in the middle east and north africa the transitions to democracy have inspired the world but they have also exposed and religious minorities to new dangers. people have been killed by their own neighbors because of their ethnicity or their faith in other places we've seen governments stand by while sectarian violence inflamed by religious animosities chair's communities are part. strategy of taking sides and starting to unravel experts say syria won't be the last in line for us results than it is to plan reports. as nations in the middle east and north africa are torn between the struggle to bring about change and the struggle not to let change ruin their lives washington views the arab spring as an opportunity to finally see some of its longtime foes crumble even though. iran is not an arab country the arab spring. and i think in many ways it's a matter of time before that kind of change. and revolution occurred. under the umbrella of arab revolutions washington is also beating the drums of regime change in syria iran's closest ally in the region violence within the country has been w

as nations in the middle east and north africa are torn between the struggle to bring about change and the struggle not to let change ruin their lives washington views the arab spring as an opportunity to finally see some of its longtime foes crumble you know. iran is not an arab country the arab spring. and i think in many ways inch a matter of time before that kind of change. and revolution occurred in the last under the umbrella loaf arab revolutions washington is also beating the drums of regime change in syria iran's closest ally in the region violence within the country has been widely condemned countries like russia and china call for both sides in syria to talk and in the bloodshed while america is blaming assad alone i think of just like a dolphin or not let's hope that russia shot is next and they've overthrown khadafi they're going to have a proxy or client government in tripoli the next step is syria they want to overthrow syria next they take advantage of any movement that exists in syria to overthrow the assad government now they have a more democratic government a more h

in the middle east and north africa the transitions to democracy have inspired the world but they have also exposed and religious minorities to new dangers. people have been killed by their own neighbors because of their ethnicity or their faith in other places we've seen governments stand by while sectarian violence inflamed by religious animosities chairs communities apart. well also among the uprisings washington was the revolution in egypt where the muslim brotherhood is now threatening not a new mosque since of parliamentary elections. and more on what's ahead for egypt that's cost lives is the model he's a former israeli ambassador to the country and many passage warning us here on mr mansell the muslim brotherhood is considered a terrorist organization by many countries are kind of forced do you think they represent in egypt. well unfortunately that represent a very important force in egypt. became illegal after the revolution in egypt even founded a political party is justice and liberty something like these and they are considered the most important force because in the last t

africa whether it's in detroit in michigan united states and if we continue. play his game that it's you know that we have a very hard hard break between what is right and right how internet you know the way forward i see understood i see the bullshit trying to jump in here go ahead great comic well i actually agree i'm actually agreeing with this line of reasoning as you want to ask a couple questions are you implying that the whole group can milosevic were somehow in cahoots because this is the first time i've heard this thesis in the twelve years i've been writing about the balkans i have not seen more implacable enemies. well how you might know when your nation although they had a very strong. and yes if you just if you if you if you trace back the kind of interaction they go on to before even the conflicts explodes and listen to the language of the international community often of course this is bush war bush number one's war in the beginning and they were very conservative in dealing with the breakup of eastern bloc and they kind of gave missed mixed mes

in the case of intervention in these conflicts in the balkans or north africa or anywhere else in the world and for that matter indeed the international players as they constantly are doctoring to the conditions on the ground are forced their hands are forced often by events with the case of interventions in the balkans for instance i suspect there's been great deal of collusion between certain players and so-called members member nations and the nato alliance with some of the key players on the ground including the most of his regime we often forget that there are some strong indications and very strong opinions voiced by various players in both the united states and in western europe in regards to protecting the sovereignty of the sovereign claims that serbia had an intervention intervening first in northern balkans in one thousand nine hundred ninety one ninety two and then later on ninety seven ninety eight ninety nine in kosovo similarly in north africa i suspect that there was a great deal of hedging there was and waiting it out and see how things were turned out i don't think i

once known and, i'm not kidding, as the claudia schiffer of north africa. remember his female body guards? well, gadhafi insisted they all be named aisha, in honor of his beautiful daughter. that's odd. and made us think that she might give a glimpse into the weird world of the gadhafis. the colonel had seven fairly unsavory sons including one called hannibal, who was arrested for beating up a girlfriend in paris. another who is a washed up pro soccer player and a couple who are in the army. and his heir apparent, the hard-partying saif, who just told a reporter on the phone, victory is near. but there in the wreckage of daddy's palace, after the rebels smashed his compound, there's aisha's face in bronze. in her own abandoned home, rebels threw open the doors for all to see. they gawked at the gaudy about luns, a tv in the bathroom, and a jacuzzi. our own jeffrey kofman was there. >> when you see how she lived, what do you think? >> reporter: how could she live like this? the rebels cooled off in her pool. aisha had a gold-plated couch, a mermaid with aish

is watching concerns about the threat of sectarian violence in the middle east and north africa following the uprisings it so enthusiastically backed in her annual report on religious freedom secular state hillary clinton urged arab nations not to trade one form of repression for another. one of reports from washington. what we're seeing is a rather surprising shift in the rhetoric out of this white house when it comes to the so-called arab spring and i remember in the early weeks of the uprising in egypt a lot of caution from from the united states in terms of the uprisings there which has really shifted and developed into a sort of full throated enthusiast except port for democracy and regime change abroad in certain countries now i want to play you hillary clinton in her own words not that long ago calling for democracy in those two countries must go and the libyan people deserve to determine their own future the transition to democracy in syria has begun and it's time for assad to get out of the way while strong words but let's contrast that to the secretary of state hillary clinton s

leoni lakhani from marketplace middle east, abu dhabi. >> north africa has been the focus for many of the region's investors. tunisia saw total foreign direct investment triple in the time between the 9/11 attacks and the revolution, according to u.n. figures. investment has now fallen off and has come to a standstill. tunisia is looking to the country for support. the gulf arab countries need to do more says the finance minister. >> most of the investments came from europe and the percentage of investments that came from the gulf is, in my opinion, very, very modest compared to the potential that could have come from the region and i have every reason to believe today with the changing conditions and the new opportunities that tunisia will offer that there would be significantly more investments coming from the gulf. >> i had the chance to talk to your central bank governor who didn't think that the g8 or even the arab governments in the gulf states are responding fast enough to what is a crisis in north africa, the pressures after the arab spring. >> we were hoping already that ther

the us is voicing concerns about the threat of sectarian violence in the middle east and north africa following the uprisings it's so enthusiastically back in her annual report on religious freedom secretary of state hillary clinton urged arab nations not to trade one form of repression for another well for more on this let's cross to our correspondent lucic of one of she is live in washington so lisa we heard some cautious statements there from hillary clinton how do they fit with what we've previously heard from washington. well we can only speculate about the actual implications for u.s. foreign policy but what we're seeing is a rather surprising shift in the rhetoric out of this white house when it comes to the so-called arab spring and i remember in the early weeks of the uprising in egypt a lot of caution from from the united states in terms of the uprisings there which has really shifted and developed into a sort of full throated enthusiasts of port for democracy and regime change abroad in certain countries the united states of course spearheaded the libyan invasion and has gr

north africa. or indeed or not see. what it's seeking to do is use and point a balance between a variety of suppliers delivering through routes and nobody is disputing good among that variety russian will ease and will continue to be the most important. the greek prime minister has canceled his trip to the u.n. generally general assembly meetings in america to deal with this country's worsening debt battle well greece only has enough cash to see it through the next few weeks and years of finance ministers are now sitting on their eight billion euro second bailout payment or they say the country has fallen behind on its spending cuts guess as mysteries of deadlines we still have to wait until october to find out whether it will get the second law happen says that it's on the for it should be able to pay the interest on its massive debt for some experts it's too late to say they can economy and it must exit the euro zone or it's so good. the greek economy is in an outright depression now keep in at the moment seven to eig

organization intervenes in south asia or north africa various other places which have nothing to do with the north atlantic this was set up after the second world war and opposition to the warsaw pact countries the warsaw pact was dissolved some years ago but nato is becoming more militaristic is getting more and more money from particularly countries like the u.s. and britain in order to carry out its operations i think it's very worrying they're all saying this is a great success this rehabilitates the whole notion of humanitarian intervention it does nothing of the saw many thousands of people have been killed in libya including many by nato bombing and also we should remember we heard exactly this before in two thousand and one and two thousand and three when again afghanistan and iraq were said to be success stories very few people now claim either of those was a success you look at what has happened in these countries of internationally ok ordinary people have got no better off ok again you go right ahead. you know i have to take a couple of issues with what lindsey said there

africa a means of countering the revolutionary upheavals that have taken place in the abuse borders both in tunisia and egypt now what will nato do in its name and it says it's protect the civilians and leading an air war against civilians that is trained so-called rebels who have now been implicated in massacres of civilians including sub-saharan african migrant workers so i think this is a bodes very poorly for the future of libya and i think broadly that this is a threat to people throughout north africa and indeed across the world so the united states britain france and italy to some extent i mean these powers have essentially portrayed this intervention as a humanitarian venture to protect civilian life. this is been a fraud from the very outset and hardly a new excuse for the united states i think you could go back to eighty ninety eight and say every war ever waged by the united states or us imperialism has been waged in the name of protecting civilians humanitarianism and democracy. it was in our team coming to you live from moscow here's word still i have for you and the pr

africa right through to the central asian heartland on the border with china. and again in. pakistan and saw so that we're dealing with something which. is very very serious and. the western military alliance is fully aware of the into. of that so do you believe therefore that syria should be left to its own fate indeed that the developments of what happens in syria should be decided by the syrians themselves and if that's the case it will be what people against a professional army although you're saying they're. dissidents there as well but do you really see some sort of peaceful negotiation and an end to the stability in syria without any foreign intervention. what we're dealing with his unarmed it's a recognition of al qaida affiliated organizations it's muslim brotherhood which targeting police. forces as well as civilians and the objective is to trigger a response from the from the armed forces and the police and then blame it on all the. goldmans no i don't i'm not suggesting that the government doesn't bear some responsibility but we must understand the

on north africa. or indeed on north sea guess what it's seeking to do is use a point. between a variety of suppliers and liberal interest groups. and nobody is disputing pitch among them there are actually russian will ease and will continue to be the most important. greek prime minister has canceled the trip to the u.s. and the country's worsening debt crisis george welcome very was due to attend the u.n. general assembly and meets with the i.m.f. chief but said the next week was crucial for implementing deficit reducing plans at home while this comes as euro zone leaders choose to wait until october before ruling on whether to release the next eight billion euro bailout package to greece despite a recently announced property tax athens has been criticized for missing a series of bad lives and failing to implement reforms quickly enough research without e.u. help it has only enough cash to last until mid october but the national journalist you have had over developed says the only way for greece to rebuild its shattered economy is to leave the euro. and the greek econ

the us says voicing concerns about the threat of sectarian violence in the middle east and north africa following the uprisings it so enthusiastically backed in her annual report on religious freedom secretary of state hillary clinton urged arab nations not to trade one form of repression for another or for more let's cross to our correspondent on and she's in washington d.c. so we've heard some some cautious statements by hillary clinton there to some extent it sounds like she is knowledge of the u.s. as well i suppose shot itself in the foot here is this likely to signal any sort of change in u.s. policy. well given given the factions within this administration i doubt that it actually signals and change in foreign policy but i would say most of the experts i've talked to says that they say that this is an about face a drastic shift in the rhetoric that we've seen coming out of the obama administration here in the united states now what began a sort of cautious extreme caution in the early early weeks of the gyptian revolution has really developed as you just mentioned into almost a f

great omar al the verify executive director of west asia north africa forum thank you very much for taking time to speak to us here at the global policy forum in europe will we will be here throughout the day bringing you the latest expertise and analysis as leaders and of course the best experts gather here to discuss the most pressing issues. in our teens and use in our way of life for us in your arsenal of all thanks for that report. hope for a better country but not as part of the united kingdom there's a strong sense of national identity in wales that has helped fuel calls for him to achieve independence following similar calls for the north and scotland was artie's more and it reports the debate continues to rage over whether welsh ambitions are driven by economic sense or emotion welcome to wales policy of the u.k. and a proud nation with its own language and customs and the latest voice to call for independence plights comrie which means the potency of wales has always all acute the country could be better off without the u.k. and it seems increasing numbers are starting to see the

i was the executive director of west asia north africa forum thank you very much for being with us. let's start with syria just because we're hearing a lot about what's happening there what do you think first of all is the way to go is it sanctions and how much do you think that's going to be debated here in europe . i don't think you can take syria out of context i think what we're seeing is as it's called the spring or the out of the way of awakening it's a regional phenomenon it's happening in the arab world and therefore what's happening in syria is not this thing detracts from what's happening in the region what's happening in the region is that as opposed to sort of reform which is taking place and has taken place for the last six months or so it's thought that goes through all you know as we all know in tunisia went on to egypt yemen and syria and that's part of the same happening why do we have such different reactions from the west nato per se to each country if it's all part of the same revolution or say well the way the world is reacting is probably different tests to. wh

africa joining me. professor of political science at yale university thank you very much for being with us i'd like to get in with. with libya in fact we have nico margiela saying that he feels like mistakes haven't been learned from in terms of iraq and afghanistan what do you think your future holds for libya and how can the country get out of the situation that it's it well i think it's i think there's probably a right on the mark i think that the most comparison is with afghanistan because you're really dealing with something much different so-called arab spring. and. you tip into lesser iran you're really dealing with the civil war which is by no means over i mean even. if gadhafi is defeated and all killed which he said i think he's left the country now that doesn't mean the civil war will end either most of the leaders of the opposition were members of paid off he's government until. a few months ago. they don't have any history of promoting democracy and i don't see any particular reason to thin

on russian gas in exactly the same way that it doesn't want to become agreed on north africa. or indeed or not see. what it's seeking to do is. between a variety of supply. stroup. i know greece. actually russia will ease and will continue to be the most important. and great prime ministers cancel the trip to the us have made the countries worsening debt crisis george pub and rare was due to attend the un general assembly and meet with the i.m.f. chief but said next week was no crucial for implementing deficit juicing plans at home this comes eurozone leaders choose to wait until october before ruling on whether to release the billion euro bailout package to greece despite a recently announced problem tax athens has been criticized for missing a series of deadlines and failing to implement reforms quickly enough with the death in europe spiralling out of control struggling countries notably italy of the look of the health of the east the francis learn from our conversation vessel holding company says chinese power isn't in some solution and europe needs to solve its problems.

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it was his first stop in a three-nation tour of north africa. he's looking to build stronger takes with his arab neighbors, particularly egypt. but as ivan watson reports, israel's relation with both countries is worsening. >> reporter: an angry mob attacks the embassy of israel in cairo on the night of september 9th. tearing down walls and forcing israeli diplomats to leave the country. the riot triggered a diplomat crisis among two allies. in cairo, reactions mixed. "this shouldn't have happened. it was a sin to destroy property and attack the police," this man says. the israelis are our enemies says another man. egypt's gotten a lot more unpredictable since last winter's people power protests toppled authoritarian president hoseny mubarak. it didn't help matters when israeli troops accidentally killed six egyptian border guards after a deadly terrorist attack left eight israelis dead last month on nearby israeli soil. israel expressed regret but still hasn't at poll hissed for the incident. then there's another factor, turkey. until recently

. >> speaking to a professor, an expert on north africa at cambridge university, he explained to me significance of the standoff in the town of bani walid. >> well, i think what you're seeing is an extremely complicated situation emerging. it consists on one hand of remnants of colonel gaddafi's forces who were defeated there and are not willing to give up the fight partly because they fear they will be killed if they do. associated with them are elements of the tribe, one of libya's largest tribes in support to have regime. but there is an even bigger number of people from the same tribe opposed to the gaddafi regime. that poses great mention the been a band a major problem -- great tension in bani walid. it fears it may actually have to fight. >> colonel gaddafi himself, where do you believe him to be now? >> that is a very interesting question, and in some respects, i think everyone would like to know the answer to that. the latest information i have come across is he is not actually in bani walid. he is to the south of it. somewhere between aljaffra and an oasis there. he is guarded by force

these are interesting times in north africa and the middle east. winds of change sweeping the region. three authoritarian regimes have been toppled, and protests continued in several countries. the people of morocco are also hoping demonstrations will bring change to their country. the king responded swiftly once the discontent of the moroccan people became evident. he promised modest reforms and elections, but still has full control of the army and the right to dissolve parliament. he also has the final say on religious issues and most aspects of the justice system. we take a look at morocco's chances for change. >> morocco is a mixture of tradition and a madonna the. the country has long been regarded as politically stable. it is a constitutional monarchy ruled by king mohammed the sixth. he came to the throne in 1999. his late father is remembered as a tyrant. mohammed wanted to modernize the state. the constitution and parliament were created, but most power remained with the king. king mohammed enjoys widespread support among the people. he is

africa waiting for a country to accept them. >> these people should be taken in here. we have 27 member states. this should not be a problem. it would be an act of solidarity with northern africa. >> amnesty international is calling upon the german government to set up registration programs for refugees much like those in the u.s. and norway, even when there is no threat or crisis. >> the european union's envoy to ukraine has accused kiev of ignoring their plea to release yulia tymoshenko. they are concerned that the charges against her are motivated by political opponents. the former prime minister is on trial accused of abusing office when she signed a gas import contract with russia. prosecutors are calling for a seven-year prison sentence. yulia tymoshenko denies the charges. serbia and kosovo have broken off talks after renewed unrest in goes a vote. a four u.n. peacekeepers and 16 nationals were injured in protest. a serbian government spokesperson says that belgrade is working to stabilize the situation. tension has arisen after the close of those security force