s own envoy to the buntry jamal benomar, has -- country, jamal benomar, has resigned. he'd been overseeing elements to reach a political deal but it fell apart when the houthis staged their take over. the number of dead and injured keeps rising. more than 730 people have been killed in the air attacks and street battles. nearly 2,700 people have been injured. >>> meanwhile the former president of yemen ali abdullah saleh, has been trying to make an exit of his own, asking for safe passage out of the country. forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh are accused of helping the houthi rebels. the spokesman told al jazeera ali abdullah saleh has no role in yemen's future. >> we are addressing now security situation for the yemeni's occupation. we are trying to bring those initiatives for yemen. ali abdullah saleh, and the militias they are... ..yemen. they are in the same boat. they should find the same end. no one finds ali abdullah saleh could be part of the future of yemen >>> saudi-led air strikes hit the houthi strong hold of sadr in yemen. the attacks damaging a petrol sta

we were told what was thought of jamal benomar's efforts. >> we think that jamal benomar did a lot of positive things in the past. his participation in the formation of all the implementation of the g.c.c. initiative, and the follow up of the election process in yemen. in 2012, then the follow up of the outcome of the national dialogue in 2015. in the beginning they were doing a greaton. the problem started when it was thought that the president of the houthis was thought to be promoted as a militia group, using them as a powerful element. no one accepted that. from that point we had a lot of disghts. disghts. -- disagreements. we started to have problems. we welcomed ismail ould chekh ahmed as the new advisor and will work well with him, and cooperate and support efforts. there's no end to the fighting we have a report on the latest violence. >> reporter: on the offensive and pushing forward. they continue to make gains in aden. they destroyed a tank. joins made and lead to the defection and surrender of 50 sold yers formerly loyal to the post president, an ally of the houthis. oppon

jamal benomar was blamed of being responsible playing sometimes a negative role. no because the new envoy should know exactly what happened in yemen, and what is the real role of the - you know the envoy of the united nations. he was criticized by the government and houthis, he did not play enough role to contain the crisis and engage parties together and times actually blamed him for being - helping houthis and other players. >> thank you very much indeed. >> my pleasure >>> now, amnesty international says rampant human rights abuses continue in bahrain despite government reforms. the abuses against shia muslim activists and critics of the shia leadership include torture, arbitrary aarrests and a ban on protest. amnesty began a fact-finding process since the crackdown on protesters. bahrain's government has not responded to a request for comment >>> ultimately is calling for more help in rescuing migrants that risk their lives crossing the mediterranean sea into europe. at least 400 are feared drowned after a shipwreck off the coast of libya on monday. the italia

we than in the beginning jamal benomar was doing a great job. the problem started when jamal benomar thought he might promote the presence of the houthis as a militia group with using their force as the powerful element in the political spectrum that nobody was expecting. and from that points we started to have a lot of disagreement with his benomar he started to negotiate without con sending with the pled of the republic and -- president of the republic and we started to have serious problems. we welcome the new adviser. and will work very well with him. and we will couldn't and support his efforts. >> the conflict on the ground in yemen is continuing. there appears to be no end in sight to the fighting. in the port city of aden, fighters loyal to yemen's president mansur hadi continue their push against the houthis. clashes have taken place between the so-called popular resistence and the houthi rebels there. >>> now, the u.n.'s refugee agency says 1,600 yemenis are trying to escape the fighting and they have arrived in djibouti and somalia. t

s envoy to the country, jamal benomar, he has resigned. he had been overseeing the efforts to reach a political deal between the rival factions. all that fell apart when the houthis staged a takeover. as the fighting escalates, the number of dead and injured keeps rising. more than 730 people have been killed in the attacks, and nearly 2,760 have been injured. more from jamal el-shay ou. >> on the offensive and pushing forward. fighters continue to make gains. they managed to capture a tank destroyed another and killed 10 fighters on wednesday. the anyones made by popular resistance committees in aden led to the deflection and vender of 50 soldiers loyal to houthis and ali abdullah saleh. opponents to the houthis suffered losses, three killed in a battle for the airport, forcing their enemies to retreat. video emerged of residential areas targeted by houthi selling. homes in aden were destroyed. the saudi-led coalition pounds the houthis and allies from the air. among the targets a metal factory used as a base reduced to rubble. the coalit

jamal benomar was in charge of negotiations and said an embargo could inadvertently restrict the flow of commercial goods. >> al jazeera staff mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are back in an egyptian court, on trial for harming national security and aiding the banded muslim brotherhood. we have this report. >> there's the frustration of enduring a second trial that many called baseless. then there has been delays and witnesses failing to show up. >> how can i defend myself. what can i say? there's nothing against me in the case. >> the retrial brought some positive developments for mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy. egyptian billionaire and company opener testified on their behalf. even some of the prosecution's witnesses unwittingly helped their case. the prosecution's evidence seems to rest on a report including videos and is supposed to prove al jazeera journalist harmed egypt's national security. the members that issued the report testified that they didn't see the videos, write the report or remember what they wrote. a new committee has been sworn in to review the eviden

we think that in the beginning jamal benomar was doing a great job of the but the problem was when he he might promote the presence of the houthis as the militia group with using their force as the powerful element in the political spectrum that nobody was accepting. and from that point we started to have a lot of disagreements with benomar he started to negotiate without consulting with the president of the republic and then we started to have serious problems. we welcome the new adviser and we will work very well with him. and we will couldn't and support his efforts. >>> the conflict on the ground in yemen continues. it a appears to be no end in sight to the fighting. in the ford poured city of aden fighters loyal to man or hadi are continuing their push against the houthis. clashes taking place against the so auld popular resistence forces and the houthi rebels there. the u.n.'s refugees agency says 1,600 yemenis trying to escape the fighting at home have arrived in gentleman beauty and somalia. sailed across the gulf of aden in crowded boats and ships. they expect 100,000 more re

and middle east and expected to succeed jamal benomar after criticism of failure to broker an end tohting. on the military front tribes fighting on the side of president hadi received reenforcements in the city not far from the capitol sanaa the president supporters have also been making gains in aiden and the most populated city and jamal has the latest on the fighting on the ground. >> reporter: pickup trucks full of fighters descend on the town east of the yemen capitol. they are reenforcements for the popular resistance committees and fighting houthi rebels and their allies. both sides have been battling control of the area which is around a two-hour drive from sanaa. >> translator: we are the sons and reject the houthis. we will not leave here except with victory and fighting and willing to sacrifice our money and all of our belongings to defend our land. >> translator: the graveyard of every invader and not let down our yemen brothers who will defeat the houthis. [gunfire] yemen's biggest city the birth place of up rising that ousted the president in 2011 houthi fighters are st

ahmed from mauritania and worked for 28 years in the middle east to take the job and will succeed jamal benomarigned on wednesday after failure to broker an end to the fighting. on military front tribes fighting on the side of haidi received reenforcements in the city not far from the capitol sanaa and making gains in aiden in south of the country and so far failed to take control of the most populated city. jamal has the latest on the fighting. ♪ pickup trucks with fighters descend on the town near the city east of the yemen capitol. they are reenforcements for the popular resistance committees and tribes fighting shia houthi rebels and allies. both sides have been battling for control of the area which is around a two-hour drive from sanaa. >> translator: we are the sons and reject the houthis. we will not leave here accept with victory and die fighting and willing to sacrifice money and all of our belongings to defend our land. >> translator: the graveyard of every invader and not let our yemen brothers who will be will defeat the houthis. >> reporter: the biggest city and birth place of up