he was an ally of president hadi who is running his government from aden. >> this is the spot he was killed. the car he was traveling in was engulfed in flames. he was sworn in governor just two months ago. he was a close ally of president adou rabbo mansour hadi, who returned to aden from exile in saudi arabia. >> the govern moved about in a convoy of about five cars. it was heavily secured. he knew he was going to be targeted. he knew an attempt was inevitable so he moved cautiously. over the past two weeks, multiple militia groups blocked him from entering his office in aden, so he knew the situation was precarious. >> allies launched a military campaign in march against houthi rebels who have taken over the capital, sanna, with the support of forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. security remains a challenge in this port city. >> the presence of al-qaeda, and deference to different groups create a bigger security threat. >> isil is here. huhb is here, more other factions are also here in aden, and aden is surrounded by their control. unless president hadi addresses

he was an allie of hadi, who is running his government from aden.ohammed adow reports. >> reporter: this is the spot where the governor he was traveling in. two months ago. he was a close ally of hadi who returned to aden from exile in saudi arabia. >> the governor moved about in a convoy of about five cars. kaushls over the past two weeks, most in aden. precarious. they have been targeting houthi rebels over the capital. forces loyal to the president. houthi fighters backed by troops from the uae drove the rebels out of aden five months ago. security remains a challenge in this port city. groups affiliated with yemen have increased pressure and the armed group has e mermed. which has been the main armed group in yemen. the president of al-qaeda, isil and tribunal malitias to the different groups. to create the biggest. >> isil is here a, aqap is here. all faxes here in aden and aden is surrounded by those controlled by isil. so unless president hadi addresses the lack of security in aden quickly and swiftly, things are going to deteriorate. >> the

he was a close ally of president hadi. returned to aden from exile in saudi arabia. >> the governor moved about in a convoy of about five cars. it was heavily secured. he knew he was going to be targeted. he knew an attempt was credible. so he moved cautiously over the past two weeks multiple militia groups blocked him from entering his own office in aden. so he knew the situation was precarious. >> reporter: so the allies launch aid military campaign in march. they have been targeting houthi that have taken over the capital sanaa. although the conflict began with airstrikes the coalition sent ground forces. a loose alliance of anti-houthi fighters backed by troops from the e.u. a. drove the rebels out of aden five months ago. but security remains a challenge in this port city, groups affiliated with a isil in gem en have increased their operations and the armed group has seen the arrival of al qaeda in the peninsula which has been the mained armed group in yemen no years of analysts say the presence of al qaeda, isil and

he was an ally of president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, running his government from aden. >> reporter: this is the spot where the governor of aden was killed. the car he was travelling in is engulfed in flames. he was sworn in as governor two months ago, and was a close ally of abd-rabbu mansour hadi, who returned to aden from exile in saudi arabia. >> the governor moved about in a convoy of five cars. it was secured. he knew he would be targeted, he moved cautiously over the past few weeks. multiple groups blocked him entering his own office in aden, so me knew the situation was precarious. >> reporter: so the allies launched a campaign in march against the houthi rebels that had taken over sanaa, with the support of forces loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh. although the conflict begun with air strikes, the coalition sent ground forces. there's an alliance of houthi fighters, barked by troops, driving the rebels out of aden five months ago. security remains a challenge. groups affiliated with i.s.i.l. have upped their presence. analysts say the presence of al qaeda, i.s.i.l.

the soldiers loyal to president hadi are trying to recapture advertise. taiz. some neighborhoods are controlled by the houthis, others by government forces, and there is fighting everywhere. >> i have nothing to say but may god take revenge on the houthis. >> the houthis also control the capital of sanaa, but the situation is not much different. people are desperate for food, fuel, supplies and healthcare. there are reports of differences within the governments based in aden over the appointment of a new foreign minister. some believe that reports are being leaked deliberately to undermine the hadi government. >> a lot of interest groups that would mint from a weak government and showing that this government is weak. they are now fleecing the country as we speak. from several avenues of revenue, including the petroleum industry, including the refine refinery, the a lot of revenue areas that they're benefiting from. so these are the ones who are fueling these kinds of leaks and these kinds of rumors to continue the status quo as it is right now. but i don't thin

and international community recognized president hadi as a legitimate leader of yemen, and the saudised president hadi, but there is growing concern about the impact this fight is having on civilians, and as we just heard, the saudis are blamed for more of those attacks that are hurting civilians than the other side, the saudis of course using jets and war planes to come areas. civilians are being hit as well as civilian infrastructure. so this is a call from the u.n., not only to get the peace talks going, but to get a ceasefire going right away, so civilians can get some relief. >>> kristen saloomey with the latest from the u.n. kristen, thank you. >>> to afghanistan now where the government forces continue to fight the taliban in the country's southern helmand province. it is advancing on the district which fell to the taliban on monday. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: afghan forces have regained some outposts, but the main city remains under taliban control. nato ended operations in afghanistan nearly a year ago. al jazeera's political analyst and commentator on afghanistan gave us this

groups fighting to fullie restoreh hadi to power are getting sport but there are no easy victories.ight and a half months of war is taking a punishing toll on civilians. yemen was one of the most difficult places to access food. now, the united nations warns half the population is on the brink of famine and is appealing for help. >> it's a binings of both in terms of availability of funding for the coming year and of course we seek the support of all parties to be able to give us the froomd of movement to reach out to the people that are in absolutely crisis at the moment. >> planned glun-brokered talks in geneva have hit several turlings hurdles and delays. both sides say they are open to n negotiation but have areas the other won't or can't accept. >> at least 32 isil fighters have reportedly been killed in raqah. the u.s. says a total of 29 strikes were launched in syria and iraq on saturday. syria's presidents warned airstrikes will increase the risk of attacks in europe unless there is a concerted effort to destroy isil on the ground. he's dismissed two claims from britain's pr

>> translator: we have agreed on extending the ceasefire and i announce this on past of president hadi. we have informed the united nations and we have informed the members of the alliance about the extension of the ceasefire, but this also depends on who hugy's committee abiding by the ceasefire. >> reporter: in recent days forces loyal to yemen's president hadi have been making gains against the rebels known as the houthis. mo government forces say they are advancing towards the capital sanaa. >> translator: we preached the city center and this is evidence the houthi have no popular support. >> reporter: hadi lost control of sanaa last september after the houthis who were backed by iran, advance odd the port city of aden. yemen's neighbor. saudi arabia, formed a coalition to carry out airstrikes to target the group and its supporters. the cost of this war to ordinary yemen-yes already wary after years of conflict instability and dire poverty, has been huge. nearly 6,000 people are thought of been hill think the country's education and health system has collapsed. after negotiations i

the yemeni president adou rabbo mansour hadi responded. >> this is the aftermath. the car the general was traveling in is engulfed in flames. every entered government two months ago. he was a close ally of adou rabbo mansour hadi who returned to aden from libya. >> the government moved about in a convoy of about five cars. it was heavily secured. he knew he was going to be targeted. he knew an attempt was inevitable, so he moved cautiously. over the past two weeks, multiple militia groups blocked him from his open office in aden, so he knew the situation was precarious. >> allies launched a military campaign in march against houthi rebels who have taken over the capital, sanna, with the support of forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. security remains a challenge in this port city. the convoy was attacked in an area which is a stronghold for armed groups, including some linked to al-qaeda. >> you have a lack of security inside aden. there are multiple factions fighting to fill the power vacuum inside the city and that is why you see a lot of people w

president abd-rabbu mansour hadi agreed to defend after meeting the u.n. envoy in aiden, and now will be holding talks in omar, and with rebel representatives. gerald tan reports. >> on the outskirts of tiaz, battles are raging. houthi fighters, and those loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh still hold their ground in yemen's third-largest city. pro-government forces are undeterred. >> we'll continue our march. all that is left of the rebels are snipers and land mines. >> similar scenes are playing out to the north-east. groups fighting to fully restore abd-rabbu mansour hadi to power are receiving air and ground support from a saudi-led coalition. there are no easy victories. 8.5 months of war is taking a punishing toll on civilians. yemeni is one of the most difficult places to access food. the united nations warns half the population is on the brink of famine, and is appealing for help. >> it's a combination of both, in terms of availability of funding, and we receive the support of all parties to give us the freedom of movement to reach out to

. >> in recent days, forces loyal to president hadi have been making gains against the houthis. pro government forces are also advancing towards the capital. >> we reached the city center and this is evidence the houthis have no popular support. >> hadi lost control of sanah last september after the houthis backed by iran advanced on the port city of aden. the cost of this war to ordinary yem yemenis has been huge. nearly 6,000 people are thought to have been killed. the country's health and education system has collapsed. after negotiations in switzerland, some aid is now getting through to the city of tais, but it is not nearly enough. the week-long truce has been extended. many living through this war which much of the world has forgotten will hope the talks in january will produce more to end this conflict. >> let's talk more about this. a very warm welcome. the focus has been in the last weeks or so on these peace talks. yet they seem to bear so little relations to what's going on, on the ground. but do they still matter? >> yes, they are. they are totally detached from the

he called on supporters ever abd rabbu mansour hadi. supporters of abd rabbu mansour hadi to agree. >> venezuela's opposition party say they'll use their new majority in the parliament to push forward an amnesty law. the socialists in sunday's election. president nicholas plad roe hass called it a slap in the face. our lucia newman reports. >> the expressions of venezuela's ruling socialist party headquarters confirmed the worst nightmare as the election results were announced. for first time in nearly 17 years opponents of the nation's populace revolution have succeeded in breaking the government's majority winning a majority in the nationalist assembly. nicholas maduro recognized his party's defeat. >> we've lost a battle today but the struggle to build new socialism and the new society it starts now. we should take this as a slap in the face to wake us up so that we can work towards the future. >> reporter: the results should have come as no surprise. spiraling inflation crimes andid chronic shortages of goods and services had become

it seems that hadi's government is looking forward to having something talks. they cannot keep going and the yemeni people have really expressed their voice and their need for piece. we are hopeful with international pressure both sides will come to a peace agreement. >> you were talking about the flairups near pooh ceasefire. you have houthi government where the hadi government is now based, at the same time government troops have made a show near the capital of sanaa which is in houthi hands. you think there is something like this happening before the peace talks and there will be some compromise? >> as a matter of fact, the governor was kill, the islamic state of iraq and the levant and expand into the home town of president hadi. and they have the other time [simultaneous speech] >> committing all sorts of atrocities, muc according to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. do you think this could be another international problem? >> absolutely. the government has been abroad and now the president is back in aden but unfortunately there is no real presence for g

. >> reporter: in recent days forces loyal to yemen's president hadi have been making than gains against the rebels known as the houthis. pro-government forces say they're also advancing towards the capital. >> translation: we entered the province from every direction and side. we reached the city center. this is evidence the houthis have no popular support. >> reporter: hadi lost control last september after the houthis, who are backed by iran, advanced on the port city of aden, yemen's neighbour saudi arabia formed a coalition to carry out air strikes to target the group and its supporters. the cost of this war to ordinary yemenis is already wary after years of conflict and civility and die poverty has been huge. nearly six thousand people are sought to have been killed. the country's health and education system has collapsed. after negotiations in switzerland, some aid is now getting through to the city of thies, but it is not nearly enough. the week-long truce has been extended. many living through this war which much of the world has forgotten will hope that talks in january will pr

he was a close ally of president hadi. returned to aden for exile in saudi arabia. >> the governor moved about in a convoy of about five cars, it was heavily secured. he knew he was going to be targeted. he knew an attempt was inevitable. so he moved cautiously. over the past two weeks. multiple militia groups blocked him from entering his own office in aden, so he knew the situation was precarious. >> reporter: so they launched a pain in march. they have been targeting houthi rebels taking over the capital sanaa with forces loyal to former president saleh. although the conflict gun with airstrikes the coalition have sent grounds forces, and lose the alliance of houthi forces from the uae. drove the rebels out of aden five months ago. but security remains a challenge in this port city. groups affiliated with isil and yemen have increased their operations and the armed group [ inaudible ] with the arrival of al qaeda which has been the main armed group in yemen in recent years. analysts say the presence of al qaeda, isil an

. >> reporter: the president abd rabbuh mansur hadi confirms another ceasefire will begin in a few daysce will coincide with u.n. sponsored talks to end the conflict that is meant to take place in switzerland and according to the attorney general ban ki-moon says he notified coalition of the ceasefire on december 15 and lasting until december 21 and this he says will coincide with starting of consultations and automatically be renewed on commitment by the houthis and special envoy to yemen is optimistic. >> we have a number of good signs we will have this ceasefire including during my discussion with president hadi but also my discussion with the other two parties and everybody seems to be welcoming the idea for the ceasefire. >> reporter: saudi-led coalition has been conducting air strikes in yemen for nearly nine months now in response to houthi rebels who took over most of the country. back in june the u.n. tried to mediate between the government and houthi forces and their allies but negotiators walked out before the talks even began, the houthis refused to withdraw from territory t

troops loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi has taken control of the northwestern part of the country. >>he cease-fire last the all but a few days if at all. >> we have taken control of the military base that we've been surrounding under the control of the houthis and their allies. thank god we have taken it over. >> they have been fighting to restore the power the internationally recognized president abd rabbuh mansur hadi, making it this far to the city is a milestone. the houthis have control of this region for months, and it's a main roo route to its main capital sanaa. >> the fighting is happening while representatives from the warring sides are meant to be talking peace in switzerland. the united nations is leading the meeting which journalists have been kept away from. >> we have letters of protests that it is the violations that have amounted to the military attack, and we're keen to put an end to the war and not only postpone it. >> what has been achieved so far is an agreement to let aid in for civilians. that is one step towards progress in a war that has killed more than 5,000

their enemies are soldiers loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi trying to recapture taiz and civilians areuffering. yemenis run from one area under bombardment to another. some neighborhoods are controlled by the houthis. others by government forces and there is fighting everywhere. [ sobbing ] >> i have nothing to say but may god take revenge on the houthis. >> the houthises are control the capital of sanaa. but the situation isn't much different. people are desperate for food, supplies and healthcare. there are reports of differences betwee within the government. some reports have been leaked clip raidly to undermine the hadi government. >> a lot of interest groups that would benefit showing that this government is weak. they are know fleecing the country as we speak. from several avenues of revenue including the petroleum industry, refinery, and a lot of revenue areas that they're benefiting from. so these are the ones who are fueling these kinds of leaks and these kinds of rumors to continue the status quo as it is right now. but i don't think this would continue for a very long time.

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. >> we have agreed on extending the cease-fire and i announced this on behalf of president hadi.e have informs the united nations and the members of the alliance about the extension of the cease-fire yo, but this also depends on houthi commitment to the cease-fire. >> in recent days forces loyal to are president hadi had been making gains against the rebels known as the houthis. government forces say they are also advancing towards the government of sanaa. >> we enter the province from every direction and every side. we reached the city center. this is evidence that the houthis have no popular support. >> yemen's neighbor, saudi arabia, formed a coalition to carry out airstrikes to target the group and it's supporters. the cost of this war to ordinary yemenis is already weary from war and poverty has been huge. the country's health and education system has collapsed. after negotiations in switzerland some aid is now getting through to the city of taiz. but it is not nearly enough. the week-long truce has been extended. many living through this war, which much of the world has for

. >> in recent days, forces loyal to yemen's president hadi have been making gains.ceed government forces say they are advancing toward the caltol. >> we entered the province from every direction and every side. we reached the city center, and this is evidence the houthis have no popular support. >> hadi lost control of sanaa last september after the houthis backed by iran advanced on the port city of aden, yemen's neighborhood, saudi arabia formed a coalition to carry out airstrikes to target the group and its supporters. the cost of this war to on or abouted yemenis, already wary after years of conflict in, instability and dire poverty has been huge. nearly 6,000 people are thought to have been killed. the country's health and education system has collapsed. the u.n. says the human tarnl has received catastrophic levels. some aid is now getting through to the city of taiz. it is not nearly enough. the week-long truce is due to end on tuesday. for many, living through this war, which much of the world has forgotten will have hoped six days of talks would have produc

>> yeah, hadi, are you with me? can you tell me what you're seeing sh. >> yeah, i'm still seeing smoke. i'm still seeing smoke. that's all i see. and some flames on the floor. >> hadi, we just saw on the left side of your screen on a live image coming to us from a periscope user that we're accessing, we're able to see a relatively large burst of what looked like a flame in the lower part of the building on the right-hand side of that screen. did you hear anything or see anything? >> sorry. can you repeat that? >> were you able to see or hear any explosion or see any burst of fire -- >> yeah, yeah, yeah. i saw -- just heard another explosion. there was just another explosion and burst of fire right now. >> how far away are you from it? >> i'm still the same distance. they seem to be evacuating more people away. yeah, no, that was another explosion. that was the third explosion i heard today. >> i don't know if we still have amir with us on the phone. is amir with us on the phone? we don't have amir hanjani on the pho

. >> they've been fighting to restore the internationally recognized president abd rabbuh mansur hadi. making it this far is a milestone. they've controlled this region for months, and it's a main root for yemen's capital sanaa. >> even progress, the united nations is leading the meeting which journalists have been kept away from. >> we have submitted that it is violations of military attacks, and we're keen to put an end to it. >> what has been achieve sod far is an agreement to let aid in for civilians. that is one step towards progress in a war that's killed more than 5,000 yemenis. >> iraq has opened an investigation in a strike that killed five iraqi soldiers. they were advancing on isil targets when an airstrike thought to be carried out by an u.s. plane hit when both sides were in close combat. >> our forces were not able to fly due to bad weather. there was an airstrike that killed them. an investigation is on going by the iraqi and american sides. >> an investigation where they admitted that it may have been an mistake on both sides. >> we recommitted ourselves to that campai

on aden in march was the trigger of saudi arabia and its gulf allies to support abd rabbu mansour hadi with air strikes. it's come at a cost. almost 6,000 civilians have been killed inches since march, 2.1 million people have been forced from their homes and 21 million people have been on the brink of starvation. zeina khodr sends us this report on the latest statement to end the fighting. >> it is a show of force just before the warring sides talk peace. the yemeni government and its supporters in the saudi led coalition have deployed forces along the front lines close to the capital sanaa. that's where houthi rentals and their allies remain in power. the troop presence attempts to e an attempt to pressure the houthis for the upcoming peace talks in geneva. >> i reject the geneva talks. the houthis and pro-saleh forces, want the government to give up some of its legitimacy. that is unacceptable. it is treason. >> reporter: the conflict is now in its ninth month. neither side is winning and the human cost has been high. the u.n. says yemen is facing one of the worst humanitarian crises

th is yourad at myouse, whe he hadis first chstmas. thks for ming the ffee. we look wh s up. i'm reallylad you're here m. >>> close to record start for the season for the warriors. 24 wins in a row close to the double over time. the team fell to the mill walky bucks racking up their first loss the year 10-95. their wins will go down as the second longest streak in history. >> the celtics were so close to breaking that on friday night. >> 24-1 is not bad. i'm sure they are not hanging their heads over san francisco. >> if you are heading outside you don't need a coat. >> we are proud of mother nature nature. she is delivering phenomenal weather. >> really throughout the fall and now into the first half of december, guys. 50 degrees in boston. the average low this time of year 30. that temperature will not move that much throughout the day. the winds out of the north. that will turn more out of the northeast. along the coastline today. inland temperatures right now into the mid to upper 40s. we will warm up into the low to mid 50s not warm as yesterday but still a good 5, 8, 10

hundreds of prisoners with fighters of the southern resistance movement, loyal to abd rabbu mansour hadi. >>> at least 400 people have been killed in politically related violence since april. the head of the united nations is promising action after a damning report on child sex allegations. a u.n. investigation into central african republic found the organization failed to act on gross institutional failures. gabriel elizondo has more. >> when french troops were accused of raping six young boys, the u.n. failed the very people they were sent there to protect. according to a highly anticipated every 100 page long independent report commissioned by the u.n. secretary-general, ban ki-moon, the united nations and its agencies grossly mishandled those allegations. the report states that instead of following up on allegations of child rape, the claims went from doas desk to desk, inbox to inbox with no one willing to take responsibility. >> leaves most victims unattended and vulnerable. >> reporter: scathing criticism reaches many high officials around the world. current high commissioner of h

parties in this conflict, the houthi rebels on one side, and the saudi-backed government of president hadiin the words of one security council diplomat, for the first time there is a glimmer of hope that these talks could be progressing, and there could be movement towards peace in this very volatile region of the world. so this meeting was called with the desire to keep the momentum going from those talks. ambassador power of the united states said that -- who holds -- the united states holds a present seat in the council right now, and she said to keep the pressure on all of the parties to come back to the talks, this is the first time that council members will be weighing in openly on the ongoing situation there in yemen, and while the ceasefire that was announced at the beginning of these u.n.-brokered talks didn't hold, and the speaker is saying the situation on the ground is probably worse than ever for civilians, there was an agreement to come back for another round of talks on january 14th, so we're seeing the effort by the international community to try to bring a resolution to th

backed by the former president ali abdullah saleh, and fighting force he loyal to abd rabbu mansour hadi. the trigger for saudi arabia and its allies to step in and support yemeni rebels with air strikes. the united nations estimates almost 6,000 civilians have been killed since march. 2.4 million people have been forced from their heems and 24 4 million 80% of the population require humanitarian support. zeina khodr is there. will this ceasefire hold and what does the u.n. hope to achieve? >> well, yes, as we understand, the ceasefire has now taken effect. just a few minutes ago, 9 gmt, is that the ceasefire should have taken place on monday, something the united nations announced. all the sides including the saudi coalition.agree coalition. but just last night, the government delayed the ceasefire, saying it would take place at a. responsible for the deaths of a saudi and uae commander and we also understand a number of other soldiers in that coalition were killed. now very fact that the warring sides are still committed to this ceasefire is a positive step. like you mentioned those ta

the seven-day cease-fire yemen's foreign minister said that fighting and forces loyal to president hadi will stop december 14th. >>> there was confirmation of the agreement. >>> at a bus stop 11 people are originalled. the attacker was shot dead by security guard. an axe was found in the vehicle. it was near the city lead together main highway to tel aviv. a baby is among those to have been hurt. >>> an egyptian report into the crash of the russian plane into at peninsula said it was an accident. moscow said that a bomb caused the crash. egyptians said that theirs is a preliminary report and the investigation is continuing. the plane was coming back from resort sharm el sheik. >>> south african president jacob zuma sacked the finance minister, sending the rand value down. >> we've seen a steady recovery of the rand in the last 24 hours. that's immediately after the announcement was made that there would be a new finance minister, pravin gordhan. he has the history, he has the political standing and the experience to chart the way forward to see increasing more gains in the rand as well

prime minister abd-rabbu mansour hadi blamed the heat to lack of air strikes. they have been key in the recent days, and weakened forces. iraqi security forces were allowed in. what we have been told is civilians trapped in ramadi are able to leave as long as they wave a white flag. we haven't seen pictures of anyone waving a flag nor are there reports of civilians able to leave. if ramadi is taken by the security forces in the next few days, it will be seen as a victory in the fight against i.s.i.l., particularly in anbar province. >> two israeli men have been convicted of killing a palestinian teenager. 16 year-old kadir was kidnapped in the occupied east jerusalem and burnt alive. a lird suspect and -- third suspect and alleged ringleader is yet to be convicted. stephanie dekker reports. >> reporter: an insanity plea at the last hour. this is the man accused of masterminding the murder of a palestinian teenager. this 30-year-olds arrived in court monday morning. the two minors were guilty of murder, but the judge needs to assess his state of mind at the time

. >> reporter: yemen's president abd rabbuh mansur hadi says a ceasefire will begin in a few days ande with u.n. sponsored talks and conflict meant to take place in switzerland and in a letter to u.n. secretary of state general moon talks about the ceasefire on december 15 lasting until december 21 and coincide with the start of consultations and automatically be renewed upon commitment by the houthis. u.n. special envoy to yemen no had is optimistic. >> we have a number of good signs we will have a ceasefire with my discussion with president hadi and also my discussion with the other two parties and everybody seems to be welcoming the idea to have a ceasefire. >> reporter: saudi-led coalition has been conducting strikes in yemen for nine months and they tried to mediate with the government and houthi forces and allies but negotiators walked out before talks began and refused to withdraw from territory they seized and saudi coalition said the bombing campaign would continue unless the rebels pulled out. in july a five-day ceasefire ended in hours because of air strikes and attacks and

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. >>> forces loyal to president hadi have captured a strategically important power in the red sea.ording to state media, houthi fighters have been driven off the islands. they are close to a major shipping route. the island was being held by troops allied to the houthi rebels. millions of barrels of oil are moved through that channel every day. >>> international community pushing for a deal in libya, amid fears of isil expansion there. the u.n. wants the two rival administrations in libya to form a single unity government. the special envoy to the country is meeting both sides in tunisia, ahead of a major conference in rome on sunday. ♪ >>> in an office for around about a couple of hours now, argentina's new president has been sworn in. he won the election on a promise to revive the country's economy. the former president boycotted the ceremony. she has had a number of disagreements with the new president over handing over power. this is the new president at his inauguration. >> translator: this government that we are beginning today will work tirelessly over the next four years so

. >>> forces loyal to yemen's president hadi, have captured a strategically important island in the redea with the help of saudi naval and air power. according to saudi state media, houthi fighters have been driven from the island. a major shipping route between the gulf, europe, and asia. millions of barrels of oil are transported through that channel every day. >>> the international community is pushing for a deal in libya amid fears of isil expansion in that country. the u.n. wants the two rival administrations to form a single unity government. one is based in tobruk, this other in tripoli. the special envoy is meeting both sides in tunisia, ahead of a major conference in rome on sunday. ♪ >>> just over an hour ago, argentina's new president was sworn into office. he won last month's election on a promise to revive the country's economy. the former president boycotted the ceremony. she had disagrees over the location to land over power. the last hours of her presidency, and the moments before the new president was sworn in, they were not without ranker, were they? >> reporter: that'

they have been pushing to return to power abd-rabbu mansour hadi. making to this far to the city is a milestone. they have controlled the region for months. and it's a main route to yemen's capital sanaa. >> translation: we will progress until we reach sanaa and others. we'll eliminate all yemeni cities. and those that want a hit our land, religion and dignity >>> the fighting happens while representatives from the warring sides are meant to talk peace in switzerland. the united nations a leading the meeting which journalists have been kept away from. >> we have submitted a letter of protest to the united nations, violations amounting to a military attack. we are key to put an end to the war, and not only postpone it. >> what has been achieved so far is an agreement to let aid in for civilians. that is one step towards progress, in a war that is killed more than 5,000 yemenis. >> syrian state tv says an israeli air strike which killed a former hezbollah commander was a terrorist attack. kuntar was among those killed, convicted for the murder of four

they have repeatedly attacked ant anti-government shia forces and also hadi's sunni forces.hey are trying to plan peace talks by the end of the year. >>> they organized international conference in beirut and they discussed ways to rebuild and preserve cultural assets in syria that are in daumpger of being destroyed in the civil war. 3-d images were shown of the temple of bell to show what it looked like before its construction. he called on colleagues to submit any data they have so the temple can be rebuilt after the war ends. >> translator: i want to do as much as i can to help syrian researchers who were trying to protect the ruins. >> syria's directate general of antiquities and museums says he's on board with the plan to exchange data with researchers around the world. >>> now an accounting scandal at a japanese electronics join the raised calls for a severe penalty and a lawsuit. james tengan h-- gene otani has the details. >>> japan's security watchdog called for toshiba. in september, toshiba revised down its pre-tax profits for the past seven business years by over1

in the battle between the rebels and the internationally recognized government of abd rabbuh mansur hadi. medical staff are struggling to cope. at the hospital in taiz they plead for more oxygen supplies. without them medical care will suffocate. we are protesting today because we're no longer able to say they're patients. they arrive injured but we cannot help them. there is no oxygen or surgery equipment. >> people with family and friends being treated in the hospital are having to bring in their own oxygen bottles. >> i have to get it from outside the hospital because none are available here. >> united nations says more than 21 million yemenis need humanitarian aid. that's roughly 80% of the population, but houthi fetterers not allowing that aid through. some of the aid is being provided by saudi arabia, which is leading the coalition against the rebels. which has left both sides injured in campaigns. >> there are attacks against humanitarian raid, and we're calling on people that they're violating international law. >> the patients out of this hospital are unlikely to care where the

fighting to-- they have been fighting to restore to power the internationally recognised president hadi, making it this far to the city is a milestone. the houthis have controlled this region for months and it is a main route to yemen's capital. >> translation: we will progress until we can reach the city. we will liberate all yemeni cities from them and who want to hit our land, religion and dignity. >> reporter: the fighting is happening while representatives from the warring sides are meant to be talking peace in switzerland. the ewe anighted nations is leading the meeting which journalists have been kept away from. >> translation: we have submitted a letter of protest to the united nations as to the violations that amounted to a military attack. we are keen to put an end to the war. >> reporter: what has been achieved so far is an agreement to let aid in for civilians. that is one step towards progress in a war that has killed more than five thousand yemenis >>> drones in the u.s. has to be registered. they have so far been unregulated. >> reporter: with drones flying off the shelve

switzerland between the shia houthi rebels and the government of the deposed president, adou rabbo mansour hadi and hearing from the u.n. envoy saying peace talks have been concluded but will resume in january. >> all part and all areas of yemen north, south, east, west have been hit by the war over there and this is the reason why the united nations is asking to lift all types of sieges, ground or naval, area or whatever kind of evenings on the residential areas. the last few days have seen concentration on the city of taiz because taiz has been really affect and a lot of taiz areas haven't received aid for like with it months from now. >> look the president has laid out his agenda and knows what he wants to do. on the other hand events happen. you know the president is very clear, this president would prefer not to be dealing with i.s.i.l. and iraq and wish there was no i.s.i.l. but in particular this president is not very happy to be talking about events in the middle east. that is not a region he wanted to pivot away from. >> jamie and doug appreciate it and jamie mcintyre easing of sequest

between the rebels and supporters of the internationally recognized government of adou rabbo mansour hadi. medical staff are struggling to cope. at a hospital in taiz, they plead for more oxygen supplies. without them, they say medical care will suffocate. >> we are protesting today because we are no longer able to save our patients. they arrive injured, but we cannot help them. there is no oxygen, no surgery equipment. >> people with family and friends being treated in the hospital are having to bring in their own oxygen bottles. >> i had to get it from outside the hospital, because none of available here. >> the united nations said more than 21 million yemenis need medical aid, roughly 80% of the population. houthi fighters aren't allowing supplies through. some of that aid is now being provided by saudi arabia which has led a coalition fighting the houthi rebels. both sides have been criticized for the number of civilians killed and injured in bombing campaigns. saudi arabia said its humanitarian convoys are being targeted. >> there are attacks by ours and other organizations, attackin

. >> reporter: a day before, president abd-rabbu mansour hadi held talks with the u.n. envoy to yemen. they discussed how to hold peace talks. it's unclear what impact the death would have on the talks. >>> libya's two rival governments signed a deal aimed at resolving the political crisis, agreeing to hold elections within two years, and it is hoped it will end violence and chaos that split libya since former leader muammar gaddafi was over thrown in 2011. >> reporter: a libyan initiative. for the first time in the country's long-running political crisis, an agreement to work together. these are representatives of the two rival parliament. the deal calls for the two sides to form a 10 member committee to choose a government of national reconciliation. the u.n. welcomed the agreement. it says i.s.i.l.-linked fighters took advantage of the power vacuum and the country needs to unite before the ideology spreads. >> you have the threat of d.a.e.s.h., and the scourge of terrorism is expanding every day. we have a situation where the international communities are fighting ag

. >> they have been fighting to restore to power the internationally recognized president hadi, makingthis far is a milestone. the houthis have controlled this region for months. and it is a main route to yemen's capital, sanaa. >> we will progress and liberate all yesmeni cities and those wh want to hurt our religion, land and dignity. >> the war is happen while sides are meant to be talking peace in switzerland. the ] is meeti -- leading the meeting >> we have submitted a letter of protest to the united nations against the violations that amounted to a military attack and we are keen to put an end to the war and not only post upon it. >> what has been achieved so far is an agreement to let aid in for civilians. >> that's one step towards progress in a war that's killed more than 5,000 yemenis. al jazeera. >> iraq has opened an investigation into u.s.-led coalition airstrike on fallujah which killed at least nine iraqi soldiers. they were targeting isil fighters in the city of the city on friday. iraqi ground forces were advancing on isil targets when an airstrike thought to have been

this is him meeting the yemenis president hadi earlier. a ceasefire between the yemen government and houthis is due to come into effect at midnight monday. sawed airstrikes have hit homes and a market in the city of haja. 19 civilians were killed. >>> a finance ministers meeting in brussels say they are ready to provide financial support to libya to help end the conflict there. the j policy chief said the main will only come if the u.n. backed peace deal becomes a reality. >> we will work on the package which support that the european union has prepared already in the last month, including financial support to the libyan authorities in the moment when the new government would be formed. we expect the libyan process to bring some results in the comes days, as you know. obviously it is libyan owned, libyan led process. the problem is that the international community and european union supports united in a coordinated way. >> according to israel police, a palestinian man has been shot dead in west jerusalem after allegedly ramming his car and

and members of the government delegation really fight the progress made by supporters of president hadi on the ground. at least six strikes are reported to have hit government buildings in residential areas injurying 150 people in idlip. one of hezbollah's former commanders has been killed by an israeli air strike in syria. this was in response to three rockets fired earlier into northern israel. israel says it holds the lebanese government responsible for the attack. >> these kurdish soldiers have just fought off an isil attack. they say most isil fighters are foreigners and take drugs when they attack positions. later they drag a body on a military vehicle. this the fighters say is the future of daish. this is our land and we will defeat isil. these are some of the most intense attacks faced by the kurds in recent months. isil fighters have had six front lines in iraq. kurdish fighters say they've been able to defend their positions. they come prepared with ladders to storm them. these weapons were left behind by isil fighters who launched multiple attacks on the front line. the conti

part in offensive in the city of thai and seen here meeting the yemeni president abd rabbuh mansur hadis is the scene on thai on sunday, saudi-led coalition air strikes killed at least 54 houthi rebels and their rallys and five pro-government fighters also lost their lives during fighting. finance ministers in brussels are ready to help libya with the conflict there but the policy chief will say the money will only come if a u.n. backed peace deal become as reality. >> we will work on the package of support that european leaders have prepared in the last month including financial support to libyan authorities in the moment when the new government would be formed and we expect the libyan process to bring some results in the coming days as you know. obviously there is a libyan owned and led process but the important thing is the eu in particular supports united in a coherent and coordinated way and with all our means. >> reporter: meanwhile western powers are calling for a comprehensive ceasefire in libya to pave the way for a national unity government. libya's rival factions due to sign

rebels said hundreds of fighters from the southern resistance movement allied with abd rabbuh mansur hadiian foreign minister zarif says there are still major obstacles to overcome in talks on the syrian war. he will be joining foreign ministers from around the world later in new york to discuss the crisis and hoping to arrange direct negotiations between the syrian government and the opposition. roslyn jordan reports. >> reporter: the civil war in syria is nearly five years old and on friday in new york city diplomates will try to create a definitive plan to stop the fighting and restore the peace. the russian president said on thursday he is on board. >> translator: we are basically supporting the u.s. security council in syria, it's with the blueprint of the resolution that u.s. secretary of state arrived in moscow. >> reporter: but putin is a long time supporter of president bashar al-assad and he told reporters the international community can't decide who will run the country. another question which members of the opposition will actually join the talks? >> translator: it is clear i.

control of sanaa 15 months ago and fighting to all lee the international president abd rabbuh mansur hadi >> translator: fighting is now on going in that direction, on the right of the junction near the popular resistance fighters are there on the hills by the junction. >> reporter: there are pro-government gains to and heavy fighting 50 kilometers from the saudi border and on retreat through and in the central government pro-government fighters have taken control of a houthi training camp and want to control this area because it has most of the oil and gas reserves. >> translator: we are following well fought military plans and god willing our advances continue in the right direction to the beloved sanaa. >> reporter: the world health organization says almost 6,000 people have died in this conflict. the u.n. says almost half of those are civilians, peace talks in switzerland last week ended without agreement to bring the civil war to the end, the two sides agreed to meet again next month. richard martin, al jazeera. >>> well the u.n. will hold a briefing on the dire humanitarian situatio