Erstellt am: 7. 10. 2013 - 14:24 Uhr

Surprises in Syria

Reality Check: Chemical weapons being destroyed in Syria, the importance of 6th October to Egyptians, US commando raids in Africa, Greece's social collapse, black stereotypes

The work of the chemical weapons inspectors in Syria is progressing much faster than expected.

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President Assad's regime has proved more cooperative then many expected, and the weapons inspectors are already destroying weapons stockpiles

International security analyst, Paul Rogers, gives his views on the operation so far and the response to it from the USA.

October 6th in Egypt

Following the violent demonstrations in Egypt yesterday, Sammy Khamis explains the singificance to Egyptians of the October 6th anniversary of the Arab-Israeli war.

US commando raids in Africa

The US launched two commando raids over the weekend, one in Libya, one in Somalia. In Libya, al Qaeda leader, Anas al-Liby was captured, and Secretary of State, John Kerry, says he will now stand trial. In Somalia, Navy SEALs failed to catch a commander of the al-Shabab group, which carried out the attack on the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Defence analyst, Paul Beaver, examines the implications of these raids and the different reactions in the two countries.

The collapse of Greece

Katharine Sarikakis describes the collapse of the social system in Greece and how it is affecting daily life and the political landscape.

Black stereotypes

Using humour against prejudice with "So ist Afrika".

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