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others. [ singing ] pope francis canonizes two palestinian nuns in a major boost to christians in the middle east various yemeni leaders are meeting in the saudi arabian capital riyadh to try to end the war in yemen. exiled president and tribal leaders are there, discussing what steps should be taken next the the houthis are not attending the conference. fighting continues on the ground with 10 killed in battles. this despite a 5-day humanitarian truce, which is due to expire on sunday. the ceasefire was allowed to let in much-needed aid. houthi rebels control much of the territory.

crossing to hashem ahelbarra, joining us from the conference taking place in riyadh. what is the order of play at the conference, what have we seen so far, and why the houthis say they are not attending? >> basically there has been some speeches by the g.c.c. secretary-general saying that the g.c.c. countries will provide significant support for the legitimate government of president abd-rabbu mansour hadi and the international community to bring all the political factions to negotiate a political settlement. now the western ambassadors are talking, and then president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. it's a conference to put into perspective some of the ... apologies for that technical

glitch with hashem ahelbarra. hashem ahelbarra was reporting for us from that conference that you are looking at there, taking place in riyadh in saudi arabia where yemeni tribal leaders, some political factions regional leaders and international officials like the u.n. envoy attending that conference in riyadh trying to find a solution to the crisis in yemen. we are keeping an eye on what is going on there and will bring you the latest developments. we'll move on to other yours. egypt hangs six men accused of carrying out attacks last year. police say they belonged to a group pledging loyalty to i.s.i.l. it's not clear where they were executed. the six men were sentenced to

death by a military tribunal. it's the first multiple execution since 2013. the report comes a day after the deposed president was sentenced to death for taking pleas in a gaol break during the 2011 revolution the u.s. government saying it's concerned by the court decision. the state department says it was inconsistent with the rule of law. >> egypt's first elected president is found guilty of breaking out of gaol and sentenced to death. the muslim brotherhood now banned by egypt calls the decision politically motivated and says executing mohamed mursi would be murder. and the international community should stop it. the response around the world is mixed. some say action should be taken the european union, western countries, can't you ban the death penalty, don't you have

sanctions with the death penalty, why do you stand still and ring silence. impose it on them. you do it on others. why not impose sanctions on egypt? >> reporter: mohamed mursi is in prison with other muslim brotherhood leaders a few days after egyptians begin a movement to overthroughhim in 2012. in 2012 -- overthrow him in 2012. in 2012 he is the first president. almost immediately he begins decisions expanding his powers. hundreds of thousands demonstrated in thaksin square. fighting erupts protests erupt. there are calls for mohamed mursi to step down. in july mohamed mursi is overthrown by the chief of the military who is now the president. >> on saturday mohamed mursi appears in court wearing the

blue uniform given to conflicts. they sentence 122 penalty. including the former leader and a former scholar. saturday's mass death sentence has been referred to the grand mufti, due to rule on it on june the 2nd. the court verdict has been handed down a week after mubarak is sentenced but freed because he's served time. in over a few days egyptians see one president voted in and deposed sentenced to death. another imposed upon them is now a free man malaysia's foreign minister plans to met the indonesian counterpart on monday. and discussed the surge. thousands of refugees are believed to be stranded on boats

in the andaman sea. most are ethnic rohingya and they are escaping per centsecution. myanmar says it's not responsibility. >> reporter: authorities are keeping a tight lid on vessels landing and being escorted by the navy as the country puts in place a push-back policy not accepting vessels, if they are seaworthy and if they can continue the journey. only vessels in danger of sinking or capsizing are allowed to come here, and the people, the migrants from the vessels taken ashore. of hundreds brought ashore in the last couple of weeks, they are kept well-sebbing slewed --

well-secluded as they are processed for repatriation. they take a tough stance with the new arrivals. there's an empathy here in the muslim majority company with the flight of the rohingya in myanmar, in the way they are persecuted and facing poverty. there is - there has been in the past here in malaysia a leniency with the arrivals coming from myanmar, that has changed. the government is making it clear that the problem has to be sorted out and laying the blame for this firmly at the doors of the myanmar government. >> in europe the french prime minister called for a system of border controls dealing with migrants reaching the continent by sea. >> translation: there needs to be a european response, we have to reinforce surveillance at the borders, in april, the european

council tripled operations in the mediterranean. france is contributing to that. we are proposing to create a system of border controls. >> in afghanistan, a taliban suicide bomb attack killed three people, including one travelling in a european vehicle. a convoy of cars was targeted near kabul international airport. jennifer glass has more from the capital. >> the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. the target the european union police convoy, advisors helping the afghan police. the suicide - it was a suicide car bomber attacking the convoy of 24-wheel drive vehicles on the road leading to and from the airport, and is home to a couple of fortified guest houses where

advisors and foreigners live. they targeted foreigners but civilians, the majority of casualties, it's a busy road. women are out doing shopping schoolchildren on the way to classes. a busy road. this is the latest the taliban saying it's the fifth attack since the beginning of a spring offensive. we are seeing increased fighting around the country. this is the first year that the afghan security forces are fighting without the support of forces in the field, and they are finding themselves under pressure. that is what the taliban wants, the new president in office. they still don't have a defence minister or chief of the army, the taliban keeping up pressure and fighting in 10 provinces across the nation. >> pope francis is leading a ceremony at the vatican to

connonize two nuns. they are the first palestinians to become saints in modern times, the decision is viewed as an attempt to support christians in the middle east. you are look at picture from the vatican. >> here is what is coming up on al jazeera. putting pressure on their president. people in guatemala city call on their leader to step down. thousands from china takes to the streets in protest.

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hello again. a reminder of the headlines on al jazeera regional political leaders are meeting in the saudi capital, riyadh, to try to end the crisis in yemen. houthi rebels are not attending. at least 10 were killed in battles, despite a humanitarian truce due to expire later on sunday thousands of refugees believed to be stranded in the anda man dead. most rohingyas, believing to be escaping persecution in myanmar. there'll be a meeting on monday to discuss the crisis three people have been killed in a suicide attack in afghanistan's capital. a convoy was targeted near the kabul international airport. the taliban said it planned the

bombing the war in yemen is representing. the u.n. representative says the agency reached and helped some families during the 5-day truce but a longer ceasefire it imperative. >> whatever we bring in, planes or ships, it cannot replace fuel food that 6 million require. some ships are getting into the country. however, yemen is cut off from the vast majority of imported goods. and yemen can only exist if it has access to imports. our humanitarian assistance can never deal with that issue. it can treat the wounded. it can provide assistance to the

vulnerable, but it will not be enough. we need a pause to be continued. during the last weeks yemenis have not been vaccinated. vaccines have been destroyed. if we are not able to reach and vaccinate the children in the months to come there'll be endemics in yemen, and we risk things like polio, if it gets into yemen, it affects all its neighbours. and the issues of poor water and endemics will feed into malnutrition. so we absolutely need the continuation of a humanitarian pause so we can go out, work with all parties to ensure vaccination of children across the countries, including the areas where there is fighting we are taking you back to saudi arabia riyadh where the misty upham special en -- u.n.

special envoy for yemen is speaking at the conference, let's listen. >> translation: and the support by the united nations for the political process, especially 2216, that is to get back to the initiative of the gulf state, and also the initial dialogue. and all the dialogues which has been sponsored by the united nations. also decided to organise and which contains yemeni at a big

scale and to participate without key rules attached. this will aim for the interests. and allow me to conclude my work and i'd like to thank you for the support of the earthquakes. the resolution in finding a peaceful solution to the yemeni situation and the creation of it with living in peace with

all its neighbours in the region i hope and wish the success to you. the sponsor of the riyadh conference would - a word by the president of yemen, abd-rabbu mansour hadi. [ speaking foreign language ]

>> translation: the united nations, and the league arabs and ismail ould cheikh ahmed, the united nations representative representative and members of the gulf

states. i'd like to welcome you very much, very well in this day, in this opening this today, this exceptional and important conference which is taking place and all the defines and the difficulties difficulties, and the militias, houthi militias the stocks that took place on 21st december, and after that to conquer and taking over sanaa, and the presidential palace shelling, and the attempt of controlling,

trying to kill the president and not only stops at that all those who are behind this coup. is to launch it against yemeni in the different provinces and down. militia, specially which took place in aden which caused destruction in every corner of modern yemen. the barbaric act the opening in this date. it is to develop and build the units yemen, which will be after the coup. and to have - to bear all of us

the responsibility which the yemeni are facing. i would like to confirm this that it is for all the yemeni people despite the differences, or political differences, we should not - as long it it will be security and stability of yemeni people, and that is the go without any exception. to those who are present. members of this conference from the - our opening today, i would like to give this message very clear. the first message to our people in yemen.

who has built all the resort of the war by the militias like other people in the world, which has taken the towels and killed children, the women, and using heavy weapons and targetted their holes, and nobody even the gas and fuel and using as dirty weapon and our people are living in these conditions with patience, because it's a great people and the pictures in which they have against those

militias and their supporters. and we are very saddened that to see our nation and the - under the barricade by the militias and using the children and innocent women as a barricade, as a human shield. and we are saddened to see one of the towns and places for peace and, and now turn to ghost towns. and then evacuated all its people and those people are looking for - to leave. we are saddened to see our

people, who are hanging around other countries or in the camp. despite all this the time will be barbaric it will be just the dirt of the history, and our nation will victor and the culture and our civilisation, and the history, this great people. [ clapping ] we like to go to

the noble people all the militias who refuse to respect the state institution, would like to tell them we are with you and with god's help we will victor. to our children in the south. we will not allow at all from their justice of the south situation, and in all our towns those of peace and patients and it will not be wasted - if it's

wasted it goes without. second message to the free world: the whole free world and every corner of the planet those that listen to us the free people of the world. we have all the people with us with peaceful operation. this operation for peaceful resolution who came. we are we have a regime lasting three centuries, and those that

are behind. we sort out the country which was suffering, and in the meantime we will train the militias and then in the country we plan the developments for the country, in order to stand up in the living of old yemenis. so to all the free people of the world, the yemeni people we are pursuing a particular process and that has been agreed during the national dialogue and also

the draft from the constitution to continue with all, to get the nation to stability political stability and all of a sudden the coalition with the regime the militia with the outside support, so destroying everything. and taking and leaving the nation and all the customs and internal security and national security into danger. we did not pursue the