houthis backed by troops loyal to deposed president ali abdullah saleh insist they have the upper hand. >> no side has been affected. the only side that has lost over the last six months has been the people of yemen, the 25 million people who are now suffering, and ongoing very fierce humanitarian crisis. >> reporter: these are coalition reenforcements on their way to the province of mareb. that's where most of yemen's oil and gas installations are located. fighter jets are also targeting houthi military bases, rocket launches and troop gatherings. offensive to retake control of sanaa. the capital was captured by the houthis a year ago who later spread their military and political influence. the u.n. is planning to hold talks with all sides, but not clear whether bringing a close to the colon flict whic conflice country. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >>> sergey lavrov's comments regarding the assad regime. >>> severe flooding in yap has prompted prime minister abe to hold an emergency meeting of the parliament. >> japan's 18th typhoon of the year continued its destructive path. as it m

houthis holding moss of protest against the government of ali abdullah saleh. and ali abdullah saleh agreed to and over power to abd rabbuh mansur hadi after 33 years in power. three months later we're looking at 2012, and abd rabbuh mansur hadi is now president. but not all was well. protests over controversial fuel price rise ran for two weeks in july reportedly led by the houthi rebels and supporters of the former president. it worked as well. huts attack yemeni forces and now in 2014 houthies have control of the capital of sanaa. that was one year ago. well, we spoke to the visiting scholar at the carnegie middle east certain center. he said that houthis will not be stopped by enemy force. what i think is more possibly will take the houthis out is a peace deal despite the fact that everyone says this is a situation in yemen locally and nationally, this brings attempts to bring peace, to bring people to the negotiation table. again, even today this do not say why, who has been responsible for the continuous failure of negotiations. a lot more can be done by

activists and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh are targeting civilians. the war has claimed the lives of thousands of yemenese. this house was targeted by a coalition air strike. neighbors say a family of 11 was killed in the attack. it's the second air strike targeting the old city of sanna, considered a world heritage site. >> the owner of this house was a farmer. he had a garden outside this building. the bomb that hit his house created damage in an area of 500 meters. we think 50-80 buildings were damaged in the attack. >> forces loyal to president adou rabbo mansour hadi backed by troops from the coalition led by saudi arabia have launched an initiative to recapture the city, those on the eastern border of sanna. if recaptured, hadi loyalists are expected to try and seize the capital next. al jazeera. >> 13 refugees have died after the boat they were traveling in collided with a commercial vessel off the turkish coast. coast guard workers say the accident happened near the western port. eight people have been rescued in the operation to save more peo

in openly man, a senior houthi official and a close aid to former president ali abdullah saleh, trying to mediate a political settlement between yemen's warring factions. a peace deal maybe a long way. the saudi-led coalition is pounding areas in another houthi stronghold. yemen's internationally recognized government said it will only join talks if the houthis hand over weapons and withdraw from cities they have captured. al jazeera. >> the issue we've got is that after a year of war, yemen is as divided as ever. we're going to put it on the map now to explain this. the houthi rebels, so named after the man who led the rebellion in 2004, backed by supporters of the former president, ali abdullah saleh. we've got president adou rabbo mansour hadi. government forces aligned with him. he is in exile in saudi arabia, the same country leading the coalition of nine arab states against the houthis. you remember they launched the airstrikes back in march. you've also got the backing of the sunni tribes, as well. two others to think about, the secession its in the south, mostly secular nationa

in oplan, a senior houthi official and close aid to former president ali abdullah saleh. oplan is trying to mediate a political settlement between yemen's warring factions. but a peace demay be a long away away. yemen's internationally recognized government says it will only join talks if the houthis hand over weapons and withdraw from cities they have captured. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >> let's hear from paulo lembo, he's been saying that efforts to find diplomatic way out of the crisis are still going on. >> our position is that this conflict cannot be sofd as a solution, we are going to talk give it another trial in muskat, delegation of houthi as you just said has arrived yesterday muskat and we will try to convince the side that that is the moment to exercise more flexibility to restart syria's political process. >> at least 32 people have been killed by government air strike in the syrian city of aleppo. the attack targeting a popular neighborhood market. russia's foreign ministry has called for what it called concrete action after a shell landed in its compoun

>> northern yemen is a houthi stronghold, and rebels loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh is a painful push. mountainous area. extremely difficult to send tanks to capture sanaa. that is exactly why for time being they're relying on air strikes. >> is there any chance this operation will not be needed? that at some point the houthi rebels will be forced to the negotiating table? >> the united nations has been trying, met with president hadi a few days ago, he said i'm not going to go to negotiate a political settlement, i want to tell the united nations that unequivocally we'll pull out of the areas, these chances are slim so i think the saudi led coalition and hadi are willing to make some significant military gains and say you know what we have made our fight now it's time for apolitical settlement. >> and of course we have the government back in aden the president yet to return to the country but what do you think the chances are ultimately of there being a north-south split in yemen once again? >> components for that split are there adrian on the ground because the con

a senior heu houthi official and oclose aid to former president ali abdullah saleh. oman is trying to peed 88th a settlement between yemen's warring faction he but a peace deal may be a long way. other houthi stronghold, yemen's internationally recognized government says it will only join talks if the houthis hand over weapons and withdrawal from cities they have captured. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >> united nations residence coordinator in yemen says issues are continuing. >> our position in this conflict cannot be sofd. solved. as we talk we will give it another try, our political team is there, the agai secretary-gel is in mosca cp, that is the momenca, restart politicalproce. >> still to come on the program, as millions arrive in mecca for the hajj pilgrimage we'll look at the logistic challenges that arise. >> the only thing fm is diversity. >> best actress winner voila la davis. sure, tv has evolved over the years. it's gotten squarer. brighter. bigger. it's gotten thinner. even curvier. but what's next? for all binge watchers. movie geeks. sports freaks. x

houthi rebels and troops loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh, were involved and 37 rebels reportedly killed. meanwhile, troops from the coalition are gathering in the mareb region to provide tactical support to the yemeni military fighting the rebels. >>> china has expressed concerns after japan's parliament passed new laws that mark a dramatic shift in the country's military policy. means japanese soldiers will be allowed to fight yeefers for thr the first time since world war ii. rob mcbride is in tokyo. >> after this historic vote, japan is coming to terms with its role in the world. assertive military to match that makes many here uncomfortable. >> translator: i'm infuriated. we have a constitution that renounces war and it's been undermined. >> it's a hard decision. volunteering troops to go overseas is different than just defending ourselves. >> reporter: security situation around the world is changing that's why this is necessary. >> reporter: this troarvel legislatiocontroversial legislal change how japan's forces will be able to operate overseas from being a purel

they targeted a base controlled by troops loyal to ali abdullah saleh, and damaged homes nearby. >> 22 have been killed. strikes were targetting fuel smugglers. >> the u.n. agency is alarmed by child hunger in yemen. almost 2 million children don't have enough food or water. u.n.i.c.e.f. says 96,000 are starving and close to death. it estimates 8,000 will suffer m malnutrition almost 2 million don't have much. >> troops from the saudi-led coalition role in. they have been bolstered by the arriving of 1,000 vehicles. they are getting ready for a decisive battle. in the retaliation from forces. 60 died. it's also intensified bombardment of sanaa. targetting houthi rebels and their allies. this market suburb has been hit. a place where the injured could have been looked after has been shut down. the hospital is above a houthi forces camp. once it would have ensured safety. now it is in the line of fire. >> some people died during the rocket bombardment. children were killed in the nursery. we were next door to the international forces. it's against the law to bomb near a hospital. >> all

houthis were killed here, when trying to take control of a house that belonged to former ali abdullah saleh. capital sa florida still under houthi control. the united nations security council has asked the warring factions to lay down their weapons and negotiate a peace deal. yemen's foreign minister says his government is willing to talk if the houthis stop fighting. >> how we can be engaged with a political situation with a minority who have started this kind of violence and this kind of using all kind of force he against innocent people. >> saudi backed coalition force ves continueshave continued ther strikes. the houthis however say the attacks also killed civilians and left dozens more wounded. this is aden which government informs recaptured from houthi forces in july. a project is underway. >> i am feeling very, very optimistic, nobody expected before seven months when the houthis have taken over yemen that we reach to that stage where we have most of yemen with us. >> he says he's he's convinced that the world will not sit idle and watch what he has described as a campaign which has

forces headquarters from targeted, and are controlled by houthi rebels, and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh. a pilots' building was hit. during the bombing a u.n.i.c.e.f. hospital was damaged. general hi hopkins -- jeremy hopkins says it need to be addressed. >> there's issues of hi jean and sanitation. more importantly, the staff in the hospital did not feel safe this is indicative hon structures and health delivers where we estimate 50 million yemenis need access to basic health care, and are not getting it. the trade routes have become hampered by the conflict, and so essential supplies are no longer flowing in in the private or public sector. it's a huge amount. alongside other imported goods like food and other its, no longer flowing into the country >>> the bodies of five bahraini soldiers have been flown home. the coffins were carried by an honour guard. the soldiers were killed on friday in which 45 soldiers from the united arab emirates also decide. they were part of a saudi-led coalition fighting the houthi rebels >>> 21 iraqi soldiers and popular mobilization forces were killed i

because of the ongoing fighting between the houthies and forces backed by the former president ali abdullah saleh on one hand, and forces loyal to the president abd rabbuh mansur hadi. the aid which has been unloaded now is part of the assistance which has been provided by neighboring countries. but the international community is concerned. the problem is that the president and his government insist that they will only join political talks if the houthis surrender and hand over their weapons and pull out from the areas of control. demand which have been reject sod far by the houthis. the situation remains quite delicate, and yemen more politically divided than ever. al jazeera. aden. >> now, there are questions over the future of volkswagen's chief executive as the growing scandal grows. vw has admitted to using software that deceived regulators deceiving on toxic emissions on millions of its diesel cars. with penalties running into billions of dollars this is the man currently under pressure, chief executive martin winterkorn. he's credited with turning the vw fortunes around? it has been report

backed by elite army units loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh, the houthis still hold ground. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >>> now there have been more clashes at the al-aqsa mosque compound in occupied east jerusalem. israeli military fired stun grenades. more to come for you after break including tens of thousands of people are without power in taiwan as a powerful typhoon batters the island. >>> and a spectacular lunar event that is amazing sky-watchers across the worlds. >> what do you want american's to understand? >> there's so much injustice. >> workers are being injured constantly. i just had a horrible nightmare. my company's entire network went down, and i was home in bed, unaware. but that would never happen. comcast business monitors my company's network 24 hours a day and calls and e-mails me if something, like this scary storm, takes it offline. so i can rest easy. what. you don't have a desk bed? don't be left in the dark. get proactive alerts 24/7. comcast business. built for business. stories >> welcome back to al jazeera. a recap of the top stories for you

earlier houthi rebels and troops loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh attacked several neighborhoods in the southeast of ta'izz. coalition strikes followed and 37 rebels were reportedly killed. meanwhile, troops are gathering in the mareb region, in the province to provide tactical support to the yemen i military fieding th21 million are in neef humanitarian assistance. oxfam's head of programs for yemen has just returned from the war torn country. >> i think what is really most astonishing is the levment of destruction wrought 1 by the ground fighting that we're seeing in the places like triez and aden but most importantly is the air strikes and have targeted a lot of civilian infrastructure, sea ports airports, water systems, et cetera. so we're seeing a devastation of the country which is basically being brought to its knees. >> opinion polls in grease show that millions of voters are undecided, less than 24 hours before a snap location. when the left wing syriza party won the last election last january, it promised end to years of austerity prospect however this hope has evaporat

saudi-led coalition air strikes targeted houthi rebels and fighters loyal to president ali abdullah saleh. the houthis continued to remain in control of large parts of yemen. . >> when they look at previous attacks like this they are claim by the islamic branch much yemen. the series is condemnedled. if you are looking at recent history, it bears the signs of similar attacks that the yemeni branch of the islamic state group took responsibility for . the u.n. is urging all sides to negotiate a peace deal. that may not be easy, the government of the president say that houthis must disband, and the rebels insist they are yemen's authority. at the mosque. houthi files sealed off the area where the explosions happened, as the battle to control yemenis, many are dying >>> german chancellor angela merkel says the european agreement to relocate 120,000 refugees is not enough to control the crisis. talks on wednesday showed the block had recognized the problem and will work to find a solution. the e.u. members agreed to give over a billion. and decided to deploy more resources it beef up controls.

because of the ongoing fighting between the houthis and forces backed by the former president ali abdullah saleh on one hand, and forces loyal to the exiled president. the aid offloaded now is part of the assistance which has been provided by neighbouring countries, but the international community is concerned. it says we need to see a political settlement any time soon. the problem will be the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi and his government insists that they will join political talks if the houthis surrender, hand over the weapons and pull out from the areas they control. demands which have been rejected so far by the houthis. the situation remains delicate, and yemen more politically divided than ever. >> a lot more to come on al jazeera. thousands of muslim devotees from around the world gather in saudi arabia for the hajj. we are live in mecca. plus... >> i'm jessica baldwin in amsterdam, where an exhibit is opening comparing two of the best loved painters. >>> welcome back, a reminder of the top tories. -- stories. xi jinping's president says he wants to deepen investment ties between t

. >> in the town forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh saare making gains. they have been posting images online. they include artillery, armor vehicles and aid defense against missiles. >> the arrival of croatian forces was reported. the coalition forces were sent to aden. they're ready to engage in any fighting. >> ground forces want to retake the city. that's where coalition airstrikes have once again targeted the air base. strikes like these have he wouldn't lottie fighters. >> we call them coalition forces to support us and provide us with ammunition and. >> the fighting dice and tigers avenue tolfight-- >> doctors are already dealing with an outbreak ever dengue fever and these are the diseases like cholera. there is a shortage of medicine in the city of taiz. >> we need a quick intervention by aid organizations to save us from the epidemic spreading inside the city. >> as all siding it to think, yemenis continue to suffer. >> gaza could be uninhabitable in less than five years according to the u.n. which claims that, the territory could be inhabitable.

in oman a senior houthi officials and a close aid to former president ali abdullah saleh. trying to mediate a political settlement between yemen's warring factions but a peace deal may be a long way. the saudi-led coalition is pounding areas in albeida another houthi stronghold. yemen's internationally recognized government says it will enter into negotiations only after houthiless hand over the items they captured. >> as we talk we are going so give it another try in muscat. the secretary general is there, a delegation has arrived yesterday, muskat and we will try to convince the side that is the moment to exercise more responsibility to restart yemen's political process pop. >> coming up on the newshour, do stay with us if you can. the new offensive against al shabaab say they need more weapons. >> as millions of muslims arrive in mecca for the hajj pilgrimage, we look at the logistical problems for saudi arabia. and the spanish basketball team returns home with another european championship. well, it looks like there could be a peace deal in libya the country which has

they were control by the houthi and former president ali abdullah saleh.another building was hit >>> well, a u.n.i.c.e.f. hospital, women and children, have been damaged. general my hopkins joins us from sanaa. jeremy hopkins, can you hear me? >> yes, i can. >> can you describe the kind of damage sustained by this hospital in particular? >> welling the bombing escalated over the last few hospital has not been hit. what happens is the windows and doors of the structure near any bomb site are damaged. in the hospital, that is serious, there's flying glass and other issues of hygiene and sanitation. what is important, is that the staff in the hospital didn't want to remain in the hospital overnight. that is the hospital for the nation, for maternal and child health. what that meant is that in the middle of, for example, a woman being in labour, the staff from forced o abehindon the opt. women in labour - there were 20 babies incubated. we had to find other hospitals, and some took their newborn babies home. they felt they had no choice. they were confident ab

oman, a senior houthi official and ari fazuka a close aid to former president ali abdullah saleh, trying to mediate a political settlement between yemen's warring factions but a peace deal may be a long way. the saudi-led coalition is pounding areas in albada, another houthi stronghold. yemen's internationally recognized government says it will only join talks if the houthis hand over weapons and withdraw from cities they have captured. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >> after a year of conflict in yemen the country's no closer to peace. so let's take a look at the groups engaged this this war. houthis rebels trace their origin to the zaidi branch of islam, named after the man who led their invuks in 200 insurre. iran has been accused of providing the houthis with weapons training and funding. >>> coalition of 9 aish states against th9 arab states.secessie arabian peninsula, and finally an armed group linked to the islamic state of iraq and the levant, which emerged in late 2014 and has since claimed responsibility for some bomb attacks against the houthis. >> paulo lembo says efforts to f

they are controlled by houthi rebels and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh >>> the bodies of five bahraini soldiers killed in yemen has flown home. their coffins were carried by an honour guard. they were killed on friday in which 45 united arab emirates died. part of a coalition fighting the yemen houthi rebels >>> people living in the iraqi city of haditha have been left trapped, with nowhere to go because of continued fighting in their region. they are surviving on food supplies especially flown in. hoda abdel-hamid has more on how continues are worsening. >> reporter: this is the only way to reach haditha. the roads around the town are too dangerous for the civilians and military to use. th government needs to airlift supplies into the air. this air base is the only life line. many left because the armed group launch offensives to capture one of the last remaining centers that has not fallen to its forces. those who are still in the town are largely cut off and have weekly deliveries of humanitarian aid. >> translation: one sack of flour costs around $900. most

authorities are performed strikes against the area held by followers of the former leader ali abdullah saleh. accord to the ngo civilian targets have been hit by saudi air strikes. international laws prohibit air strikes in areas where they could commit war crimes or international rights abuses. valued at 17 million pounds. earlier we spoke to kate wiggins. >> we're worried about the paradoxical nature. with one hand they're being very generous in giving humanitarian aid. other hand they are giving arms for the saudi coalition, we have reason to believe there's mounting evidence, there on the ground we have programs throughout the country and have been there for quite some time that civilian infrastructure, civilians themselves people are being killed in these air strikes which are wanton and recklessly being carried out by the saudi led coalition. we know that 37 arms licenses have been approved by the u.k. government since march this year since the war started and we think that might be about 500 bombs including these paved way for laser guided missiles, incredibly powerful incredibly dead

they are controlled by the houthi rebels and forces loyal to the forme former president ai abdullah saleh. >> the head of unicef in yemen said the widespread humanitarian crisis in the country needs to be addressed. >> the bomb be has escalated over the last few days. while the hospital has not been hit, what tends to happen is that the windows and doors of the structures nearby any bomb sites are damaged and there is flying glass and then the huge jean that relates to that. the staff in the hospital did not feel safe, remained in the hospital overnight. this is just a much broader impact object civilian structure. 15 million yemenis need access to basic health care and are not getting it at the moment. there is restriction on imports coming into the country, so the trade routes have become hampered by the conflict and so essential be drugs are no longer flowing in in the private or public sector alongside all the other imported goods such as food and other basic items, which are no longer flowing into the camp as they had in the past. >> polls have opened in guatemala to select a new pre

saudi-led coalition air strikes targeted houthi rebels and fighters loyal to president ali abdullah saleh. the houthis continued to remain in control of large parts of yemen. the u.n. is urging all sides to negotiate a peace deal. that may not be easy, the government of the president say that houthis must dispanned, and the rebels insist they are yemen's authority. at the mosque. houthi files sealed off the area, as the battle to control yemen yemenis, many are dying >>> an analyst and visiting fellow at the european council of foreign relations joins us from beirut. thank you for speaking to us on al jazeera. obviously the day is very significant. why would they choose eid alhada? >> it's a day where it's guaranteed that you'll have a large amount of people in the mosque. it's a day when you look at it in a muslim country like yemen, it's like easter or sunday mass. i think this is a sign that it was aimed to kill as many people as possible, and, two, to pack an emotional punch, to say to the people of sanaa - you are not safe. we will strike you and hit you any time. >> this took place

. >> houthi fighters backed by former president ali abdullah saleh swept into yemen's capital last september. the government was taken by surprise, and there was little resistance to the houthi takeover. days later within a political deal brokered by the united nations was reached. it was a desperate attempt to prevent a descent into chaos. then a national unity government was formed, but relations between president adou rabbo mansour hadi and the houthis deteriorated. by march, their tanks were rolling into the southern port city of aden. president hadi had to flee to saudi arabia. it was then the saudi government within along with its allies launched a military campaign in yemen. it's said the shia houthis were backed by iran to destabilize the region. after months of airstrikes, the houthis were driven out of the south. >> we must reclaim the state first. we cannot talking about political negotiations when the state has been stolen. >> this is yemen's newly trained army. these fighters are on the offensive, trying to recapture the cities of taiz, marib before marching towards the capital.