even the leader of houthi is doing more public speeches, more than president hadi himself. for me that is kind of like a very vague or unstructured plan that he has with the tragic situation that yemen is going through. >> thanks very much, good to get your take on this. there is much more still to come on al jazeera this half hour evidence that russia is substantially increasing the military footprints in syria. >>> i'm jessica baldwin in amsterdam where an exhibit is opening comparing the world's two best loved painters. ♪ the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. welcome back, you are watching al jazeera, a recap of the top stories west african presi

>> but only seven months ago, these people were bombarding hadi's house and the palace in aden, as welle airfield in aden. so things are turning around now. we have got more than two thirds of the country belongs back now to the legitimate government, and the forces of the houthis are now actually besieged around in sana'a, and they are facing a fate which everybody knows, you know? >> but a huge -- a huge price being paid by the yemeni civilians because of this internal war? >> well, sure, because of the position of the former ousted president who turned against the outcome of the national dialogue conference. in ten months that national dialogue conference -- the outcome of the conference, these people turned against the outcome which all yemenis have agreed on. >> there have been talk that [ inaudible ] would be much more acceptable to a wider yemeni audience if you would like, that even some houthis would accept him as the new president. is that still a possibility? >> no. because now the stance of him is quite clear, he is in complete alignment with the president. and that was part

we heard president hadi discussing his desire for that to happen. we heard him point fingers at iran for its role in supplying the houthis, he said with weapons and support. we heard president rouhani yesterday saying that their country wanted to help bring democracy to yemen, but from the point of view hadi and the international point of view they recognize hadi's government. the houthis are not satisfied with the agreement that the united nations has put forward. so it's a bit of a stalemate. while the united nations does recognize the hadi government as the legitimate government in yemen, there is concern that the saudi coalition backing that government is now waging war and wreaking havoc on the area as well. there were over 100 people killed in a wedding party from a saudi airstrike. the desire for calm at the united nations, for talks and peace, but from that speech we saw finger pointing and the blame game and there is not a lot of progress of bringing the parties together. >> thank you for that update. >>> afghan forces backed by u.s. air su

he is the person who has more legitimacy than hadi. hadi does not have a power base.nd is not seen as legitimate even those opposed by houthis. >> how difficult is it going to be that diverse set of fighters to maintaining the front in sanaa. >> the coalition that you have seen breaks down. the southern separatists that you mentioned they would in no way, and they've already demonstrated that they would no way head to the north. the idea that this coalition will stay together is pretty farfetched, and it's difficult to see how the yemeni government will look at the different groups of this wide-spread coalition. >> they've been moving north t. >> why is this proving such a difficult fight for them? >> issues of money, patronage and things like that come into realization. even the saudi and what is considered to be the yemeni army to coordinate themselves with the tribesmen and it's hard for them to coordinate attacks that give coordinates to the saudi-led coalition. and we've already seen instances of friendly fire, for example. even within themselves they're their ow

if recaptured, hadi loyalists are expected to try and seize the capital next. al jazeera. >> 13 refugees have died after the boat they were traveling in collided with a commercial vessel off the turkish coast. coast guard workers say the accident happened near the western port. eight people have been rescued in the operation to save more people is on going. >> in croatia, hundreds scrambled to board trains hoping to travel to hungary and slovenia. for days, thousands of people have been stuck between the three countries. we are live now. what's happened after all those chaotic scenes earlier? at this moment, the main news is that trains started, but lucky for these people, they are just a few minutes from taking off, so they're going to be transported a the croatian, hungarian border. the buses are coming every 10-20 minutes and transporting beam to the border. more than three and a half thousand people have been transported to the hungary this morning. this morning, also, a train with a thousand people left and headed to hungary. at this moment, not many peopl

tanks rolling into aden, president hadi had to flee osaudi arabia.t was then the saudi government along with its allies launched a military campaign in yemen. it's sad the houthi rebels were back by iran to destabilize the region. after months of air strikes the houthis were driven out of the south. >> we must reclaim the state first. we cannot talk about political negotiations when the state has been stolen. >> reporter: this is yemen's newly trained army. these fighters are on the offensive, trying to recapture the cities of ta'izz, mareb and eljob before marching towards capital. >> translator: we are running into difficulty because of the terrain and the fearless enemy which is ready to die. >> reporter: but capturing sanaa won't be an easy task. partners from allies, united arab emirates bahrain and saudi arabia were killed when their base was hit earlier this month. and yemen has faced more death and destruction. >> the situation is very difficult for the population because the people have had to leave their homes. because of the conflict. curr

>> the united nations has been trying, met with president hadi a few days ago, he said i'm not going to go to negotiate a political settlement, i want to tell the united nations that unequivocally we'll pull out of the areas, these chances are slim so i think the saudi led coalition and hadi are willing to make some significant military gains and say you know what we have made our fight now it's time for apolitical settlement. >> and of course we have the government back in aden the president yet to return to the country but what do you think the chances are ultimately of there being a north-south split in yemen once again? >> components for that split are there adrian on the ground because the containing of huge plots in the ground, they would like the south break away from the north. the president moved from aden, secessionists are telling him, we have to tell the international community southern yemen is an independent state. it is a very delicate situation, not only for yemen but for international community as they are trying to put together a new nation from scratch. >> hashem,

abd rabbuh mansur hadi is now back in aden from where he fled in march as houthi fighters closed in. the rebels are remain in the north of the country. in aden shipments of aid are still arriving. >> millions of yemenis have suffered over the last few months because of the ongoing fighting between the houthies and forces backed by the former president ali abdullah saleh on one hand, and forces loyal to the president abd rabbuh mansur hadi. the aid which has been unloaded now is part of the assistance which has been provided by neighboring countries. but the international community is concerned. the problem is that the president and his government insist that they will only join political talks if the houthis surrender and hand over their weapons and pull out from the areas of control. demand which have been reject sod far by the houthis. the situation remains quite delicate, and yemen more politically divided than ever. al jazeera. aden. >> now, there are questions over the future of volkswagen's chief executive as the growing scandal grows. vw has admitted to using software that dec

. >> reporter: president abd rabbu mansour hadi last the task of reuniting the forces. his security for aden and the south, hadi's government has so far rejected calls for talks with his rivals, insisting the houthis must surrender. >> the publish yah group has too comply fully, to with stan violence and to recognize that there is no solution in yemen, unless they return back to where we started before, the 21st of september last year. >> ta'izz is another major battle front. these are government fighters trying to push the rebels out of districts they control. backed by elite army units loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh, the houthis still hold ground. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >>> now there have been more clashes at the al-aqsa mosque compound in occupied east jerusalem. israeli military fired stun grenades. more to come for you after break including tens of thousands of people are without power in taiwan as a powerful typhoon batters the island. >>> and a spectacular lunar event that is amazing sky-watchers across the worlds. >> what do you want america

president hadi refused to attend talks unless the houthis accept the resolution to withdraw from the territory. they are moving towards the capital. forces are also fighting in the central province. and in the southwest at least 20 houthi fighters have been killed. eight troops lyle to president hadi were also killed. >>> mexico's foreign minister is headed to cairo to look into what happened to a group of mexican tourists killed by security forces in the egyptian desert. they were among the 12 people accidently killed when egyptian aircraft opened fire on their convoy on sunday. >>> a court has sentenced seven people to death. 29 defends including seven women were accused of helping a saudi bomber carry out the attack. five sentenced to death are still at large. others were given prison terms ranging from two to 15 years. >>> parts of indonesia have been declared emergency zones after massive fires caused dangerous lefts of air pollution. some fires were started deliberately. >> thousands of hectares of forest and bush are burning, creating thick, choking smoke that is spreading far

abd-rabbu mansour hadi arrived in the southern port city of aden on tuesday night. he fled the country six months ago when houthi rebels closed in, capturing sanaa last september. >> over 2,000 people died since a saudi-led coalition launched an operation in march against the houthis. the conflict leading to shortages of food and water. we have the latest from the airport in aden, where shipments are arriving from around the world. >> millions of yemenis suffered over the last few months because of the ongoing fighting between the houthis and forces backed by the former president ali abdullah saleh on one hand, and forces loyal to the exiled president. the aid offloaded now is part of the assistance which has been provided by neighbouring countries, but the international community is concerned. it says we need to see a political settlement any time soon. the problem will be the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi and his government insists that they will join political talks if the houthis surrender, hand over the weapons and pull out from the areas they control. deman

laura: after six months and i saw, yemen's president -- six months in exile coming yemen's president hadis back in the country. today he met with ministers in the port city of aden. saudi arabia and its allies have been bombing yemen in an effort to drive the rebels back. the united nations says 5000 people have been killed in the fighting, many of them civilians. this situation isn't resolved just yet. reporter: at the moment it is not entirely clear. thewe know is is moments in next few days come he is staying in yemen to mark the anniversary of yemen's revolution on september 26. it is an important date for yemen. it is semantically important that he be there after the 26 and he goes to new york. it is worth reminding everyone that several of his ministers and his vice president and prime minister have already come back den and are basically setting up a provisional capital aden and trying to run business as usual. they did that on september 16. it wouldn't be surprising if hadi were to follow and permanently and his exile but there was no confirmation of his movements after new york a

. >> reporter: the president hadi has the task of united yemen divided factions but his authority hasened and now depends on coalition troops for securing aiden in the south. hadi's government has so far rejected calls for talks with his rivals insisting the houthis must surrender. >> the group has to understand now they have to cooperate fully with the united nation reservation 2216 and to violence and say there is no solution in yemen unless they are returned back to where we started before the 21st of september roughly. >> reporter: another major battle front, these are government fighters trying to push the rebels out of the district they control, backed by elite army units loyal to former president saleh the houthis still hold ground, al jazeera. >>> german prosecutors are launching an investigation into forming volkswagen vintercorn after it was revealed they had benefitted with software to cheat emissions test and volkswagen suspended the heads of research and development for the vw, audi and porch brands and put on leave until details of the emissions cheating scandal are clea

. >> reporter: president hadi has the task of uniting the fashions but his authority has been weakenedends on coalition troops for securing aiden in the south. hadi's government has so far rejected cause for talks with his rivals insisting the houthis must surrender. >> they have to understand they have to cooperate fully with the united nations and to withdraw and no violence and recognize there is no solution in yemen unless they return back to where we started before the 21st of september. >> reporter: another major battle front. these are government fighters trying to push the rebels out of districts in their control backed by elite army units loyal to former president saleh the houthis still hold ground. >>> volkswagen suspended the heads of research and development for vw audi and porch and until tell scandal is cleared up and the chief executive stepped down after it was revealed that software in some vw and diesel cars were designed to cheat emissions tests. mexico relatives of 43 missing students have trased the path the group followed when they disappeared and the walk was he

jungles for poachers and responding to bomb threats but when sergeant white went on to afghanistan hadit go. doctors found she had an irregular heartbeat her military career was cut short. white says leaving her behind was unbarable. >> one of the hardest things you got to do. it's your partner. she protects me. i protect her. we work every day together. we train 12 plus hours a day. if we're not on the road we're training. i'm always at work. away from my family so one of the hardest things high to do ever. >> after a year apart, white was able to adopt his former partner on the battlefield. the reunion was made possible through mission k9 rescue. >> homemade pet treats are delivered to the chester county spca today. residents of the spring hill senior living center have been baking the treats during the daily live enrichment program at the sent. organizers say it's a win/win situation the homeless animals love the treats and interaction with animals can improve the quality of live for people with memory loss. now back to your fox 29 weather authority. certainly felt like fall breezy t

military has been trying to help the government of president hadi stand up the military but there areew questions about whether or not the afghan military is actually capable of carrying out this fight successfully without a significant intervention from u.s. and other forces. >> roslyn jordan thank you very much indeed. ♪ barack obama has hosted an international conference on counter terrorism on the sidelines of a u.n. general assembly in new york. three new countries nigeria and tunisia and malaysia joined the u.s. led coalition fighting the islamic state of iraq and levante and u.s. president says if antiforces keep working together the group will be defeated. >> there are profound changes taking place in the middle east and north africa. there are problems that have built up over decades that are expressing themselves and manifesting themselves in organizations like i.s.i.l. even if we were to wipe out the entire codray of i.s.i.l. leadership we would still have some of these forces at work. but ultimately i am optimistic. in iraq and in syria i.s.i.l. is surrounded by communitie

yemen's president adou rabbo mansour hadi had arrived in aden after nearly six months in exile in saudi arabia. this is according to air force sources there, coming a few days after the prime minister of yemen and his cab cabinet returned to aden also after nearly six months in exile. this comes of course after over a year since the houthi takeover of yemen. >> the united nation proposed a deal to end the political crisis in libya. the u.n. envoy to the country has told rival factions they must take the deal or leave it. we have this report. >> the united nations has been trying to bring the warring parties in libya together for more than one year. >> we have now a text that it's a time text, so our part of the process is now finished. >> j envoy says the framework deal worked out in morocco is the way forward to end the conflict in libya, but it's not a deal yet. >> in this situation in libya, it's such strong confrontation, killings, humanitarian crisis, so many problems, they must expect that if there is a solution, this proposal is the solution. >> libya has been in a state of civil

s effort to negotiation a peace deal the authority rebels and seven soldiers loyal to president hadistreet to street fighting. seven rebels were killed when saudi jets stuck. you have covered this conflict extensively and the situation in yemen, where is the fighting leaving some of. key places now like taiz? >> reporter: the reason we have fighting concentrated in taiz is obviously for one reason it's on the highway that links the southern city of aden and the capital is now and it's crucial for both parties fox, hadi if he captures taiz he can easily push forward. >> on the road to sanaa. >> exactly. the former president saleh and the houthis are still entrenched they have deployed many fighters there, with advanced weapons and they would like to continue the fight because for them, maintaining a presence is taiz is a signal that they are still capable of putting up fierce resistence to the coalition forces and to the government. >> it this a bake are make or break ba battle for the huge and pro saleh forces. >> basically they will be we sieging the capital sanaa and the push for s

. >> forces loyal to president adou rabbo mansour hadi backed by troops from the coalition from saudi arabia have launched an initiative to recapture the city, those on the eastern border of sanna. if recaptured, hadi loyalists are expected to try and seize the capital next. >> hashem, as all that military hardware moves in, you wonder if there's place for politics anymore. >> the problem the united nations is facing is you have two coalitions fighting for a bigger say in yemen, you ever the shia coalition led by the houthis and former president ali abdullah saleh. on the other hand, you have a sunni coalition. they don't be willing to go for a compromise, the soots say that we have the upper hand in northern part of the country. the houthis say we control most of the south. the united nations is trying to bring them together to form a national unity government, the houthis hand over their weapons to the internationally recognized president adou rabbo mansour hadi. it doesn't seem to be the case for the time being. >> thank you for reporting on yemen there. >> syrian rebels trained by

post hadi refused to attend talks unless the houthis demand from the territory they captured and on ifd with the saudi-led coalition say they are moving to the capitol sanaa and uae forces are fighting in the central province which is the staging ground for the push. 20 have been killed and 8 troops with president hadi were also killed. everyday hundreds of yemeni refugees arrive in the horn of africa escaping the war back home but there is also a steady trickle offenders print ethiopia migrants who make the periless join any that way and want to find jobs in healthy gulf countries and we met some in the region. >> reporter: on the move in northeastern somalia and the european migrants working in small groups are an all too common site here and some offer them water and then drive off. >> translator: there are opportunities in ethiopia. i left behind my father, mother and entire family and i'm their only hope and i won't rest until i get a job in saudi arabia. >> reporter: they are headed here, the poor city which has gained a reputation for being somalia smuggling and has a ship near

the problem is that the president hadi and his government insists they will only join political talksf the houthis surrender, hand over their weapons and pull out from the areas they control. demands which have been rejected so far by the houthis. the situation remains quite delicate and yemen more politically divided than ever. >>> satellite pictures taken over syria suggest new sites are being built to house the russian military the immaterial edges so the buildings and construction of tends near the airport. the area is a strong hold of the assad government. john kerry says the pictures raise more questions about russia's government in syria. >> yes, they have increased aircraft and there are certain kind of aircraft there which depending on what the long-term decision is by russia's presence could raise some questions. but for the moment, for the most, it is the -- moment, it is the judgment of our military and most experts that the level and type represents basically forced protection, a level of protection for their deployment to an air base, given the fact that it is in an area

three months later we're looking at 2012, and abd rabbuh mansur hadi is now president. but not all was well. protests over controversial fuel price rise ran for two weeks in july reportedly led by the houthi rebels and supporters of the former president. it worked as well. huts attack yemeni forces and now in 2014 houthies have control of the capital of sanaa. that was one year ago. well, we spoke to the visiting scholar at the carnegie middle east certain center. he said that houthis will not be stopped by enemy force. what i think is more possibly will take the houthis out is a peace deal despite the fact that everyone says this is a situation in yemen locally and nationally, this brings attempts to bring peace, to bring people to the negotiation table. again, even today this do not say why, who has been responsible for the continuous failure of negotiations. a lot more can be done by the work. what needs to be done is looking for peace. they need to come together. so far they don't seem to be cooperating much, but there is immense pressure on the saudis. and then th

. >> in the town t the forces loyal to president abd rabbuh mansur hadi say they've been making gains. they say fighters from all over yemen are converging there. they include artillery, armed vehicles and defense systems against missiles. >> the arrival of the coalition forces were sent to aden, and now they're in marib. they're in gauged in fighting. >> ground forces backed by the saudi-led coalition want to retake the city. that's where airstrikes have once again targeted the air ba base. strikes like these have helped to gain ground. >> we call on coalition forces to support us and provide us with weapons and ammunition, and we'll win the battle against those aggressors. >> the fighting in taiz has taken heavy toll. the fighting has killed dozens with the healthcare system collapsing. >> we had ente intravenous solutions on its way. but those delivering it were kidnapped. >> as all sides continue, yemenis continue to suffer. >> still to come on the program, a feared congolese warlord goes on trial in the hague. and why norwegian prisoners are sent to the netherlands to serve their

abd-rabbu mansour hadi's government has so far rejected calls for talks with his rivals, insisting the houthis must surrender. >> translation: this militia group have to understand now. they have to cooperate full why with the united nations reservation 226 and violence, and to recognise that there is no solution in yemen, unless we go back to where we started before the 21st of september last year >>> taking you live to the united nations general assembly in new york. we are about to hear from egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi. >> translation: demonstrations of the great people of egypt, at the outset i'd like to congratulate you mr president and your country for chairing the united nations general assembly. i want to the express my appreciation to your predecessor, the foreign minister of our brotherly country, uganda, for his exceptional efforts during his presidency of the previous session, and like to commend the rule played by the secretary-general of the united nations and his ceaseless efforts to uphold the principles of the u.n. charter which served as the constitution and

if recaptured, hadi loyalists are expected to try and seize the capital next. june the head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog, the international atomic energy agency has arrived. the visit is part of an agreement between iran and the iaea to work more closely. the two sides reached their deal in vienna in july as iran signed an agreement with six world powers to curb its nuclear program in exchange for easing of sanctions. >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu blames palestinian armed groups for inciting tensions in the al aqsa mosque in jerusalem. >> syrian rebels trained by the u.s. to fight isil have reportedly entered aleppo from the turkish border. 75 fighters crossed in a convoy of cars under air protection from the united states. it's just a week since the u.s. admitted only five trained rebels were still fighting in syria. washington's program to develop a moderate force has been fraught with problems. dozens of its fighters have been kidnapped and as i would since july. >> syrian pro-government forces and opposition rebels agreed to a temporary truce in four

. >>> yemen's exiled president hadi has arrived in the port city of aden. as muslims gather in mecca for the hajj, we visit a unique museum which illuminates the live of the prophet muhammad. ♪ >>> european union interior ministers are holding yet another meeting in brussels amidst deep divisions on how to find a solution to the refugee crisis. they are discussing plans to relocate 120,000 refugees a day ahead of another emergency meeting on wednesday. more than a quarter of a million refugees arrived in europe in july and august. germany alone expects to host up to a million people this year. german chancellor angela merkel has urged e.u. leaders to share the burden. >> translator: i say first of all we have to tackle what is causing people to flee other nations. at the moment we have the impression the entire refugee process is unsorted. i'm convinced we have to and will be able to handle it. we are learning that we are all connected to each other, and our lives are affected if terrible things happen elsewhere, and i'm convinced we won't be able to change

h oe requirement as i understande it that victims of incest would have hady to report to a one ciu force and agency before theynk t would be able to terminate a han pregnancy under these circumstances and that is not ee realistic, to think that a yount child in a household that has been exploited by another member of the family would think to goe to a law-enforcement agency and report the other member of thete family before they could qualify to terminate a pregnancy in that circumstance and that shows you the extremes that the bill goes too. through. and i hope that we will defeat this measure. fu and we can build a bipartisan i step to move forward in a bipartisan fashion in this and this bill does not do that. i yield the floor. sator >> i want to respond to a couple of arguments made by the democratic senator yesterday. fo the quoted the american association of obstetricians and gynecologists that a 20 week obri fetus is cinot viable. the american congress obstetrics and gynecologists, the group that doctor lawrence represents, legislation.or according to the senator that i am confro

fighters and weaponry to the national army and fighters loyal the yemen's president abd rabbu mansour hadi who is in exile in saudi arabia. only who areas are under houthi control. that's why the fight to clear them could be swift. and many predict the next target for this new firing force could be the sanaa or saada. despite significant losses the houthis continue to put up a tough fight. the battle for yemen is far from over. omar al saleh, al jazeera. >> juan cole says it's unusual to be involved in ground combat. >> the uae is part of a coalition of gulf cooperation council nations and also including morocco and jordan. much of the fighting has been from the air on their part, fighter jets have flown and indeed in response to this attack sanaa is under very heavy bombardment tonight. but beginning really just at the beginning of august last month, it is alleged that fair numbers of uae troops were landed at the gulf -- the port of aden, and helped libert liberate that citm the houthis. there is a ground force from the uae fighting in yemen which is unprecedented in modern history. >> s

. >> forces loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi say they're making gains. it's in the northern province where these forces have been building their presence. fighters from all over yemen are converging there. journalists have been posting images online of what they say are saudi coalition reinforcements. they include forces. >> they were sent in mareb. we're ready to engage in any fighter. >> the possible advance towards the houthi held capital of sanaa. they want to retake the city. that's where airstrikes have once again targeted the air base. strikes like these have helped anti-houthi fighters gain ground in southern aden. >> we call on coalition forces to support us and provide us with weapons of ammunition, and we'll win the battle against those aggressors. >> but the fighting in tase has taken a heavy toll. >> we had intervenous fluids from sanaa, bu along with drips. but they never made it. >> there is a shortage of medicine in the city of taiz. >> we need a quick intervention by aid organizations to save us from the epidemic spreading inside the cit

we've got president adou rabbo mansour hadi. government forces aligned with him. he is in exile in saudi arabia, the same country leading the coalition of nine arab states against the houthis. you remember they launched the airstrikes back in march. you've also got the backing of the sunni tribes, as well. two others to think about, the secession its in the south, mostly secular nationalists want to break from the north. we should think about al-qaeda, which is really taking advantage of the years of instability in yemen. it's grown in size and strength. it is staunchly anti houthi, but in no way aligned with the government coalition. this is the map we're looking at. we're going to try to make sense be with it with a visiting scholar. live in beirut for us today, we thank you for your time. there is so much that has gone on, airstrikes, talks, displacement, all of these sorts of things and nothing said really changed in the last year. you say what is the factor here that is meaning that no progress i guess made? >> absolutely. first of all, one year after the hou

bahar has been in saudi arabia since march with president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. his visit to the city coming days before u.n. brokered peace talks are set to begin. the u.n. wants a ceasefire signed, and the formation of a unity government. >> police in malaysia fired water canons marching in support of the prime minister. the so-called uprising is in response to the anti-government process. he has been facing demands to step down over a corruption scandal. the hardliners accused the minority of driving the demonstrations. prominent people were part of the protest. we go to kuala lumpur and have this update. >> reporter: these demonstrators are firmly pro-government supporters. math from the -- most from the ethnic mallet community. it's a traditional support base. now, organizers set up the protest in response to a massive demonstration that occurred in kuala lumpur about a fortnight ago when more than 200,000 came out, calling for the prime minister to resign amid the allegations that he syphoned off 7 million from a state investment fund. it's not been charged

he and president hadi left a year ago when they took over the capitol sanaa and let's get a view fromy editor in chief of the newspaper based in yemen and joins us live from skype, live via skype rather from the city of aiden. good to have you with us. what is the significance of the cabinet meeting for the first time there in aiden since march? >> it's very significant. a lot of people have been calling for the government to come back since the victory of two months ago. it is delayed move that should have happened two months ago and with people here in aiden. >> after everything that has happened there in yemen, how do people feel about their president now, hadi, how much popular support does he enjoy? >> there are a lot of demands by the public for a new administration, a new way of doing business. they want -- there are a lot of demands for example of appointment of young professionals, inprofessionals, a way to go away from the parties, political parties and the corruption. corruption is a very big deal right now. a lot of people are associating the old regime with corruptions an

the coalition forces who want to active president hadi power retaliated with airstrikes and some 4500 people killed since they began in late march. although gains have been made, further challenges lie ahead. runningeople are into difficulty because of the terrain. but also because of the enemy willing to die. s supported the former president until they ran out of options other than fighting to the death. they call themselves. reporter: there were further casualties during the latest offensive pivot as coalition forces pitchout, the week -- but as coalition forces pitch up, the wheels are in motion. laura: plaxico says it of its nationals were killed in egypt yesterday when security forces mistakenly targeted a group of tourists believing them to be jihadists. it had been thought that just 2 mexicans were among the people killed. mexico's president is demanding an investigation nation from cairo. there is been a third day of violence at the mosque complex in a jerusalem with ongoing clashes between israeli police and palestinian protesters. protesters threw stones and firebombs at pol

in saudi arabia since march along with abd rabbuh mansur hadi. they left after houthi rebels overtook the capital of sanaa. >>> tins of thousands of people have rallied in malaysia in support of the country's prime minister. the protesters, well, this was a response to recent counter protest calling on them to resign after a corruption scandal. >>> the families of eight mexican tourist who is were killed in egypt on sunday have arrived in cairo. egypt said that the tourists were accidently killed after being mistaken for terrorists. but mexico's foreign minister is skeptical. >> with cameras pointed at them, families of the victims leave a government building in guadalajara. they have little in the way of a thorough explanation of what happened on sunday. others have made the long trek to cairo with mexico's foreign minister. >> i will be visiting the president of egypt later today, and we will see from there what has--what is the next step in terms of taking our nationals who lost their lives back home. >> before leaving she questioned the egypt

coalition has sent to the national army and fighters loyal to yemen's president abd rabbu mansour hadi who is in exile in saudi arabia. under houthi control that's why the fight to clear them could be swift. and many predict the next target for this new fighting force could be the capital sanaa and the houthitron hold ostronghold. >>> omar ah la saleh, al jazeera. >>> defiance also appears to be forcing hungary to act. the hundred gair hungarian authy they will force them owalk. the three-year-old boy who came to represent the tragedy of the refugee crisis was laid to rest. the picture of his body on a turkish beach has a powerful reaction around the world. >>> 20 miles outside budapest police faced a standoff with police, mohammed jamjoom is in bicske. >> reporter: the dread and despair only continued throughout the day. please let us leave, her and her daughter, two of the many many who escaped deft and destructiod destruction at home. i have a two-year-old baby at home. >> stopped in bicske hungary. when i asked them what they wanted to go the answer was clear. germany, germany, ger

the ground and leaders on the ground work with the current state, with president abd-rabbu mansour hadifor stability and security, and in return we hope it will give us the opportunity for a referendum. it doesn't have to be the separation, but the ability to decide, even after a transition period. >> u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon condemned an attack killing 131 people. these are said to show the aftermath at a village in the red sea port. it was controlled by a houthi police station. al jazeera is not able to independently verify it. >> there are reports of tens of houthi rebels killed in an air strike. clashes are reported between pro government forces and houthi fighters on the evening >>> and operations have resumed at the main oil refinery in the city of aden. the facility has been closed since the saudi-led coalition began bombing yemen in iraq. they are producing half of their previous capacity. >> more to come. why a decision to support of the syrian government is serving as an uncomfortable reminder for some russian soldiers. >> a show of support for the planned parenthood

systems that helped provide some sort of qualitative edge to the yemeni forces loyal to president hadithese land forces were supporting the land operations. logistically, operationally as well as the firepower and special operations units. these were the back up forces that are helping the main yemeni armed forces along with the yemeni resistence that are battling at houthis and driving them back, approaching them from many of the cities and the towns from the south and now they're moving into the north. >> the united nations said that a drought in ethiopia means 4.5 million people could need food aid. and it could be a major problem for the economy. as agriculture generates half of the country's income. charles stratford reports. >> life was difficult enough for this family of nine even before the rains failed. this year he and millions of farmers like him across northern ethiopia will face an even tougher struggle to survive. >> there is nothing that we can do. we don't have enough crops to provide for our families. we're having to sell our cows to buy food, but the cows are sick bec

yemeni fighters and weaponry to the national army and fighters loyal to yem yemen's abd rabbu mansour hadi who is in exile in saudi arabia. only two towns in yemen's province are under houthi control that's why the fight could be swift. many predict the target for this new fighting force could be the capital sanaa and saada. houthis and their allies continue to put up a tough fight. the battle for yemen is far from over. omar al saleh, al jazeera. >> still to come, guatemala's interim president promises to clean up corruption. as the previous president battles in court. >>> the shark attack capital in the world, some are calling for a cull but would that be ethical? >> to becoming president of the us tennis association. >> we're about getting rackets in children's hands... >> building the game... >> ...sky's the limit for growing tennis in america. >> and expanding access to play... >> at the end of the day, it's about the kids... >> every tuesday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring.

in the central city of ta'izz, forces loyal to exiled president hadi hold their ground.te a surprise attack by houthi fighters to retake areas recently lost. houthis backed by troops loyal to deposed president saleh, insist they still have the upper hand. >> you cannot solve yemen crisis by war, that has been proved over the last six months where no side has been effective. the only side that has lost over the last six months have been the people, the 25 million people who are now suffering and are going through a fierce humanitarian crisis. [ explosion ]. >> reporter: fighter jets are also targeting houthi military bases, rocket launchers and troop gatherings. a coalition build upis planning an offensive to retake control of sana'a. the capitol was captured by the houthis a year ago. the u.n. is planning to hold talks between all sides, but it's not clear whether yemen's main rivals are willing to put an end to the conflict that has killed thousands of people and destroyed much of the country. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >>> russia says it will continue to send weapon

special envoy to yemen is in saudi arabia to meet with people in exile and hadi refused to attend talkresolution demanding they withdraw from territory they captured and on the ground troops with the saudi-led coalition say they are moving to the capitol sanaa and uae forces are fighting in the central province, the staging ground for the push and in the southwest 20 houthi fighters have been killed in thai and eight troops loyal to president hadi were also killed. opposition activists in the democratic republic of congo have a demonstration and he will plan on staying in power beyond the second term which is a violation of the constitution and some who took part in protests in january are still missing and we have more from the capitol. >> reporter: she says the last thing her son said to her was. >> translator: help me i'm innocent, please pray for me. >> reporter: then men dragged her son and opposition member out of her house and she has not seen them since. >> translator: whoever took claud, if you have already killed him please show me where his body is. i want to know if he is a

conference, in addition to accepting the -- the constitutional legitimacy as represented by president hadid it not been that some parties rejected this process, there -- there wouldn't have been reason for military action in order to strengthen and legit maize the actions of the government. the countries in many nations have taken sectarian actions, and threatened sunni and shia aggression. the fact that these conflicts have become sectarian has strengthened in one way or the other the approaches and the views tabled by some terrorist organizations. jordan has emphasized several times that it completely rejects the idea that this is a sectarian conflict, sunni and shii shiite, or any form of religious conflicts, and a confrontation of this [ inaudible ] requires that we should go back and deal with them in a completely political context. the humanitarian dimensions of these conflicts are increasing. today we see the syrian refugees flowing to the neighboring states and beyond the neighboring states. the humanitarian consequences are the result of non-political solutions, or the absence of

the bomb that hit his house created damage in an area of 5 meters forces loyal to president hadi backedy troops from the coalition led by saudi arabia have launched an offensive to capture the proof incidents. on the eastern border. they are expected today try and sees capital next. still ahead on the program, a violent protest in nepal following the introduction of a new constitution. plus this is the guanas canal, one of the most polite praises in america. there are places all over the united states that are just as bad if not worse that this. i am gabriel. >> story coming up. tonight, saints and sinners. friends in holy places. this murder brings the mafia and the church sure, tv has evolved over the years. it's gotten squarer. brighter. bigger. it's gotten thinner. even curvier. but what's next? for all binge watchers. movie geeks. sports freaks. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. >> as the global refugee crisis intensifies... >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> and the e.u. struggles to cope... >> we don't know, they stop us here. >> what's be

eight troops loyal to president hadi were also killed. >>> the u.s. is concerned that russia is stepping up its support for assad. it's believed that russia deployed 200 naval infenforces. >> they don't know why the russian military is expanding its air strip or why it's sending in the number of troops that are on the ground said to be around 200, although pentagon officials won't confirm that. the pentagon is very concerned and the obama administration is concerned for that matter about the possibility of russian forces, one supporting the syrian military in its civil war against the moderate opposition and, two, possibly coming into conflict with the u.s. led coalition that has been going after isil in the northern part of syria. while russia and the u.s. agree that isil is a threat to both of their countries and to their allied security needs, the u.s. and coalition have not invited russia to take part in the fight against isil mainly because the u.s. believes that russia would do so only in an attempt to prop up assad which the u.s. opposes. the u

the government of president hadi said the houthis must disband. they say they are the legitimate authority. as the battle to control yemen continues, more yemenis are dying. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >>> innocent gone says u.s.-lead air strikes have destroyed isil bomb-making facilities in iraq. they have launched 20 air strikes against alleged isil targets since wednesday. the u.s. military says two facilities were destroyed outside of mosul. >>> the presidents of russia and the united states are to meet for the first time in nearly a year to discuss the situation in both syria and ukraine. vladimir putin and barack obama were last face-to-face at a regional summit in beijing in november. they will meet on the sidelines of the united nations general assembly on monday. james bayes is at the u.n. headquarters in new york and joins us now. james certainly a lot has happened since the two presidents last met in november. do we have an exact idea of what exactly they are going to talk about. obviously the issues are ukraine and syria, but how muc

. >>> yemen's exiled president hadi has arrived in the port city of aden.muslims gather in mec

fighters in yemen took control of parts of the province, the fighters, loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi and backed by saudi-led air support attacked houthi rebels near the marab dam, taking control of some areas of the outskirts of ancient ruins. 30 are said to have died in clashes between the fighters and houthi rebels in the south-eastern province of tiaz, two civilians among the casualties. >>> meanwhile, saudi arabia denied coalition responsibility for an alleged air strike on a wedding party in yemen, killing at least 38 people. government forces say it happened in a village near the red sea port. many among the dead. dozens have been injured. >> there has been more clashes at the al-aqsa in occupied east jerusalem. israeli police fired stun grenades at worshippers, some who had barricaded themselves inside. 15 were injured. >>> scientists at n.a.s.a. say they have found strong evidence of liquid water on mars. researchers analysed dark streaks and believe it was the result of flows of scalty water, because they bear a striking resemblance. they set the ground work into research. >

. >> reporter: in this town, forces loyal to yemen's president hadi, say they are making gains.se forces have been building their presence here. military commanders say fighters from all over yemen are converging there. yemenial journ aileses have been posting pictures online. >> translator: the arrival of coalition forces was reported and filmed by media. the coalition forces were sent to aden, and they are now in ma'rib. they are ready to engage in any fighting. >> reporter: it's important for possible advance towards sana'a. ground forces backed by the saudi-lead coalition want to retake the city, where air strikes have once again targeted the air base. >> translator: we call them coalition forces to support us and provide us with weapons and ammunition, and we will win the battle against those aggressors. >> reporter: but the fighting in ta'izz is taking a heavy toll on civilians, dozens have been killed and the healthcare system is collapsing. >> translator: we had intervenous fluids from sana'a, but those who used to deliver them were kidnapped along with the drips in the

they say they died in the course of saudi-led operations in support of the excited president hadi.era's omar reports. >> reporter: it is the uae's biggest single loss in decades. using social mediate country's state minister for foreign affairs says it was an attack by a surface to surface missile. shia houthi fighters and forces loyal to the deposed president saleh say they fired a police pc miss ill in yemen. killing dozens of soldiers. also the soldiers are singing yemen's national anthem and the pledge of loyalty to the new army. the deposed president saleh and his shia houthi allies have no friends here. this brigade is part of the republican guards, a force created and led by saleh's son. but this is the new army whose loyalty is to yemen's government in exile. it's a new chief of staff says victory over the houthi fighters and their allies is not far away. >> translator: victory is near. we are in the process of building new armed forces and armed forces that serves the. [ inaudible ] country. >> reporter: commanders and security officials in the province are also discussing

in ta'izz force loyal to exiled president hadi hold their ground.te a surprise attack by houthi fighters to retake areas they recently lost. houthis backed by troops loyal to deposed president saleh insist they still have the upper hand. >> you cannot talk yemen crisis by war, and that has been proved over the last six months when no side has been effective. the only side that has lost over the last six months have been the people of yemen. the 25 million people who are now suffering and [ inaudible ] and a very fierce [ inaudible ] crisis. >> reporter: these are coalition reinforcements on their way to the province of ma'rib. that's where most of yemen's oil and gas installations are located. [ explosion ] >> reporter: fighter jets are also targeting houthi military bases rocket launchers and troop gatherings. a coalition build up is planning an offensive to retake control of sana'a. the capitol was captured a year ago, who later spread their military and political influence. the u.n. is planning to hold talks between all sides, but it's not clear