yemen's exiled president meets allies in saudi arabia. calls grow for another ceasefire with the rebels. you're watching al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up. a day after egypt's deposed president was sentenced to death, egypt carries out its first multiple execution since abdul fatah al-sisi came to power the u.n. calls these boats floating coffins, the latest on

migrants no one wants and the president of the burundi makes a first appearance since the failed coup attempt. >> dice the u.n. envoy to yemen called for the extension of a 5-day sues fire due to end on sunday. yemeni leaders are meeting in the capital. houthi leaders are not in riyadh. it supports the extension but depend on the situation on the ground. the yemeny president abd-rabbu mansour hadi and tribal leaders are discussing what steps should take place yet. >> we look forward to a yemen not executing a party. i want to send a message, the first to the great people of yemen, suffering because of law and the militias that seized

cities and took innocent women children and the elderly. and seized oil to use it as a tool. history will remember the heroic actions of our people against the militias and their lies. we feel sorry to see people under the siege of militias, we are afraid to see the displacement and towns turned into ghost towns the war in yemen is worsening. the u.n.i.c.e.f. representative in yemen, julien harneis said the agency reached some families but a long er ceasefire is imperative. >> whatever we bring in, planes

or ships, it cannot replace fuel, food that 26 million require. some commercial 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. what it can do is 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 their children, 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 epidemics 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 let's cross over now to riyadh and speak to hashem and talk about the possibility of the humanitarian pause in a moment. first, let's talk about the politics of this catholic church, what is going on, and what chance is there that any sort of political solution is reached between the leaders who are there, but who are not joined by the houthis. . >> well, basically what we have here in the saudi arabia capital riyadh is a united front against

the houthis. kee factses key factions loyal to the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi are together here with a message that they are willing to recognise the government. we also see senior members of the general congress the party of the deposed president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. he is in saudi arabia, and it is a sign of deepening divide of the party. they say they back abd-rabbu mansour hadi and his government and are willing to mover forward. the message is the following if they want to join the political establishment, they are welcome but they need to pull out. if not there'll be further matters the u.n. envoy called for an extension of the ceasefire in place, meant to ex-fire. how likely is it that there'll

be an extension. what are you hearing on the ground. >> the united nations a looking forward to seeing the ceasefire extended for five days, or more to pave the way for aid to reach most of the people. the problem now is that the government is concerned. the government of yemeni is concerned about redeploying and regrouping and sending reinforcements to the southern part of the country and the houthis shelling areas. they say that this is - the ceasefire should not be a blanket for the houthis to expand and consolidate the grip on the country. >> thank you hashem ahelbarra. reporting from riyadh. egypt hanged six men accused of carrying out attacks on security forces. police say they belonged to a group

pledging loyalty to i.s.i.l. it's the first execution since the military coup in july 2013. the next international researcher niklas piachaud said the men did not receive a fair trial. >> yes, the despicable acts. the men were executed after a sham of a trial. they should never have been trialled before the court. the security forces falsified the dates of their arrest. they were never given proper access to lawyers. or even to challenge their convictions. it looks like cold-blooded murder and payback for the shooting yesterday of several judicial offices. the international community will do what it always does saying that it's concerned. but that is not good enough. we need the international

security to deal with it. they are handing down death sentences at the drop of a pen. we need actions. right now the disagrees all community is signing lucrative aid deals with authorities, sending a message differently to those that we see in public statements. the truth is if the international community wants to do trade with egypt. it should wash its hands. >> burundi's president made a first public appearance. 17 security officials and politicians appeared in court charged with trying to overthrow him. cross it to bujumbura telling us what message the president had with his first appearance. haru - i apologise, appears we have lost the connection. we'll try to get her on a little later when we can. >> to other news. police in italy released footage

that reveals conditions facing migrants attempting to reach europe by sea. this video is of a sea rescue on thursday. mainly eritreans, found drifting off the coast. many of the group, including chin and pregnant women can be seen packed into the boat's hold. malaysia's foreign minister plans to met his counter part. thousands are stranded in dangerous conditions in the andaman sea. they are mainly rohingya men and children escaping persecution from myanmar. thailand malaysians and myanmar refuse to accept the immigrants. they are being sent back and forth in what the u.n. is describing as floating coffins.

rob mcbride has more from kuala lumpur. >> authorities in malaysia are on t information and the information about migrant vessels arriving in malaysian waters, and leaving again. presumably escorted by naval ships from the malaysian navy as the country puts in place a controversial push-back policy, not accepting vessels if they are seaworthy. and if they cap continue their journey. only those in danger of sinking or capsizing are allowed are allowed to come here much of hundreds brought ashore, they are well secluded in detention centers as they are processed, presumably for repatriation to myanmar. malaysia takes a tough stance with the new arrivals. there is an empathy with the plight of the rohingya back in myanmar, and the way they are

persecuted and facing extreme poverty. there has been in the past, in malaysia, a leniency with the arrivals coming from myanmar. that has changed and the government is making it clear that the problem has to be sorted out back at source and laying the blame at the doors of the myanmar government still ahead on al jazeera america... [ ♪♪ ] ..how music is uniting the hearts and minds of cubans and americans. and staging a protest on the water in seattle against shell oil's plans to drill in the arctic.

top stories in al jazeera, yemen's vice president says his administration supports an extension of a 5-day ceasefire, but it depends on the situation on the ground. yemeni leaders are meeting to try to end the fighting. houthi rebel leaders are not in riyadh. thousand of refugees are believed to be trapped in the andaman sea. thailand malaysia and indonesia turned back boats. foreign ministers from malaysia and indonesia are expected to met on monday to discuss the crisis. >> burundi's president made his first public appearance since a

coup. 17 appeared in court charged with trying to overthrow the president. crossing it bujumbura, and her join on the telephone by haru mewett assay. what is the message that the governor had to his people. >> well he clearly want to show that he was back in town, seemingly in control. people expected the protest. he did not. instead he called burundians that he had intelligence that the group al-shabab is going to attack the people and use the unrest in the country to try to remove him from power and destabilize the country. he told burr undians - you are either with me or against. and accused the opposition of trying to remove him from power. he didn't address the elections,

whether they'd be postponed or not. >> reporter: thank you for that update from bujumbura in nigeria, a suicide bomb attack at a market in the north killed at least seven people. at least 27 others were wounded when the female bomber blew herself up in the capital of yobe state. no group claimed responsibility but boko haram is suspected after a 6-year long rebellion which killed thousands of nigerians in afghanistan the taliban suicide bomb attack killed three, including one travelling in a european union vehicle. a convoy of cars was targeted near the airport. jennifer glasse has tore.

>> reporter: the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. the targett was a european convoy, the european advisors helped the afghan police train and assist the police. it was a suicide car bomber attacking the convoy of 24-wheel drive vehicles on the road, league too and from the military side, that is it also home, and home to a couple of fortified guest houses where many were - advisors to the government. they targeted only foreigners but civilians clearly the majority of casualties in the attack, it's a busy road. at this time of the morning women are doing their shopping. schoolchildren are on the way to classes. it's a busy road. it's the fifth attack in kabul since a spring offensive. we are seeing increased fighting around the country, the first year that afghan security year that afghan security forces fight without support.

and also without air support, and they are finding themselves under pressure. it's what the taliban wants and the new president wants in office. over seven months, still don't have a defence minister, and the taliban keeping up the president and the government and the fighting in the provinces across the nation thousands in south-west china took to the streets demanding a high speed railway line should pass through their county. anger grew after media said it would bypass the province. video appeared to show fights with police. adrian brown has more from beijing. >> state media confirmed there was a protest in the central province. sichuan on saturday. sunday, images circulated which al jazeera cannot verify, but which appear to bear testimony to the scale of the unrest. according to some reports some

were injured up to 100, many in hospital. the protests began after the demonstrators marched for three kilometres. clashes broke out in the center of the town. a police tactical unit was deployed. why did the protest begin? the towns people were angry after a local media reported that the government decided to reroute a planned rail rude through the town to pass through another town, the birth place. people say they need a route. they don't have an airport. motor way access is poor. it was a demonstration over poor infrastructure. protests in china are not uncommon, but not on the scale. the government allows protests, because they act as a safety valve to allow people to let off steam. the danger as we see happen is that occasionally the protests

can spiral out of control. u.s. special forces say they have killed an i.s.i.l. commander in a raid inside syria. the defense department says abu sayyaf was targeted at the oil field and reportedly plays an important role raising money for i.s.i.l., and smuggling oil and gas out of syria and iraq. ris wife is in u.s. custody. >> syrian government yet launched air strikes in douma. five killed, 25 others wounded. douma is on the outskirts of damascus. and in idlib air tribes killed 30 people many victims believed to be children two muns have become the first palestinians in modern times to become roam an catholic

saints. the canonization by pope francis is seen as support for christians in the middle east who faced increased persecution. mariam bawardy and marie alphonsine ghatts are the first palestinians to become saints in modern times. s- cyst der mariam bawardy experienced this in an outstanding way. poor and uneducated she was able to counsel others and provide with clarity. her facility to this period made her a means of encounter and fellowship with the muslim world. hundreds of people in kayaks, can use on small boats have been staging a protest against an oil rig. erica wood has more on the protest from seattle. joining in protest against the

polar pioneer, the first of a shell that royal dutch is planning to send to the arctic. the company has 13% of the world's undiscovered oil, and more of it is gas. shell has been pushing to drill up the coast of alaska for years. a week ago u.s. president obama gave his authorisation. there are smaller permits yet to be approved. it's expected they'll go through. president obama put a hold on oil exploration after deep water horizon spilt millions of barrels of oil into the gulf of mexico. the moratorium didn't last long. activists say approving drilling goes against slowing down exploration and the use of fossil fuels to reduce global warming. drilling has not been possible but because ice is melting since and rigs have a clearer path. shell hopes to have rigs in

place by july. it's a risky operation. bad weather meant previous attempts in 2012 was poewes pointed. activists say an oil spill would be disastrous for a declining arctic. those promoting the oil exploration say moving into resource front ears is crucial, given countries like russia are pursuing arctic oil. royal dutch shell and the united states bureau of ocean energy management ensures strict safety procedures will be followed. until it does rigs docked in seattle are likely to be the target of more protests. protests against a copper mine are spreading across peru and farmers accuse the president of betrayal. more on a trike and growing

anger. >> reporter: the women marched in the streets of the small town, calling the president a traitor. four years ago he told them he would never support the copper mine project. >> he promised he would respect our decision, and now he stabbed us in the back. he betrayed us. >> reporter: friday the president said he would let the project go ahead because they could be exposed to lawsuit, but the company must explain the vision to the farmers. >> translation: i demand the company, the mining project, implement concrete actions and create the basis of what is needed and understanding of socal peace and development. their the fundamental

foundations for any project. >> reporter: the mining company said there would be a 60 day pause, and it will comply with the highest environmental standards. farmers don't believe in it. >> translation: we don't want them any more, they have to go because they have a history of not protecting the environment. the company has been fined before. >> more than 7 weeks of protests left three dead and many wounded. >> reporter: this protest is having an effect in other parts of the country. in at least five regions, people are demonstrating in support of the protest and for their own demands. mining unions will have called for a strike starting tuesday. mayors and farmer leaders are discussing what to do next. >> we are determined to go now until the end. if we stop demonstrating, we'd have to start again. people have died. we hope the company and government understand we will not accept the project.

>> critics say they have shown a lack of vision has been shown say critics. there are nearly 150 around the country now. four years ago 4.5 billion goldmine conga project was suspended because farmers said the mine would ruin the water. farmers believe it will happen here too one of argentina's biggest football club boko juniors have been kicked out after fans attacked with pepper spray. it's the biggest club competition, the round of 16 match rivals had to be suspended. the football confederation fined the club $2 huns,000 and ordered

them to play four home games behind closed doors. boko juniors will have to play four games without its fans. the president of guatemala is continuing to resist calls for him to resign and is facing the biggest political crisis since the end of guatemala's civil war. his vice president stepped down last week after one of her top aides was linked to a multi-million bribery scheme. >> music playing a part in the thawing of cuba and the yus. the minnesota orchestra is the first to perform in havana for 15 years. we have more from the cuban capital. >> reporter: in havana, music is everywhere. this weekend music is the universal language that many hope can reunite the hearts and

minds of cubans and people from the u.s. even for a brief moment. it's the first time an orchestra from the states travelled to the communist island in 15 years. more than 100 american musicians from the minnesota orchestra are performing as part of the international cuba disco festival. this is the group's first visit to cuba since 1930. maestro says the ensemble is performing one of the same pieces played here on the last tour, 85 years ago. >> they played the 3rd symphony during one of those visits. it was the reason why the local organisers want this. they play the same sim phoney, like you did 85 years ago. >> reporter: the trip takes on more meaning since the evolution

of u.s. cuban thawing of relations. president obama took steps to renew ties in hav receiver, which the diplomats cut. while diplomats from both countries do their work. tours help to build a relationship on a person to person level. >> i want you to get more core to the sound u.s. musicians like principal cellist are coaching and playing with cuban music students. >> they seem to have a huge appetite for our kind of classical music, which is our cause to bring it to life. >> we talk about the relationships between nations and countries. in this case it's beyond symbolic, it's important. it's incredibly exciting. to be the first major orchestra in a new era in relations, and to make friends through europe -- music is the easiest way, we love the same things. >> it is this greatness that artists hope will build momentum

to bridge the divide between cuba and the united states through the sound of music. well, you can read more about that story and today's top stories on the website - aljazeera.com. [ ♪♪ ] hello, i'm gizrichard gizbert, and you are at "listening post". here are some