposition. the snc was influenced by international and regional powers. he stepped down in protest a few months after taking office and yet again the politicians in compilecompileinexile failed to. the failure of the opposition's political leadership to unite the groups on the ground and bring it under its wing created a vacuum and that

the syrian national council set to elect a new president. will decide if it will attend the peace conference in switzerland scheduled later this monthed. >>> each year millions brave sub zero temperatures to graze at a ice sculpture display in china. >> reporter: putting the pin fishing touches to this year's winter collection. for local sculptors, the increasing fame of this festival means competition from overseas is getting tougher. >> translator: the standard has been improving a lot, because people have been using more sophisticated tools. >> reporter: growing steadily the last few years have seen the festival boom with 25% growth in the last year alone. >> translator: as the economy keeps growing, people have more money to travel and want to go to interesting places. >> reporter: it's after dark that the festival truly comes to life. and the increase in visitors becomes apparently that's in spite of nighttime temperatures of minus 25 degrees and below. this civil servant and his wife are bringing their five-year-old daughter here for t

its biggest block, the syrian national council, has withdrawn. on the battlefield, there's little support for the conference. rebel factions continue to fight against government troops and between each other. of analysts and even policymakers are not absolutely certain the talks are going to really lead to a resolution a very bloody conflict, the two sides are pretty well entrenched. and really fighting for the respective existence. >> even the syrian opposition coalition says it is skeptical geneva 2 will benefit the country, but says it wants to show it is serious about finding a solution. the international community is keen to put in place a roadmap which would move syria toward a transitional government. meanwhile, syrian president bashar al-assad is insistent the talks must focus on combating the rebels he calls terrorists. diplomatic ringling head of the start of tomorrow's mediacontinues, several outlets are reporting claims the syrian regime tortured and killed dozens of detainees, thousands of photographs showing dead detainees were repo

that northern syria which is largely held by rebel groups is in a state of honor king the syrian national council has little authority over fighters there and is seeing why influenza does have passo or to islamist gen-y. it also told us that for western governments time is running out. many of those who want to school and who actually say them with assad because if you look at the situation on the ground is growing increasingly desperate sunni fundamentalists putting into the country causing mayhem to run into anyone from any country into a killing field so assad for all those people is the west of all people at least with the assad government a government that is located in the twenty first century the alternative as you miss to keep it somewhere in the seventh century i don't think there's much to discuss when the stakes of the high. as the syrian war drags on reaping the benefits and today's cross-talk we hear how the terrorist network has managed to gain so much ground and who might be behind it. some of the western media and politicians told us al qaeda was defeated or at the very least on i

top diplomats are in paris at the moment to pressure syria's main opposition group that's a syrian national council into taking part well for more insight on the forthcoming peace conference i'm now joined live by writer and journalist john white. john. we know that really not much progress was made in this first day of talks in paris to persuade the s.n.c. to join those future talks in geneva john kerry those express confidence what do you make of what's going to happen tomorrow in the next round of talks in paris. well you see john kerry has called him and i would describe it more as the aspiration and seemed clear they are saying see very little credibility on the ground it can deliver nothing on all of the rebel factions and what are so shitty but they're saying see or most of them and we have the faith to other groups so john kerry is very desperate because of events taking place actually in iraq recently a new poll finds for one of the al qaeda hope shoots which is very active in syria . or the islamic state although that kind city our two countries are too cool for a couple of times in iraq

theoretically undermine the success of the conference while the world's top diplomats court the syrian national council to get to join the geneva two talks there is doubt that the group has any weight within the war torn country and the longer. it seemed clear there since he is fair to credibility on the ground it can deliver nothing. all the rebel factions are what are socially people but they're saying see or most of them and we have the fake teeth to other groups so are the us administration is increasingly desperate to try and come together of some kind of syrian opposition and they can do business but but the syrian opposition itself the city national council no really only exists say of syria and it only exists. u.s. patronage so this is increasingly it seems like a field process that is about to hit the buffers. the spy the blamer of progress in paris and fighting between though once united syrian rebels has worsened al-qaeda linked groups have executed dozens of rival islamists in the last couple days bringing the total number of victims between the rebels to over seven hundred this month alone

today we heard from the spokesman for the syrian national council and he said he's trying to trust the mediators here, trying to negotiate with the two sides, but he still can't trust the government. >> here we are now, doing those agreements under the united nations management. so there should be guarantees of course that the regime should go to safety. but our position, we don't agree that these people should be going on the of the city. the information is they should stay in the city and get the food in their homes. this is their right. >> meanwhile on the ground, the u.s. said that it resumed it's non-lethal supplies. officials tell me that trucks of medical supplies and blankets are flowing to the opposition, but president obama has been very clear, no lethal aid going to the opposition, officially, so right now, there's a stalemate on the ground, and it's not clear that either side would have to budge, given the stale maintain here with talks in geneva. >> nick schiffrin in geneva, and demonstrators are calling for change in ukraine's government while the government has offered s

at least for now, both sides remain at the talks are the opposition syrian national council explainedhy they are staying in. >> to be honest, we already knew before we came that maybe geneva will not be a solution, but we are here because this is one of the battles that is being imposed on us. from the sidelines in diebold's , no outsideavos party are powered can decide for the syrian people and syria as a country. today, the u.n. chief was challenge in a bbc interview over first inviting the iranians to be syrian talks and then diss inviting them when their commitment to political change in serial, their ally was not clear. even though they would not accept any preconditions -- >> did you make a mistake? >> it was not a mistake. >> from the beginning to the will beever that brought about, syria continues to test the limits. >> for more on the iranian president's remarks, i spoke with a senior adviser at oxford analytic a. president rouhani's beach has been seeing -- his speech has been seen -- >> in many ways, president rouhani has been brutally honest about the state of iran's econo

. >> we have the syrian national council saying it will not attend geneva. what will that mean for the whole idea of talks in geneva. >> well, the international community believes there's no military solution, and have been pushing to a political settlement. that is proving to be difficult. the snc is divided, and the syrian opposition is divided, fractured. the armed troops hold the sway and are the ones with the influence, and rejected geneva outright. if the snc takes part in geneva, and an agreement is reached. how will they be able to enforce it on the ground. the situation is difficult, and complicated at the moment. the snc does not hold a lot of credibility and legitimacy in the eyes of the syrian people. what you hear from the syrian activists is they feel their revolution has been hijacked by outside powers, it has been hijacked by al-qaeda. they believe the west is more concerned about fighting terrorism instead of getting rid of the regime of syrian president bashar al-assad. this is why, as well, you'll see more and more people stand up against

stopping almost three years of bloodshed in syria when asked week another influential group the syrian national council reiterated zero refusal to take part in the talks meanwhile in fighting between al qaeda linked extremists and other rebels groups have left dozens dead in eastern syria. sudan's president omar al bashir has arrived in the capital of south sudan for talks with his counterpart on ending the bloodshed in the country meanwhile fierce fighting continues across south sudan as peace negotiations between rebels and the government micio pierre are making no progress reports say an army general has been killed during intense battles in the town of bor over a thousand people have lost their lives in the violence in south sudan. northeastern america is in the grip of a heavy snow storm and braced for the coldest temperatures in twenty years forecasters say the freeze could hit minus fifty celsius in the in some parts of the country and are warning people to avoid traveling extreme weather has claimed the lives of sixteen people and grounded thousands of flights. fourteen people have been killed

just take a look at some of the world's headlines for you this hour the opposition syrian national council has told a conference in turkey that it won't take part in talks with president assad government other members of the key western backed coalition are expected to decide on monday whether they'll take part in the geneva two meeting the talks are scheduled for later this month with the aim of getting the many warring factions in syria to agree to stop fighting after almost three years of violence. there's been a mass protest in the israeli capital by thousands of african migrants angry at a new law that allows the government to send them to desert jails the legislation's been slammed by the un refugee agency which says it causes hardship and suffering three hundred people have reportedly been arrested from football was brought in three weeks ago it's thought there are about sixty thousand african migrants in israel mostly from eritrea and sudan. try authorities are planning to move heavy artillery into the capital ahead of mass opposition rallies planned for next week and this is huge

submission means syria's main opposition group the syrian national coalition will now attend the talks on its biggest goal the syrian national council has withdrawn. on the battlefields of business and sports with the conference. rebel factions continue to fight against government troops and that we tell. the no a lot of analysts in the new policy makers are not absolutely a certain of the talks have been really lead to a resolution because i know it's very bloody complex two sides are all pretty well entrenched and really fighting for are their respective existence. even the syrian opposition coalition say to skip school geneva t will produce results the benefits of the country but satan wants to show its serious about finding a solution. the international community is keen to put some place right now which would leave syria to hold the transitional government meanwhile syrian presence shots of his insistence that olds must focus on commencing the rebels he calls terrorists. the sale of nar at my judgment this disc contains is now playing at sale. at first goal at its music school he was it was surprising that the invitations had b

world's top diplomats are in paris right now to pressure syria's main opposition group the syrian national council into taking part meanwhile u.s. secretary of state john kerry has already expressed his confidence that the council will participate in the peace talks but journalist john white believes that the c n c excuse me the s.n.c. lost its status on the ground a long time ago. it seems clear there since he spread a little credibility on the ground it can deliver nothing on the ground over the rebel factions or what associate people. see or most of them and we have the straight people to other groups so or the us administration is increasingly desperate to try and couple together some kind of syrian opposition and they can do business with this city in a position of the city national council no really only exists sate of syria and it only exists. us patronage so this is increasingly it seems like a feel process that is about to hit the ball. the past five years it could hardly be called the good times for leadership it is seen public support and confidence in lawmakers diminishing and eventual

world's top diplomats are in paris right now to pressure syria's main opposition group the syrian national council in to taking part now meanwhile u.s. secretary of state john kerry has already expressed his confidence that the council will participate in the peace talks but journalist john white believes that the s.n.c. lost its status on the ground a long time ago. it seemed clear there since he sprayed it with the credibility on the ground it can deliver nothing on the ground over the rebel factions or water so she could save the city or most of them from her their faith to other groups so or the u.s. administration is increasingly desperate to try and coupled together of some kind of syrian opposition and they can do business with this city in a position to show the city national council you know really only exists and saves . and it only exists. us passionate so this is increasingly seems like a few process that is about to hit the ball. now the past five years could hardly be called the good times for leadership it has seen public support and confidence in lawmakers diminishing and eventuall

syrian opposition and they can do business with this city in a position of the city national council you know really only exists say of syria and it only exists. u.s. patronage so this is increasingly it seems like a few process that is about to hit the buffers. the past five years could hardly be called the good times for ship it has been seen in public support and confidence in lawmakers diminishing and eventually hitting a record low the data comes from a new regional poll let's take a look at the study suggests the tumbling approval rating is linked directly to the budget cuts and economic woes take spain for instance where public support is drastically low or even ireland which is just successfully exited its bailout program despite that the aftermath of the e.u.'s austerity demands is still driving the numbers down the euro skeptic u.k. used to top the critics list with only around a third actually back in brussels now it's even lower than that dropping below thirty percent now however not only nationals of struggling economies in the bloc are voicing their discontent with how

invited iran the syrian national council is demanding that either iran proves its commitment to setting up an interim government in syria or the un withdraw its invitation but russia's foreign minister said this cast doubt over the opposition's willingness to find a solution. with anyone doubting the necessity of all influential players taking part in geneva two is not seeking an end to the syrian crisis these are just whims the syrian government imposes no preconditions and is even willing to sit with countries who directly arm the rebels and not just the moderates so does that mean damascus demands their exclusion the goal of any talks is to bring to the lugosi using tables not just the parties you like but all those whom the solution to the problem depends on. you know if the syrian national coalition does attend the peace talks its priorities are likely to be very different from its opponents its leader earlier said forming an interim government without bashar al assad must be a main aim at the conference the syrian leader himself has said stopping the spread of terrorism should be

stopping almost three years of bloodshed in syria last week another influential group the syrian national council reiterated their refusal to take part in the talks meanwhile in fighting between al qaida linked extremists and other rebels groups have left dozens dead in eastern syria. so dance president tomorrow bashir has arrived in the capital of south sudan for talks with his counterpart of ending the bloodshed in the country meanwhile fierce fighting continues across south sudan as peace negotiations between rebels and the government and if the o.p.'s are making no progress reports say an army general has been killed during intense battles in the town of bor over a thousand people have lost their lives in the violence in south sudan. two separate blasts in pakistan of left eleven people dead the first explosion occurred in the northwest of the country at the home of a local tribal leader killing ten including children it is reported the house was used as a weapons distribution point for local militants the other person died in a suicide blast near a school in the country's north reports say t