jamal benomar he also left yemen. we can find an alternative. yemen now depend a lot on the conference to be hosted by the saudi capital of riyadh. >> we'll leave it there. we appreciate your time. thank you so much for speaking to us here on al jazeera. joining us live from aden in southern yemen. >> now, let's get the latest on the fighting going on inside libya. it's centered around the capital of tripoli. they are accused of carrying out new airstrikes in and around tripoli, including the airport. now these are the latest pictures we're getting near tripoli. the tripoli-based government said that the offensive has been repelled but they're deploying more fighters to the capital. they are condemning the violence. >> yesterday, we had a new military operation against tripoli. preventing the unity of the libyans in fighting. it is undermining the dialogue. >> there are currently talks happening in morocco between libya's rival governments. we had condemnation from the special envoy to libya. to what extent has the violence inside the country un

special envoy to yemen jamal benomar announced that talks on the crisis will be held in doha.scalating violence is pushing the country towards civil war. a fighter jet belonging to the dawn militia has been shot back over the city of zintan. it's not clear who or what brought the aircraft down >>> israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu backtracked over comments made in the lead up to the election warping that arab were voting in drones >>> greek prime minister alexis tsipras met with the angela merkel for talks on a greek bail out extension. on a first official visit to berlin alexis tsipras warned greece will not be able to make payments without help. german chancellor angela merkel said she wanted their economy to grow. >> reporter: a first visit to germany for the greek prime minister. some media outlets called it a show down in the chancellor's office. but alexis tsipras was received with the usual pomp and circumstance. once inside alexis tsipras spoke of the need to reach agreements on a european level. there was a strong message for his own people. >> the difference

it was a wake up call for the security council because we heard from jamal benomar. the top envoy to yemen, and joined via video conference call. what he said was shocking. he said that yemen is on the verge of entering civil war. if things progress which is not much towards peace he said we could see a country turning into a mix of syria, libya and iraq. that is a gloomy outlook by the top u.n. diplomat. and we heard from the french ambassador reading a statement from the security council, and it was critical towards the houthis, and said that they - said that they condemn the fact that the houthis had not implemented previous security council resolutions on yemen. it was five weeks ago that they met exactly like they did today, having an emergency meeting similar to todays but the events in the last five weeks changed dramatically. and the situation like you said it is on the verge of civil war. it's no longer a matter of talking. they have to figure out a solution. it will be difficult. they put no time lines on it. the united nations is a body that works with con

we herd from jamal benomar, and he joined the security council via video conference call and what he said was chocking that yemen is on the verge of entering civil war, and if things progress at the same rate as now, which is not much progress towards peace, he said what we could potentially see in yemen is a country that turns into a mix of syria, libya and iraq scenario combined. that's a gloomy out look by a diplomat in yemen. and we heard from the french ambassador who read a statement from the security council, and the statement was very critical towards the houthis, and said that they you know condemned the fact that the houthis had not implemented any previous security council resolutions on yemen, and said that the security council continues to support a brokered agreement, that is tried to be reached led by qatar and saudi arabia. but this will be a difficult diplomatic situation, because the houthis already said they do in the want to participate in any deal brokered by the g.c.c. this is where we are now. it's a critical situation, as we could tell from the security counci

critical crisis libya is facing a humanitarian crisis officials in geneva have been briefed, and jamal benomar joins us live from geneva. the sad fact is that wherever there is conflict human rights take a plunge don't they. it's the ordinary people who suffer. >> yes, and as you said there's a humanitarian crisis in libya, and a human rights crisis. many abuses are linked to the fighting. there are conflicts taking place at the same time in various parts of libya, with associated abuses. such as attacks on people they are abducted because they belong to one side or the other. as they are exchanged prisoners are tortured. this is one aspect that is particularly concerning. today, we are publishing a report to highlight another grave development. and that is the situation of human rights activists, human rights defenders and other social activists facing the worst repress since the revolution. we are talking about people individuals and organizations that are monitoring or denouncing abuse, and who have been attacked physically. some have been killed others harassed in various ways for example,

jamal benomar is the front and trying to arrange these talks. and yet the regional powers who also have an interest. the american focus is always in yemen, primary, one of counterterrorism and that is sort of model for the washington now has all been raised. amy: let's talk about the regional interests. he of saudi arabia and also iran. what role are they playing? >> well, the houthis have said there supported by iran and certainly, the rhetoric of a recent months from tehran has adjusted and made very clear they do support the houthis. once the houthis took sanaa daily flights started between tehran and sanaa. a saudi arabia interest, they have a concern of the rise of the houthis. their them before. the same time, they run something of a risk by supporting hadi if he is not going to survive. the factories have been for a much involved in backing and supporting some of the tribal groups who are looking to oppose the houthis'expansion and preparing to fight the houthis if they move into their areas. so the saudi's are concerned because of the co