meanwhile in southern syria and they have the capital of damascus thousands of left rebel held areas and eastern kuta over the past day or one hundred people have been killed in a strikes by government and russian forces in the past forty eight hours they have captured two more towns on the now in control of around eighty percent of eastern kentucky the world health organization is racing to the accident people in yemen against a rapidly spreading diphtheria outbreak about thirteen hundred people have been infected and more than seventy have died since the disease was first detected six months ago the three year civil war has led to the collapse of yemen's health system. british prime minister to reason may says she's considering the next steps after moscow announced it would expel twenty three british diplomats it's in response the same number of russian diplomats being ordered to leave the u.k. the diplomatic action follows britain's accusation that the kremlin's behind the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter in light of their previous behavior we anticipated a

vulnerable we sure. all for all the more. emotional for. comes from the town of their i o. near damascus. under siege since twenty twelve it's one of the towns that has been most affected by the violence. throughout the country syrians have been documenting the day to day were pression by their wishing. in twenty eleven these videos were the only way to expose to the rest of the world what was happening inside syria the regime had closed its borders to many foreign journalists amateur videos flooded the internet they've now become precious archives of history like this one filmed in damascus in november twentieth eleven. the secret police in action. no one dare even mention them the warrant mahabharat instills immediate fear. in this police state it's well known when the macabre take people away they will disappear. lateralus he reckoned that i have a lot all. bendy must coristine must have houses mr cornell can live with us here. without fear. or one him at all but i can with the price of can with the best home of his forehead which is a thought above all an hour less irrelevant as it f

damascus has also attempted to evacuate the wounded and tried sending forty six aid trucks to the area but they were able to get through as militants opened fire along the humanitarian route aid workers stationed at a government checkpoint close to eastern good i told us about the plight of civilians there. i'm here with the syrian army and i'm ready to help leaving eastern ghouta we have ambulances here with the words of the list of the here around the clock to provide first aid to people from the east and a medical labs also work twenty four hours have provided vehicles equipped with all modern facilities medical workers also ready. if there were some people who wanted to leave eastern goods but all of a sudden we only saw a gunman opening fire using mortars to intimidate civilians. is located just outside of the syrian capital. damascus has been occupied by various rebel and islamist groups for years and under siege since two thousand and thirteen and in the north of good as a refugee camp it is hoped fleeing civilians can be relocated to everett's to provide safe passage for t

involving millions of uses the death toll from syria's war rises in both damascus and the nearby rebel held suburb of eastern ghouta and in the u.s. state of texas a city on edge after an unexplained string of bombings. thank you for joining us saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon has met the u.s. president at the white house with donald trump using the encounter for an unusual photo opportunity he displayed large cards to illustrate the benefits of arms being sold to riyadh but rights groups say those sales shouldn't be made to saudi arabia which is leading a campaign in yemen against the rebels alan fischer reports from washington. it was a lukian rival for such a high profile visit. the crown prince from saudi arabia did not go in through the front door but soon found himself in the oval office and the us president donald trump addressing mainly a domestic audience took the opportunity to outline the financial importance of the cited aleutian ship some of the things that have been approved and are currently under construction and will be delivered. the saudi arabia very soo

uses the death toll from syria's war rises in both damascus and the nearby rebel held suburb of eastern gota blasts a three way summit south korea's president suggests a joint meeting may be possible with the u.s. and north korea. saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon has met the u.s. president at the white house with donald trump using the encounter for an unusual photo opportunity he displayed in large cards to illustrate the benefits of being sold to riyadh but rice will say those sales shouldn't be made to saudi arabia which is leading a campaign in yemen against with the rebels alan fisher has a report from washington. it was a looky rival for such a high profile. visit the crown prince from saudi arabia did not go in through the front door but soon find himself in the oval office and there us president donald trump addressing mainly a domestic audience took the opportunity to outline the financial importance of the sided relationship some of the things that have been approved and are currently under construction and will be delivered to city review very soon this is moha

between the government and rebel forces damascus says it has a turn to descend forty six aid trucks to the area but the militants opened fire along the humanitarian route we've just been talking about aid workers station of a government checkpoint close to eastern ghouta told us the plight of civilians there is bad. i'm here with the syrian army and i'm ready to help leaving eastern ghouta we have ambulances here what they were judy and let's talk about us they're here around the clock to provide first aid to people from eastern guta a medical labs also work twenty four hours have provided vehicles to quit with all modern facilities medical workers also ready but. there were some people who wanted to leave eastern ghouta but all of a sudden we only saw a gunman opening fire using mortars to intimidate civilians. check it out of them where we're talking about here in eastern goods is located just outside the syrian capital damascus it's from the allegedly the farms were going in injuring people in damascus it's been occupied by various rebel an islamist groups for years it's been under

. says a rebel rocket attack is killed thirty five civilians in a market in damascus and to rush out with not very much luck twenty three diplomats expelled by britain leave from moscow. one welcome to the program saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin solomon has met the u.s. president at the white house with donald trump using the income so from an unusual full so opportunity to display a large costs to illustrate the benefits that arms sales to riyadh bring the u.s. rights groups say those sales should not be made to said here a.b.l. which is leading a campaign and gehman against the hooty rebels alan fischer reports now from washington. it was a looky rival for such a high profile visit the crown prince from saudi arabia did not go in through the front door but soon found himself in the oval office of the u.s. president donald trump addressing merely a domestic audience to. the financial importance of the city relationship. some of the things that have been approved and are currently under construction and will be delivered to city review very soon this is mohammed bin soundman

from syria's war and both damascus and the nearby rebels of east and. and in the u.s. state of texas the city is on edge after an unexplained string of bombings. seventy. has met the u.s. president at the white house but donald trump using the encounter for an unusual photo opportunity he displayed large cards to illustrate the benefits of being sold to riyadh but rights groups say those sales should not be made to solve the arabia which is leading a campaign in yemen against the whole rebels alan fischer report. from washington d.c. . it was a looky arrival for such a high profile visit the crown prince from saudi arabia did not go in through the front door but soon find himself in the oval office and the us president donald trump addressing mainly a domestic audience took the opportunity to outline the financial importance of the sided relationship some of the things that have been approved and are currently under construction and will be delivered so the review very soon this is mohammed bin soundman second visit to the white house in a year and he was keen to point out this was t

of thousands of people fleeing the fighting in eastern near damascus we'll also hear from the city of. turkish offensive has displaced over a hundred thousand people also coming out somebody has to be responsible somebody has to be accountable and we in the u.k. think that the. evidence points the evidence of culpability points to the russian state. who is behind the poisoning of a former spy as the u.k. expels russian diplomats and the european court of human rights rules that turkey must free to imprison journalists it's the first time the court has condemned the crackdown on dissent in the wake of a failed coup. a sad day for conservationists the world's last mail northern white rhino dies in kenya only two females remain the last hope against the species extinction. it's good to have you with us the united nations says it is deeply concerned about . civilians fleeing from the crumbling rebel enclave of eastern ghouta in syria government forces are clearing out the last pockets of resistance in the area which is near the capital damascus as the country's civil war interest a grim t

government forces have seize half of the territory held by rebels in the damascus suburbs the last opposition stronghold close to the capital around four hundred thousand people are believed to be trapped in the area you know and has the courage to all parties to abide by a cease fire in order to deliver aid and evacuate the wounded. while the situation at least in a hoot is getting increasingly dire the u.n. describing it earlier this week as apocalyptic we can speak now tomorrow from the world food programme she joins us from damascus good evening marla so good to have you with us again aid convoys blocked again this is terrible news for the civilians what happened exactly what made your organization the site to hold off. well it was mainly the escalation in fighting and insecurity on the ground it paralyzed the un's ability to move into areas that are besieging hard to reach a case in point is our inability to go ahead with a convoy today into duma. to deliver the remaining. assistance that we were unable to continue offloading on our first entry on the fifth of march is there a

damascus that's after a bombing campaign that monitors see killed eight hundred civilians and to find a un mandate it's ceasefire we'll hear about the desperate situation on the ground from the international red cross also coming up british authorities say they now know more about the substance that hospitalized an expiry and his daughter on the weekend that's as they mistreat threatens to ignite a full blown diplomatic route between russia and the u.k. and a german judge convicts a far right extremists on terrorism charges for their bombing campaign against refugee homes and political opponents will get the latest on the verdict. on the hawk thanks very much for the company everyone in the united nations is warning of a potential apocalypse and syria are warning that maybe too little too late for the people of east after weeks of relentless bombardment the syrian army and their allies say they have taken full control of the rebel enclave near damascus it's a move that preempts a meeting today by the u.n. security council to stop the bloodshed and stop the hundreds of civilian deaths th

have died in damascus after a series of missile struck a market in a government controlled neighborhood. you saw about it was three of my relatives are injured my wife and daughter are in surgery right now. the. only a moment my son told me he wanted to celebrate mother's day with me so i told him let's go to the market she bought a cake i was buying sweets when the explosion happened i saw only a lot of dust and my children under the table. as dandy my daughter visited me on mother's day she was five months pregnant on our way home from the doctor was told by the market it was right before the show and my daughter and i were wounded my four year old grandson was cured and the shell and he was hit by the blast wave and it took us a long time to find his body. we are innocent people first the militants destroyed my house and then they killed my wife what do they want from us they call us infidels and in reality it's them not us. well the syrian government has accused terrorists in eastern of carrying out the shelling local journalists able to him reports from c s i this is o

capital damascus since the beginning of the conflict back in two thousand and eleven the rockets hit a popular market a marketplace of course very crowded of the heart with people shopping because two very people into a celebrity mother's day and many people were out buying their gifts yesterday and when the shells heard leaving the small number of. civilians into a particular strike. when we got outside we couldn't see anything because of the dust a real massacre i swear i wouldn't wish anyone to witness a scene like this it's really sad. in the past forty eight hours the syrian army was able to make substantial gains in the syrian military now controls over thirty percent of what was once one of the most important and closest to the syrian couple damascus trouble holding clothes it is believed that it is in this location many of the headquarters of the rebels were established perhaps this is the reason why the rebels have stepped up their rocket attacks on this rink up to damascus damascus have seen an increase not just in the number of rockets that hit in the past twenty four

only u.s. correspondent inside syria, reports from government-held territory in damascus. >> reporter: a steady stream of patients at the state-run hospital in damascus. this, we are told victim of a mortar attack. he was just brought in in the ambulance. >> dr. ali gazi works in the er, often treating civilians caught in sniper attacks or explosions. >> it makes very big stress on the medical teams. >> reporter: he says for the most part this hospital has the what it needs. it is a different story only a couple miles away in the besieged suburb of eastern ghouta, there rebels are surrounded by president assad's forces. hundred of thousand of civilians are trapped. it is impossible for us to cross the line from here in government-held damascus to rebel-held ghouta. so we reached a doctor there by phone. >> we are under siege. >> dr. saker told us he is operating underground after his hospital was bombed. >> my patients die and i cannot do anything to help. sometimes, when i don't have medicine, when i do not evacuate the patient to icu, to continue the air strikes. a very bad situatio

on twitter. at least forty four people have been killed in damascus after a series of missile struck a market and a government controlled neighborhood. it's all about a bit of my relatives are injured my wife and daughter are in surgery right now. the. only moment my son told me he wanted to celebrate mother's day with me so i told him let's go to the market she bought a cake i was buying sweets and the explosion happened i saw only a lot of dust and my children under the table. as dandy my daughter visited me on mother's day she was five months on our way home from the doctor was told by the market it was right before the show and my daughter and i were wounded that my four year old grandson was cured and the shell and he was hit by the blast wave and it took us a long time to find his body. we are innocent people first the militants destroyed my house and then they killed my wife what do they want from us they call us infidels and in reality it's them not us. the syrian government has accused terrorists in eastern of carrying out the shelling local journalist abraham visited the sc

continue to bombard the rebel held on place of eastern guten their damascus now these latest pictures published by syrian state news agency appear to show night operations by government fighters and activists saying government forces have taken almost complete control of the town. in the last two weeks more than six hundred people have been killed planes have been dropping leaflets telling people to leave the area but residents say that's just not an option reports now from beirut in neighboring lebanon. who are desperate he is just one of about four hundred thousand people trapped in eastern huta which is under attack. he is very ill and poor living in a besieged enclave means medicine and food are hard to find i remember what a lot of the roads here are i am crying and my children are cried because i am unable to buy anything for them my situation is very bad we have no money. and for the past two weeks this is what the people have been facing. airstrikes artillery shelling more than six hundred civilians have already been killed. syrian aircraft are dropping leaflets over the besie

suburbs of damascus and it's a crowded market. and facebook is under fire after the date of millions of its users was harvested and exploited in u.s. presidential campaigns. joining us this evening you're watching r.t. . the russian foreign ministry says it considers the poisoning of former spy surrogate script and this doctor to be an act of terror it's held a briefing on the case with a number of ambassadors attending the event with more details is not is not here issued the foreign ministry spokesperson said a number of things firstly he reiterated that russia could have in no way benefited from the attack moscow says they consider this to be a terror attack secondly they stated that the u.k. refused to cooperate with russia which is against the convention on preparation of chemical weapons and he mentioned the attack could have been orchestrated by another party but then clarified that russia is not pinning the blame on anyone and asked that his words not be distorted let's take a quick look. we see that the british authorities are becoming ever more nervous and it's clear why th

questions. scores of civilians are killed this rebel shelling targets suburbs of damascus and hits a crowded market. the facebook is under fire after the date of millions of its users was harvested and exploited us presidential campaigns we debate whether this amount of election meddling. i understand that's the kind of party line which is whatever whatever the russian box may have done. by you know this large things we'll see is the fact that facebook is a tool. you feel well. good evening to you my name is the hobbit this is an international. the russian foreign ministry has said that it considers the poisoning of former spice script fall and his daughter to be an act of terror it's held a briefing on the case with a number of ambassadors attending the event. as a story. the foreign ministry spokesperson said a number of things firstly he reiterated that russia could have in no way benefited from the attack moscow says they consider this to be a terror attack secondly they stated that the u.k. refused to cooperate with russia which is against the convention on prohibition of chemic

to it lib this leaves duma as the last rebel stronghold outside the capital damascus as more for us from beirut in neighboring lebanon. three rebel factions were controlling the eastern enclave two of them have already surrendered the third racial islam is close to surrendering this is what we understand they are engaged in negotiations with the russian military and they are close to a deal fishel islam in the russian military have been talking for the past a few days but the talks collapsed over a main sticking point and that is. didn't want to be evacuated to that is the province in the northwest of the country under the control of the opposition does not have good relations with the rebel groups which dominate province so what we are understanding is that they may be sent to the eastern region there is a rebel pocket there close to lebanon's border so a deal is close with a third rebel faction. man another rebel faction which has a surrendered the southern pocket preparations are now under way for the evacuation of up to seven thousand people fighters their family members as well

government and rebel forces damascus says it's also attempted to send forty six aid trucks to that area but that militants opened fire along the humanitarian route again aid workers station to the government checkpoint close to eastern ghouta told us about the plight of civilians there. and i'm sure with the syrian army and i'm ready to help leaving eastern ghouta we have ambulances here with the words of the enlisted here around the clock to provide first aid to people from eastern guta a medical labs also work twenty four hours have provided vehicles equipped with all modern facilities medical workers also ready. if there were some people who wanted to leave eastern goods but all of a sudden we only saw a gunman opening fire using mortars to intimidate civilians is still a hellish place right now let's bring up the map to get an idea of where it is eastern ghouta was is located just outside the syrian capital damascus it's been occupied by various rebel islamist groups for years no fight has been under siege his place since twenty thirteen bring it out again here to the north are good

rises in both damascus and the nearby rebel held on place of eastern pewter. welcome to the program mia miles defacto leader and son suchi is without her right hand man after the abrupt resignation of the country's president in a statement on facebook president to chow said he wanted to take a rest from his current duty his role is largely ceremonial but he's a close confidant and political ally of suchi the country's vice president is still expected to fill the void until a new president is selected well from slews our correspondent in kuala lumpur has covered. extensively i mean how significant was the years as a symbolic head of state. well you want to be on mars first civilian head of state first civilian president in over fifty years so his five immediate predecessors were either military officers or former military officers his immediate pris his immediate predecessor former president ten saying had resigned from the military so he could take part in the two thousand and ten elections so you so tin chore for president in georgia. he occupied a significant role in that sense ha

people stream out of the rubble held damascus suburbs of eastern ghouta this as syrian government forces intensify artillery bombardment of the area with the support of russian airstrikes also coming up. early voting gets underway in russia's presidential election with a win for putin looking likely can he get the voters to turn out in the numbers that he wants. a magic johnson welcome to the program thousands of people are fleeing the rebel held damascus suburb of eastern ghouta for the third day in a row backed by russian airstrikes syrian government forces have intensified artillery bombardments of the area russia's military says some three thousand people are leaving hourly through a humanitarian corridor or monitored by russian troops more than thirteen hundred civilians have been killed and thousands more wounded and made weeks of relentless fighting. the tide of human misery leaving the rebel held eastern suburbs of the capital damascus reached flood proportions on saturday as russian bombers gave support to syrian government forces on the ground russia's military said some three

sponsored ceasefire in a damascus suburb failed. after terrorists shelled and evacuation route preventing hundreds of civilians from leaving the war torn area. the un calling the situation in yemen the world's worst manmade humanitarian disaster we talked to a man who lost four children and his wife in a strike. facebook admits it still found no sign that russia interfered in the. vote despite a renewed effort to dig up proof. and split over a local initiative to introduce sex education in kindergartens with brochures featuring transgender identity and same sex marriage issues. just turning nine am on the first of march and for many of us the first day of spring sunshine here in moscow and minus twenty. in just about an hour's time now a third humanitarian pause will come into force in the syrian enclave of eastern ghouta during the previous two a safety corridor organized by russia came under heavy shelling from terrorists preventing civilians from leaving the district the failed truce efforts provoked heated debate at a u.n. security council meeting. the fighting has not stop

stronghold near the capital damascus thousands of civilians remain trackers. meanwhile life is increasingly desperate in tomorrow's government forces tightening their grip we have exclusive footage for you from inside the besieged syrian town. and some top action in germany's goodness legal will bring you up to speed on tracking gold last night in the shall come months game that will to look ahead to tonight's big clash between by labor couzin ambrosio mention a grudge match that usually delivers plucked yoko style. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us reports are coming in that syrian regime forces are making significant advances into eastern ghouta it's the last major rebel stronghold near the capital damascus a monitoring group based in the u.k. says syrian army soldiers have taken control of the region's main highway effect. really dividing into several parts the area in green is known rebel controlled territory syrian state media say the army has taken the challenge. and. that means the largest town in the enclave has been surrounded the rebel forc

eastern ghouta the rebel held territory just outside of damascus it's been destroyed by weeks of government force bombard observers say more than sixteen hundred civilians have been killed now evacuation deals have allowed buses loaded with rebel fighters and civilians to head north. leaving their homes behind for more uncertainty as people desperate for change are on the move in syria. but what lies ahead for these families said to be from eastern guta is anything but clear. these are some of the buses said to be carrying people out of the destroyed damascus suburb and north to rebel held territories around it live province. the regime has displaced us following tool chest shelling siege and starvation. for seven years we've lived through conditions that no one knows except cold. my family has been sitting inside a basement for two months with no water no food where living in impossible life we left by a miracle and thank god for everything. the number of evacuees differs considerably between sources but syrian state media aid organizations and rebel groups report several hundre

of the rebel held damascus suburbs of eastern ghouta for the third day this as syrian government forces intensify artillery bombardments of the area with the support of russian airstrikes also coming up. british russian relations in deep freeze and moscow says it's to expel twenty three british diplomats as a rout over the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter escalates further. and another scalloping in washington former deputy director of the f.b.i. enjoy mccabe is fired the dismissal ending the veteran official story or came just days before he qualified for a pension. hi michelle henery glad to have you with us thousands of people continued to flee the rebel held damascus suburb of eastern ghouta for the third day running syrian government forces have intensified artillery bombardments of the area backed by russian airstrikes russia's military said some three thousand people and our relieving their home in humanitarian corridor monitored by russian troops more than thirteen hundred civilians have been killed and thousands more wounded amid weeks of for let loose fighting

go back to before the arab uprisings you saw that damascus and they were they had positive relations i mean a sad and had one they used to go on holiday together but things very quickly soured now as for your question i think that it's more of more the issue that damascus can actually do anything about it i mean if britain is is right in the rebel controlled areas so damascus doesn't really have much influence in that part of syria now from baghdad i doubt that that would be would be particularly happy or receptive to turkish forces going into iraq so i think it will it will raise a lot of questions about the construction of security are us talk about the the kurds they played a very pivotal role in the american led coalition that is fighting i-s. are any of their allies now likely going to come to their aid. well i guess that's the million dollar question and going back to my point by regional security you've got all these different groups each with a vested interest and these alliances that we've seen have often been quite fluid as the case we've seen with the with the kurds and th

the site i put as one of the largest single rocket strikes that ever hit the syrian capital damascus since the beginning of the conflict back in two thousand and eleven the rockets hit popular the marketplace of course very crowded at the height of people shopping because today people into a sort of break mother's day and many people were out buying their gifts yesterday and when the shells heard leaving this large number of. civilians into a particular site. when we got outside we couldn't see anything because of the dust a real massacre i swear i wouldn't wish anyone to witness a scene like this it's really sad. and the past forty eight hours the syrian army was able to make substantial gains in the syrian military now controls over eighty percent of what was once one of the most important and closest to the syrian capital damascus trouble holding claves it is believed that it is in this location many of the headquarters of the rebels that were established perhaps this is the reason why the rebels have stepped up their rocket attacks on this rink up damascus damascus have seen an i

narrative why you talk about this take rebel shelling of damascus this happens daily every day blindly aimless shelling shells pepper damascus people have died people are dying and people will die to the shelling but there's there's no hysteria about it you know nobody nobody really talks about that and they don't talk about how rebels are people keeping people hostage in eastern guta they don't talk about how rebels are killing civilians in damascus with endless shelling it's you know there's no point there's no point in talking about this because it doesn't justify the narrative it almost just justifies assad's operation because it says the bad guys really are bad guys so talk about one side talk about casualties in east ghouta but that isn't the full story there's always two sides to any conflict but not always two sides to the reporting of it many thanks bring as of america's. ok let's stay with this story and bring in a guest now jamal wakim is a professor of history and international relations at the lebanese university in beirut welcome jamal let's just stay with the conversatio

just outside of the syrian capital damascus it has been occupied by various rebel an islamist group for years and undeceive since twenty thirteen and here to the north of kuta is a refugee camp that it's hoped playing civilians can be relocated to efforts to provide safe passage for those desperate to escape the big coordinated with the syrian red crescent buses an ambulance is on standby people inside the insurgent held on traver being notified about the location of the car at all fire leaflets text alerts and loudspeakers thursday points have also been set up near its exit in an attempt to help those in need of urgent medical assistance the situation in the district meanwhile has provoked heated debate at the un security council. the fighting has not stopped opposition groups operating in eastern good to have made clear their commitment to the ceasefire on the very first day the militants use the declared paused to start an onslaught on the second day the same mortar shelling has continued including of the humanitarian corridor not a single person has left the danger zone. there w

culture near damascus more than six hundred forty people are reported to have been killed in the besieged enclave during the past two weeks the u.n. says the increase in violence is simply unacceptable in a whatever force from beirut neighboring lebanon. pro-government forces are advancing inside eastern they are moving in from the eastern side forcing people to pack whatever they can and move to other areas away from the frontlines people are seeking shelter in towns closer to the center this placement is adding to their suffering the ground offensive began just over a week ago the territory taken is not heavily populated it's mainly farmlands which are hard to defend pro-government forces want to control the dumas she funny out road which would cut rebel supply lines cut off the main town of duma and split the opposition held pocket in half was the assault this not just from the ground airstrikes and shelling are targeting towns throughout the besieged rebel stronghold the bombing may have lessened since the five hour daily pause in the fighting ordered by the russian governmen

damascus since the beginning of the conflict back in two thousand and eleven there was a popular mall in the marketplace that was very crowded of the heart with people shopping because today people interested operate mother's day and many people were out buying their gifts your survey and when the shells heard leaving the small number of. civilians into a particular struggle. when we got outside we couldn't see anything because the dust a real massacre ice we are wouldn't wish anyone to witness a scene like this it's really saddening in the past forty eight hours the syrian army was able to make substantial gains in the syrian military now controls over thirty percent of what was once one of the most important and closest to the syrian couple damascus trouble holding claves it is believed that it is in this location many of the headquarters of the rebels that were established perhaps this is the reason why the rebels have stepped up their rocket attacks on this rink up damascus damascus have seen an increase not just in the number of rockets that hit in the past twenty four hours but

and rebel forces damascus says also it's attempted to send forty six a drugs to the area but the militants opened fire along that same humanitarian route aid workers station that one government checkpoint close to eastern ghouta told us about the plight of the civilians there now. i'm here with the syrian army and i'm ready to help leaving eastern ghouta we have ambulances here with the words of the list here around the clock to provide first aid to people from eastern guta a medical labs also work twenty four hours have provided the girls equipped with all modern facilities medical workers also ready. there were some people who wanted to leave eastern ghouta but all of a sudden we only saw a gunman opening fire using mortars to intimidate civilians. it's a place is very close to damascus the syrian capital is bringing them up right there's eastern cuba coming up now. it's been occupied by various rebel islamist groups for years in fact it's been under siege this whole area since twenty thirteen here to the north a good feeling camp and that's where it's hoped the refugees will b

show military concern which is falling apart schools of bombing of civilians the shelling of damascus by rebel groups that's not enough so the bombing by the way let your son mix that with the political objectives which some people are still. welcome back to the weekly the russian defense ministries reconsiderations on the first syria says just two children have managed to leave the embattled district of the east and go to in the past five days the youngsters say they fled with their parents but had to leave them behind when they came under rebel fire russia has set up a humanitarian corridors with the aim of helping civilians to flee the perceived on type however the militants have been stopping people from leaving. the un security council early adopted a resolution demanding an immediate thirty day cease fire across syria but fighting has continued to rage between government and opposition forces we spoke to a number of humanitarian workers who have been waiting at a government checkpoint to help any civilians who do manage to flee and. i'm here with the syrian army and i'm ready to

inside the damascus suburb for weeks now. this as syrian troops try to clear out rebel fighters. the man accused of dismembering a journalist goes on trial today. he's charged with killing can wall last year aboard his homemade submarine. the countdown to trade tariffs. president trump expected to announce import duties today. some key countries could be exempt. you will get the latest focusing on lebanon. today, a look at the country's first census of palestinian refugees. story, live from paris. this march 8 is international women's day. it is a day full of protests around the world as women press for progress. for working women, one of the most frustrating things in the genderce comes to equality and equal pay. you earn on average 16% less than your male colleagues in europe. take a look. >> a woman who works is unfortunately less well-paid. work, women in europe earn 16% less than men. among the e worst countries for wage equality are estonia, with a pay gap of 28%, and latvia with 21%. jobs carrying more response ability are often given to men picked as we go up the corporate la

of all of civilians of the shelling of damascus by rebel groups that's not and also the body that israel has as much earlier estimates of that with the political objectives which some people may still have. fifty years ago breaking within two cons again as a sleeping pill does this is what i mean because odds are the does what he said he thought the scientific sweat terrible but not on the road as shown in dutch one football love movie here not the war. across europe victims are starting legal battles demanding at least some compensation in something in two ways first will the physical damage itself as well that the concert mind that the people who actually perpetrated this crime has never been pulled the justice and there's been a couple. who tells the u.s. to come back to earth challenging washington's unipolarity missions also also in the illegal war against yemen and why harming the chain of regime is a recipe for disaster as well as to be trying to treat force. hey everybody i'm stephen baldwin gosh in the past hollywood guy will suspect every proud american first of all i'm

damascus and the nearby rebel held enclave of eastern ghouta blasts at three way summit south korea's president suggests a joint meeting may be possible with the u.s. and north korea. saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin solomon has met the u.s. president at the white house with donald trump using the encounter for an unusual photo opportunity he displayed large cards to illustrate the benefits of arms being sold to saudi arabia but rights groups say those sales shouldn't be made to saudi arabia which is leading a campaign in yemen against with the rebels alan fischer reports from washington. it was a looky. arrival for such a high profile visit the crown prince from saudi arabia did not go in through the front door but soon found himself in the oval office and the us president donald trump addressing mainly a domestic audience took the opportunity to line the financial importance of the so did alicia's ship some of the things that have been approved and are currently under construction and will be delivered. so the review very soon this is mohammed bin soundman second visit to th

misery continues in syria as thousands of people stream out of the rubble held damascus suburbs of eastern this and syrian government forces intensify artillery bombardment of the area with the support of russian air strikes. and germany's kurdish communities take to the streets to protest turkey's military operations in the syrian city of friends and call for more international support for their people. also have all the latest from the indus league up with byron fans have something to cheer about as they watch shall kind of take on all support our royal blues loss could help the very end as they seek to wrap up the ball in this league title this weekend. and have equal boss and welcome to the program voting is underway in russia's presidential election seven candidates are in the running of president vladimir putin is expected to secure a victory and his fourth term in office voters and lot of folks. in a far eastern part of russia lined up to show their identification to cast their ballots a russian election monitoring group says it has registered an alarming rise in complaints

stream out of the rubble held damascus suburbs of eastern this as syrian government forces intensify artillery bombardment of the area with the support of russian airstrikes also coming up. british russian relations in a deep freeze moscow says it will expel twenty three british diplomats as a dispute over the point inning of a former spy and his daughter in the u.k. escalates even further. and early voting gets underway in russia's presidential election with a win for president putin looking likely can he get the voters to turn out in the numbers that he wants. and welcome to the program thousands of people continue to flee the rubble held damascus suburbs of eastern ghouta for the third day in a role backed by russian airstrikes syrian government forces have intensified artillery bombardments of the area russia's military says some three thousand people are leaving hourly for humanitarian corridor monitored by russian troops more than thirteen hundred civilians have been killed and thousands more wounded amid weeks of relentless fighting. the tide of human misery leaving the rebel

the last opposition stronghold near the capital damascus thousands of civilians remain trapped. and life is increasingly desperate in july as government forces tighten their grip we have exclusive footage for you from inside the besieged syrian town. and having come to the program for the last three weeks the syrian army has been conducting an offensive on eastern ghouta the last major rivals stronghold near the capital damascus the fighting has already claimed the lives of over a thousand people now syrian government forces say they have made significant advances in the area will get the latest mark correspondent but first this report syrian state television shows tanks driving past damaged buildings in the tide of mess rob. the syrian observatory for human rights say government forces have taken the time as they step up their assault on eastern ghouta. the enclave is the last major rebel stronghold near the capital damascus the syrian army is now claiming large gains it has reportedly isolated the key times of duma anti-rust moving into the areas around them and cutting off connec