streets of aden. we demand this corrupt gang in the liberated southern areas be expelled our youth have sacrificed for the school these sacrifices cannot go down the drain and see this corrupt gang in power to them we say enough is enough. many people in the queues the government in the north of discrimination since. in one thousand nine hundred the situation has worsened since the war against these began three years ago. we aspire to form a state the coalition must consider cause if not they will be the losers as our country and our state. we are here today holding our ground in the streets we will topple the field government we will topple bin and his government as they've humiliated our people the people. the saudi led coalition was supposed to fight the iran backed with the rebels you could call much of the north including the capital. and the united arab emirates which is part of that coalition has been supporting the separatists in the south. backs the internationally recognized government which

southern city of aden is thrown into turmoil secessionist say they've taken control . of this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. the. russian sponsored talks on the war in syria a marked by heckling at an airport protest by the opposition delegation. i can your blocks t.v. and radio stations from broadcasting opposition leader. mark inauguration ceremony . and the philippines government declares war on fake news that some say is just a way to stifle freedom of speech. and the first to yemen the west the session is forces say they've taken control of the southern port city of aden that's where the saudi backed government of president. has been based in twenty fourteen when it was pushed out of the capital by hoofy rebels russia's news agency says the forces which are backed by the u.a.e. have confined the government of president hadi to the presidential palace suggesting splits in a saudi led coalition where some of the has the latest. the seat of power for yemen's government is no longer under its control this is the sudden port city of aden where secession

have the opposite in aden that are most likely to further expand their control to of. b.n. and also of which gives them more of the. future of the of the most powerful military group operating in. the kenyan opposition movement has been declared a criminal group by the government after the symbolic swearing in of lead o'reilly or dingell the staged integration was an act of protest by adding the supporters who say he is kenya's legitimate leader they argue that her kenyatta's presidential election was neither free nor fair kenyatta was sworn in himself in december after he won a rerun of orcus original vote. donald trump will give his state of the union address to congress later kicking off his second year in office the us president will lay out his agenda as he seeks to rally a deeply divided nation and sagging approval ratings. on the united nations children's fund is warning that around sixty thousand children are at risk of starvation in north korea with the situation made worse by international sanctions are up there with the top stories more news coming up in twenty f

say they've taken control of the key city of aden. no i'm learning on the mozzie in london and watching al-jazeera also coming out. of the. russian sponsored talks on the war in syria wrapped up in sochi with calls for elections and promises of constitutional reform. kenya's opposition leader rider a dingo is sworn in as the people's president in a mocking over ration ceremony. and the u.s. awaits president donald trump state of the union address not least what he has to say about immigration. first to yemen where secession is forces say they've taken control of the southern port city of aden that's where the saudi backed government of president. hadi has been based after who see rebels took control of the capital in two thousand and fourteen the reuters news agency says the forces which are backed by the u.a.e. have confined the government of president hadi to the presidential palace suggesting splits in the saudi led coalition was on a binge of aid as the latest on. the seat of power for yemen's government is no longer under its con

is the news hour live from coming up the next sixty minutes fighting in the southern yemeni city of aden is the prime minister accuses the session is of staging a coup. corruption and conflict high on the agenda as the african union leaders hold their annual summit in ethiopia. russian opposition leader likes in the family arrested as hundreds marched through moscow to show their support. turkish backed forces take on the troll of the mountains north and soon. now yemen's prime minister is calling for an immediate cease fire in the southern city of aden earlier here q separatists of staging a coup well so far at least ten people have been killed in fighting between security forces and secessionists the security forces are on the side of president abdurrahman sword had the. they're backed by the saudi led coalition this is session this is supported by the government of the united arab emirates which is supposed to be also part of that coalition the u.a.e. is part of the saudi led effort let's get the latest from osama bin. yemen's prime minister said secessionists have staged a coup in th

yemen's prime minister says secessionists of steve in the city of aden. not speer the government had been based for the last few years there are reports of several people being killed in fighting between pro-government forces and separatists. this mobile phone footage appears to show people arriving in the city thousands of protesters have been gathering against an internationally recognized and saudi backed government the demonstrators are backed by the united arab emirates which is supposed to be saudi arabia's ally in yemen. not necessarily a bad situation. that you have very important. you know you worry you. and your if you. will we. know that you are its own you have your own lives. and more of. your in your country i think wouldn't want. to raise. the conflict in today's yemen it's complicated the country used to be divided would be north and south yemen until unification in one nine hundred ninety but the difference is never really went away since the fight with the hoodies began in two thousand and fifteen the secessionists have fought for contro

yemen's prime minister appeals for calm on the separatists says government buildings in aden. this is al jazeera live from london also coming up rockets continue to rain down on a single living syrian capital despite reports of a cease fire russian police detained a position leader alexina valley at one of the rallies he called across the country and former fox rebels focus on colombia's lower class as there tends to enter parliament for the first time. to yemen where fighting has erupted in the city of agents forcing the prime minister to appeal for help and to call for an immediate ceasefire at least ten people have been killed on the main airports was shut down southern separatists for the next. government's troops and see several of its buildings ahead. has accused separatists from the southern transitional council of trying to stage a coup the group wants control of yemen as a southern region which was an independent country until nine hundred ninety many southerners want yemen to be spitted again complaining of unfair treatment by the north the civil war has already torn

the capital sanaa in two thousand and fourteen president how these government was forced to move to aden in the south adding to that tension the united arab emirates is arming southern separatist fighters this fight actually being part of the saudi led coalition that's helping president battle who these the government has urged the coalition to intervene well some of binge of ida reports. yemen's prime minister says secessionists have steve. not spared the government had been based for the last few years there are reports of several people being killed in fighting between pro-government forces and separatists. this mobile phone footage appears to show people arriving in the city thousands of protesters have been gathering against the internationally recognized and saudi backed government the demonstrators are backed by the united arab emirates which is supposed to be saudi arabia's ally in yemen. not necessarily in that situation when you're already starting to realize that some of you have grown very important. in yemen. you know you were you are now creating new territory in the region

days of fighting in yemen and southern secessionist say they've taken control of the port city of aden plus. any one and a half million afghan refugees living in pakistan face an uncertain future. the u.s. president has delivered a wide ranging speech to a joint sitting of congress it was donald trump's first state of the union address he spoke mainly about domestic policy trump highlighted his successes in tax reform and the need to change immigration laws to protect u.s. interests oh i thousand correspondent kimberly halkett was following the address from capitol hill. most of donald trump speech certainly focused on domestic policies and what he sees as achievements on that front that he has scored in the last year in office there were certainly some very pronounced foreign policy messages as well that will be a controversy all outside the united states donald trump projected as he house in the campaign trail and in his first office this need to continue policies and keep believe projects american greatness by this he was to call in congress for additional funding and rebuilding of

i was speaking with one government official who is in aden right now.ust going to play you a recording of the gunfire here. he sent me this gunfire that is happening in aden around his house. [ gunshots ] you can hear those gunshots there. he tells me that it's been heavy fighting overnight. it's heavy fighting again today. i asked him if he thought that the government would be overthrown at the moment. he said no, he doesn't believe that's likely to happen. we do know that the prime minister and the seat of government in aden is very, very secure and heavily, heavily defended. there is additional security around there from coalition forces and particularly the forces who have a presence there in aden and have helped bring some stability to the city there. so this is something that we know is happening in the city. the pictures you're looking at now are from somewhere completely different in yemen further to the north outside the capital sanaa, where there are also government forces -- where there are also government forces pressing on the houthis. but

two days of fighting in yemen and southern secessionists have taken control of the port city of aden. donald trump gets ready to deliver his state of the union address that we've just received a preview and we'll bring you some of the details and drumming up business with what's in store for britain's prime minister on her way to china. russian sponsored talks aimed at finding a political solution to the war in syria have ended with a call for elections in the country but the syrian opposition boycott of the event saying. no want. reports from the conference and which was mobbed by squabbles on the heckling of the russian foreign minister. for several hours it seemed like the syria in sochi would collapse before it began turkish backs opposition figures refused to participate after arriving at saatchi's airport overnight offended by the presence of syrian government flags. we were surprised to see that none of the promises were kept needed a brutal bombardment stopped nowhere the syrian regime flags and slogans removed from the conference banners and we have seen a lack of diplomatic

yemen take a step closer to taking control of the country's south so they take in the port city of aden. i can hear details the opposition movement the criminal group after leader. stages a mock inauguration ceremony. and i'll be descended in doha with all your sports news it's not the best of days for manchester city is the forward leroy sawney is out for the next few matches all of more on that later this news hour. first to sochi where russian sponsored talks aimed at finding a political solution to the war in syria have just wrapped up in the black sea resort of sochi the conference's final statement said elections should be held to allow syrians to decide their own future but there's been no formal agreements with the talks punctuated with disagreements interruptions and delays the event was boycotted by the leadership of the syrian opposition the us britain and france weren't there either they support a separate un mediated process which itself has failed to get anywhere somebody gets heckled the russian foreign minister when he read a statement from president vladimir putin a que

two days of fighting in yemen some sessional say they've taken control of the port city of aden. gold. kenyans main opposition leader and i loading the declares himself the people's president. of the us president has delivered a wide ranging speech to a joint sitting of congress it was don't transfer state of the union address he spoke mainly about domestic policy but also mention tensions with iran and north korea plus rivalry with competing superpowers china and russia trump highlighted his successes in tax reform and the need to change immigration laws to protect u.s. interests. go straight to our white house correspondent kimberly how it is now at capitol hill so i've thought if we could first of all go into immigration in a second but overall was this the speech to unite america. is certainly set out to achieve that but given the fact that there were members of congress democratic members of congress who boycotted the speech given the fact that there were democratic members of congress sitting there in black to protest some of the president's policies particularly when it co

in aden, the fighting seems to have subsided. the tensions remain, and the peace may not last long. we have some breaking news now: suspected militants have launched an attack on a military training academy in the afghan capital, kabul. an eyewitness said explosions hit an area near the marshal fahim national defence university, west of kabul city—centre. the explosions began at around 5 o'clock local time and lasted for at least an hour. small arms fire was also heard. fighting between attackers and security forces at the site is said to be continuing. the complex has been targeted before: 15 cadets were killed in a suicide bombing last october. we'll bring you more on that as we get it. more than 100 people are now confirmed to have been killed, and 230 injured, in saturday's suicide bombing in kabul. the country has been observing a day of national mourning after one of the worst attacks in years. from kabul, secunder kermani sent this report. hospitals across kabul have been at full stretch, trying to treat the huge number of

calls for an immediate cease fire and yemen's city of aden off the session of government buildings and fighting. now. demanding free and fair elections thousands rally across russia against the upcoming presidential poll as opposition leader alexina vali is arrested. and the fitness tracking app that's causing security concerns for u.s. military operations. special forces are responding to an attack at a military academy in the capital kabul heavy gunfire and explosions have been heard coming from the area near the marshall military academy the attack started just before dawn cadets inside the compound the site was the target of a suicide bombing in a and what fifteen officers were killed and we will bring you more information on that as we get it. moving on to other news now and to myanmar way. seven jewish persecution military crackdowns and a harrowing journey out of me on my rights group save a hundred refugees are being increasingly targeted by human traffickers at camps and. the situation is getting worse because hundreds of thousands of new refugees have arrived the most recent

in aden, the fighting seems to have subsided. the tensions remain, and the peace may not last long. we have some breaking news. there appears to be an attack by militants in the afghan capital, kabul, it appears to be the highest military academy. that is west of kabul‘s city centre. an eyewitness said explosions began at around five o'clock local time and lasted for at least one hour. other reports say small arms fire was also hurt. we will bring you more on that as we get it. more than 100 people are now confirmed to have been killed, and 230 injured, in saturday's suicide bombing in the afghan capital, kabul. the country has been observing a day of national mourning after one of the worst attacks in years. from kabul, secunder kermani sent this report. hospitals across kabul have been at full stretch, trying to treat the huge number of wounded. this taxi driver was just metres away from the explosion. translation: there was smoke, shrapnel, and burning smell everywhere. everyone looked terrified. there were dead bodies and inj

of the country the internationally recognized government has been forced from its headquarters in aden by separatists seeking to carve out their own state in the south fighting broke out off the government ignored a separatist demand that the prime minister and his cabinet be dismissed prime minister ahmed obeyed been done always widely blamed for food shortages in the region it's a major blow to a present drop in months or ha ha who's already battling hoofy rebels in the north it was those signals divisions in the saudi led coalition whose support is essential to how these war efforts the saudis back had their allies the united arab emirates have thrown their weight behind the southern separatists. it's complicated yemen is deeply divided with several groups fighting for control who the rebels have been battling the government for years in two thousand and fourteen they took control of the capital sana'a in the country's north the internationally recognized government is backed by the air power of the saudi led coalition and up until this week it ruled from the port city of aden but t

at least ten people were killed and dozens of others injured in the port city of aden on sunday, during fighting between former allies in the civil war. bill hayton reports. this is a war within a war. the southern city of aden battlefield between factions who once fought together against the houthi rebel movement. the former allies are now divided over the future of the country. these men are waving the flag of the warmer south yemen, a country that ceased to exist nearly 30 years ago when it merged with north yemen. now, some want it to split again. translation: we want a civilian government, a government of law, a government made according to the principles of the southern transition proposal. these southern separatists are a faction backed by the united arab emirates. they want the united arab emirates. they want the government to resign. the internationally recognised government is backed by saudi arabia and refuses to go. the two now have managed to agree a truce. translation: we are asking all fighters to come back and improve oui’ fighters to come back and improve our defence an

so how is this development in aden with these forces backed by the u.a.e. saying that they're now in can show is this a game changer for the wider conflict in yemen the war against the healthy rebels that the saudi led coalition is fighting how does this change the situation it could be a game changer for different reasons first of all in one thousand in two thousand and fifteen with the saudis intervened militarily in yemen the most in this coalition for the sake of preserving a united yemen this is no longer the case because the moment falls into the hands of the session is the can is if you go to war and say would like to start procedures for the independent south yemen republic if this happens you will end up having to humans this is number one number two it raises questions about whether the u.a.e. and saudi arabia of the same page about the future of yemen what you have now is the hurt is consolidating the grip of power in the north and now the session is in the south today officially has completely lost control over the south of yemen who remains in

has this report on the fighting in aden. yemen prime minister says secessionists have staged a coup in the city of aden. not speer the government had been based for the last few years there are reports of several people being killed in fighting between pro-government forces and separatists. this mobile phone footage appears to show people arriving in the city thousands of protesters have been gathering against the internationally recognized and saudi backed government the demonstrators are backed by the united arab emirates which is supposed to be saudi arabia's ally in yemen. not necessarily in that situation. very important. but you know you're. in the region. and you really. know that you are its own you have your own. and more of. your country i think. the conflict in today's yemen is complicated the country used to be divided would be north and south yemen until unification in one nine hundred ninety but the difference is never really went away since the fight with the hoodies began in two thousand and fifteen the seces

to control of aden on tuesday. more than one point four million afghans are expected to lose the right to stay in pakistan after the government said it will no longer extend their refugee status their legal status officially expired on december thirty first but the pakistani cabinet had extended their stay by one month. russian and syrian government forces have been bombing towns in italy province and airstrike hit an open marketplace in every a city on tuesday at least twelve people were killed and dozens injured in a renewed syrian and russian military offensive this week targeting hospitals and markets in the rebel held areas and united nations is worried about civilians in the northern syrian city of a free turkey has been attacking the kurdish region for more than ten days now a framus controlled by the white peachey a syrian kurdish group that turkey considers a terrorist organization stephanie decker reports. some of the people of. this protest is in the kurdish run area in northeast syria where people say t

have taken control of two pro-government military camps in aden islands has escalated in the port city in recent days as a session to try to unseat the government many government is accusing saudi arabia of annoying the action by the u.a.e. link force after nearly three years yemen has been mired in a complicated war between forces loyal to the internationally recognized government of president hadi and who the rebels but in recent days it's become even more complex so a split has emerged in the saudi led coalition that supports hadi backed forces have turned on the president's troops the u.a.e. has thrown its support behind the separatist fight. there's a succession aswat a separate state for southern yemen they say that the region has been neglected and mistreated by the government south and north yemen were separate countries for much of the latter half of the twentieth century before uniting in one thousand nine hundred eighteen used to be the capital of south yemen so here is part of a video international committee of the red cross posted online about what's happening on the groun

yemen's prime minister says secessionists have staged a coup in the southern port city of aden. that's where the government had been based for the last few years there are reports of several people being killed in fighting between pro-government forces and separatists. this mobile phone footage appears to show people arriving in the city thousands of protesters have been gathering against the internationally recognized and saudi backed government the demonstrators are backed by the united arab emirates just supposed to be saudi arabia's ally in yemen. who. is not necessarily in that situation. so you have very important country in yemen. you are now you were you are not creating new territory. and your if you. will. know that you have its own you have your own lives. and normal you're really a country and i think we didn't want to based on current situation. the conflict in today's yemen is complicated the country used to be divided with the north and south yemen until unification in one nine hundred ninety but the difference is never really went away since the fight the duties

fighting in the southern yemeni city of aden as the prime minister accuses secessionists of staging a coup. hello i'm adrian finnegan this is al jazeera life and also coming up turkish backed forces fight for strategic mountain in northern syria. one of hong kong's most prominent activists is barred from standing for election. corruption and conflict high on the agenda as african union leaders hold their annual summit. yemen's prime minister is accusing separatists of staging a coup this after several people were killed in fighting between armed groups in the city of aden been reports of heavy gunfire in the southern port city separatists allied with the united arab emirates but all of this with the saudi backed government of president a bribe a month so hadi groups want control of yemen's southern region let's speak to some a humdinger who's a middle east analyst who joins us now live from london skype yemen's prime minister that accusing separatists of staging a coup what's your impression of what's going on in a can of why what are you hearing. i think that. oh. i think you get a l

two days of fighting in yemen and said have taken control of the port city of aden . donald trump gets ready to deliver his state of the union address will he stick to script and can he rally a deeply divided nation plus. his main opposition leader declares himself the people president. russian sponsored talks aimed at finding a political solution to the war in syria have ended with some progress in the black sea resort of sochi the conference final statement said elections should be held to allow syrians to decide their own future but there will be no formal agreements and the event was boycotted by the leader of the syrian opposition over what he called broken promises the us russian and france didn't attend the talks either they support a separate u.n. mediation process with some delegates in foreign minister when he read a statement from president vladimir putin they accuse moscow of killing civilians and some opposition delegates refuse to leave sochi airport upon arrival a syrian government flag display in the terminal. but that is all this result the creation o

heavy bombardment in yemen as the session is forces reportedly take control of the port city of aden. along the whole robin you're watching al-jazeera live my headquarters here in doha also coming up. i start to russia's attempt at a peace conference on syria also. thousands of. years opposition leader takes an unofficial oath declaring himself ten years people's president. also made changes for hundreds of millions of facebook users worldwide get ready for local news feeds. welcome to the program secessionist forces in yemen her reporting reportedly taken control of the southern port city of ada now the reuters news agency says the forces which are backed by the united arab emirates have confined the government of president of the rebel but the to the presidential palace the takeover comes after two days of fighting the. yemeni government is accusing saudi arabia of ignoring the action of the u.a.e. league forces now this is a new front in yemen civil war which has so far been dominated by fighting between president had these government and who the rebels are split has emerged in the

say they've taken control of a key city of aden.

aden is the defacto capital of the hardy government but president hardy has been based in saudi arabia due to security concerns his prime minister ahmed been governor has struggled to control in southern yemen despite support from saudi arabia the u.s. gives logistical guidance at the saudi military headquarters in riyadh as well as selling them weapons russia also wants a role in yemen but there's concern based on other middle eastern conflicts it would tilt in favor of the iran backed hutu rebels russia insists it just wants peace. in the complicated chessboard of war babies are dying of hunger yemenis just wanted to end regardless of who can make that happen. as their former football star george ware has been sworn in as liberia's new president where succeeds in a world peace prize winner ellen johnson sirleaf in the country's first peaceful transition of power since one thousand nine hundred four hundred interest has more now from monrovia. after three attempts. the prospect of my paris france. where he took the office on his side and experience part of what he does look at your re

government was forced to move to aden in the south adding to the tension the u.a.e. is arming secessionist fighters despite being part of the saudi led coalition that's helping president hadi battle the these. there is no difference between the than anyone else rebels against a legitimate government no matter who they are if he's not with the legitimate government in egypt balin against it and considered an enemy to the entire country or some avenge of it has this report on the fighting in eight and. yemen's prime minister says secessionists have. not spared the government had been based for the last few years there are reports of several people being killed in fighting between pro-government forces and separatists. this mobile phone footage appears to show people arriving in the city thousands of protesters have been gathering against the internationally recognized and saudi backed government the demonstrators are backed by the united arab emirates you're just supposed to be saudi arabia's ally in yemen. who. is not necessarily in that situation where you are you re

aden is the de facto capital of the ha the government of president hadi has been based in saudi arabia due to security concerns. his prime minister ahmed been governor has struggled to control southern yemen despite support from saudi arabia the u.s. gives logistical guidance at the saudi military headquarters in riyadh as well as selling them weapons russia also wants a role in yemen but there's concern based on other middle eastern conflicts it would tilt in favor of the iran backed hooty rebels russia insists it just wants peace. in the complicated chessboard of war babies are dying of hunger yemenis just wanted to end regardless of who can make that happen. in job aid as their schools churches and markets in zambia are reopening three weeks after the government introduced imagines the measures to contain a cholera outbreak at least seventy four people have died in the disease since september victoria be how small. it's time to go back to school to the zambians a week later than usual was. the start of term was delayed to allow inspectors time to check every school's malta and sanit

aden is the defacto capital of the hardy government but president hardy has been based in saudi arabia due to security concerns his prime minister ahmed been there who has struggled to control southern yemen despite support from saudi arabia the u.s. gives logistical guidance at the saudi military headquarters in riyadh as well as selling them weapons russia also wants a role in yemen but there's concern based on other middle eastern conflicts it would tilt in favor of the iran backed hutu rebels russia insists it just wants peace. in the complicated chessboard of war babies are dying of hunger yemenis just wanted to end regardless of who can make that happen some of jarvey the others there. now in the next hour the u.s. congress is expected to vote on ending the government shutdown which began at midnight on friday nonessential federal services across the u.s. have closed down after the rival republican and democrat potus failed to agree a bunch in a row over immigration the democrats are unhappy that donald trump's republicans are repealing a bill that prevents the children of illega

says that at least thirty refugees and migrants drowned off the coast of the southern yemeni city aden it says that a boat heading to djibouti capsized when people smugglers on board reportedly opened fire the overcrowded vessel is carrying one hundred fifty two somalis and ethiopians who were fleeing the war in yemen and those are the headlines will have more news for you on al-jazeera of the inside story next. from afghanistan to south sudan to syria aid groups that were once almost

forces led by the man appointed by president of the rebel months who are highly as the governor of aden and i was to overthrow had these government and i don't need general rules to be rejected the deployment of modern forces to the south there have been calls since last sunday so it's been about a week for people to go down to the streets to protest and. transitional council has been calling on had the head of government to dissolve and for a new government to be appointed and they are calling for independence as well as we've seen on the ground the clashes are continuing and the situation is. very quickly now the future of president hadi is in question he has been based in saudi arabia along with this prime minister had been the other who struggled to control southern yemen despite support from saudi arabia. women's elected government was pushed out of the capital sanaa in the north and now it doesn't seem to have a place in the south as well as some of the jarvey the others there. syrian activists say turkish air strikes near a fiend have killed eight members of one family most of th

he joins us now from exit or aden happy new year to you but the question now is it a new kim jong un in his speech sounded like a stick for dollar trump but a carrot for south korea what you make of these statements. yes indeed i'm kind of wondering what took him so all that needless to say this is not you know an outbreak of peace for its own sake or a a change of heart by kim jong un and he made very clear as you pointed out that the so the u.s. it's still very it is very much the stick but of course it's very helpful to north korea to divide to try to divide the u.s. for its south korea ally his late father kim jong il was very good at that during the sunshine era when south korea wanted to make nice for the north savvy on condition issue a bracketing off the nuclear issue which began to mentally at the end of that period overseas but washington even under different props will reasonable governments will political governance wasn't too happy about that so i'm kind of wondering why for the last six months for south korea has again had a left of center government that is very keen t

sixty minutes session his forces in yemen have reportedly taken control of the southern port city of aden plus. was. a rocky start to russia's attempt at a peace conference on syria also. thousands rally in nairobi as opposition leader raul oettinger takes an unofficial oath declaring himself kenya's people's president. and major changes for hundreds of millions of space book users worldwide get ready for local news feeds. welcome to the al-jazeera news our surgeon is forces in yemen are reported to have taken control of the southern port city of a the reuters news agency says the forces which are backed by the u.a.e. have confined the government of president but that a bomb and the to the presidential palace the takeover comes after two days of fighting the yemeni government is accusing saudi arabia of ignoring the action by the u.a.e. linked forces now this is a new front in yemen civil war which has so far been dominated by fighting between president had these government and who through rebels a split has emerged in the saudi led coalition that supports had the back separatists have tu

yemen's prime minister says secessionists have staged a coup in the port city of aden. that's where the government had been based for the last few years there are reports of several people being killed in fighting between pro-government forces and separatists. this mobile phone footage appears to show people arriving in the city thousands of protesters have been gathering against an internationally recognized and saudi backed government the demonstrators are backed by the united arab emirates which is supposed to be saudi arabia's ally in yemen. not necessarily in that situation when you're. really upset that you have very important. you know you were here. and you're you know. who you. think you are all that you have it's own you have your own lives. and the more of. your your country i think we didn't want. to reason. the conflict in today's yemen it's complicated the country used to be divided between north and south yemen until unification in one nine hundred ninety but the difference is never really went away since the fight with the who began in two thousand and f

have the opposite in aden in how they are most likely to further expand their control to of areas like b.n. and also of which gives them more advantages in the near future of the of the most powerful but it's a group operating in. the kenyan opposition movement has been declared a criminal group by the government following this in balik swearing in of leader rider a day a staged integration was an act of protest by a dinka supporters who say he is the is the legitimate leader of kenya they argue that her kenyatta has presidential election was neither free nor fair kenyatta was sworn in himself in december after he won a rerun of orcas original vote. donald trump will give his state of the union address to congress later on cheese day kicking off his second year in office u.s. president will lay out his agenda as he seeks to rally a deeply divided nation and sagging approval ratings the white house has described his feature as incredible. you're up to speed with all of our top stories more news coming up in about twenty five minutes time off to al-jazeera wild which looks at the diaspor

they made their provisional bastion capital in aden.hat we are seeing is a big geopolitical proxy war with iran and saudi arabia, the two arch nemesis duking it out on the battlefields of yemen. the yemen own internal conflict demons are coming out. and feeding into the broader geopolitical conflict. immediately in the south, news in the past days has been that the separatist, the pro-secession forces, the southern traditional council, they had been fighting alongside forces loyal to the saudi backed government of the now exiled president. he is living in riyadh. they had been fighting together but have split because the stc, the secessionist forces are back to their old agenda is -- which is that they want yemen to return to its pre-1990 days. to show ourle viewers what yemen look like before 1990. and what the secessionists agenda is, it was divided between two yemen's before it merged in 1990, you had the people's democratic republic of yemen, known as south yemen, is.e iaden the secessionist forces which i seize control of aden is b

aden is the de facto capital of the hardy government but president hardy has been based in saudi arabia due to security concerns his prime minister ahmed been there who has struggled to control southern yemen despite support from saudi arabia the u.s. gives logistical guidance at the saudi military headquarters in riyadh as well as selling them weapons russia also wants a role in yemen but there's concern based on other middle eastern conflicts it would tilt in favor of the iran backed hutu rebels russia insists it just wants peace. in the complicated chessboard of war babies are dying of hunger yemenis just wanted to end regardless of who can make that happen. i was there. now then bangladesh has delayed plans to repatriate hundreds of thousands for him to refugees who fled violence including mass killings and rape in meanwhile the process was due to begin on tuesday but a list verifying the details of people to be sent back is still incomplete stratford has more from the could to prolong refugee camp in bangladesh. for foreigners and his wife should jeter it doesn't matter whether the

also finding escalates in the southern port city of aden in yemen the session is fighters taking over a military base linked to the president. of opposition supporters rally in nairobi years of kenya's a shadow president is on officially sworn in after a controversial vote. no war anonymity the south korean government cracks down on the trade of digital currencies. the company on the news are we start in russia where there are efforts to host talks on syria's political future have had a rocky start in the resort town. sochi the meeting was delayed by several hours the main opposition groups on the kurds have boycotted the meeting a small section of the opposition groups who are inside she are also refusing to participate they mounted a sit in at the airport after apparently taking offense being by the presence of official syrian slangs in the terminal building where the meeting was finally opened by russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov. today we have all conditions to turn the tragic page of syria's history considering all the latest achievements a dialogue between various syrian f

aden is the de facto capital of the ha the government of president hadi has been big. in saudi arabia due to security concerns his prime minister ahmed been there for his struggle to control southern yemen despite support from saudi arabia the u.s. gives logistical guidance at the saudi military headquarters in riyadh as well as selling them weapons russia also wants to go to yemen but there's concern based on other middle eastern conflicts it would tilt in favor of the iran backed hoopy rebels russia insists it just wants peace. in the complicated chessboard of war babies are dying of hunger yemenis just want it to end regardless of who can make that happen some of it job it is there let's bring in elizabeth kendall she's a senior research fellow at pembroke college at the university of oxford joining us via skype from france thanks for speaking to us on the news group so as we're seeing saudi arabia now saying that it's going to donate one on how a billion dollars that is in fact how the amount that the u.n. is appealing for humanitarian aid for yemen so it's the cyc