well as a syrian myself and as a member of the syrian dialogue now who is forty people. engaging in the and the politics of syria from inside and outside syria with different views right or left and center there there is a strong believe that a political transition organized political transition is certainly possible in syria armed conflict has never been the solution to syria most of the syrian population believe and a peaceful transition in fact almost most of those who fight in syria have been streamed from the outside so the key issue is to stop the infiltration of arms the to stop the the tab of of what pones and arming the rebels and i think reaching a peaceful solution could be very understand syrian political activist years in a villa thank you for your time on the program tonight. thank you for. a recap of tonight's main news four people including the captain have been killed after a passenger plane crashed into the side of one of moscow's made highways there were only eight people on board all of them crew members on a plane that could if it were full carry two

syrian and society is different. -- syrian society is different. you cannot say that the muslim brotherhood is dominating. right now, of course, who are the fighters? to have some islamist values. they would sacrifice their lives. the revolution is different than election days. we have seen that in libya. >> we will now take the next two questions. >> dr., to run for the presentation today. two quick questions. -- thank you for the presentation today. do you look at this week with the successes the opposition had on the ground, around damascus, as a turning point as well? do you think when assad goes, will it be gradual or a collapse of the regime? >> we would like to take one more. if there is anybody else who has not spoken yet, please. >> i just want to go back to the discussion about the new coalition be informed. in many ways it is the same as the previous opposition movement. what really has changed? if you could speak to that. really more about the motivation as to why they reformed. >> yes. why we have seen a very progressive and the free s

will now formally recognize the syrian opposition movement. >> we've made a decision that the syrian opposition coalition is now inclusive enough, is reflective and representative enough of the syrian population, >> ifill: hours later, the friends of syria meeting in marrakech, morocco took the same step. the u.s. became one of 114 nations to endorse the syrian national council created just last month under international pressure. deputy secretary of state william burns: >> in a growing number of towns and villages, a new syria is being born, the regime of bashar al assad must and will go, the sooner he steps aside the better for all syrians. >> ifill: despite showing signs last week of a possible shift in russia's position, the decision did not go down well in moscow, which opposes outside action against the assad regime. foreign minister sergei lavrov: >> ( translated ): as the coalition has been recognized as the only legitimate representative, it seems that the united states decided to place all bets on the armed victory of this very national coalition. >> ifill: but no weapons h

members of the syrian political system. if the opposition were people prepared to make such a step then we could be able to see the foundations for its future deliberations about the future of syria we hope that we will get a response for our appeal and a final question. to which i know mr lavrov. mr brahimi good afternoon. you just russia has been criticized. good to give at this the trust has been criticised concerning its position through syria. and. i think. that it's important to russia participants and it was supported. very and several of the countries including regional players have. heavily criticized russia. your position on this criticism would you think of that would you think about the future of assad but you look at people who have already commented on mr had to statements which i hope you will hear my reaction. and that he will understand well about this the statements that russia is actually awarding portie in syria they are just so they are from reality that there is really nothing to comment on here we do

opposition and as i mentioned before the syrian opposition the syrian national council all the free syrian army has not been supportive of kurdish as peroration is in syria has not been supportive of if i go in as the i think it's really interesting here i mean his arms go into syria from turkey how do the turks know it's not going to quote unquote terrorists the kurds could be used against turkey later. well. a while that that may happen you know i don't have specific information about that but some of the things. some of the you know activities if you look at the p.r.i. the activities there military wink and so on they seem to have some kind of like heavy weaponry which may have been transferred to you know from turkey who knows that so. but but in terms of the larger question is that you know turkey support for the syria's opposition is when we look at the rest respectively we can judge turkey on like being on the wrong foot or something but at the time it was it was totally humanitarian concern basically the country was collapsing and people were escaping the regime and so on it

syrian crossfire. band it could be positioned to be different and as it is in the business to be positioned some people say it is quite. useful to protect the. american radar which is part of the american missile defense system building quoting the threat from iran. if this is the case then it is even more risky i would say because this multiple purpose deployment. could create additional. temptations iran rather than syria well that's what that's what some people say. the configuration as it is being presented in the media it. really looks like it could be used against their own you know syria is not the only issue between america and russia first thing obama did when he got reelected is that he signed the so-called magnitsky law that would sanction russian citizens and some russian officials what does it tell you about the mistake if they russia u.s. relations with britain about might help but i don't think this was the first thing about one hundred first was reelected this was inevitable with. the s

we are near a syrian village near the turkish border. the war has driven an estimated 13,000 refugees to the area. they are stranded here. the olive groves are the end of the line for people here for now. the turkish authorities closed off the borders weeks ago to all refugees who do not have passports. most cannot, and some never did. there are no exceptions, even in extreme cases. mary -- marie spent months on the road looking for shelter. he was taken to the border for surgery, but then the authorities sent him back to syria. >> even though my wounds got infected, they would not let me back into turkey. they are trying to help me in a field hospital here, but they are running out of everything. a big fire bomb hit, leaving me and many others injured. >> the camp has grown haphazardly with new refugees arriving on a daily basis, putting up their tents and saying for as long as it takes. most are living from hand to mouth. there is no running water or sewer system. the free syrian army is trying to organize the tent city, but they lack

is demonizing the syrian government. we've heard this stuff before about you know saddam hussein's debbi m.d.s. and he was going to unleash them on the us and mushroom clouds over american cities and it was entirely bogus it was and it was a way to get the american people to support the invasion and occupation of the country and that's what all of this interventionism is all about to install their dictators into power look like how the us empire is not complaining about the dictatorship in bahrain i mean there you've got a military u.s. military base so they got to stay quiet about that tyranny and day and you see what went on in egypt you see in saudi arabia i mean the u.s. has long supported dictatorship saddam hussein was one of the ones they supported and so this is about regime change in the hopes of installing a true pro u.s. regime but as we've learned things don't come out as they as they often plan to be . well as the u.s. and its allies give full endorsement to the syrian opposition there are fears that washing

against the giant corporations who cream of profits instead of paying a fair share and reports say syrian rebels have seized control of a northern army base in a deadly assault while fears mount that the country's chemical weapons could fall into militant hands we explore that. morning from heaven when here at r.t. this morning first let's focus on egypt there are thousands of pro and anti morsi demonstrators are gathering right now in cairo ahead of saturday's referendum on the new constitution protesters opposed to the president have breached the barricades of the presidential palace amid fears that the proposed draft would lead the country towards an islamic dictatorship our correspondent on the scene. and she is live in cairo a lot of judges across egypt said earlier this evening that they will refuse to take part in saturday's referendum what's morsi like to do given these latest developments than you think. oh yes the general assembly of the judges announced a few hours ago that they would be boycotting the referendum the problem is now he will actually man the polling stations this

the fate of a foreign journalist kidnapped by syrian rebels remains unknown. execution. controversial. despite the. first reading. it is a pleasure to have you with us here today. just after seven. there's been no word about the fate of her ukrainian journalist being held hostage in syria after a deadline for execution set by rebels passed on thursday. who assisted with other media outlets during the ongoing syrian conflict was abducted by insurgents now two months ago they threatened to kill her if a fifty million dollars ransom wasn't paid by taking up the story for. well the deadline has passed with no word as to whether or not she is dead or alive she was reportedly kidnapped by the free syrian army and held for ransom of fifty million u.s. dollars she was taken hostage nearly two months ago and since then has appeared in two separate videos in the first she appeals to the ukrainian government to pay the ransom money and state her free in a second which many believe was made under due is she admits to being a spy but the point needs to be made that just about everyon

but syrians don't see it this way. syrian civilians are under fire for the pa 21 months by a regime and they will accept the assistance from anyone in order to save their lives, the lives of their wives and children and their towns. and so to tell the syrian people under fire now that nusra or anybody sells a terrorist organization, though they are helping you and though they are the ones who have made a serious dent into the assad regime does not make a whole lot of sense. >> ifill: is it worth it for the u.s. to simply look the other way in that case? >> no, i don'think so. i thk wh theesignation itself is intellectually defensible, okay? and it also does in a way constitute a message from the united states to minorities in syria to alawites and christians in particular who could be the targets of choice for this particular group that we will not countenance the participation of this group in the future governance of syria. but there is a question here of timing. and i think dr. jouejati alludes to this. this announc

is expected to recognize the syrian opposition is the sole legitimate voice solve the syrian people in the next few days just tell significant will that be. well this is a clear and blatant attempt so these stubber law is a legitimate government i mean if somebody decided to recognize another group as the sole legitimate representative of the united states of america that would definitely be a declaration of war this is another example of the us and the night so trying to circumvent the legitimate process that has to take place through and national law they are trying to bring about a change within syria like they did before the order in libya by undermining the legitimate government and bringing about chaos not just another government but fragmentation bloodshed civil war instead of the legitimate government bringing about that change would that involve u.s. intervention helping the syrian rebels and official intervention militarily by the us i think we already have u.s. and to revenge from as we have seen from several reports and the u.s. and the british media above the cia. running

syrian rebels are threatening to execute a kidnapped ukrainian journalistic for ransom is not paid reportedly saying russian and ukrainian citizens should not be allowed to leave syria alive. britain says it has evidence of russia's involvement in the death of former spy alexander litvinenko after six years of a very intimate ride any tangible proof. that britain greece gets its latest installment of bailout funds needed to keep the economy afloat exchange for a debt buyback scheme which many say is counterproductive. and does the u.n. atomic watchdog resumes talks with iran we look at why many iranians consider acquiring nuclear energy is not just a matter of the city but of national pride. its national news and comment twenty four hours a day this is r.t. . but ukrainian journalists kidnapped by syrian rebels faces execution on thursday and this fifty million dollar ransom is paid cochon of them had been working in syria during the conflict helping international media including r.t. the european federation of journalists strongly condemned targeting reporters for making outrageous demands a

syrian rebels are threatening to execute a kidnapped ukrainian journalist if a round sum isn't paid reportedly saying that russian and ukrainian citizens should not be allowed to leave syria alive. britain says it how's that evidence of russia's involvement in the death of former spy alexander litvinenko after six years of failing to provide any tangible proof. debt ridden greece gets its latest installment of bailout funds needed to keep the economy bloat in exchange for a debt buyback scheme which some see as counterproductive. and the u.n. atomic watchdog resumes talks with iran we look at why many iranians consider applying nuclear energy as not just a matter of necessity but of national pride. world news live from our moscow headquarters you're watching r t with me lucy catherine of well ukrainian journalists kidnapped by syrian rebels are facing execution on thursday this unless a fifteen million dollar ransom is paid on car cochon no one has been working in syria during the conflict helping international news outlets including our t.v. now the world's main groups defending the press hav

suggesting syrian rebels might be considering a chemical attack of their own. back. from the area. between pro and anti morsi demonstrators at least. during a visit to germany. and. around the world on screen online international news from moscow syria's military is preparing to use chemical weapons against rebels and is awaiting final orders from president assad according to u.s. officials quoted in the american media washington says that will be all the reason it needs to intervene in the conflict and middle east correspondent reports the timing of these unsubstantiated weapons of mass destruction revelations may not be a coincidence. these rumors are verified as of yet they are just allegations what they do suggest is that syria's military has been mixing chemical weapons and loading them into bomb the allegations suggest that the syrian president bashar assad is reportedly planning to use these on his own people this comes as the u.s. military is making contingency plans should the syrian president bashar assad deciding what the u.s. sources saying that they are aware that assa

syrian rebels are threatening to execute a kidnapped ukrainian journalist a for ransom is not paid reportedly saying russian and ukrainian citizens should not be allowed to leave syria and live. debt ridden greece gets its latest installment of bailout funds needed to keep the economy afloat exchange for a debt buyback scheme which many see is counterproductive. and is the u.n. atomic watchdog resumes talks with iran to look at why many iranians consider acquiring nuclear energy is not just a matter of necessity but of national pride. national news and comment twenty four hours a day this is r.t. ukrainian journalist a kidnapped by syrian rebel forces forces execution thursday unless a fifty million dollars ransom is paid and. had been working in syria during the conflict helping international media including our team european federation of journalists strongly condemned the targeting reporters and making outrageous demands well middle east correspondent paula slipper is following developments. the journalist and her coach never was taken hostage in october in your homes the free syrian army

this is why in some ways -- the long-term hope, perhaps, is a syrian solution for syrians. after this goes on a little while. a stalemate has developed to the point where, as in lebanon, all sides finally came together and agreed to restructure the political system and somehow move forward even if tenuously so. >> i thank you for helping out with the situation and helping the libyan people. my question deals with -- okay. i guess it's safe to assume that the international community is calling for assad to step down, and i we can assume he will fall eventually. what is the international community doing to plan for that transition? >> yeah. first of all, the assumption he'll fall some day might be a mistaken one. there's a very real possibility of that. this is a situation that is so volatile and complex. i mean, he could fall personally tomorrow. but at the hands perhaps of some others who think he is thinking bat negotiated solution and they don't want to do that. there's a core group that are going to be there for a while, and they still think they can win and they see thi

the syrians were regulatory. said that they do have their own channels of communication and then this issue of petraeus was raised we recognize the right for turkey to think about its own security and the right of turkey to use for this purpose the international arrangements which turkey has in that particular case nato membership. and we accepted this as a given. on the other hand the more military to be are you accumulate in one place. the more risk you have that this had one they would be used. as for the. purpose of this deployment yes read here that some experts believe that if it is intended to prevent. serious crossfire. then it could be positioned to be different and that it is visits to be positioned some people. useful to put the. american radar which is part of the american missile defense system building codes in the threat from iran. if this is the case then it is more risky i would say because this multiple purpose deployment. could create additional. temptations but iran rather than syria well that

president obama talked about why the decision was made right now. >> the syrian opposition coalition is now inclusive enough. reflective and representative enough of the syrian population, that we consider them the legitimate representative of the syrian people in the asass regime. >>> hugo chavez, recovering from six hours of surgery in cuba this morning. the fourth cancer-related operation for the venezuelan president since the summer of 2011. his vice president tells the people of venezuela the procedure on chavez was complex and completed correctly and successfully. >>> so michigan, the cradle of the organized labor movement is

syrian rebels are threatening to execute a kidnapped ukrainian journalist if a ransom is not paid reportedly saying a russian and ukrainian citizens should not be allowed to leave syria. britain greece skips its latest installment of bailout funds needed to keep the economy afloat in exchange for a debt by about scheme which many see as counterproductive. and. watchdog resumed talks with iran we look at why many iranians consider quire of energy is not just a matter of necessity but of national pride. welcome to r.t. world news around the clock kerry just ukrainian journalists kidnapped by syrian rebels faces execution on thursday that's a fifty million dollar ransom is paid. had been working in syria during the conflict helping international media including r.t. european federation of journalists has strongly condemned the targeting reporters making outrageous demands a middle east correspondent for the smear is following developments. the journalist and her coach never was taken hostage in october and no hones the free syrian army has held her for nearly two months they've accused her of b

breakthrough in the syrian conflict there's speculation that syrians may have brought a groundbreaking peace plan now. after international. who's been trying to. put their weapons down he met with president. later said that he had a positive feeling and that something good was going on according to speculation may have discussed a peaceful transition of power which may include forming a transitional government with representatives from the syrian. opposition. is expected in the russian capital also on saturday moscow has a good chance of mediating this since it's been in contact with the syrian authorities and with the opposition. president and the syrian government as the official power in the country. you're watching r.t. and the u.k. is on the tentative road to recovery but there are parts of the country not exactly sharing in the turnaround of people in britain's poorest region the northeast are still feeling the bite there are three times more attempted suicides in the entire london area. want to see why the situation looks so bleak. as the old saying impressing gays it's grim up

or by the syrian regime. that just recently there was a media article i think of from the telegraph the twenty ninth. of the say have come together to reach out to the u.s. has lived in the straw a terrorist organization and organized to petition to say that we are all strong and. you have no heat brigade. that was quote by new york times journalists who were embedded with. sitting on a prisoner two i don't need to look at a government checkpoint and then unknown prisoners so i would doubt this distinction that the u.s. is trying to create between jihadists and. gently destroyed them but you know i think what they're trying to do is just absolve themselves of that they're arming terrorists right of course and we just heard you know it's confirmed they've been supplying weapons we already knew that but it is interesting to see the corporate media kind of confirm what we already knew what about this chemical weapons rhetoric meaning i mean i just can't help but think of iraq when i hear all the score for the co

is expected to endorse the syrian rebels as the sole legitimate voice of the syrian people in the next few days talk to spectrum of the earlier he's a political analyst a professor at the university in jordan and he believes the hype around syria's chemical arsenals is being used as justification. the purpose of drumming up these allegations about syrians attempting or plundering the usage of of chemical weapons is either to justify a military intervention in syria or to justify arming the rebels was quantitatively but the weaponry especially. the size this is late on a thump with the stuff below is a little bit on the government of things go in the direction of a bit like military intervention at what definitely be another iraq but on the laws or regional scale. a student has been found guilty in a british court of involvement in a cyber attack on global payment companies pay paul visa master card were targeted after they blocked off funds meant for. leaks the twenty two year old who has maintained his innocence is now facing a jail sentence of his or smith is following the case a cri

is expected to endorse the syrian rebels as the sole legitimate voice of the syrian people in the next few days to have a new political analyst a professor at the university in jordan believe the hype around syria's chemical arsenal is being used as justification the purpose of drumming up these allegations about syrians. funding the usage of of chemical weapons is either to justify a military intervention in syria or to justify arming the rebels were qualitatively about the weaponry especially. in the size. of the stabilize a legitimate government of things go in the direction of that i haven't. from the front of the lobby another but on a large regional. a student has been found guilty in a british court of involvement in a cyber attack on global online payment companies. most a card would targeted after it blocked all funds meant for whistle blowing site wiki leaks the twenty two year old who has maintained his innocence is no facing jail sentence or smith is following the case the crime is basically a revenge attack against those companies that blockaded wiki leaks pay pal master c

well on monday the european union pledged to provide greater support to the syrian rebels this came after meeting between both sides in which the u.s. so the e.u. said it was increasingly concerned around the transfer and potential use of chemical weapons within syria again pledging that would hold anyone responsible accountable now this comes as the damascus regime increasingly accuses both the e.u. and the united states of conducting a smear campaign against it as in terms of falsely accusing damascus of using chemical weapons the syrian foreign ministry has written a number of letters to the united nations in which it says that it is afraid that countries backing both terrorists and terrorism my consults provide those countries with chemical weapons and then shift the blame and point fingers towards syria there is of course growing concern that chemical weapons stockpiles within syria could land up in the hands of extreme militants in here we've been hearing reports of both al qaida as well as has been on the south operating in lending their support to the insurgency and so there's con

the syrian regime. that is different from maybe the assad regime. he called all the freedom fighters as a terrorist or jihadists or al qaeda, like that. the situation or the change of dynamics of the revolution reflected on the dynamics of the free syrian army. there is no central command. there are different groups in different cities and different areas. since those areas are not geographically connected, it is very difficult, for security reasons, to bring up a central command that can think and strategizing about the military operation, and that is exactly what has happened. i have been in syria last month, visiting the areas. you can see the freedom fighters in different cities. all of them complain about the air force, and nothing to do about it. this is something out of their hands. at the same time, complaining of the lack of financial support they got from the opposition or international community. would that make the situation more difficult? despite that, all of these liberated areas, they be

new online video emerges suggesting syrian rebels might be considering a chemical attack of their own. and the u.s. senate passes a bill removing barriers to trade with moscow one at the same time backing sanctions against russian officials for human rights violations which moscow pulls . around the world onscreen online international news and comment live from moscow the egyptian army has cleared protesters from the area near caro's presidential palace clashes between rival demonstrations that took place there overnight wednesday left at least seven dead and hundreds injured tanks were brought in as supporters and opponents of president morsy forty each other into the early morning . reporter bel true is outside the presidential palace. as you can probably see behind me there are hundreds gathered here as marches converge outside the presidential palace calling for the end of morsi and the ever singing his concession decoration be seen a reaction on an official level in quite a big manner for example we had at least six of most these aides resigned over the violence in addition to th

the deadly nerve agent sarin gas weaponized and at the ready the syrian government flatly denied the possibility saying they would not use such weapons against its people. we would not commit suicide we fear there's a conspiracy to provide a pretext for any subsequent interventions in syria by these countries during creasing pressure syria the syrian government sure knows that if they use chemical weapons it would give nato and some of their arab neighbors who are itching to intervene in syria the green light to go ahead with their plans damascus itself says it would be suicidal for them to do so but with the fear and the hype building up over the use of chemical weapons against civilians in syria it seems the u.s. might be preparing grounds to jump the gun on this one the jumping the gun scenario is not new for the u.s. almost twenty years ago the bush administration confidently presented false evidence to invade iraq we have first hand descriptions of biological weapons factories on wheels and on rails the invasion triggered a civil war that killed more than one hundred thousand in

and friends many morocco to throw their weight behind the newly formed syrian opposition coalition two thirds of the islamic dominated anti assad coalition has the price to the muslim brotherhood and cellophane and their idea of freedom for syria what. a positive sign for us that our military struggle is characterized by being mostly islamic because martyrdom for the sake of anna has always been the main motive of people. in what's seen as a symbolic attempt to distance themselves from terrorists in syria washington has designated one of the rebel groups all nusra a terrorist organization but the same syrian opposition that the u.s. supports welcomes the efforts of groups like al nusra the decision of considering one of the. factions fighting the regime is a terrorist organization should be reconsidered. this is a demonstration of support for in syria with people heard chanting we are students of osama. you will hear in washington don't seem to understand that if you don't like the government in cairo or if you do like the government in cairo i guess i should say then you will love the

silence shrouds the ordeal of a journalist held by syrian rebels with no news of her fate since a deadline passed by her execution. energy addicted britain is accused of resorting to dirty policies to drill for gaps as it approves a technique criticized for destroying the environment. and washington looks to clinch a deal that would let more u.s. troops and hardware into asia as china's new leader advises its military to prepare for a struggle. with worldwide news live from moscow city center this is r t with me will receive showing the fate of a ukrainian journalist held by syrian rebels remains unknown after a round sum deadline from a group threatening to execute her has passed on had a question of i was kidnapped by insurgents said to be from the free syrian army and she repeatedly accused of brutality against civilians now the story. there. well the deadline has passed with no word as to whether or not she is dead or alive she was reportedly kidnapped by the free syrian army and held for ransom of fifty million u.s. dollars she was taken hostage nearly two months ago and since then ha

the arab league's peace envoy during a meeting with the russian foreign minister warns that the syrian rebels refusal to compromise could lead to further outbreaks of violence in the country. and live from our studios direct from moscow this is r.t. glad to have you with us four people have been killed after a passenger plane crashed onto one of moscow's main highways the jet broke into three parts and the right wing caught fire after overshooting the runway and of the airport on board the only eight crew members but four survived and are in serious condition with head injuries or to his marine if an osha has the latest. four people have died three man the captain the flight engineer and the second pilot and one woman twenty eight year old hostages for others have been all clearly severely injured all of them have been young people as far as we know the oldest one has been just thirty two years old and all of them have been flight attendants and now their true being treated at different hospitals here in moscow and we're hearing from the doctors who have been taken care of them for the

syrian rebels say they're making gains across the country in their push towards the capital damascus the opposition received another financial and political boost this week with the u.s. recognizing the coalition washington says it's meant to isolate extremist groups while allowing the rebels to up their struggle against the syrian government. looks at who is fighting in the camp i thought. they call themselves martyrs god and all those you see around you of the fighters you see are living martyrs and the living martyr has already sacrificed a soul for this country the syrian rebels say they will stop at nothing to defeat us thought. some of them are so proud of their deeds that they post them on the web including the execution of prisoners. or having a child behead a man who was president. supporter atrocities are committed on all fronts during syria's bloody civil war according to many accounts on the ground it's islamist groups that do most of the fighting on behalf of the rebels dr towie come meet was a member of a jihadi spoken ization twenty five years ago and what he later bec