marib has become an increasingly important city in yemen.ral town, more more people have moved to the city both this place as well as the yemeni government, really it is their last stronghold and given come some separatists have really taken control of the given city in the south, and that has really left the yemeni government to consolidate his power in marib, and also it's very important for the access of the human oil. whoever controls marib really can also effectively take control of a lot of those oilfields and, as well as the natural gases, as well, and the pipeline that ran from marib to the south. is there a sense that the houthis are pushing so hard on marib now because, with the biden administration newly installed, there could be talks and a call for both sides to stand down? yes, i think there is a sense that the houthis are doing this right now because they want to be able to negotiate from a position of strength, and we've seen this time and time in yemen and in other conflicts, as well. there may be a prospect of these negotia

marib has become an increasingly important city in yemen.ny government really, it is their last stronghold and given come some separatists have really taken control of the given city in the south and that is really left they give many government to consolidate his power in marib and also very important for the axis of the human oil —— yemeni government. whoever controls marib really can also effectively take control of a lot of those oilfields and as well as the natural gases as well in the pipeline that ran from mirror up to the south. i5 pipeline that ran from mirror up to the south. , ., , , pipeline that ran from mirror up to the south. , . , , ., the south. is there a sense that the who these are _ the south. is there a sense that the who these are pushing _ the south. is there a sense that the who these are pushing so _ the south. is there a sense that the who these are pushing so hard - the south. is there a sense that the who these are pushing so hard on l who these are pushing so hard on marib now because with the biden administrati

marib is strategically important after heavy investment from the yemeni government.e yemeni government if they lost control of the city. they'd already had to effectively cede control of yemen's second city, in aden, to the southern separatists and this really means that marib is the last major city in yemen that they really control. the timing of this latest onslaught may be highly political. since taking office, the biden administration has called for an end to the war in yemen, with an immediate ceasefire to restore peace talks between the saudi—backed government and the houthi rebels, supported by iran. these houthi military commanders, in public, have stated that they plan to fully push on the city, that they are not going to hold back, that they are going to push to marib and beyond. but it remains to be seen if they will do that or if they will push right to the outskirts of the city, before then realising that this is the best position for them, to then go into any kind of peace talks or political talks with the saudi—led coalition and the yemeni government.

this really means marib is the last major city in yemen that they really control. an end to the war in yemen with an immediate ceasefire to restore peace talks between the saudi backed government and the hootie rebels —— houthi rebels supported by iran. rebels -- houthi rebels supported by iran.- supported by iran. the commanders - supported by iran. the commanders in - supported by iran. thej commanders in public, supported by iran. tie: commanders in public, they plentifully push on the city, that they are not going to hold back, that they are going to push to marib and beyond, but it remains to be seen if they will do that or if it will be pushed right to the outskirts of the city before then realising this is the best position for them, because they can go into peace talks or political talks of the saudi—led coalition and the yemeni government. the saudi-led coalition and the yemeni government. the fighting also threatens _ yemeni government. the fighting also threatens hundreds - also threatens hundreds of thousands of displaced yemenis, living on precarious f

dozens are reported dead in yemen, as fighting breaks out over control of the oil—rich city of marib.lo and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. one of the largest legislative packages in us history has passed its biggest hurdle, by the narrowest possible margin. the senate has approved president biden�*s 1.9 trillion dollar coronavirus relief plan — which was at the heart of his election campaign — by 50 votes to 49. the vote means millions of people will get a payment of 1,400 dollars. and there'll be multi—billion dollar payouts to cities and states, to help them deal with the effects of the pandemic, which has now killed more than half a million americans. the bill only passed after democrats made a key concession to placate moderates in their own party. president biden has welcomed the vote, saying it's essential to americans struggling through the pandemic. this plan puts us on a path to beating the virus. this plan gives those families who are struggling the most the help and the breathing room they need to get through this moment. this plan gives small bus

dozens are reported dead in yemen, as fighting takes place for control of the oil—rich city of marib.

dozens are reported dead in yemen as fighting takes place for control of the oil—rich city of marib.

dozens are reported dead in yemen, as fighting takes place for control of the oil—rich city of marib.

the houthis have launched a major offensive in marib, that's one of the remaining strongholds in the government. the saudis just packed sanaa for the first time in six months. it does seem, again, from the outside that things are going in the wrong direction. tim certainly the situation on : the ground is very negative. it's going to be incumbent upon the parties, i think, to to start to de-escalate. the question is whether we can bring enough influence on that situation to do that. but again, what i do think is is important is that nothing has been agreed to yet. so i wouldn't anticipate seeing improvements on the ground until there's an agreement, unfortunately. nick: you've been in and out of riyadh, saudi arabia, over the last few months as the biden administration decided to make public an intelligence assessment that said crown prince mohammed bin salman approved the capture/kill order forger journalist jamal khashoggi. have the saudis changed how they interacted with you because of that release? tim: i have not. of course, that's that's not part of my, my particular mandate. i

dozens are reported dead in yemen — as fighting takes place for control of the oil—rich city of marib

various different fronts of fighting that are going on in the country that offensive by the who these on marib that's taking place the cross border attacks that have been taking place the drones and the missiles that have landed in saudi arabia and the bombing that has happened in sanaa he also has increased fighting in other fronts in yemen in type ease and harsher in his data he reported a very grim humanitarian situation the government of yemen. is not permitting fuel ships to day and he said that there should be no further delay in this and it was just adding to a really huge humanitarian crisis remember the u.n. has warned of imminent famine in yemen the special envoy making it difficult make it clear that humanitarian situation in the political situation really are the same thing because the areas with the worst famine are the areas where the worst conflict is and the only real solution is a political solution but it is very very grim listening to this briefing because it comes only a couple weeks after the u.n. had a big pledging conference because of the humanitarian situation in yemen

elsewhere, the houthis are also advancing on the heavily strategic oil—rich town of marib with 90 deaths the aim of the houthis appears to either capture this last government—held town or use the threat of doing so as a bargaining chip as the us and un call for an end to the conflict with peace talks. that is because it is a desperate situation across much of the country, including in this port town of hodeida. with tens of thousands killed over six years of fighting, the un warns of the worst famine the world has seen in decades. translation: after over one year of covid throughout - the world, the economies are weak and those who are giving funding find it more difficult to give money. so we need to find a way to go beyond humanitarian assistance. an end to the fighting would be a start. violence has escalated again in myanmar, with at least 18 people killed on sunday alone in clashes between anti—coup demonstrators and police forces. huge protests broke out after an official of aung san suu kyi's party died in police custody. security forces near the ancient city of bagan fired rubber

dozens are reported dead in yemen as fighting takes place for control of the oil—rich city of marib.

dozens are reported dead in yemen as fighting takes place for control of the oil—rich city of marib.

elsewhere, the houthis are also advancing on the heavily strategic oil—rich town of marib with 90 deathsgovernment—held town or use the threat of doing so as a bargaining chip as the us and un call for an end to the conflict with peace talks. that's because it's a desperate situation across much of the country, including in this port town of hodeida. with tens of thousands killed over six years of fighting, the un warns of the worst famine the world has seen in decades. after over one year of covid throughout the world, the economies are weak and those who are giving funding find it more difficult to give money. so we need to find a way to go beyond humanitarian assistance. an end to the fighting would be a start. mark lobel, bbc news. international women's day is being celebrated around the globe, and this year, the theme is choose to challenge. the australian charity, share the dignity aims to do exactly that, to bring dignity to women and girls experiencing period poverty through the distribution of period products. the charity's founder, rochelle courtenay says ending period poverty

dozens are reported dead in yemen as fighting takes place for control of the oil—rich city of marib.

the hooty he's prioritizing taking the government's last area of control in the move the province of marib we urged who these 2 risks are that's why i was in the region for these last 2 weeks and i will return immediately women who these are there are the world food program agrees a ceasefire is key because it is shallow. biometrics at a significant way which will allow us to pull all acquitted to the debate which will wrap the real date back which will allow through christ stable asked for but the who thing you say the ceasefire proposal fails to address the economic blockade that has led to such hardship well yes you have a come how do you get on them to stop the american proposal does not stop the seats or the fighting. however it represent cosmetic understanding to bring back the seach what the american envoy presented is a conspiracy to put yemen in a more dangerous state than the current one. and the u.n. reports that in fact the siege is tightening last month no commercial fuel imports were allowed through her data port that's 0 in recent years more than half of commercial fuel impo

. >> talk to us about marib as the final safe haven for these displaced people.is that position in danger? >> this is very much, jim, the hidden tragedy in yemen. almost every tragedy in yemen is hidden because it is so difficult to get to. but it is the center of the current fighting scene in the coalition between the houthis and it is last safe haven for half a million displaced people and that fighting is encroaching upon them. they're all within the city, the houthis, they will not stop fighting because that is strategic and it is considered to be that last important strong hold, it also gives them access to fuel and the coalition, the saudis we're hearing are demanding that the houthis stop fighting and save those displaced people in order to get access to fuel and these people are essentially trapped between the warring parties but also pawns of the warring parties and at the moment it doesn't seem like the u.s. is effectively able to step and advocate for those displaced people and negotiate for a cease-fire, jim. >> nema, thank you for all of us, for the

an offensive by the houthis to take the eastern city of marib has intensified in recent weeks, and houthient into saudi arabia resulted in saudi air strikes on the rebel-capital last week. >> everyone claims that the war can't be won militarily, but it sure seems as though the houthis think it can. >> reporter: elana delozier is a fellow at the washington institute, and an expert on yemen and it's fighting factions. the road to peace, she says, will be complicated by the fractured reality of the fighting groups on the ground >> i think what they are doing is saying ¡ok my enemy did this yesterday, i'm going to do this today' in order to position themselves best in the future. >> reporter: as for the saudis, it will be very tough for them to get out of their six year quagmire in yemen without further destabilizing their own long border with the country, >> in some ways the war has become a defensive war. i'm not saying it's not still also offensive but i'm just saying there is more of a defensive element to it since the houthis have been able to send missiles into riyadh. >> reporter: for

elsewhere, the houthis are also advancing on the heavily strategic oil—rich town of marib, with 90 deathsid, throughout the world the economies are weak and those who are giving funding find it more difficult to give money, so we need to find a way to go beyond humanitarian assistance. an end to the fighting would be a start. mark lobel, bbc news. the first trial over the death of george floyd is set to begin with jury selection today. mr floyd died when he was arrested outside a convenience store in minneapolis last may and held face down on the street. keep it straight, keep it raw. that's what they say in krump. in a time of raw emotions, this fantastically physical street dance is a cathartic release. krumping has helped them work through their anger and pain over george floyd's death, and it will help them deal with the trial of the man charged in the killing, derek chauvin. however this trial is going to end, will be really big, either on the bad side or the good side. and i believe that it shows us how much our government cares about us, or not. the graphic video of a white police