>> yemen's shia rebels reach an agreement with the empty 'em embattled president a al jazeera has received leaked telephone conversations of ali abdullah saleh of coordinating military moves with the rebels. al jazeera live from london. also coming up. a senior u.s. delegation kicks off its highest meeting with cuba in 35 years. france brings in more weapons and intelligence agents to stop future attacks.

beginning with breaking news from yemen after president hadi has reportedly reached an agreement with houthi rebels after a day of unrest in the capitol of sanaa. the agreement calls for the houthi rebels to withdraw from areas around president hadi's home and presidential palace. as part of the deal the houthies will release a top aid who they kidnapped over the weekend. the agreement is that houthies have a right "t" represent in all state institutions. what do you make of these latest developments and offers from the

president to the houthies and what they'll say they'll do in exchange. >> actually, he met with houthies for yesterday for about 75 minutes. he said that an agreement from four points, and they'll go forward. first thing is about the constitution that because the constitution should be in line with the outcome of the conversation. i think that still they're sticking to their point. the point that we spoke about six regions about the division of yemen in decision regions. this is outside within the presidential. the national authority, which is going to oversee the implementation of the outcomes, this is perhaps going to be amended, expanded. i think the most important point here is that the houthies to

agree that the future constitution is going to be a federal constitution. those who go against it, ali abdullah saleh those in the shout will agree. >> they're committed by seeing the troops moving and so on. >> the whole point is that the mouths have been playing this game all the time. the crisis. get the agreement. get recommendations and create more crisis and get another agreement. without restructuring the armed forces and security reform. then >> do stay with us. we'll have more in the moment.

this comes as al jazeera obtains a leaked recordings of a telephone call suggesting that the former yemeni president ali abdullah saleh is heard coordinateing with coordinating with a shia group. >> it also appears to discuss what happened with the september takeover of the capitol. he gives orders on how to proceed.

>> so it seems extraordinary stuff. he seems to be coordinating it all. >> it's not coordinating, he's actually calling the shots. we've known this all the time. this man did not want power to be transferred to the vice president. we said all the time that the man would be there because he represents the whole centers of corruption in yemen. he's representative of those centers. he managed to get houthies--we knew houthies when they were fighting near the border of saudi arabia they could not confront them. but all of a sudden the houthies have run for our five conglomerates. they are taken their costumes, and the houthi tribesmen

uniform,. when they took over the presidential palace we knew those tribesmen who were part. >> what role will he have if any of any future arrangement. if he has been that powerful behind the scenes, won't he want some bigger role? >> no, we know that the security council resolution did say that it's going to take measures and gun safety and derail and undermine the whole process. this man is obviously undermining it, and we are actually as enemies unfortunate if this man is allowed to play all these games. he is the master of mischief.

he will come back with corruption for the country or he'll drive yemen to anarchy. actually he should be punished for that. rather than be given something for it. >> thank you. >> syria's government has once again been accused of dropping barrel bombs on rebel-held areas. activists say that the launched air attacks on homs. 12 people are reported to have been killed. the car bomb has explodeed in the mainl mainly alawite area.

in douma two buildings partially collapsed. the peshmerga forces made gains by the help of airstrikes of coalition-led jets. a knife attack on a bus in tel aviv. the attacker believed to be a 23-year-old palestinian was shot in the leg before being taken into custody. the police say the man tried to stab several people in and around the bus. hamas did not claim responsibility for the attack but praised it. >> hamas president abbas' partner in the palestinian unity

pac praised this morning's attack and in doing so hamas demonstrated that it is a ruthless and brutal terrorist organization. >> talks between the u.s. and cuba indicated that a migration law will remain for now. discussions were described as productive and constructive, but there are still disagreements in the laws to apply for asylum. andy there are more than a million cubans living in miami. how are they reacting to the talks in havana? >> if you look at the situation in simplistic terms. older cuban-americans are against normalization. they see it as a betrayal of their values. younger cuban americans think

that the economic sanctions never worked, and they want to embrace change. that's a fairly simplistic scenario. for instance, this morning i was talking to the young station manager of the only independently owned cuban-american radio station here. he unlike his father, thinks that the embargo is something that doesn't work. but he is very suspicious of what the u.s. is getting in return. that's more reflective of what people on both sides of this argument feel. he sees from his perspective giving a great deal. increasing remittances. easing travel. but he's very suspicious of what the u.s. is getting in return, and would ultimately not be happy until there were free and fair elections in cuba, something that is a long way off at the moment. it is broken down on those basic demographic lines but there is nuance there and i think a lot of people are waiting with baited breath to see what will come from the cuban side and what advantages the u.s. and

cuban-american community would gain. >> and announcing those who fled cuba to apply for residency any concerns that that could change? >> well, the rumors that that might change to push up the figures of those trying to make the dangerous crossing from cube to across the florida straight from here to miami. the coast guard, which is behind me said that in december 500 people were apprehended out at see, an increase of 500%. and this year alone that number has grown greatly. the rumors are enough to push cubans to make that dangerous crossing across the 90 miles of water between cuba and key west here in florida. those rumors have made people try that journey. but that policy, that policy is not changing. and it's not known if president obama could change if even if he wanted to. he would certainly need

congressional approval before such an important law is changed. nearly, it is making people on those rumors on that dangerous make those dangerous crossings. >> at this hour the popularity is low and his country is struggling so what will venezuelan president mature maduro in his presidential speech.

>> a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. yemen's president mansour hadi has made a deal with the houthies and in agreement with the deal the houthies will withdraw. >> leaked taped telephone calls of yemen's former president speaking with houthi leaders. >> nigerian flag was torched in this video where the boko haram

leader said that the killings were the tip of the iceberg and more would follow. the prosecutor at the international criminal court is now investigating the mass killings and will prosecute those who are responsible for war crimes. there have been violent democrat demonstrations in the democratic republic of congo over delay of elections. there is a dispute by the government saying those who were shot were looters. malcolm webb reports from the capitol. >> on the streets of kinshasa demonstrateors are undeterred by police crackdown. they think it's an attempt by president joseph kibila to

extend his rule beyond the constitution limits of two terms.. >> we don't want the president to continue ruling after 2016. >> it's an advantage to the president personally. he's not doing it for the interest of the population. that's why they need to change the constitution. >> in some suburbs people took advantage of the situation to loot property. but others keep trying to earn a living. this market was open for business in spite of the unrest. >> people on this street told us that the owner of this car works for the judiciary. they say that the protesters got the better of police here and then soldiers from the presidential guard were sent in. the owner of the car tried to plead with people to calm down. but the people here identified

him as a government worker, so they burned his car and chased him away. >> a spokesperson for president kabila said that they should let him finish his second term. >> we ask the opposition to leave kabila alone. to leave kabila to work. and to leave kabila to lead the country the way they asked. >> for many, change is not coming fast enough. here protesters wrote on the road that they reject kabila and they want the national football coach to be in charge. malcolm webb, al jazeera, in the democratic republic of congo. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of its journalists who have been held in egyptian prison for 389 days. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused of broadcasting false

news and helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges which we deny. the court has oh ordered a retrial. venezuela's economy is estimateed to have shrunk by 4% last year when inflation has climbed to 64%. 95% of vein's hard currency income comes from oil. the prices have dropped to half in june to under $50 a barrel. venezuela only has $20 billion left in its reserves. and owes $50 billion to china alone. the shortages are already being felt on the streets and some state grocery shops have introduced rationing. we have reports from caracas. >> never-ended queues for essentials. double digit inflation, foreign

currency restrictions, shortages of imports and the nation's income cut by half because of the plummeting price of oil. venezuela is struggleing to stay afloat amid what has become the perfect storm. in caracas' industrial area most car parts shops are closed because of the uncertainty of the exchange rate. a critical consideration for a country that imports almost everything that it consumes. many are anxiously awaiting president madura's presidential speech. >> we feed to know if we can access foreign currency for imports, if the economy will be reactivated. under the current rules it's impossible to work here. >> the president is just back from a hike stakes tour of russia iran, qatar saudi arabia. he failed to convince fellow

opec members to raise the price of oil. but he came home with what he calls fresh oxygen in the form of loans from china and qatar. >> if the president needs to bring oxygen were abroad, what happens when the tank runs out. we need to resolve the course of our problems rather than look for oxygen were abroad, and without knowing what it wills cost us. in exchange for what? >> with his popularity dropping as fast as the price of oil the president is anxious to convince his countrymen he can convert an economic slide of which he takes no blame. >> the opposition had the same objective under commander chavez chavez. the objective is to did study me. the campaign is directed at doing away with me because they think it will further their revolution. >> the government knows that the chronic shortages are unsustainable. but the medicine to make these long lines go away is hard to swallow and comes with a high political price tag.

the question is how much of a price is the president willing to pay right now? >> it's a fine balancing act. certainly. while venezuelans make it clear they cannot afford to wait for solutions. lucia newman. al jazeera caracas. >> rue crane says that russia has 9,000 troops in their country. president poroshenko has called for the withdrawal. >> if russia fulfills point number four, close the border and withdraw all troops from our territory. because now now the data of our intelligence confirm that the independent sources we have 9,000 troops on the territory. including more than 500 tanks

and heavy artillery and personal carriers. if this is not an aggression, what is the aggression. >> nato has reiterated it's call to withdraw from ukraine saying it has seen an increase of tanks and heavy military equipment used there. in donetsk the destruction of a railway. conflicts in ukraine has had a major impact on the economy there. which look at how donets is coping. >> deep in the ground, and deep in the psyche of the people here. the coal that these men will dig are thousands of meters down.

now these miners just feel lucky to still have jobs. >> this mine is our home and our work. if there is no work, that would mean no money and no means to feed the family. >> last amen when they began to go into the perimeter of this mine it was simply too dangerous to operate. you can hear the conflict is still literally on the door step. >> we're hoping the conflict ends. we want the economic situation to improve as soon as possible. so this mine can work for 10 or 12 years or maybe even more. >> the former separatest stronghold was recaptured by ukrainian soldiers last july. the government in kiev is now providing 24 millions to subsidize the city's finances and support reconstruction. >> there are between 10 and 15,000 people who fled and settleed in slovansk.

so we are hoping for the support of the international community such as the e.u. >> at least this atm still has cash to dispense. in the separatist-held areas the banking system has collapsed. pensions have not been paid for months. shops have reopened but few have money to spend. >> for instance, my mother stays in mariopol. because she cannot find work here. a before the war there was not much work available. now there are no jobs at all. >> allies say russia is arming and supporting the separatist fighters. now russia also has a financial weapon. it can demand early repayment of a $3 billion loan. if it does, that would trigger the ukrainian default. this crisis gets more complex by the day. paul brennan al jazeera, donetsk. >> head of germany's anti-

anti-immigration movement of pigeda where he likes like hitler. the response is anyone who would pose as hitler is either an idiot or a nazi. the anti-pigeda demonstrations are held nearby. tell us what is happening. >> we have an effectively two demonstrations taking place very close to the main square in the heart of leitzing. the supporters of pegida come

for the rally. now, the pegida movement have gone on march through the center of the city, and will end up back at this main square. and the anti-pegida protesters are waiting essentiallier for them to return to continue in a a--you can probably hear the music in the background, to continue their demonstration in the movement they regard as being fascist and being extremely right-winged and no place in modern german. pegida on the other hand say that they're out to defend german values and what they see a progressive islamification of

the country. >> hundreds of police will be hired in paris they'll be given more weapons and national database of suspects is being created. this is as four men were charged on the attack of a kosher supermarket in paris earlier this month. >> soldiers on the streets french prime minister calls it a war. he announced $500 billion of spending to help in the battle. >> over the next three years there will be 2,680 new jobs delegated to the fight against terrorism in the police and jupes services of the state. this effort, ladies and gentlemen, is huge, but it's indispensable to the security of the french people. >> a national registry of suspects. there are some 3,000 in france right now. he also promised easier wiretapping for the intelligence

services and a deradicalization program targeting the prison population and young people. but experts on deradicalization say more needs to be done such as promoteing a dialogue between muslim leaders and politicians not with police. >> in a way france is escaping terror attacks because of a good result of this policiering. nowpolicy. now we're obliged to think about further. not just react active reactive. >> if this is a war then it stretches beyond the borders of france. by the prime minister's own estimate am number of people on french soil linked to syria and iraq jumped to 130% next year.

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