is an indication that people who posed those figures behind the scenes are former president ali abdullah saleh. probably the mistake committed was that saleh had left the task to guard the residence of president hadi to the houthies, and the houthies are not capable of doing that, simply put. and there were those preaches of him to experience out of the presidential palace. we understand that some of the close entourage there was the execution of a plan to help him escape sanaa. >> thank you for that news out of yemen. the latest news to come to al jazeera the latest news to al jazeera about president hadi canceling all decrees and orders issued since september 21, and calling them illegitimate. he is he saying even though he resigned as president he's releasing a presidential statement as he is in charge. and he has moved to aden in the south, where his power base is. he has gotten out of sanaa and moved down there and released this statement just a few moments ago. we'll talk to the editor in chief of the yemeni post. he's in sanaa. what do you make of all of this? he's technically resigned.

being shown across television channels in yemen, as well as some allies of the former regime of ali abdullah saleh. as you read, the statement saying that the power grab has torpedoed the political process here and that it's a grave escalation. also the u.n. special envoy issued a statement on the official facebook page in the last hour or so saying that this decision took him by surprise. he had declared just 48 hours before the announcement of this coup that things were actually moving forward and that there was reason for optimism. and they were due to meet today. saturday to finalize some sort of agreement. but by the houthies going along that shattered that peace process. >> jamal, what are we to take of the accusations that have been band bandied about that iran is pulling the strings behind all this? >> there is no question that the houthies are close to the iranian regime. how much that translates in terms of actual tangible support varies upon who you spook to. we know that there have been reports confirmed by some sources here in yemen that the iranians had delivered several shipments of

. >> talks held in yemen between houthi rebels and ali abdullah saleh, hoping the meeting will lead though a transitional body that will lead for the next two years. >> angry protesters set fire to a houthi vehicle in yemen's third largest city. they say the car was being used by the houthies to pre-vicinity them from holding a demonstration. this is one of many predominantly sunni regions where anti-houthi sentiment is on the rise. this is a city south of the capitol of sanaa. the shia houthis are in control of parts of the city, but people are worried. protesters are out on the streets to denounce what they say is a hotely crackdown on activists and opponents. >> they kept beat meg, torturing me for hours. they wanted false confessions things i was never involved in. they wanted me to lie and say that we were paid to protest against them and american and british organizations were participating against them as they paid husband money to protest against the houthis. all lies. >> anti-houthi protests are spreading across the country. in the city of ib many gather in the main square to expr

he was not supported in the past because he was close to ali abdullah saleh now this could change because yemen could see in him to lead a new resistence to ask the houthies and take back sanaa. >> we're waiting to hear what deposed hadi has to say. >>> greece faced a tough day and it was only the first of many tests for the greece's new government. they say a battle may have been won but real difficulties lie ahead. >> yesterday we took a decisive step a desaysive step for a change in direction. the negotiations now enter a new more decisive phase into the final transitional agreement from the destructive bail out policies of growth, employment and social cohesion. >> let's look at the agreement. they signed on for the bailout for another four months. this is key. this is what germany wanted, but something that greece said would never do. they promised to workday and night to have the plan ready for oh monday. if the plan is not approved by the euro group, well, then who knows, the crisis goes on. they'll decide where the money in order to pay back its creditors will come from. taxes are

. >> talks are under way between houthi rebels and president ali abdullah saleh in yemen. it comes hours after houthi have stage a coup. >> the shia houthies are in control of parts of the city, but people are worried. were testers are out on the streets in a crackdown of activists and opponents they kept beating me, torturing me for hours. they wanted false confessions. they wanted me to lie and say that we were paid to protest against them. and american and british organizations were instigateing the youth in yemen against them, that they're paying us monday money to protest against houthies, all lies. >> many gathered in the main scare to express their solidarity with president hadi, who was recently forced to resign last week they said they would run the country on their own for two years until an election was held. the u.n. is renewing efforts. many countries have evacuated their embassies in the capitol of sanaa. including the u.s. which have been actively engageed in drone attacks against al-qaeda and yemen. but there are growing concerns that the power vacuum could

. >>> well talks are being held in yemen between houthi rebels and former president ali abdullah saleh. it's been a week since houthies took over the capitol triggering protest across the country. angry protesters set fire to vehicles in yemen's third largest city. they say that it was used to prevent them from holding a demonstration. anti-houthi sentiments are on the rise. this is the city south of the capitol of sanaa. the shia houthies are in control of part of the city, but people are worried. protesters are out on the streets to denounce what they say is a houthi crackdown. >> they kept beating me, torturing for hours. they wanted false confessions things i was never involved in. they wanted me to lie and say that they were paying us to protest against them. and they're paying us money to protest against houthies. all lies. >> anti-outyanti-houthi protests are gathering across the country. many gather to express their solidarity with the president who was recently forced to resign. last week shia houthies dissolved parliament and said they would run the country on their own for a

former president is trying to convene the parliament, which has the majority of loyal he's to ali abdullah saleh and there is an expectation that the parliament would anticipate hadi's speech, and say we will accept hadi, and there are fears on the part of hadi and on the part of houthies that aden will become the capitol, and those who want to see a new beginning against the houthis in the north. >> propro-russian rebels inside debaltseve. >> it's not difficult to appreciate the importance of debaltseve when you come here because the traffic between the separatist fighters. the ukrainian soldiers, went over the bridge, under way to the north. the debris of battle is everywhere burned out boots left behind presumebly by casualties and the size of an absolutely desperate struggle are everywhere. the separatest fighters are in complete control of the crossroads now. the residents and civilians who live in debaltseve town have started to emerge from their basements. but they're still bewildered, and they're unsure of what will happen next. as fighters move onto the next battle, it's not just the ci

. >> they took part in the 2011 revolution through the former president ali abdullah saleh.n july last year the outs took to the streets over fuel subsidies. but they stormed the president presidential palace and placed the president under house arrest. what do you think the impact is going to have on the industry. what is likely to happen in the future. >> well, the houthi movements seem very comfortable and have not had any problems so far. right now the oil industry is almost shut down due to problems with oil company. >> just jump in there the tribal leaders and the control they have over oil reserves, and how they were they are capable in taking it. >> they have shown that they are capable of shutting down oil production completely. the government has been unable to stop tribal demands essentially the tribes are complaining of lack of development despite millions of dollars of oil and gas being produced in their province. the houthi movement, if they're serious about courting the southern side, they would need to come up with solutions. >> for now the coast of yemen any

talks being held in the between the houthi rebels and former president ali abdullah saleh. they hope to create a transitional body that will hold for the next two years. >> angry protesters set fire to a houthi vehicles in yemen's largest city. it is one of the predominantly sunni region where is anti-houthi sentiment is on the rise. this is a city south of the city of sanaa houthi control parts of the city, but people are worried. protesters are out on the streets to denounce what they say is a houthi crackdown on activists. >> they kept beating me, torturing me for hours. they wanted false confessions things that i was never involved in. they wanted me to lie and say that we were being paid to protest against them. that americans and british organizations are using the youth in yemen against them as we obtain money to protest against the houthies. all lies. >> anti-houthi were test are spreading across the country. in the city of ib many gathered in the main square to express their solidarity with president hadi who was recently forced to resign. last week shia houthies d

if they also--the fact that they've had de facto alliance with ali abdullah saleh i think we'll see trouble in that alliance and there will be conflict between the two parties. >> we have not really seen the push from the houthis for months now. they've taken control of the capitol effectively in september. this cue could have happened a long time ago. they've done if now and now they have to face the realities of dealing with yemen. paying the wages of the state employees. where do you see that coming? a lot of the money was borrowed by saudi arabia. >> that's the problem the reality of the situation. that's not what they didn't want to face. that's why they attempted to remain behind the scenes and they had this figure. now they've been forced into a situation today. make no mistake about it. this is a desperate move by the houthies. you don't wait until friday afternoon to make a big political announcement. they needed to do it right now. how will they pay the money next month? one thing they could do is attempt to go into the provinces that have most of the natural resources that we wer

> talks are being held in yemen between houthi rebels and the party of the former president ali abdullah saleh. it comes after houthis took power in sanaa triggering protest across the country. >> angry protesters set fire to a shia houthi vehicle in yes hen's third largest city. they say the car was being used by the houthies to prevent them from holding a demonstration. you this is one of many predominantly sunni region where is anti-houthi sentiment is on the rise. this is the city south of the capitol of sanaa. the shia houthies are in control of the city, but people are worried. protesters are out on the streets to denounce what they say is a houthi crackdown on activists and opponents. >> they kept beating me, torturing me for hours. they wanted false confessions things that i was never involved in. they wanted me to lie to say that other figures were paying us to protest against them. that american and british organizations are investigating the youth in in yemen against them. all lies. >> anti-houthi protests are spreading across the country. in the city of ibb many gather in the main

on the fourth demonstration of the protest which led to the ouster of the former president ali abdullah saleh. we have reports now from the center of those protests four years ago. >> they came by the thousands. chanting freedom freedom as they march through the birthplace of yemen's revolution. this was meant to mark the fourth anniversary of this up rising. since last phrase coup from the friday's coup, the protest is primarily against what happened in the capitol of sanaa. there were several anti-cue protests across the country. a sign that even though the houthies are increasing their power there is widespread opposition to them. but protests may not be enough to stop the power grab by the houthies. on tuesday the fighters took control of a government. security personnel are on high alert in cities a that have not yet fallen in their hands. >> they believe that now that the houthies haven't the militia have taken control of the main cities in the north they could very well attempt to capture more. there have been several checkpoints set up across the city. >> they told al jazeera that the

the houthis appear to have major backing from ali abdullah saleh, the longtime u.s. president ousted by a popular uprising in 2011. amidst the crisis, the u.s. continues a drone war inside yemen targeting al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula, which has grown deadlier in recent years and took credit for the charlie hebdo massacre in paris. well, to discuss the state of the middle east and the u.s. role in ongoing conflicts, we are joined by vijay prashad. a professor of international studies at trinity college, he is the author of several books including "arab spring, libyan winter" and, most recently, "the poorer nations: a possible history of the global south.". his new piece for the hindu is called, "the architects of west asia's chaos your." welcome to democracy now! let's talk about benjamin netanyahu coming not to the white house, not invited by the white house, but i -- represented by the opposition to the white house and congress. john boehner, he is going to be addressing a joint session of congress. >> well, i mean, this has been a drama are several years. the