the action will continue until the houthi hand over their weapons. >> hadi has sacked ali abdalla saleh son. as envoy to united arab emirates. a day before saudis and its alays launched the attacks against yemen. reports suggest he is willing to turn against yemen if international sanctions against him are lifted. but the saudis no longer trust saleh. they accuse him of concluding with the houthis to destabilize yemen. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >>> accusing people working for president goodluck jonathan's party of violence, in the oil producing river state of nigeria. yvonne ndege reports from abuja. >> reporter: well, river state is a very strategic state in these elections. it is a key battle ground state between the ruling party the people's democratic party and the opposition the all progressive congress. what voters are saying that many of the election materials failed to arrive and that all important results sheets and as a consequence of that they were unable to vote. they want the independent national electoral commission to investigate what happened. they say it is critical

. >> yemen's former leader, ali abdalla mosalla strikes out at president hadi. his first cabinet meeting has been postponed. mohamed vall is following for aden. so the meeting has been detained. what is the results? >> it is a reflection of the difficulties some of the ministers are already here. eight of them confirmed to be here in aden. a few others are on their way to the city. the problem he is facing here is not only the fact that he doesn't have yet the full number at least half of the cabinet, 15 are expected to be here. that's about the number of ministers who refused to work with the government, said they want to work with hadi. i understand some are still being kept under house arrest, the prime minister himself. he lives in his house not far from aden, he has not get met with president hadi. he is not willing actually to meet with hadi or attend this meeting. it is not clear why he has these differences with hadi, it is a tremendous problem for hadi because this poarn is person is respected in the army, and his refusal to attend this meeting is a hug

to give you an idea how complex the political landscape the son of ali abdalla saleh weigh was offering a deal to the saudis. if you lift sanctions on my father give me chance to become president, i will give you insurance we will distance ourselves from the houthis. he was answered, we will destroy your army. hours later the air strikes began. >> was that a mistake? >> saudi arabia has been gathering intelligence about the houthi movements and when it reached the red line which was basically aden, basically they told them, if you reach aden which is the stronghold of the sunnis, this is what will happen. >> thank you. >> what is seen as a major below to government forces, since the war began, stefanie dekker reports. >> reporter: the syrian army is gone and opposition fighters are now in control here. the city of idlib has been under the control of the syrian government, but now the rebels are in charge. a newly formed coalition led by the al news nusra front. al jazeera spoke with a fighter in the city. >> major advance of idlib city. there are no names of aral sham, sakora sham or an

have powerful friends get help with iran and have relations with the former president of yemen ali abdalla saleh. they consider him to be the main orchestrator of the issue in yemen. now speaking through one of his aids. >> translator: we propose the following initiative, stop the sawedisaudi campaign and an honest return to the negotiating table under the u.n. the dialogue should be moved to uae or any other location. >> that call could be a little late. the houthis were involved in the national dialogue since 2012. they also signed a u.n. backed peace and partnership deal on the same day they controlled sanaa. many accused the group of backtracking on the deals they've signed. the houthis aren't showing many signs of being open to dialogue either. houthi controlled television is running pictures celebrating what they say is a downed coalition drone. they remain defiant. >> translator: we tell the gulf agents and their treacherous agents that we will be coming after them. god willing we will avenge for our dead. >> reporter: approximated hadi and his allies could be open for dialogue but

the backing of former president ali abdalla saleh. >> started to retreat from areas in the south according to local forces. sunni tribes mefnlmen are on the move to capture territory they lost in the past few weeks. killed in an ambush while in the southern city. the arab league summit in egypt has been dominated by yemen's deteriorating security situation. the saudis and their allies say the air strikes will continue until the houthis and the deposed president ali abdalla saleh disband their militias. they also insist that the deposed president abd rabbu mansour hadi is yemen's legitimate leader. >> translator: yemen arab states and the international community, the move became ending the houthi military coup and restoring legitimacy where it is. >> hadi has sacked ali abdalla saleh's son as ambassador to the united arab emirates. this comes after saud media reports that amend was in the country a day before the allies launched the attacks against yemen, willing to turn against the houthis if international sanctions against him are lifted. but the saudis apparently no longer trust saleh. a

do you think the houthis and the supporters ever ali abdalla saleh will have to go back to the negotiation table? >> unfortunately, it seems that the houthis are taking this very personally and are vowing for revenge. of course this could be just a reaction out of emotion for the time being. having said that, i can't help that everything happening on the ground in yemen is not just about an iranian saudi proxy war but could involve personality you know kind of problems that the leaders have with each other. as we know the houthi militia group is allied to former president saleh. they granted him immunity in 2011 and probably wanted him to engage in dialogue with them when they asked him to. so it seems this is not just about iran and could also be a very strong message to the former leader. unfortunately, the people are going to suffer from this are the yemeni people as a whole. >> yep, as ever, in all conflicts, it's civilians who get caught up in the middle of all the fighting. >> uh-huh, it seems that that's the case. we have had the houthis expand and take over some military bases. thi

while in the capital shia houthi fighters, a lied with the former president ali abdalla al salah are located. blame each other for the violence. >> ali abdalla al sala, is obviously the one who is trying to gain from such violence all across the country. he thinks he can hold the world at ransom and push the country down a very steep slide toward anarchy and complete disaster. >> reporter: a quick resolution seems like a far cry as the death toll from friday's attack continues to grow. kim vanel, al jazeera. >> the united nations says it's condemning today's attacks in yemen in the strongest terms. secretary-general ban ki-moon called on all sides to exercise restraint. any acts of terrorism are both criminal and unjustified. the commission condemned this week's violence in aden. >> aqap, i.s.i.l. could be the next armed group to set up base in the country. >> right now yemen is fractured. the shia houthi rebels run most of the north including the capital sanaa. >> the yemeni army controls a large swath of central yemen including the port city of aden. >> aqap, greatest external terr

. >> we know the former president ali abdalla saleh enjoys immense popularity. there are a number of bases who are loyal to ahmed saleh the son of the toppled president. the head of the republican guard. a very influential person. a lot of those were on the target list of the gcc countries and i think the main goal is to degrade those forces and to prevent the houthis and their allies from advancing and taking more territory. >> and at some point get back to the negotiating table. >> absolutely. i think there's no military solution to the yemeni crisis. i think what this is all about is to try and pressure the houthis and put them back on the negotiating table. they have been on the negotiating table to be very frank. however, they seem to be following a certain path and they seem to be following a plan. on the one hand they are negotiating with all they're political rivals. on the other hand, they are pursuing and expanding their control on more territory within yemen. >> omar, thank you. now, ali al ahmed is the director of gulf affairs he says the u.s. is mak

yemen's former leader, ali abdalla salla has hit out against president hadi. hadi is trying to establish a power base in aden in yemen south. >>> venezuela's president says he will ask congress for more powers. after u.s. declared his government a security threat and imposed sanctions against several officials. >>> undermining a group of nuclear thoughts, a group of senators wrote iran saying any deal wouldn't be with congress. >>> undermining state security for her past months. joint offensive troops in niger has taken another two towns in northeastern nigeria. danasak and malam faturi. about 50 soldiers from niger and chad died in the fighting. crossing into borno state in northeastern nigeria on saturday. created a international force. mohamed idris has been following the conflict. >> countries boko haram recently targeted. so far the coalition forces have reclaimed more than 30 towns and villages from the boko haram. for chad, niger and cameroon, defeating boko haram is crucial. there is also the fear that the group if left unchecked will expand its area o

long time president of yemen ali abdalla saleh is considered the main orchestrator of the issues in yemen. but he released a statement through one of his aides. >> translator: we propose that the honest return to the negotiating table under the u.n. the dialogue should be moved to the uae or any other olympics. >> reporter: that -- or any other location. >> translator: that-- >> reporter: many accused the group of backtracking on the deals they signed. the houthis aren't showing many signs to be open to dialogue either. houthi controlled television is moving pictures celebrating what they say is downed coalition drone. they remained defiant. >> we tell the gulf nations and their treacherous nations that we will be coming after them. god willing we will avenge for our dead. >> reporter: not before weakening the houthis. omar al saleh. >> we insisted on the importance of dialogue. we always asked for it and still do but it has to be on equal grounds where we wouldn't have one side dominate the other. it has to be under the legality of the president and the state not under the legality of th

former long time president of yemen, ali abdalla saleh. consider saleh as the make orchestrator of the situation in yemen. he released a statement through one of his aides. >> translator: an honest return to the negotiating table under the u.n. the dialogue should be moved to the uae or any other location. >> that dialogue could come a little late. signed a u.n. backed peace and partnership deal on the same day they controlled sanaa. many accused the group of backtracking on the deals they've signed. the houthis aren't showing many signs of being open to dialogue either. houthi controlled television is running pictures celebrating what they say is downed coalition drone. they remain defiant. >> translator: we tell the gulf nations and their treacherous agents that we will be coming after them. god willing we will avenge for our dead. >> president hadi and his allies could be open for dialogue but not after weakening the houthis and forcing the group to recognize hadi's presidency. omar sale hrvetion adges. h, al jazeera. >>> only possible

yemen's president ali abdalla saleh said. >> translator: i hope arab leaders don't bet on a losing horse. you've tried that horse for four years. i call upon you to have dialogue and elections i urge you to have mercy on the people of yemen from these barbaric strikes. >> saleh is accused of fighting with the houthis. the outcometo could change yemen's political landscape and tip the balance of regional powers. omar al saleh. al jazeera. >>> a coalition led by the al nusra front has captured the northern section of idlib. stefanie dekker has the story. >> the city of idlib has been under the syrian government through most of the war but after days of fighting it is the rebels who are now in charge. led by the al nusra front an al qaeda affiliate, al jazeera spoke to a fighter with them in the city. >> translator: alfattah is the main reason for advance in the idlib city. there are no names all rebels are fighting under the one name of gish alphash al al fatah. >> this one appears to show fighters reuniting at home. after years ton battlefield. now we're told thousands have fled during th

. >> ali abdalla salah is obviously, holding the world at ransom and push the country down a very steep slide toward anarchy and a trip towards disaster. >> reporter: the death toll from friday's attack continues to grow. kim vanel, al jazeera. >> deadlocked talks on iran's nuclear program has been suspended until wednesday. the iranian delegation has returned home to attend funeral of hasan rouhani's mother. >> correct approach is to show understanding, agreement and respect towards the iranian nation. we have stabilized the nuclear rights of this nation. we've broken apart the organization of sanctions and this nation will be successful in achieving its lofty goals. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry will use the weekend to update his european counterparts on progress. our diplomatic editor james bays has this report. >> after six days of almost nonstop negotiations with the iranians, secretary of state john kerry was still being positive. >> secretary kerry how is it going? >> we're make some progress. >> secretary kerry headed into a lake side restaurant where he was joined by en

larger portion of the military siding with the former president ali abdalla saleh. the larger portion of the military are fighting with the houthis in southern yemen and elsewhere. >> what happens if the houthis go through with their threat to move from ta'izz down towards aden? we saw some attacks in aden within the last week or so. what happens if they do that before any military backup comes from saudi or anywhere else in fact? >> that would give the houthis control over the vast majority of the country including the larger portion of the country's national resources and so on. in that event the military would likely have few options and the saudis would have few options but to intervene militarily. even if the houthis have effectively taken over the whole of the country. >> one word answer if you can. you think the houthis will move in? >> yes. >> steven thank you. we'll be back with you little bit later on. thank you very much indeed. >>> the senegalese president has been found guilty of corruption and been sentenced to six years in prison and fined. serving th

these forces are said to be loyal to yemen's long time ruler ali abdalla saleh out saleh ousted in the uprising and appear to be backing the houthis, people are no longer sure who they can trust. the houthi group has morphed from a small military unit into a larger force. in september it took over the capital sanaa. president abd rabbu mansour hadi escaped to the south. and it's in the south that most of the fighting is taking place right now. this is the kmer area and the tribes here say they are protecting their region against the rebels. saudi arabia has since entered to protect their neighbors. not just the shia or their own community. some people in the south don't believe them and are not taking any chances. these volunteers are grouping in large numbers to take on the houthis, with guns, tanks and ammunition. emiku molu, al jazeera. >> now al jazeera's roxana saberi takes a look. >> when president abd rabbu mansour hadi stepped down in january, it was a series of events set in motion by the arab spring. in early 2011 protesters, inspired by demonstrations in egypt and libya kill