u.n. general assembly about to vote on a syrian resolution and backed by the arab states and the west this while violence in the country escalates as a high ranking religious leader is gunned down in damascus reportedly for his pro-government stance. fears a pending confrontation between tell of even take wrong bro following reports that iranians are arrested during recent thailand bombings were targeting israeli diplomats. after this fulfills the last to be used by a lot of demands but many greeks feel the nation won't work cover from austerity measures that harm their health care system but leave the military unscathed. midnight in moscow i matras are good to have you with us here on r t our top story a new showdown is expected at the u.n. general assembly later on thursday as the members are set to vote on a new resolution on syria the text sponsored by arab states and supported by a number of western nations could turn up the heat on the assad regime i'm joined now from new york by our teaser marine important with the latest so marina russia says it won't back this new document what ex

u.n. general assembly. but it's doubtful that the arab league would want that to happen. but it's the same issue with russia and the chinese trying to protect the regime from any suggestion of imposed regime change from outside. that is what it is about. the russians want to see that. and they will do everything as far as we can see just like the french foreign minister meeting with the russian counterpart very shortly despite all of those pressures. the russians show no sign of flinching from the basic strategic objective. >> what do you make of this from the deputy foreign minister of china now going to damascus? >> well, i think obviously the chinese don't want to see as purely tagging along with the russians. they want to be seen as trying to do something. they held talks last week in beijing with one of the syrian opposition factions. so they're talking about trying to play an immediatating role. they're not quite as ambitious to think they could pull some rabbit out of the hat. they want the meeting to be healthy. they are promoting dialogue. the word dialogue has c

are saying that should be priority prioritized at the general assembly these days and not just you know a lot of words of criticism. well former u.n. correspondent in williams says if the action on syria is pushed through the u.n. general assembly it could have unwelcome consequences for some world powers. the arab countries in the western countries want to show that they're doing something. if they were serious then they were oppressed for a special general assembly an emergency special general assembly meeting under the uniting for peace resolution and this you may remember in a field rich with irony was the form that the u.s. and britain used to fight the korean war in the face of a soviet veto in the early fifty's since then it was resurrected by the palestinians to bypass the american veto in the security council and that's a presume that is why it is not being invoked now because i use the phrase a non-binding resolution the resolution that established the state of israel partitioned it was a general assembly resolution so if that was not binding then where do we go from there you know what we have is some powers say that re

u.n. general assembly prepares to vote on an arab resolution putting blame for violence in syria solely on the government made fears the country might soon plunge into sectarian chaos. the first wave of downgrades sweeps across the struggling euro zone a six nations get their debt rating scott all this while greece faces further bellowing hurdles from the e.u. despite its latest harsh austerity plan. and russian military predicts the west might decide on a military strike against iran before summer as clouds gather over tehran following its crowds gather i should say over tehran following israel's accusations that the islamic state was behind monday's the times on diplomatic personnel. from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching archie with me and he said now a four pm here in the russian capital two pm in damascus and the u.n. general assembly could soon vote on a new draft resolution on syria which is believed would put all the blame for the violence on the country's government saudi arabia and qatar drew up the tax in a fresh bits of pressure at the syrian president the move

u.n. general assembly. what happens is it continue then tomorrow the next day until something is decided on can something actually be decided and that's what we're expecting definitely some sort of document will be passed around by the saudis and qatar we are of course we know that this document is going to be pretty much the same thing that was vetoed at the security council but we're expecting yes in the days to come as this sort of vote to take place and whether or not it's going to have some sort of significance is really a big question mostly symbolic in this particular case because like we said the general assembly does not have any binding power when it comes to conflicts around the world right in our new york studios r.t. correspondent on the stuffy a chicken or. the u.s. still though doesn't seem to want to give up its quest for regime change in syria saying it's only a matter of time before the assad government collapses and as history shows washington may find a way around the barriers including

u.n. general assembly. fears of pending confrontation between tehran in tel aviv grow following reports that iranians arrested over recent thailand bombings were targeting israeli diplomats. and athens fulfills the last of the e.u. is bellow demands but many greeks feel the nation won't work cover from austerity measures that harm their health care system while leaving the military unscathed. up next our special report on indigenous peoples fighting to preserve their culture amid political and often violent suppression the report coming out. not but then the cannot is evident. spinor that as a syrian citizen it's my responsibility to work hard on the music of this country when you're a democrat. len i want to present it to people who are convinced that syria is some terrorist country. we can help politicians through music let them in when you develop culture in your country you are working through issues in the world of politics to. them and how you can get to see yes this is the best message we can send to

u.n. general assembly meets in an attempt to do just that but on the ground the violence continues to rage. >> pictures like these from the city of homs show security forces attacking residential districts. they leave little doubt that the forces are attacking civilians. the international community is scrambling to act with the u.n. secretary general delivering his strongest condemnation yet. >> there are crimes against humanity. without agreement in the security council, this does not give the government license to continue this assault on its own people. the longer be debate, the more people will die. faugh -- the longer we debate, the more people will die. >> russia and china vetoed the resolution calling for president assad to step down. any larger measure will do little to decrease the pressure -- to increase the pressure. russian and french foreign ministers have been in talks. the urgent issue is humanitarian aid. there is no international agreement on how to offer it and no way to do it until the fighting stops. joining me now with the latest on that boat is our correspondent. than

u.n. general assembly states a.v. says an army general was assassinated in the capital damascus the first killing of a high ranking military officer since the protests began. and. brussels with more cuts in exchange for a bailout cash while people. streets of athens six ministers have resigned in protest of the plan which now has to be given the green light by parliament. those are the headlines next though the latest action from the world of sports with dmitri. hello there welcome to the sports on r.t. good company again and coming up in the bullshit. shock defeat world number three murray sharper loses. in the quarters in france while rush's men have it all to be in the davis cup. huge boost for financial on the fastest time on the final day of the twenty twelve pre-season ties in spain. versus overwhelming favorite against underdogs to meet in the final of the african cup of nations. but let's start with bertha where to my fail up soon has just claimed silver in the men's ten kilometer sprint race at the eighth stag

u.n. general assembly vote on a resolution aimed at the assad regime. up and surrenders to the loss of a bailout demands only to be kept in limbo and presented with more trucks to stir the leaves greek hospital struggling military risking. wafts iran's display of nuclear progress and all talks are dismissed by america israel as it was for response to severe economic sanctions. two pm in the russian capital you're watching r t thanks for joining us now our top story activists in syria have accused regime forces of stepping up attacks on rebel held areas where the city of daraa the latest target well there are on verified reports of explosions and machine gun fire there meanwhile the announcement of a referendum on a new constitution does not appear to have helped stem the violence the vote which will take place at the end of february is aimed at significantly curbing the power of the ruling baath party and in a new york a new draft resolution on syria to pressure the ruling regime will be put to a vote at the u.n. general assembly well moscow was warned

u.n. general assembly concerts a dangerous precedent. the arab countries in the western countries want to show that they're doing something. if they were serious then they would have pressed for a special general assembly an emergency special general assembly meeting under the uniting for peace resolution and this you made me remember field rich with irony was the form that the u.s. and britain used to fight the korean war in the face of a soviet veto in the early fifty's since then it was resurrected by the palestinians to bypass the american b.t.o. in the security council and that's i presume his wife is not being involved now because i use the phrase a non-binding resolution a resolution that established the state of israel and partition this was a general assembly resolution that was not binding then we're doing go from there and you know what we have is some of our say that resolutions they like are binding a resolution they don't like a non-binding. the contrary president of the general assembly could have followed earlier preceden

u.n. general assembly has assembly has adopted a non-binding resolution this week calling on the president assad to step down russia was among twelve states who voted against the motion saying it fails to deal with the armed opposition meanwhile damascus is vowing to implement major reforms amid reports of intensifying violence artie's before notion is in syria. this is usually in syria maysville a tile with tensions between security forces and the armed opposition groups continue in claiming lives of both mildred and civilians almost every day on thursday we attended the funerals of a young boy who was gunned down early here in damascus during the n.t. government protest and the procession itself eventually turned into a hostile to a stray in the clashes that followed and continued the next day five people were killed and many others injured one violence one day causes even more violence next and so on and so on we also can see political murders as well this week shake of one of the most of damascus was assisted native apparently because of his pronouncements to shake came out with strong

u.n. general assembly has been meeting to discuss a non-binding resolution on syria and the draft document the one vetoed at the u.n. security council by russia and china so we could all seasons the situation in a has more from new york. this meeting has definitely lasted the entire day we've been hearing speeches from dozens of countries that started early in the morning this comes only a week after a double veto from russia and china blocked an arab and western backed resolution on syria at the security council so what we saw today and are still continuing we'll be seeing in the days to come is an attempt from the saudi arabia and qatar to go to another body of the united nations and attempt to find some kind of decision there even though the general assembly does consist of over one hundred ninety members we have to keep in mind that it's not nearly as powerful as the security council because whatever decision comes out of the general assembly is by no means binding it's only seen as a recommendation by the rest of the international community the point of this really is to send a symbol

u.n. general assembly. when up and says continue then tomorrow the next day until something is decided on can something actually be decided and that's what we're expecting definitely some sort of documents will be passed around by the saudis and a car we are of course we know that this document is going to be pretty much the same thing that was vetoed at the security council but wasn't expecting yes in the days to come is this sort of vote to take place and whether or not it's going to have some sort of significance is really a big question mostly symbolic in this particular case because like we said the general assembly does not have any binding power when it comes to conflicts around the world and all right in our new york studios r.c. a correspondent on the star feature can. and today secretary of state hillary clinton met with the prime minister of turkey to discuss the problem in syria and made it very clear that they're looking for a political solution they say as of now they won't consider putting in

u.n. general assembly proposal is another signal to the assad regime the u.n. ious but i'm not sure that syria is taking it seriously. >> that's what you were saying is also a general assembly document not security council and a lot of people are skeptical of something that would have more quote-unquote teeth from the u.n. >> this is deja vu. we did this before. we did this in october. there was an effort by the u.n. that ended in failure. we did this a week or so ago and it ended in failure. there's no solution at the united nations. no solutions at the arab league. the solution is on the battlefield. that's where we are today. that's why the powers of the world are called upon if you're going to rescue the syrian people the time to do it is now. >> you talk about that. you wrote in the "new york times" about that and the "wall street journal." an arab campaign, you're talking about similar to what happened in serbia. syria's military is serious. 300,000 ground troops, 5,000 tanks. they can fight back. >> erin, we've gone through this before. we said the same t

u.n. general assembly prepares to vote on a resolution targeting the regime in syria despite the edges of democratic reform politicians in washington want the opposition. half in surrenders to the last of the emus bailout demands and to be kept in but were presented with more terms as all sturdy leaves greek hospital struggling with going to tree unscathed. and iran's display of nuclear progress an offer of talks are dismissed by american israel as bluster and response to severe economic sanctions. the very it's over iran is just one of the issues discussed by joel cemented the founder of the trends research institute that gives these were in point not his predictions for the headlines of tomorrow that's coming up next. in the autumn of two thousand and eleven a phenomenon a grassroots movement that we all know as occupy wall street became the growing face and voice of america but at the start of two thousand and eleven there was one man that predicted of movement such as occupy wall street would be sweeping through the united states and that man is my current guest here to speak with our

u.n. general assembly and keep us posted if there are any new developments correspond on a theater in new york. and with those clashes in syria continuing and violence on the streets of egypt and libya still present as well there's been a lot of talk about the weapons being used in these conflicts questions like how did those weapons get there in the first place and exactly who are the people they're being sold to and who is benefiting from those sales financially and politically well this time around fingers are being pointed at russia and its previous arms sales to syria but while western countries including the u.s. are using one hand to point those fingers and use the other to continue to sell weapons themselves to plenty of other countries in the middle east and they've been doing so for years aren't you correspondent marine important takes a closer look at the rhetoric first is the reality. grabbing some problems with our audio there i think they're going to kind of try to get out worked out this report that shows here we go we've got it back now. at the united nations security coun

u.n. general assembly scrutinizes the syrian crisis. tends to tighten the screws on russia and china and push through a new resolution to nations consider a one sided. europe gets hit with yet another wave of downgrades collapses over the bloke's future the e.u. presses ahead of this austerity crusade against him and look to greece. china's vice president and leader in waiting us. common ground against the backdrop of the. asia pacific. tension is contracting around iran cusick of orchestrating attacks on israeli diplomats it comes amid strange relations in the region with the west. controversial nuclear program for more talk to iran becker a member of the. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions. even beyond tightening the sanctions now indeed it is the united states government has created an artificial crisis that's first and foremost it's a manufactured crisis iran is complying with the. iran does not have a nuclear weapon iran is now threatening its neighbors iran has

u.n. general assembly votes to condemn the assad regime up for the violence in syria while russia and china continue their efforts to broker peace through negotiations this comes amid reports of escalating violence in the country while damascus promises reforms. and the greek prime minister flies to brussels for a last minute talks to secure a vital one hundred thirty billion euro bailout for his country thousands have taken to the streets of athens to express their anger over the french austerity measures. those are the top stories at this hour dimitri is here next with all the sports news. hello there all the latest from the sporting world on our team in the next eleven minutes or so our top story this hour. the rush to win the european cup here in moscow for the second time in a row. boxing brawl bridge david haye and chisora. press conference is metallic which call retains his w.b.c. heavyweight title. and his european crown twenty five year old golfer from south africa. about the masters in new delhi. so let's start with boxing where heavyweights world champion metallic leach caus poin

u.n. general assembly prepares to vote in an arab resolution putting blame for violence in syria solely on the government that's amid fears the country might soon plunge into sectarian chaos. a fresh wave of downgrade sweeps across the struggling euro zone a six nations get their debt rating scott all this while greece faces further ballot hurdles from the e.u. despite its latest harsh austerity plan. and russian military predicts the west might decide on a military strike against iran before summer as crowds gather over tehran following israel's accusations that the islamic state was behind monday's attack on diplomatic personnel. well a circle of tension is contracting around iran as tel aviv accuses it of orchestrating attacks on israeli diplomats it comes amid strained relations in the region with the west deeply concerned over tehran's controversial nuclear program for more on that are to talk to brian bakker a member of the answer antiwar coalition. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions i mean. even beyond tightening

u.n. general assembly scrutinizes the syrian crisis the movie is seen by some attempt to tighten the screws on russia and china. europe gets hit with yet another wave of downgrades as confidence collapses and the blocks future. presses ahead of the crusade against greece. and with the russian ways flooded with pre-election campaigning positive coverage of prime minister vladimir putin is an unfair advantage over the other presidential candidates. and you're watching. straight to our top story the u.n. general assembly is preparing its members for an upcoming vote for a new draft resolution on syria the document apparently echoes the one vetoed by moscow in beijing at the security council in. un human rights chief said in his ability of the board to take action on the syrian crisis and handed president carte blanche to execute an all out assault. decisions at the general assembly and not legally binding some believe the votes could be used in an attempt to put pressure on both russia and china. explains. this meeting has definitely lasted the entire day we've been hearing speeches from dozen

u.n. general assembly prepares to vote on our resolution putting flame for violence in syria soley on thegovernment the opposition claims hundreds have been killed in recent days during intensified assault on the city of poems all the authorities and says they're fighting. terrorists operating in the city. of first wave of downgrade sweeps across the struggling euro zone just six nations get their debt rating cut by moody's all this while greece faces further ballot hurdles from the e.u. despite its latest harsh austerity plan that calls public outrage and now it's riots. and russia's military predicts predicts the west might decide on a strike against iran before the summer and see a rainy of rhetoric in the world intensified after israeli cues the islamic state of being behind monday's attacks on diplomatic personnel. for more on the iranian issue are to talk to brian bagger a member of the answer antiwar coalition. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions i mean there is even beyond tightening the sanctions now indeed it i

u.n. general assembly prepares to vote on an arab resolution putting blame for violence in syria solely on the government image fears the country might soon plunge into sectarian chaos. a fresh wave of downgrades sweeps across the struggling euro zone that six nations get their debt rating scott all this while greece faces further ballad hurdles from the e.u. spine to its latest harsh austerity plan. and the russian military predicts the last my first side on a military strike against iran before summer has clouds gather over tehran following israel's accusations that the islamic state was behind monday's attacks on diplomatic personnel. and business although we're also the world's largest diamond mine to buy i'll put it may sell a forty percent stake in an i.p.o. join me for more on that story and the bullets. it's seven pm here in moscow this is r.t. coming to you live from nice now with our top story the u.n. general assembly could soon vote on a new draft resolution on syria which is believed would put all the blame for the violence on the country's government saudi arabia and qatar dr

u.n. general assembly. and straight to live pictures for you here on our t.v. and agreed lawmakers pandered to brussels with more cuts in exchange for a bailout cash as people as you can see here with the riot police in attendance they take to the streets of athens to voice their protest just a few seconds ago we saw a much bit of a scuffle between demonstrators and police who were streaming this live at odds he told. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at the mosque are i'm wrong reception i egyptians staging a general strike on a day of civil disobedience to mark the first anniversary of the toppling of former leader hosni mubarak they are calling for the military rulers to step down immediately accusing them of hindering reform. now reports from the iconic to risk where. if you ask those people they will tell you that really nothing has really been seized in the years since the barak has been ousted as a matter of fact there is thing that things have gotten worse because now they have to deal with the military council the scouts which is a head of

u.n. general assembly we'll have live on syria shortly here on r.t. . and greek lawmakers further to brussels with more cuts in exchange for pain of cash while people vent their frustration on the streets of athens our top stories this hour. international news and comment live from moscow this is twenty four hours a day egyptians are staging a general strike in a day of civil disobedience to mark the first anniversary of the toppling of former leader hosni mubarak they're calling for the military rulers to step down immediately accusing them of hindering reform well he's only going to school reports from the iconic on his square. if you ask those people they will tell you that really nothing has really been sneezed in the years has been barak has been ousted as a matter of fact there is saying that things have gotten worse because now they have to do with the military council the scouts and head of the country's government right now with forces him to step down for saying that they're going forth with democratic reforms but most people here believe that

u.n. general assembly prepares to vote on an arab resolution putting blame for violence in syria solely on the government that's amid fears the country might soon plunged into sectarian chaos. a fresh wave of downgrade streets across the struggling euro zone and six nations get their debt rating all this while greece faces further valid hurdles from the e.u. despite its latest harsh austerity plan. and russia's military predicts the west might decide on a military strike against iran before summer as clowns gather over tehran following israel's accusations that the islamic state was behind monday's attacks on diplomatic personnel. it's five pm here in moscow this is r.t. coming to your life and he said now with our top story this hour the u.n. general assembly could soon vote on a new draft resolution on syria which is believed would put all the blame for violence on the country's government saudi arabia and qatar drew up the tax in a fresh bid to pressure the syrian president the move follows the recent double veto of virtually the same document by russia and china at the u.n. security co

u.n. general assembly voted. to condemn of the assad regime or for the violence in syria while russia and china continue their efforts to broker peace and through negotiations this comes amid reports of escalating violence in the country while damascus promises reforms. and the greek prime minister flies to brussels for last minute talks to secure a vital one hundred thirty billion euro bailout for his country thousands have taken to the streets of athens to express their anger over fresh austerity measures . now for some insight into what may be behind the pressure heaped on iran we spoke to brian becker a member of the answer antiwar coalition that interview is up next. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions i mean there it's even beyond tightening the sanctions now indeed it is the united states government has created an artificial crisis that's first and foremost it's a manufactured crisis iran is complying with the i.a.e.a. iran does not have

u.n. general assembly votes to condemn it the assad regime but for the violence in syria while russia and china continue their efforts to broker peace through negotiations . the greek prime minister flies to brussels for last minute bailout talks as thousands take to the streets of athens to express their anger over fresh austerity measures. and you are watching r t certainly glad to have you with us let's take a look at your top stories right now. iran has cut its crude oil supplies to french and british firms it is a move seen by many as retaliation for the e.u. decision to impose sanctions on the country the e.u. says that the ban was immediately to force the run to resume talks over its atomic program meanwhile a team of u.n. nuclear inspectors is on its way to the country a second such visit within a month earlier the european commission claimed the block has enough oil reserves to last for around one hundred twenty days saudi arabia has also stepped in it by saying it is prepared to supply extra oil if needed but some experts fear that this move nonetheless will have a negative impa

u.n. general assembly then one can say that the assad regime has been dealing just miles . in the world at large and some decisive action to end a brutal conflict is required but today and which will actually install the friends of the west we hear about the friends of syria group and i'm afraid it's the friends of saudi arabia and the west group to. just talk a little bit more widely on the arab league and their initiative to deploy peacekeeping mission in syria just briefly tell us what role could the league continue to play in the country well it's very difficult to see at the moment a peacekeeping mission because this conflict and the assad government doesn't want to fears our troops will be sent to topple it like the country's troops who went to libya to help to overthrow gadhafi without a peace to keep we've seen repeatedly peacekeeping troops simply either become ridiculous or they take sides and i think already we can see that several of the leading arab states have taken sides so where these people come from who could be considered new clip impartial to both sides

u.n. general assembly passed a symbolic resolution condemning the violence in the country but not everyone was on board with the measure will bring you the very latest from your. russia is killing our children after a veto of and while the un deliberates on what to do about russia american media outlets are already acting as judge and jury but are they really presenting all of the evidence. and be careful what you chat message post hope share or tweet you never know who is following your every move it might just be big brother we'll speak to a lawyer who is going toe to toe with the department of homeland security. it's thursday february sixteenth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz of all you're watching r t. a late this afternoon the u.n. general assembly passed a resolution that condemns the assad regime and syria the west and several arab countries are calling for the syrian leader to step down blaming him for the brutal crackdown and deaths of over five thousand people today's vote comes after china and russia russia voted vetoed a similar resolution in the u.n. security council

u.n. general assembly vote on a resolution aimed at the assad regime. surrenders to the last of the bailout amounts only to be kept in limbo and presented with more traps as a sturdy leaves greek hospital struggling with the military on steep. costs in iran's display of nuclear progress and offer of talks are dismissed by america and israel as a loss for and response to severe economic sanctions. and in business we'll be discussing how washington is targeting these lawmaker republican banking system join me in twenty minutes but all the details. two pm here in the russian capital you're watching r.t. good to have you with us our top story a draft new draft resolution on syria to pressure the ruling regime will be put to a vote at the u.n. general assembly later on thursday a moscow was warned it won't back the document unless it suggested amendments are taken into consideration the changes said already been dismissed by some arab delegates out the u.n. and working but in a fortnight of reports from new york. the one hundred ninety three member body will