. >> fawzfauzia there have been demonstrations in aden, fadada and in mareb and several other spots. leading up to this declaration there were several protests that took place even against the houthi forcible takeover. they often came under fire and people were killed and abducted in that protest. divided in terms of the popular response in terms of local governance, mayors across the country said they will refuse to take any orders or decrease coming out of sanaa. a lot of opposition indeed fauzia. >> we know that yemen is already a very divided country. how do you see this playing out among so many divisions? >> those divisions could only increase unless some sort of negotiations or negotiation process is resurrected. even in a popular aspect, the people coming out to protest the houthis being a shia minority has essentially made this power grab. the tribes from mareb the central and northern portions of yemen say they are threatening to cut off electricity supply unless houthis rescind their coup and give power back to the elected government. so that could even make things practic

in mareb, tribes are threatening to stop oil and cut off tristy if the houthis try to enforce their rule across the country. attentions in sanaa are high. the former president, the prime minister and five ministers are still under house arrest. it's now within 20 days. let's get more now from the editor of the yemen post and is based in sanaa, and joins us via skype. with so much unrest in the country, are the houthis coming from a position of weakness when they come to the talks? >> no. the hewitt yits -- the houthis are talking with strength and do not care in the opposition comes to negotiate or not. they announced that they are there to negotiate, but announced that they will not be involved in talks, left out of all the decision making. the houthis last night also ordered that all protests in sanaa be banned to assure that no one opposes them and anyone that opposes them they have a local right to imprison them rather than kidnapping protesters. it's getting tense. houthis are following the same steps that abdul fatah al-sisi did in egypt. also the biggest opposition in the country

in mareb tribes are threatening to stop oil production and cut off electricity if the houthis try to their rule across the country. meanwhile in sanaa president hadi and the prime minister and other mints are under ministers are under arrest. >> just as soon as it started on the political scene after he has said he has spoken to all political parties they grate to they agreed to sit around the table and discuss. but after meeting they said they were withdrawing from the talks. what we understand is that they were actually, their leader was threatened by death essentially by a spokesperson or one of the members of the houthi movement. there's also reports that the nationalists had demanded that three of the members be released an that also they were opposed to the fact that now the interior ministry under control of the houthis said that no one would be loud to participate in any form of protest and that they had opposed that. meanwhile the isla party says that whilst they haven't withdrawn from the political negotiations very clearly says the discussion he are discussions that are a

in mareb tribes are threatening to stop oil production and cut off electricity if the houthis try toenforce their rule across yemen. >>> meanwhile, prime minister and three other ministers are under house arrest. >>> from the at city of tais. >> before it started omar did try oinstill some kind of optimism on the scene he has spoken to all political parties and they have agreed to sit around the table and discuss things on monday. but after meeting the almost immediately the socialist naturalist party said they were withdrawing from these talks. what we understand is that they were actually, their leader was threatened by death essentially by a spokesperson or one of the members of the houthi movement. there's also report that the group had demand he three of their members abducted by the houthis be released. now the ministry under control of the houthis since that coup said no one would be allowed to participate in any form of demonstration or protest without their approval and they had opposed that. while they haven't withdrawn from these political negotiations that they won't cont