RussiaToday-Video-News:Embargo End: EU lifts Syria arms ban to spur peace process?

The EU has agreed to lift the Syrian arms embargo.The UK and France led the effort which has now opened the door to lethal aid flowing into the hands of the Syrian rebels. The UK aid agency Oxfam has warned of "devastating consequences" if more arms are sent into Syria.
Anti-war activist Richard Becker says the arms embargo never stopped western supporters of the opposition. And Soraya Sepah-pour Ulrich, an independent researcher and writer, says Washington is not entirely sincere when it calls for peace talks



British police have arrested two men suspected of setting fire to a mosque in eastern England. It's the latest in a series of hate crimes across the country - sparked by the brutal killing of a British soldier in London by self-proclaimed defenders of Muslims. The surge of Islamophobia has some concerned that society is about to split.
Investigative journalist Tony Gosling, who thinks the attackers have not been monitored closely enough


The EU remains divided on whether to ease sanctions against Syria, allowing weapon shipments to rebel fighters. France and the UK are pushing hard for arms supplies, however some EU members oppose ending the embargo which expires on Friday. This, as Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the US Secretary of State John Kerry are to meet in Paris to prepare a peace conference on Syria.