An RT crew filming on location in western Syria found itself in the midst of a live firefight as government forces and their allies were driving rebels out of the city of Zabadani.

Ammar Waqqaf, Syrian political analyst, joins RT

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Anti-Russian sanctions and visa restrictions only demonstrate a lack of professionalism by US diplomats, as it is not in the Russian mentality to give in to intimidation, the upper house chair states in a major interview.

Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko's video statement in United Nations General Assembly

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Somebody wants the Saudis and their Arab neighbors to believe that Russia is intensifying its presence in Syria. That possibly explains a hysterical propaganda overload this weekend.

Derek Monroe, US Foreign Policy analyst, joins RT

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With oil prices collapsing more than twofold in the space of one year, Saudi Arabia will be forced to cut “unnecessary expenses” to plug a budget hole estimated at $120 billion. The announcement was made by the finance minister during an official visit to the US.

Jeffrey Albert Tucker, Distinguished Fellow of the Foundation for Economic Education, joins RT

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Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to accept 20,000 refugees from Syria and other war-torn countries over the next five years in response to the escalating crisis in the Middle East and North Africa.

Raza Nadim, member of Muslim Public Affairs Committee in the UK, joins RT

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Police have used water cannon during a farmers’ protest in Brussels. Hundreds of protesters were throwing stones, eggs and firecrackers at officers and used two tractors to try and break through a cordon.

Sieta van Keimpema, Vice-President of the EMB (European Milk Board), joins RT

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Europe's refugee crisis has been dubbed the worst since WWII with a record number of 107,500 asylum seekers crossing the EU's borders in July. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and North Africa to start a new life in Europe, but many meet a tragic end there.

CEO of Vienna Center for Societal Security, Reinhard Kreissl, joins RT

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The interests of the West in war-torn countries such as Iraq and Libya are focused on their natural resources, oil in particular, while the current refugee crisis remains badly dealt with, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Middle East expert, Associate Professor at University of Oklahoma, Firat Demir, joins RT

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Dutch airline KLM has removed tracks by a Ukrainian musician from its in-flight entertainment system after complaints from a passenger involved in a group dedicated to ostracizing her.

Srdja Trifkovic, international affairs editor for Chronicles magazine, joins RT

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Thousands of street protesters in Beirut are demanding the resignation of two government ministers, after hundreds were injured in a similar demonstration last week. RT's Paula Slier reports that violence has again broken out.

RT’s Paula Slier reports from Beirut

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