we report from aid june this is aden yemen's de facto fact calendar since president adou rabbo mansour hadi arrived here. he was put under house arrest in sanna, but he managed to escape and now trying to rule from aden. the reaction of people here may surprise many. >> they are shouting no, no, no, aden is only the capitol of the south. we want independence. >> it's not a secret of history of bitterness between the north and south. instead of overjoyed by the shift of power people we talked to expressed apprehension and mistrust. >> there's zero trust between the north and south. the southerners were the first to demand unity. they have received nothing. hadi is a southerner and doesn't speak for the south. if he takes the time to address our problems, we will support him. >> there's an air of peace and calm in aden despite high levels of poverty. people hope for a better future and a return to what they perceive to be a better path. the flag of the former people of democratic socialist republic of yemen, or southern yemen for short. despite the fact that most of the oil and other nat

. >> this is aden yemen's area. the militia made the coup. he managed to escape and is new in aden. but the people here may surprise him. shouting "no, no no aden is the cap tafl of the south, we -- capital of the south, we department need the north here. >> it's a long area of bitterness. people we talked to expressed apprehension and prust. >> there's zero trust between the north and the south. this is the first of the territory, 80% of its resources. they have refused nothing in return. they do it for the cause, if they take the decisions to address the problems. as an air of peace and calm. people hope for a better future and turn to who they perceive to be a better path. the symbol of it - it's the former people. the republic of yemen or southern yemen for short. people here tell us... they are exploited. most are the natural resources come from here. >> we accept for aden to be temporary until our brothers in the north sort out problems. >> reporter: it's believed the shifting to aden will bring trouble. >> translation: the houthis are threatening to hit the south because we h

could cause further instability in the country. >> reporter: this is aden yemen'sfacto capitol since the president arrived here. the houthis put him under house arrest for weeks in sana'a but he managed to escape. and now he is trying to rule from aden. >> translator: no, no no. aiden is the capitol of only the south. we don't want the north here. we want independence. >> reporter: it's not a secret that there is a long history of bitterness between the north and the south, so instead of being overjoyed from this shift of power, people we talked to expressed apprehension and mistrust. >> translator: there is zero trust between the north and the south. the southerners were the first to demand unity. but they have received nothing in return hady is a southerner, but doesn't speak for the causes of the south. if he does so then we will support him. >> reporter: there is an air of peace and calm in aden. people here hope for a better future and a return to what they perceive to be a better path. the symbol sill flies high wherever you look. since the two yemens united

. >> that's the latest of aden, yemen. thank you. >> greece's new leaders have been in brussels and frankfurt meeting minute officers from the european union. alexis tsapris has won the election on anti-austerity platform. he says that talks have been moving in the right direction. >> greece is new left-wing leadership is on a sort dual-prong offensive visiting the major institutions in the e.u. alexis tsipras in brussels, and the finance minister in. >> i had the opportunity to present to him our government's unwavering determination that it can't possibly be business as usual in greece, both in terms of the reforms that we need in order to end the affliction of the greek economy and society for many years. >> what are they selling to european leaders? well they're trying to convince these institutions, greece's international lenders to help restructure its debt burden. in which greece must borrow heavily. they want to mix debt with growth-related debt that would be repaid only once greece reaches solid growth. the countr

. >> in aden, yemen people say shifting power to the city will only bring trouble. >> we are

. >> this is aden, yemen's de facto capitol since president hadi arrived here. the houthi militia made the call a few weeks ago and put him under house arrest, but he managed to escape, and now he's trying to rule from aden. but the reaction of people here may surprise many. >> they're shouting no, no, no. we don't need the in order here. we want independence. >> it's not the secret that there is a long history between the north and the south. instead of being overjoyed by the shift of power people we talk to express apprehension and mistrust. >> there is zero trust from the north and the south. they have received nothing. hadi is a southerner, but he does not speak for the cause of the south. if he does so, and if he makes the right decisions to address our problems, then we will support him. >> people here hope for a better future and a return to what they perceive to be a better past. the symbol of the flag of southern yemen. since the two yemens united in 1990 people here tell us that the south was let down, forgotten, and exploited. despite the fact that mo

. >> reporter: this is aden yemen's de facto capital since president abd-rabbu mansour hadi arrived here. houthis had him upped house arrest in sanaa, he managed to escape and is trying to rule from aden. the reaction of people here may surprise many. shouting "no, no no aden is the capital of only the south. don't bring the north here. we want independence." it's not a secret but there is in a long history of bitterness between the north and the south. instead of being enjoyed from the shift of power from sanaa to aden people expressed fear and mistrust. >> translation: there's zero trust between the north and the south. southerners were the first to demand unity. they took 70% of the territory and 80% of resources. they received nothing. he's a southerner but doesn't speak for the cause of the south. if he does so and takes the right decisions. we will support him. >> reporter: there's an air of peace and calm in aden. high levels of poverty, people hoping for a better future and what they perceive to be a better past. the symbol flies high. sense the two yemen's united in is the 1990.

aden. >> yemen has been a key partner in the u.s. fight against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. and the advance of the houthi rebels could literally complicate that whole situation. the houthis have been moving in since september now they control the capital sanaa and two weeks ago they forced president hadi and his government to resign. aqap despite a large scale military campaign to stop them, other separatist groups who refuse to recognize the houthis or new central government. sanaa, good to see you. i have had analyst after analyst on this very program tell me the houthis don't really want to control the entire country. they just want a federal system. they essentially just want to be left alone in the north. what happened here? and is it at all surprising to you, to see this consolidation of power by the houthis? >> no, it's not surprising at all. i mean the houthis like you stated came in, in september of 2014. it was just a matter of time that they took control of everything. they surrounded ministries and took full control of the national media outlets in yemen. what we

shift of power from the capitol to the south and that could lead to more instability. >> this is aden, yemen's de facto capitol. the houthi militia made the call a few weeks ago and put him under house arrest. but he managed to escape. now he's trying to rule from aiden. but the reaction of people here may surprise many. >> we want opinions. >> people we talk to express apprehension and mistrust. >> there is zero trust between the north and the south. the southerners were the first to demand unity. they contributed 70% of the country's territory and 80% of the country's resources. but they've received nothing in return. hadi is a southerner, but he does not speak for the causes of the south. if he do so and he addresses our problems, then we'll support him. >> there is an air of peace and calm in aden. people here hope for a better future and a return to what they perceive to be a better path. people here tell us that the south was let down, forgotten and exploit: despite the fact that the oil and other natural resources come from here. >> we except for aden only to be a temporary capitol unti

. >>> gulf nation's back the yemen president to move the capitol to aden. >>> i'm here in penang whereoastal erosion has effected the livelihoods of thousands of fisherman. i'll tell you how they are trying to turn that tide around. ♪ >>> welcome to the program. a federal judge in argentina has dismissed a major case against the president. prosecutors accuse her of covering up iran's involvement in a bombing of a jewish center. lucia, so the judge has thrown out this case against the president. how significant is it? and what does it mean. >> reporter: it's very good news for argentina's president. the good news that she has had in a very long time and the timing could not be better. the president gave the last state of the nation speech on sunday -- >> all right. we are having problems there with lucia. we'll try to get back to her later in the program. but for you let's move on. >>> iraqi forces have lost 20 soldiers in a battle with isil forces. iraqi troops have been trying to take baghdadi back from the group. the town is close to an air base used by u.s. and iraqi soldiers which

yemen. separatist demonstration in the city of taiz. now let's go now to jamal al shayal waiting for us in aden, in southern yemen. >> 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 po

special envoy to yemen is in aden, meeting with president hadi, just hours after the security council said it was backing him as yemen's leader. crossing over to aden to hamad. tell us more about the meeting and the significance of that statement that the united nations is backing hadi as the legitimate leader. >> yes they met -- they are meeting now as i speak that's the main meeting they probably have met briefly in the morning upon the arrival and understand it is a one day visit. he is going to return this evening. we understand this happened after the u.n. has fully come out clearly saying that hadi is the legitimate president. it took them a few days and that was seen here as not a normal thing to do, because the u.n. has always been behind the process, the transition in yemen, the roadmap for peace conciliation. it took them the better part of a week to come out and say hadi is still the legitimate president. they are following with practical steps. two men will discuss the main issue here at hand, which is how to move on with the talks particularly that mr. hadi asked for the

sunnis in the south and al qaeda and the arabian peninsula which is based in yemen has been capitalizing on the unrest. more from adenter: more than a week after yemen's shia minority and that militia took power in a coup protests against them continues across the country. the houthis may be control of the capital sanaa but there are many cities that remain out of their reach. among them, is aden in the south where a number of political figures met on sunday to discuss way to his unify their efforts against the houthis. members of the government that was forced to resign after the houthi take over of sanaa together with par los angeles parliamentarians and governs agreed with a 16-point plan which includes setting up a joint body to govern the administrative facilities and public affairs not under the houthis' control. welcoming calls by the gulf corporation council for the u.n. to allow for military intervention and sanctions against the coup leaders. and changing yemen's capital from sanaa to the southern port city of aden until the houthis withdraw their militias. but even though aden has so far been the safest of

. >>> yemen's president hadi was released from house arrest. he's now in aden in southern yemen where he has a huge power base. >>> and u.s. secretary of state john kerry said that russia will face further sanction because of its actions in russian eastern ukraine. we want to take you to the story out of nigeria. we go to our correspondent joining us from abuja. just to bring people up-to-date to give people of significance when the nigeria army can say they've retaken baga. >> this is significant because this town baga has been the achilles' heel, the thorn in the side. in january of this year it was reported that 2,000 people were killed by boko haram during deadly violence in the town. the military here have always disputeed that figure. they said it was around 100. but as you can imagine that number going out with terrible p.r. for the government and for the armed forces. >> right. >> i've got to interrupt you. we've going to go down to aden quickly to get some breaking news we were waiting for a televised statement, what has been said? >> yes in a televise

yemen. details are emerging of a potentially significant political deal brokered in aden. a meeting by several political parties was delayed due to an attempted bomb attack. let's go to jamal for the details. what has come out of the meeting after the threats earlier? >> well some significant statements made by political factions who gathered here in aden in the south of yemen to coordinate efforts against the houthi leaders. first and foremost they condemned the coup saying they were against it but as politicians are political figures, they considered all the capital should be transferred to aden. and consider aden as the political capital of yemen until the coup is reversed because sanaa is under the control of the houthi fighters. number two they are forming a body between all the different government and cities opposed to the coup and this would be the representative body of the yemeni state. number three, they said they welcomed a statement by the gulf council, the group of countries, who made a statement on saturday at the united nations general assembly where they n

abd-rabbu mansour hadi is in aden, in southern yemen, where he has a huge power base. we have this report. they reported from yemen on the set in the studio. how he got away is irrelevant. it is in the south. we'll sit between him and supporters, and the houthis in the capital. >> exactly. now he is in his power base his stronghold. he is the legitimate president of yemen. he can easily rise above it. he says i'm here to fight for the southern ses session. he has his support in the south. in both cases, they saw a political comeback. >> the houthis - you said this backed by the other former president sala - are we going to have two former presidents vying for power? >> definitely. in northern part of yemen, suiteies sala called the shots because of support he had. the houthis and the president sala will look into al-tern tyce. this brings it to square one, the development that they had been managing to leave the capital. it's this face today. they are the legitimate leader of yemen, you see many political factions. the party and the sunnis. >> and one final thought in

hadi has now arrived in the port city of aden in southern yemen. joining us here on set he has covered yemen extensively to tell us how significant this latest development is. we are hearing hadi is now in aden and seems to have fled his house arrest. >> exactly. most likely he fled yesterday from the capital san all. sansanaa hemanaged somehow to get out of the house and taken in a convoy towards a en, he's now in aden, we are expect to go see what he's likely to say. we know for sure his presidential plane has been moved to the airport of aden about three months ago and his aids are still based there in aid al jazerra den this will be a major setback for the houthis for some reason wanted him to be confine today a longer are period in his house. aden is definitely going to be greeted that's hero. aden his power pace and have massive, massive toward in the southern provinces. >> you just said that we are waiting to expect to hear what he has to say. are he expecting him to say something? what happens next? >> this is a man that has health problems

. >> that is mohamed vall reporting from aden in yemen. >>> egypt has withdrawn all its diplomats in yemen and closed its embassy due to security concerns. other countries have shut down their embassy earlier this month. >>> antidemonstration law, this was a retrial for allah abdel fatah, more than 25 people facing charges relating to a protest two years ago. more on are the verdict and backlash to it. >> and the activists could not believe, the court said they broke the law by organize the protest without a permit and attacking security personnel. >> the court sentences the defendants to five years of hard labor and to pay the amount of $13,000. >> reporter: the families hoping for justice were disappointed. prodemocracy campaigners criticized the decision to punish peaceful protestors. >> translator: this is an oppression and a continuation to stifle dissent from the youth. they were only holding a peaceful protest. these youths did not have a violent record. this is one way to oppress the youth. >> reporter: many outside egypt have condemned the law. ah la's supporters were expect

s special envoy to yemen has arrived in the city of aden to meet the country's president hadi. hours after the security council said it was backing him as yemen's leader. in a statement released on wednesday the u.n. described hadi as the have legitimate president, he's now in aden after fleeing from sanaa where he feels held under house arrest by houthi rebels. the houthis took power after a coup earlier this month. meanwhile, there have been rallies across the country i in support of hadi. this was the scene early on thursday. hadi also met the secretary general of the gulf corpse council. the g.c.v. is back hadi. >> translator: i talked with his excellency the president on how to make sure yemen doesn't become a place for terrorist and extremist organizations. as to our support, it will continue as before. the g.c.c. leaders are very happy for his excellence is escape. >> let's speak to mohamed who joins us on the phone from. mohamed, president hadi has been quite active diplomatically. meeting with the u.n. special envoy, he's meeting with the head of the g.c.c. what's been

he can now choose whether to step down or lead yemen from aden.y political formations both in the south and in the north announced their loyalty to president hadi. and expressed their readiness to fight under his leadership to oust the houthis from sanaa. but the lack of clarity in his statement left many confusions. al jazerra aden. >>> ukrainian forces and separatists have exchanged prisoners just west of the rebel-held city of luhansk. you two sides agreed to swooping prisoners as part of a larger ceasefire deal signed last week. ukraine's allies accused rebels of not maintaining their side of the agreement. we have this report. >> reporter: the marching orders these ukrainian soldiers have been waiting for. they were detained for months by rebels and now free in a prisoner swap. it's part of the agreement between ukraine and separatist fighters. already accusations of mistreatment from both sides. >> translator: we gave the ukrainian side 36 people from the donetsk people's republic, and the 103 people from the luhansk people's republic, we ha

he can decide to step down or leave yemen from aden. announced their loyalty to president hadi and they expressed their willingness to follow hadi pnl hadi. mohamed val aden. >>> battling fighters based in benghazi. >>> squandering public funds by selling cheap oil to israel. fahmy was first sentenced in 2012 but an appeals court ordered a form retrial later. >>> key border town from boko haram fighters. bege is near the border with chad any niger and cameroon. vegetation is shown in red. an estimated 3,000 homes as well as schools and clinics have been destroyed. yvonne ndege has more from the capital of abuja. >> the capture is a hugely symbolic victory to the nierch army. itnigerian army. two events have taken place in the town earlier this year in january. there were reports that at least 2,000 people were killed by boko haram and the military were accused of turning a blind eye to this. in 2013, similar accusations a smaller number at least 200 people were allegedly killed by boko haram and dumped in a mass grave. authorities were

let's get more live from the southern city of aden in yemen. what more can you tell bus these reports of russian-made weapons that are head to go houthi controlled areas are they destined for the houthis? >> that is what we understand. we understand as you say that the vessel arrived and that carried russian weapons that were intended for the houthi fighters and it has reached its destination. also what we understand, there were at least between 15-20 fighter jets that flew into yemen's air force base that were transferred a few months back and now in the past 24 hours they were flown to the houthi strong howstronghold in the north a clear indication of the houthis attempt to go beef up their military might not only on the ground but by air, as well. the significance of the fighter jets for the houthis is obviously it gives them that long reach that maybe they don't have on the ground to reach eastern and southern cities in yemen which so far they have failed to capture or to take control of. all of this, as you say when the other side of the p

yemen. it's likely to call for houthi to withdraw. in aden opponents have met to call for international action. jamil lehal reports. >> reporter: more than a week after they took power in a coup protests continue across the country. the houthis may be in control of the capital, sanaa, but there are many cities that remain out of their reach. among them is aden in the south where a number of political figures met on sunday to discuss ways toium their efforts against the houthis. members of the government that was forced to resign after the houthi turnover together with parliamentarians and governs agreed a 16-point plan which includes setting up a joint body to governor the add miles per hour strative political affairs the areas which are not under the houthis control. welcoming calls by the gulf corporation counsel for the u.n. to allow for military intervention and sanctions against the coup leaders and changing yemen's capital from sanaa to aden until the houthis withdraw their militia did. but en though aden has so far been the safest of y

he can decide to step down or lead yemen from aden. they expressed reluctance to his leadership. left many confused, mohamed vall, al jazeera aden. >>> key border town from boko haram fighters, boko haram seized it in early january during an attack that was described as the worst massacre in the group's six year campaign of violence. >>> this satellite picture shows baga. vegetation is shaded in red. all around you can see streets and clusters of buildings. five days later an estimated 3,000 homes as well as scores of clinics have been destroyed. more from yvonne ndege in abuja. >> it's really been the thorn in the side of the fight against the group in the last six years. two very controversial events have taken place in the town earlier in the year in january there were reports that the that at least 2,000 people were killed by boko haram and the military were basically accused of turning a blind eye to this. in 2013, similar accusations though a smaller number, at least 200 people were killed by boko haram and dumped mr. a mass grave. again the -- dumped in a mass grave. it wa

special envoy to yemen has arrived in the city of aden to meet the country's president hadi just hourser the security council said it was backing him as yemen's leader? a statement lease odd wednesday the u.n. describe the hadi as the legitimate president, he is now in aden after fleeing san allsanaawhere else held under house arrest by the huge is the security council has urged all to solve their difference buys talks. >>> the u.n.'s support to hadi is a significant step but the houthis concerns also need to be addressed. >> i think it's an important move. both for yemen's international standing and the current crisis it's going through hadi benefits from the u.n.'s voice the support and i think the houthishouthis themselves this is an opportunity to demonstrate to the world it's not just a religious sectarian shia movement. but it can responds even with criticism to the u.n.'s report with a bid towards saying, look, this is the u.n.'s call is a point for further negotiation. and we understand that the international community wants progress in the talks and we can step you want to pla

aden. that's more signs of hadi probably being successful in his efforts to make a fresh start and rule yemen from aden. >> human rights group in syria said islamic state of iraq and the levant kidnapped people from christian villages in the countries northeast. we have more. >> according to the syrian observatory for human rights, 90 christians from the ancient syrian christian minority were kidnapped in northeastern syria. they come come from two villages which are close to a town under kurdish control. we understand that early on tuesday morning isil fighters launched raised and attacks. clashes broke out with the kurdish-syrian fighters there and as a result, the kidnappings happen. these kidnappings coincide with the major push by syrian kurdish fighters in northeastern syria and close to the border with iraq that ever compounded heavy losses for isil and kicked them out of areas that they had once controlled. as well, these kidnappings are believed to be in retaliation for these attacks by kurdish grooms and to take revenge of what the kurdish groups were able to do by pushing out isil

here in aden and in other parts of yemen. it's an unstable security situation. and that is why president abd-rabbu mansour hadi is taking measures to make sure nothing happens to will disturb and create - set up the government here in aden. >> thank you for that update >>> there's more to come on the programme. leaked audio tapes from egypt. interior minister talks about the use of force against protesters. australia prime minister vows to get tough. a report is published about the treatment of children in detention centers. >> sunday, the parents of captured american reporter austin tice. >> austin went missing in syria. >> campaigning for his release and maintaining hope. >> austin tice is alive. >> find him and get him home. >> a special "talk to al jazeera". sunday, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >>> hello again. you are watching al jazeera. these are the top stories. the syrian observatory for human rites says at least 90 people from a syrian christian village in the north-east has been kidnapped by i.s.i.l. the area is near the scene of heavy fig

: aden wants to be an independent capitol to southern yemen, and many southern yemenis yearn where it can be a capitol once again. >> what is it like in aiden? >> there is an availability-- >> that's what i was going to ask you. are people quite nervous? i know it's gone down. what type of security did you see there? >> we saw more security forces and particularly the police here in aden more than any time before and also while arriving in aden we saw considerable military movement towards the north. we heard that communities have decided to close the border between the north and the south and that indicates fear of possible action by the houthies. we know that the houthis have come close to the border, and they have been pondering the possibility of invading the south. they're talking about the fact that they have the state and have the right to to the port of aden. there are considerable fears here. there are new thoughts if hadi will continue to rule the countries, and those who are loyal to him, they are ready to fight against the houthies. >>

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if abd-rabbu mansour hadi stays in aden the legitimate president in yemen, that could pave the way forore instability in the country. you may hear the southerners say that they breakaway. >> what does it mean for the talks with the factions that are meant to be taking place, and the statement made by the u.n. mediator? >> we know the talks were cancelled. they were supposed to take place. they were cancel. this comes as a price to many people. many political parties would have to rethink the strategy, and i wouldn't be personally surprised if some key players in yemen choose to join abd-rabbu mansour hadi, if he says he's the legitimate president of yemen. >> when you say key players, who are we talking about? >> the three main fashions the islam powerful movement and the tunes and another party. they are active in sunni areas in the south. they have been allies in the past. they could easily join him if he decides to stay in power as yemen's legitimate power. the power will challenge. in sanaa he was in a way beholden for the houthis. he is with his own people in aden, he's with a sen

many regions in the east and south of yemen including aden have rejected the houthi declaration. tribes are threatening to stop oil production. meanwhile, in the capitol of sanaa, the prime minister and five other ministers are still under house arrest after 20 days. we have more. >> the u.n. mediation appears to have fallen flat on its face. they had tried to instill optimism on the political seen. they've spoken to all political parties and they had agreed to sit around the table and discuss things on monday. but after meeting the almost immediately the socialist party they said they were withdrawing from the talks. what we understand is that they were actually the leader who threatened by death by spokesperson or one of the members of the houthi movement. there are also reports that they had demanded that three other members detained or backed by the houthies be released, they're imposed by the fact that the group said that no one would be allowed to participate in protest or demonstration without approval. the main islamist party here, they say that while they haven't withdra

hadi called for government ministers to come to aden for a new government to be formed but they refused. six are still under house arrest in sanaa. yemen risks division and civil war. mohamed vall, aden aaden. >> a blatant violation of the u.n. charter. >> the cries you in ukraine dominates a meeting on peace and security of the united nations. plp primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. >> now everybody in this country can hear them. >> at 7:00, a thorough of the day's events. >> at the end of the day, we're going to give you an intelligent, context driven, take on the day's news. >> then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. >> this is a complicated situation. how significant is it? >> and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. >> they're sending their government a message. >> organizing themselves. >> people say they're finally fed up. >> weeknights, on al jazeera he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that

which implies that aden will be a de facto capital of yemen for the moment. supporters are still asking him if he has withdrawn his resignation. his escape from house arrest dealt a blow to the houthi who had just agreed with their partner on his a road map that suits their goals, now the talks are stalled. >> translator: we are now talking about a president that's not legitimate. this is a president who count on the outsiders on the foreigners. this is a president who refuse today deal with the southerners and the southern is sensist movement when he have the sole can debt in the presidential elections, beyond what he is trying to accomplish by fleeing to the south and asking them for helpful. >> reporter: point to go a real issue for hadi in the south historically is he has been seen as a southerner who failed to do much for the south while he held the highest office in sanaa. this means he may need to work hard to win back the hearts and minds of southerners before he can rule effectively from aden. hadi's escape from house arrest was received from he is t

we'll take you to yemen where ammunition has been fired at the capitol by the houthi rebels trying to disperse protesters. they are protesting in support of the president hadi, who fled to aden over the weekend. >> yemen has seen some of the biggest rallies against the outies on wednesday since their take over in last september. people turned out in the thousands to show their anger and rejection of the houthies. the biggest rally took place in sanaa, the capitol itself. houthies used live ammunition to disperse the protesters. yesterday, we've seen how they took one of the most strategic bases in the capitol. today they took another base in the western city. here in aden, president hadi is continuing consolidation of his power base,. >> this is aden, the de facto capitol since president arrived here. he was put under house arrest, but he managed to escape, and now he's trying to rule from aden. but the reaction here may surprise many. >> no, no, no, aden is capitol of only the south. we don't need the north here. we need only independence. >> it's not a secret that there is a long history of bitterness between the north and the south. instead of being overjoyed by the shift

aden. you also have the houthis who were firmly in control of not just sanna the capitol of yemen, but other areas in the country, as well, so how likely is it that this anti-coup strategy that these people have come up with is going to work at all. >> i think really, it depends on two things. on the ground, they are out muscled in terms of the weaponry that the houthis have, because large parts of the yemeni have colluded with or are under the control of the houthis. it depends whether the international community will support this strategy, so if they manage to get some sort of recognition or acknowledgment to their legitimacy from the international community then that could at least bring about a new balance from a political perspective. as you say when you point to the southerners, and this is significant, by them saying that they want to transfer the capitol to aden, it require some sort of popular support in aden, but there is significant parts of the southern population here who are calling for separation and do not want them here. i just found now that the governor of aden was the per

speaking for us from southern yemen in aden. >>> now people in the live i can't city are assessing theage a -- assessing the damage a day avi i didn't want lane offed attacks on targets. cairo says the strikes killed several isil fighters in the raid. but civilians include children appear to have been affected as well. meanwhile security in egypt has been stepped up. armed vehicles have been deployed on roads and highways in every province of egypt. their job is to keep public buildings and property safe and secure. >>> egypt had reportedly been planning an operation against isil for months, in coordination with the u.n. backed government. delegates from that government are in cairo to discuss the next steps. meanwhile, france has called on the u.n. security council to take action against armed groups in libya italy has also indicated it would participate in any military i want sense in libya. and soon after launching those air strikes in lake yeah, egypt signed a multi billion dollars deal with france for new military hardware. nadine barber reports now from paris. >> reporter: ours a

let's go to the port say of aden in southern yemen. tell us about the explosives. >> it is a significant development. it has been one of the more peaceful stays. since the tur noil mile. the -- turmoil. the meeting was an attempt by a variety of groups aiming to restore what is legitimate government. they chose the area because it's been in yemen, but it appears there are those who are not wanting the northerners to come here. they don't want the problems of the north exported to the south. those here do not want responsibility for the planting of the problems. all we know is the explosives were found before the meeting, as a result the meeting was cancelled. on the ground there has been protests by southerners, particularly those opposed to like i say, the north, and calling, saying they will get involved in yemen, and they want their leaders here in the south to call for separation and independence. >> jamal, where does this leave the talks? is it cancelled, or has it. we are holding the talks, it's been postponed. they are going to

from al jazeera's headquarters in doha i'm jane dutton we are in yemen's southern city of aden whereng power to their city will bring trouble. >> bombing every day. we can't give him quite into that. >> you can't. >> we can't. >>

the yemeni army controls a swath of central and western yemen but it's the port city of aden that is crucial. aqap has its stronghold in the south central yemen. the greatest external terror threat to the west and the u.s. the threat is that it can split the country in two and threaten gas routes. just east of the emirates, to get oil to the rest of the world it must travel out of the arabian gulf and through seufs canalsuezdoonl make canal. >> whowr thewho are the houthis? courtney kealy reports. >> their fight against yemen's central government gain nearly a decade ago. the houthis come from the northern shia minority sect called the zaidi. their currently ruler is abdel mala al kouthi, the leader of hezbollah. despite the zaidis religious practices being similar to that of sunnies they see them as a foe not an ally. >> the process you can change the government through constitution that obviously was not followed today. >> the u.s. state department swiftly condemned the coup and said abdel mansour al hadi still remains in power. >> we are working with yemen and security forces as we

from al jazeera's headquarters in doha i'm jane dutton we are in yemen's southern city of aden where people say shifting power to their city will bring trouble. >> bombing every day. we can't give him quite into that. >> you can't. >> we can't. >> ukraine's ceasefire - not taking taking hold in mariupol. >>> and trying to entice children abroad back home >>> the u.n. special envoy is in turkey trying to secure opposition support for a freeze in fighting in aleppo. the syrian government has agreed to suspend air strikes and shelling on aleppo for six weeks. hampering a potential deal are i.s.i.l. fighters around aleppo. they are unlikely to observe any ceasefire. the al qaeda-linked al nusra front is an obstacle. dismissing the u.n. proposal as a conspiracy allowing syrian forces to launch more assaults. there's a disconnect between the syrian opposition and fighters on the ground. if politicians are a good plan opposition fighters may not comply. zeina khodr is in beirut. talk us through the plan and what is on the agenda. >> well he ha been trying for months to get the wars sides to

he can choose whether to step down or leave yemen from aden. many times and political formations in the south and north announced loyalty to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, and expressed readiness to fight understand his leadership. but the lack of clarity left many confused. >>> children have been abducted in south sudan. they were taken in the town. witnesses surrounded the area going door to door rounding up boys. it's believed they were taken to be used as child slaves and are demanding their release. lawyers for the arrest in vens are asking for charges to be dropped against them. >> reporter: intelligence dressed in cam flig - this man has been indicted for conspiracy. transferred to a prison where another opposition leader has been held leopoldo lopez, reportedly in confinement. including an assassination attempt. plans were for a traditional government to replace the president: i will not give in to the enemy. i will fight against the traitors. >> as shortages of basic commodities forced venezuela to queue, the government is blaming t

. >> at least three people have been killed in yemen's southern city of aden. separatist groups are fight special unit security forces. they reportedly took over a number of state buildings from the special forces. as we mentioned the security council of the united nations has pass add resolution calling on hooti rebels to hand back power. they took the capitol in december and dissolved the parliament earlier this month. the council demand the houthis withdraw. this was the first resolution on yemen since the takeover of the houthis, calling for the withdrawal as well as the return of weapons seized from the government. it demands the release of president hadi, the prime minister and members of the cabinet under house arrest. no sanctions will be applied but the text warns of further set if it is ignored. disappointment was expressed at the resolution. we have the latest. >> extremely disappointing that's what several of the different political parties opposed to the coup, opposed to the houthi power group told us when we asked their view of the resolution. the

missions in sanna might be thinking of shift to go aden and that's more signs of hadi probably being successful in his efforts to make a fresh start and rule yemen from aden. >> the crisis in eastern ukraine now and the diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting. foreign ministers from ukraine russia germany and france are meeting in paris to discuss a ceasefire deal signed more than a week ago. the agreement requires the ukraine army and eastern rebels to withdraw heavy weapons from the front line. we are joined live from paris. what's come out of the talks so far, peter? >> well, nothing at the moment. this is a meeting of foreign ministers, don't forget and experience has shown us that you really need the big names to get involved in the diplomatic process here, putin poroshenko, merkel and hollande. these are just foreign ministers. the four came up with the minsk protocol and a wide ranging ceasefire agreement but one that's really failed to be implemented. the most crucial point of the whole peace plan was to move these heavy weapons these artillery pieces away from the conflict zones 50 kilometers away, and give the civilians some sort of se

it is important to understand that the south of yemen is extremely important thought just because of the port but because of the gulf of aden and the red sea and so forth but as far as yemen is concerned 70% of the country's economy is based on production and other factors that are based in the south and therefore a lot of efforts have been put in order that the houthis do not try an advance towards this part of the country. >> jamal we know that yemen is already a very divided country. how do you see this takeover affecting these sectors even further? >> let's try to break it down on two fronts. on a popular issue there have been several demonstrations that have occurred, over the last hours. came out to protest against houthis coup and they were shut out in order for that protest to disperse. the shia minority, this country is a majority sunni country so therefore there is a lot of opposition to them. politically speaking you have cities like aden or shebra, all these place he, there are local governments had and local security apparatuses have said they will reject the houthi takeover, they will not listen to any decree

. >>> and we're in southern yemen in the port city of aden where people say shifting power to their cityill only bring trouble. ♪ >>> it is a tactic designed to spread fear. in iraq over 100 men and 9 boys, some of them just nine years old have been kidnapped by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. they belong to one of the biggest tribes in the country. iraq's defense minister is a member of the tribe. all of those come from a single village east of tikrit in an area where isil is involved in fierce fighting with government forces. we'll hear from a our correspondent there in just a moment. but first we'll go to syria where isil forces are under attack from kurdish forces. zana hoda reports. >> reporter: syria's kurds have been war at war with the islamic state of iraq and the levant for months. isil fighters were defeat in ka banny. they have recaptured some territory, but lost several villages. it's not an easy fight. aircraft have been helping the kurds by targeting isil positions from the air. it's a province in northeastern syria, where isil controls pockets of territory. it's

aden the u.n. said on wednesday it was backing abd-rabbu mansour hadi as yemen's leader. >> a u.s. drone attack in yemen killed four al qaeda fighters. they were travelling in two vehicles in the southern provinces. there's more to come on the al jazeera newshour. including... >> i'm nicole johnson in panjshir in afghanistan. coming up we'll find out how emergency crews are coping with dozens of avalanches and heaviest snow this valley has seen. >> and bangladesh, a blogger hacked to death in central dack a >>> and australia and new zealand put on a thriller at the cricket world cup. action later this hour. >>> the afghan government is appealing for international help to find remaining survivors of the avalanche in the north. 200 are known to have died. as nicole johnson reports from panjshir the afghan government is accused of being too slow to respond. >> the panjshir have seen snow this is different. meters and meters of it turning jagged mountains into smooth white slopes and valleys into slept gorges. the the capital, it was anything but quiet. helicopters bussed overhead. hun

yemen. and there are several that cyst in many provinces, trying to come together. they have been asked to come to aden. there are party leaders have been invited to come. for him to have the national support from the zc c -- g.c.c. regional power and for him to move on is crucial. and for a petition >>> at teems there were rallies in support of abd-rabbu mansour hadi. what are you hearing about other parts of the country. >> yes, it's a sign of momentum for abd-rabbu mansour hadi. yesterday the biggest rally, and in five other regions are people taking to the treats in their thousands. in the past it could take months not like this. protests were hushed. people were desperate or they were not really soing a glimmer of hope -- seeing a glimmer of hope. now it seems they've been given and are galvanized is shows the opportunity and helps to create a bigger change in yemen. >> thank you for that. that report from aden >>> a taliban suicide car bomb attack in the capital killed at least two people. another person was injured. the bomber targeted a vehicle from the turkish embassy in kabul, the first known

gulf nations back yemen's president to move the capitol to be near him in aden.nd how south africa is spying on russia. >>> and adultery is no longer illegal in south korea. find out why they changed the law after 62 years. ♪ >>> iraqi forces in anbar province have lost 20 soldiers in a battle with isil filingers. isil has reportedly secured a crucial bridge. iraqi troops have been trying to take baghdadi back from the group. the town was also attacked by isil suicide bombers on thursday. jane is in bagdad and wells us why the area is so important. >> reporter: the iraqi military is continuing to evacuate families from the city of baghdadi amid fierce fighting there. isil has taken according to security sources, a bridge between the city of baghdadi and hadifa that's in that vast western province where tribes combined with iraqi military are trying to fight isil. but it still controls most of the province. and fighting has been particularly fierce around baghdadi. which has a home to u.s. military trainers as well as its coalition partners. according to security