headquarters overlooking lake geneva as and when we get that clarity from martin griffiths the u.n. special envoy to yemen we'll bring it to you live here on al-jazeera. the turkish president mr erdogan says he may intervene if the expected syrian government offensive in it causes major bloodshed. tweeted he would quotes neither watch from the sidelines nor participate in such a game if the world turned a blind eye to killing at trilateral talks in tehran with iran and russia on friday no one said any military offensive to retake the last remaining rebel held province could result in a humanitarian disaster is on the border with turkey which is already home to four million syrian refugees russia iran and syria all appear set on launching an offensive to clear italy of rebel fighters the u.n. special envoy to syria has presented a plan which he said could stop that humanitarian disaster during any military offensive in libya stephanie mistura was addressing the u.n. security council now he called for a public campaign within the province to demand fighters leave built up areas and go

special envoy to yemen martin griffiths he put a positive gloss on where the talks had got to so far even though the who sees say we were not allowed to leave yemen because of airspace control issues live now to geneva because we're going to listen in to mr alyami he is the yemeni foreign minister let's just listen in to what he's saying to gauge his reaction to where these talks are or are not going right now. at the consultation and negotiations and come to an agreement on security measures of withdrawal was the delivery of heavy medium weapon ballistic rockets and others him otherwise. we are continuing with our efforts to restore our sovereignty and our thought ritchie over yemen. however i believe that their absence from geneva is part of their panic of losing their grip on the areas that they control the many people ready to be freed in the areas under their control. from the emirates. mr. minister. mr griffith said that there is no need for the parties to meet in one room modern one country and that the. there were fruitful results from the last three days and he's going to ta

well as you saw from that clip from martin griffiths at the beginning of this piece the main aim is toget them to talk in the same building they will be face to face still be in separate rooms in this building here in geneva and they will start to try and get these confidence building measures now modern business name two possible measures one was a vaccination program we know what the effect of the color epidemic has been on the children in the emmen and another one has been another idea he's had is to get a prisoner swap he says that is essential that will really restore trust and for many families on all sides of the conflict it will mean they'll be able to see their loved ones again and this will begin to give them some sort of hope that peace can be restored and that there will be a political future for the thank you very much for that day the change sent nine forests in geneva. are some breaking news to tell you about right now and paraguayan has announced it will move its embassy back to ten of the from jerusalem and israel just responded that it will be closing its embassy in.

if martin griffiths the u.n. envoy manages to get these these peace talks together in as little as a few weeks he says ken the whities be trusted to honor any agreement that might be reached in such such peace talks. you know this is the questions in fact you know the hooty have and fact agreed in so many occasions to for their signatures but they fail to do so they are not to be trusted at all there are several you know agreements and initiatives being signed between the warring you know. teams or sides but the who is these have never ever implemented any one of them and the reason behind that is very clear because they are backed by the iranian regime the enemy of the arabs and especially that of in the gulf countries and he cannot hoti they cannot take their own decisions that are on initiatives because they are in a doing that you know they are the proxies of the iranian regime and the other the and the other evidence is the the last you know geneva. talks were supposed to be carried out at that time and peop

envoy to yemen has landed in the capital sana'a to meet with the hope the rebel leadership martin griffiths is flowing there after last week's talks in geneva failed before they even began if it's held three days of meetings with a yemeni government delegation but the hoodies didn't show up the rebels have accused the saudi led coalition of blocking them from traveling to the peace talks griffith's arrives now as a new wave of airstrikes have been launched targeting a key highway in a data province under simmons with more from. anyone trying to bring peace to yemen may not need reminding of what's at stake nevertheless those without a voice of influence are crying out loud now for him. you know had one hundred sixty kilometers from her data they tried to keep babies alive malnutrition could potentially soon be the biggest killer in this conflict nearby families are eating wild vine leaves to survive. or not we cook tree leaves we have no nutrition we will die here we have no one but god. personally i don't you believe but since my salary has been cut it's only mean mean for my children even

in the yemeni capital muscat on thursday it appears martin griffiths isn't giving up on his attempts to try to build confidence as he describes it between the two sides but they don't appear to want to give up the fighting now mr griffiths has had talks with the rebels in amman they say those meetings ended up with no agreement whatsoever he plans to come to start what will take place remains to be seen but he will end his trip in the saudi capital riyadh but time is ticking on this whole process he knows that and through symons djibouti. three saudi soldiers have died in the fighting along its border against the who thing is riyadh also accusing the rebels of aiming to attack the around refinery in the port city of just sand in the south the military says it's intercepted a missile fired by the who think it says one hundred ninety five of them launched from yemen since the war began and twenty fifteen israeli forces have shot dead three palestinian protesters along the border fence with garza a fourteen year old boy was among those killed at least two hundred forty eight others are w

martin griffiths the special u.n. envoy for the m. and this morning included talks about a possible prisoner swap this would be very complicated it would be overseen by the i c r c the as an international committee of the red cross but it would be very important the envoy said that this is one of the clear measures that would give what he called that flicker of hope that was so necessary in the am and to all the parties involved the families could hope at last to be reunited with their loved ones on both sides of the warring parties so that is something that the envoy has said that he was very keen to do also you heard that he was pushing for the opening of the airport santa the whole of the space above the yemen is controlled by the saudi arabian led coalition in this war so that will be a significant concession by the saudi side if he could manage to do that but this is all speculation at the moment the rebel delegation is still on the ground in the yemen capital they still haven't got the permission to leave they're still asking fo

but you answer on why for yemen martin griffith has arrived in the armani capital muscat he's hoping to restart talks between the warring parties meanwhile fighting between what the rebels and saudi and their r.t. forces has resumed in the port city of have a there anderson and has more from neighboring djibouti there are no details on casualty figures and whether or not civilians are involved but multiple reports suggest that the fighting has escalated again around the city of who data it's rebel held by the hooters and they are reliant on a supply routes between the port city and samar their capital now the report suggests that that supply route has been cut to the point of checkpoint called kilos sixteen also reports the kilo ten further towards the city has also been breached cuts by government for forces they are aided by the saudi us a e led coalition amounting strong asterix all around the area now we're hearing that the hutu rebels have responded with a counter attack using artillery and other weaponry and that fighting has been very harsh indeed now beyond this beyond this w

officials including martin griffiths the u.n. special envoy now what they're saying and they've published a picture of lease ground they signing a document which they who things say amounts to a memorandum of understanding they say the hoot is that they have gotten agreement to transport a number of injured people to amman over a period of six months for treatment for serious injuries on the battlefield the syrian government says it's intercepted israeli missiles fired at the mascot's airport state t.v. ad this video claiming to show air defenses at work israel has neither confirmed nor denied the report it says it carried out more than two hundred attacks though against iranian targets in syria in the last two years in the philippines at least twelve people have been killed by this year's most powerful typhoon mangle it has weakened slightly after it made landfall on the largest island of luzon in the early hours of saturday it's left a trail of destruction in the northern ca guyin province jimmy duggan is there. a food bank arr

special envoy for yemen martin griffiths is already there he says he's discussed issues including prisoners and humanitarian access with again many foreign minister david is our correspondent covering those discussions in geneva what is there realistically for them to build on here david even if the who things turn up in the next couple of days. well that is the question isn't it still hoping the special envoy still hoping that the hoochie rebel delegation can lift off from and join the talks in geneva headquarters but there's one thing that's actually stopping them at the moment and that is the fact that the rebel delegation are still demanding to be able to take injured injured fighters including. being alleged to be iranian military and his law that that was the actual statement we got from the yemen government delegation spokesman now he said that essentially there would work in a way that out now mark martin griffiths the special envoy said that these talks will still take place in his opinion but they could take place on saturday or sunday or even monday so it's a real test of the yem

envoy for devon martin griffith has arrived in the armani capital muscat he's hoping to restart talks between the warring parties fighting between what the rebels and saudi iraqi forces has resumed in the port city of how they then anderson has more from neighboring djibouti there are no details on casualty figures and whether or not civilians are involved but multiple reports suggest that the fighting has escalated again around the city of who data it's rebel held by the hooter's and they are reliant on a supply routes between the port city and samar their capital now the report suggests that that supply route has been cut to the point of choke point called kilos sixteen also reports the kilo ten further towards the city has also been breached cuts by government forces forces they are aided by the saudi usa easy led coalition amounting strong asterix all around the area now we're hearing that the hutu rebels have responded with a counter attack using artillery and other weaponry and that fighting has been very harsh indeed now beyond this beyond this whole issue of this route that de

special envoy for yemen martin griffiths says he's trying to get the two sides to trust each other. building from this region a party so they can address issues together resolve issues through compromise concession and produce. trust in each other confidence building measures a design partly to help build this trust to dream and so on them to actually deliver some benefits to the people of yemen and partly to send a signal to the international community and given that something is happening again like in any other conflict not desperately in need of a signal. they have a change or has more from geneva the venue for the plan talks. the peace consultations between the two warring sides were jus to start here at the geneva headquarters on thursday morning but the united nations has now said that that will be delayed until friday we don't know exactly what time but the delay is being caused by the fact that the hooty delegation the rebel delegation are still in the capital of sana that is because the saudi arabia at the head of the coalition has refused to allow them to fly now they wer

and martin griffith succeed where. mediation failed. i mean you know it is a very desperate action from that national community that there is you know and trust or a willingness to to find a. solution to the war but we really want find a solution we have to engage all the warring sides the call for and that includes the u.n. that they ran us and we need their all and so. forth and use talks i understand and i have their work done by the u.n. special envoy but we need to bring the political aspect of it and bring american and british did not receive. it precisely and it's not just the american and british. the two sides are backed by rival regional powers their respective back as saudi arabia u.a.e. for the government any iran for the whole these are not attending these talks in geneva can maybe real progress without these key players. well it's the way they are buying time i think we're all worried. especially our. next question because they are going under huge. pressure and it's a we all easing. international pressure and showing that

was unfortunately accommodating the coup plotters and giving them excuses the statements of mr martin griffiths with us and other partners had expressed his dissatisfaction with their unjustified position i feel i need to thank the government delegation for its work despite the many many provocations and david the u.n. special envoy was reluctant to apportion blame for the. collapse of the talks so what happens next. yes he says he's not in the business of apportioning blame he's in the diplomacy business but it's very clearly expose the huge rift between the two warring sides so instead of building confidence we've seen the opposite the situation is worsening there's a hardening in the edge of the tone in the comments from the yemeni government delegation and as i said before it looks like there could well be an escalation on the ground and in the fighting because the yemeni government delegation say that essentially it's the hutu rebels who are panicking because the coalition led by saudi arabia on the ground is gaining ground from them and as a as i say they're going to try and force them to

envoy to game and martin griffith has just arrived there for talks with hooty leaders. two people have been killed after typhoon mongered barreled into southern china bringing to wrenshaw rains and winds of one hundred sixty two kilometers per hour more than two point four million people have been evacuated from guangdong province fifty thousand fishing boats have been called but port authority or hong kong bore the brunt of its force in the city was effectively shot. while over in the philippines the death toll from the typhoon has risen to fifty three and that number is expected to grow dozens of others a missing and feared buried in a landslide getting thirty miners in could guy in province sights korea's president is preparing to play chief negotiator between washington and pyongyang at a summit with the north korean leader in will travel to pyongyang and choose the to hold talks with kim jong un is said to be the third meeting between the two leaders and the first since kim summit with the u.s. president. to do it isn't it once i was there they were the president h

envoy to game in martin griffith has just arrived there for talks with hu t.v. . types in mind good has barreled into southern china forcing the evacuation of more than two point four million people from grand dong province but with it to ensure wanes and winds of one hundred sixty two kilometers per hour fifty thousand fishing boats have been called back to port earlier hong kong bore the brunt of its fourth in the city was effectively shut. all over in the philippines the death tolls in the typhoon has risen to fifty three and that number is still expected to grow dozens are missing and feared buried in the landslide including thirteen miners in a guy in provence south korea's president is preparing to play chief negotiator between washington and pyongyang at a summit with the north korean leader when g.m. will travel to pyongyang on tuesday to hold talks with kim jong un is set to be the third meeting between the two leaders and the first since kim summit with the u.s. president. i think isn't it once i was in there with the president has explained the goal of

envoy martin griffith arrives in the region hoping to restock peace talks meanwhile u.s. secretary of state my palm pale has told congress the saudi and iraqi coalition is working to avoid civilian casualties that certification is required for us on sales to both countries to continue. now u.s. president donald trump assigned an executive order authorizing sanctions against foreigners who meddle in u.s. elections let's go straight to our white house correspondent kimberly holcomb in washington for more so kimberly it seems another effort from the top administration to look tough for an election security what more can you tell us about this order and why now. yeah why now has a lot to do with the upcoming congressional elections taking place in november that are pivotal will control the determine which party democrats or republicans controls congress and could really determine whether or not donald trump continues with his agenda so it's a pivotal election but also there is a lot of nervousness in the united states about the integrity of u.s. elections given that multiple

is going to stand behind martin griffith to make sure that these peace talks take place. oh you cario. sorry i think i'm losing you and over that too it's really important to to see that martin griffith is a british. you know he is a person coming from europe who's going to lead these peace talks and so in a sense we have the internet the international community now coming all of them together saying we want an exit to this war especially in the us with the last attack there have been a lot of americans who are talking about how lockheed martin is the distributor and the maker of these weapons used on the ground and a lot of americans are finally catching on to see the role of the u.s. in all of this and the more that they target civilians the more that they're there back or and supporter the united states here is going to be more embarrassed and afraid to support them in the future really pleased to get your perspective on the summit and the joining us from washington d.c. thank you you thank. now jordan is warning of dangerous consequences to the trumpet ministration an

and are ready to leave this is been a huge disappointment for the special envoy for the island martin griffiths he hasn't given up all hope though he hopes to continue with the peace process in some form he hopes perhaps to bring the the sides together at a later date but he won't give any timetable on that let's hear what he said. we going to moscow to take up the issues that we will have discussed here this is what i mean by we have begun this is what i mean by we have begun. it's too early for me to say when the next round of consultations will take place or will be held that's obviously going to be high on the agenda to so that we don't go through a repeat of this week and i think it's important to note that. and also wanted to be here they're disappointed not to be here but the prospects for resurrecting the peace process do not look good and members of the yemeni government delegation here told me that as far as there was concern they were going to try and force the who tease to the negotiating table this whole affair that he's shown how wide the gulf is between the two warring parties wh

in the yemeni capital muscat on thursday it appears martin griffiths isn't giving up on his attempts to try to build confidence as he describes it between the two sides but they don't appear to want to give up the fighting now mr griffiths has had talks with the rebels in mom they say those meetings ended up with no agreement whatsoever he plans to come to start what will take place remains to be seen but he will end his trip in the saudi capital riyadh but time is ticking on this whole process he knows that under symons zero djibouti. here's what's coming up for you on this news hour north and south korea open up a permanent channel of communication why japan's whaling practices are back in the spotlight. and in sports the world of boxing counting down through an eagerly awaited rematch of the backstory about ten to the. florence has made landfall on the u.s. east coast it did weekend to category one but still expected to cause widespread damage forecasters warning of catastrophic flooding and storm surges in states south carolina and north carolina which is where we're headed right

officials including martin griffiths the u.n. special envoy they say there who says that they have gotten an agreement to transport a number of injured people to amman over a period of six months for treatment for serious injuries on the battlefield the syrian government says it's intercepted israeli missiles fired at damascus airport state t.v. and this video apparently showing air defenses at work israel has not a confirm nor deny the report that this year's most powerful typhoon has killed at least twelve people in the philippines eighty seven thousand people were evacuated from high risk zones typhoon manhood what we can slightly after made landfall on the largest island of luzon in the early hours of saturday the storm is now headed toward southern china. hong kong's government says the storm poses a severe threat to the territory people have been stocking up on food and supplies regional airline cathay pacific has want travelers to expect up to four hundred cancellations over the next three days in the u.s. the marines the

was unfortunately accommodating the coup plotters and giving them excuses the statements of mr martin griffiths with us and other partners had expressed his dissatisfaction with their unjustified position i feel i need to thank the government delegation for its work despite the many many provocations the turkish president says he may intervene if the expected syrian government offensive in. it causes major bloodshed wretch up to one tweet seats he would need to watch from the sidelines nor participate in such a game if the world turned a blind eye to killing comes as thousands of people rallied across the rebel held parts of syria to show opposition to the expected offensive the un has warned of the potential for a humanitarian disaster from any offensive in. egypt's top court has confirmed its right to carry out the death penalty against seventy five people for participation and twenty thirty nine. sit in which led to the massacre of many thousands of people among the defendants is the former muslim brotherhood leader mohammed but i.e. he received a life sentence iran's minister for foreign af

china sea and taiwan the un special envoy to yemen says he hopes airport will reopen next week martin griffiths made the remarks late on thursday meanwhile the government of the harvey says it won't allow the united nations mission to continue investigating human rights violations in the country it's accuse the un of bias the report issued on alleged war crimes the c.e.o. of tesla unmask is being sued for fraud by the u.s. securities and exchange commission and asks accused of misleading investors when he tweeted that he had secured funding to take tesla private last month well those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after witness statement that sorting by fire. the. run but. little bodies. as the main supply shops order is needed. i'm not saying no you have to stay positive in the reduction was thought i was going to tell us. he only did monk includes weak lose money concealing don't even the live in sales and shipping clothes is going to be supplied if the situation company you supply want to get. loaded will be in a. hole. in the middle of it a bit and. all nom's in a

meanwhile the un's envoy for yemen martin griffith has arrived in a man's capital muscat he's hoping to start peace talks that stalled last week before they even began but on the ground fighting has resumed in the many portsea for data between healthy rebels and saudi iraqi led forces andrew simmons is following developments from djibouti there are no details on casualty figures and whether or not civilians are involved but multiple reports suggest that the fighting has escalated again around the city of who data it's rebel held by the hooter's and they are reliant on a supply routes between the port city and samar their capital now the report suggests that that supply route has been cut to the point of choke point called kilos sixteen also reports the kilo ten further towards the city has also been breached cuts by government forces forces they are aided by the saudi us a e led coalition amounting strong asteroids all around the area now we're hearing that the hutu rebels have responded with a counter attack using artillery and other weaponry and that fighting has been very harsh in

was unfortunately accommodating the co plotters and giving them excuses the statements of mr martin griffiths with us and other partners had expressed his dissatisfaction with their unjustified position i feel i need to thank the government delegation for its work despite the many many provocations. al-jazeera stated change has been following it all for us in geneva. the peace process collapsed before it even began they were meant to establish a framework for the peace process they are meant to build confidence measures to try and bring the trust together between the two warring factions but now the yemen government delegation attacking their bags in the hotel behind me and are ready to leave this is been a huge disappointment for the special envoy for the amman martin griffis he hasn't given up all hope though he hopes to continue with the peace process in some form he hopes perhaps to bring the the sides together at a later date but he won't give any timetable on that let's hear what he said we're going to. take up the issues that we will have discussed here this is what i mean by we have b

in the yemeni capital muscat on thursday it appears martin griffiths isn't giving up on his attempts to try to build confidence as he describes it between the two sides but they don't appear to want to give up the fighting now mr griffiths has had talks with the rebels in amman they say those meetings ended up with no agreement whatsoever he plans to come to start what will take place remains to be seen but he will end his trip in the saudi capital riyadh but time is ticking on this whole process he knows that and through summons zero djibouti. u.s. secretary of state mike pump aoe has accused his obama era predecessor john kerry of actively undermining the united states in an unusually pointed attack kerry recently held several meetings with the foreign minister iran who he worked with on the twenty fifteen nuclear deal called the meetings illegal he said iranian backed fighters had fired rockets at a u.s. compound in iraq just this week. secretary kerry has done is unseemly and unprecedented this is a former secretary of state engaged with the world's largest state sponsor of terror

envoy to game and martin griffiths has just arrived there for talks with hooty there's. more than two million people have been forced to evacuate as typhoon manga tears through china's wang dong province of these two people have been killed in the storm nearly fifty thousand fishing boats have been called back to port as part of an effort to minimize damage the typhoon is carrying winds of two hundred kilometers per hour and to wrenshaw rain is all over in the philippines the death toll from typhon might get has risen to twenty three and that number is expected to grow dozens of others are missing and feared buried in a landslide sitting thirty minute guy in provence. said korea's president is preparing to play chief negotiator between washington and pyongyang at a summit with the north korean leader and will travel to pyongyang on tuesday to hold talks with kim jong il and it's set to be the third meeting between the two leaders and the first since kim summit with the u.s. president donald trump in june that is also looking to improve economic ties with the north that t

envoy to get in martin griffiths is there for fresh talks with hooty rebel leaders under simmons has been following the story from nearby djibouti and a warning you may find some of the images in his.

running the biggest relief operation and we didn't have a very well funded appeal so my colleague martin griffiths who's the u.n. political envoy is working as hard as we can to deal with the underlying issues and what's needed is to get people around the table so i agree with you there's all sorts of contradictions in my central focus though is ensuring that the people who are the losers in this conflict in which there are no winners the people who loses this opinion says little babies like you saw in your state just now they need to be protected while a political resolution is found but. we were just hearing actually a moment ago about sort of humanitarian corridors potentially being set up and so on are you seeing really tangible efforts to ensure that the civilian casualties are at a minimum right now. and well i think there is some effort to ensure that people comply with the requirements of international humanitarian law to protect civilians and so on insofar as the combat is self is concerned but the real problem is face economic contraction the closing down of the switch which we are tryin

and are ready to leave this is been a huge disappointment for the special envoy for the amman martin griffiths he hasn't given up all hope though he hopes to continue with the peace process in some form he hopes perhaps to bring the the sides together at a later date but he won't give any timetable on that let's hear what he said we're going to. take up the issues that we will have discussed here this is what i mean by we have begun this is what i mean by we have begun. it's too early for me to say when the next round of concentrations will take place or will be held that's obviously going to be high on the agenda to so that we don't go through a repeat of this week and i think it's important to note that. and also wanted to be disappointed not to be here but the prospects for resurrecting the peace process do not look good a member of the yemeni government delegation here told me that as far as there was concern they were going to try and force the who tease to the negotiating table this whole affair that he's shown how wide the gulf is between the two warring parties whatever martin chrestus

should have been in geneva last week in the amount of capital muscat on thursday it appears martin griffiths isn't giving up on his attempts to try to build confidence as he describes it between the two sides but they don't appear to want to give up the fighting now mr griffiths has had talks with the rebels in mom they say those meetings ended up with no agreement whatsoever he plans to come to star what will take place remains to be seen but he will end his trip in the saudi capital riyadh but time is ticking on this whole process he knows that under simmons djibouti and the news ahead here on al-jazeera a group of aid workers have been arrested in greece for smuggling refugees but is that really what happened. this week to families still affected by the lehman brothers crash a decade on from the financial meltdown shook the world. and there is a hint to the might be a few showers running into afghanistan set in the satellite picture you got tired of the general area it's not going to be wise for the have to say more significant she has been showing in turkey and just catching a funnel to

special envoy martin griffiths he met the hutu delegation that should have been in geneva last week in the capital muscat on thursday it appears martin grover's isn't giving up on his attempts to try to build confidence as he describes it between the two sides but they don't appear to want to give up the fighting now mr griffiths has had talks with the rebels. they say those meetings ended up with no agreement whatsoever he plans to come to start with what will take place remains to be seen but he will end his trip in the saudi capital riyadh but time is ticking on this whole process he knows that under a summons al-jazeera djibouti. so kid sixteen is the main highway in haiti east out of the port city of data it's easy to see why it's such got such deep importance as it's the start of the road supply route from yemen's main port to the capital city of sana which is one hundred forty kilometers northeast well amanda bryden from save the children says kilo sixteen is critical for humanitarian aid the port is a lifeline for the rest of the country say over eighty percent of the country's

special envoy martin griffiths he met the hutu delegation that should have been in geneva last week in the yemeni capital muscat on thursday it appears martin grover's isn't giving up on his attempts to try to build confidence as he describes it between the two sides but they don't appear to want to give up the fighting now mr griffiths has had talks with the rebels. they say those meetings ended up with no agreement whatsoever he plans to come to start with what will take place remains to be seen but he will end his trip in the saudi capital riyadh but time is ticking on this whole process he knows that under a summons al-jazeera djibouti. saudi arabia says it has intercepted a missile fired by who see rebels in yemen in a statement published in saudi state media have military forces say the ballistic missile was fired towards the city of johnson they say the rebels have so far fired one hundred ninety five missiles toward saudi arabia killing one hundred twelve citizens. and three government demonstrations have been held across syria the protesters are angry at plans to launch a mass

envoy martin griffith arrives in the region hoping to restart peace talks meanwhile u.s. secretary of state my comp aoe has told congress that the saudi and iraqi coalition is working to avoid civilian casualties in yemen that certificate is required for us ahmed sales to both countries to continue. now millions of americans are being warned to expect catastrophic flooding from the not just storm in thirty years hurricane florence is building strength in the atlantic and heading for the u.s. east coast forecasters expect two hundred forty kilometers an hour winds and flooding in north and south carolina in the next two days jay gray has more from north carolina. the storm right now tracking toward this area and it looks like landfall is going to be sometime early friday morning maybe around daybreak and then it appears that the storm is just going to linger and that sets up a scenario for what could be a story flooding not only here on the coast but inland as well so a lot of people boarding up using sandbags to try and prevent that flooding and then packing up and moving

the yemeni capital muscat on thursday it appears martin griffiths isn't giving up on his attempts to try to build confidence as he describes it between the two sides but they don't appear to want to give up the fighting now mr griffiths has had talks with the rebels in amman they say those meetings ended up with no agreement whatsoever he plans to come to start with what will take place remains to be seen but he will end his trip in the saudi capital riyadh but time is ticking on this whole process he knows that under a summons al-jazeera djibouti. or take a look at this killing sixteen is the main highway heading east out of the port city of the data and it's easy to see why it has such strategic importance as it's the start of the road supply route from yemen's main port see the capital city sana one hundred forty kilometers to the northeast well amanda bryden from save the children says kilo sixteen is a critic is critical for humanitarian aid. the port is a lifeline for the rest of the country say over eighty percent of the country's commercial imports are coming through this cou

envoy to gammon martin griffiths has just arrived there for talks with hooty rebel leaders under simmons has been following the story from nearby djibouti and a warning you may find some of the images in this report to starving anyone.

special envoy for yemen martin griffiths is already there and he says he's discussed issues including prisoners and humanitarian access with yemen's foreign minister here's more from geneva with david chaytor. the u.n. special envoy for yemen is still holding out hope that these consultations talks can start but he doesn't know exactly when it could be saturday it could be sunday it could even be monday but you still holding out hope the question is though exactly how long can the yemen government delegation sitting on their own here at this hotel in geneva how long can they actually wait when will the patients run out . still on the ground in the yemeni capital is the hoochie rebel delegation they're demanding the chance to put injured fighters on their plane for treatment in the amman the capital of moscow's but the yemeni government spokesman here told me this not only the injured fighters they're trying to get on that plane let's hear what he said they said yesterday they want to. enjoy it's from yemen we have information from our side from there from santa those are not injuries

special envoy for yemen martin griffith is already there he says he has discussed issues including prisoners and humanitarian access with yemen's foreign minister live david chaytor who's in geneva for us so things off to a rocky start there in geneva are these talks going to happen at all. well let me give you some information from sources inside the united nations headquarters in geneva they say that essentially martin griffiths will keep on with his efforts to try and get the rebel rebel delegation lifted off from sana to join these consultations talks now it's not sure exactly when that can happen but it is certain as far as the special envoy is concerned that it will happen now it could be later saturday sunday or even monday the only problem there is sort of course he will have to persuade the yemeni government delegation to bear with him to keep their patience going and that could be a very difficult task or they are committed to the peace process they've said so loudly and clearly they are very disturbed by the demands of the rebel delegation for these so-called injured fighters to b

rebels and the internationally recognized government collapsed the un special envoy for yemen martin griffiths says he is trying to get the two sides to trust each other. building confidence between the parties so they can address issues together resolve issues through compromise concessions and. trust in each other confidence building measures a design partly to help build this trust through. to actually deliver some benefits to the people of yemen and partly to send a signal to the international community and people of yemen that something is happening. like in any other conflict not desperately in need of a signal. or they may take to as more from geneva the venue for the planned talks. the peace consultations between the two warring sides were jus to start here at the geneva headquarters on thursday morning but the united nations has now said that will be delayed until friday we don't know exactly what time but the delay is being caused by the fact that the hooty delegation the rebel delegation are still in the capital of sana that is because the saudi arabia at the head of the coalition h

rebel fighters as this fighting goes on the attempts at getting some sort of dialogue revived by martin griffiths the un special envoy goes on he's in the amount of capital muscat and he's been talking to a delegation of who is the delegation that was meant to go to geneva led by mohammed abdul salam and he has said that some sort of dialogue will continue there is nothing substantive coming out of these talks publicly anyway whether or not he goes on to sign or is unclear but he is destined for riyadh and time is going by at a rapid rate with all this fighting escalating and this critical situation that gryphus himself warned about the economy plummeting and the danger of more deaths not through fighting but through famine right there for everyone to see but then what does everyone do it is a very very dangerous situation. spain has decided to go ahead with the sale of four hundred laser guided bombs to saudi arabia reversing last week's decision to cancel the order the move is on that activists who say the weapons will be used in the killing of civilians in yemen the cancellation of the deal if

the civil war for more than two years could soon reopen an exclusive interview with al jazeera martin griffiths said he also wanted peace talks between are these and the government to get under way after attempts earlier this month failed it's going to be within weeks i don't think we can allow it to be delayed until kind of over the horizon because the problem with that is and i've been reassured this week between people here in new york that people lose the narrative of peace and once you lose the opportunity to talk about a settlement the narrative of war becomes dominance and that's what we must try to get away from. i want to make an announcement about the opening of summer if i can finalize that i want to make announcements about how we can go prisoners released both sides we've made a lot of progress since geneva and i want to work in the central bank of yemen and their counterparts in sana our own payment of salaries which is crucial by the way for the motor industry even as griffiths pushes for peace talks yemen's government backed by the saudi and iraqi led coalition says it won't coo

the prospects of upcoming talks in geneva under the aegis of the un and the great courage of martin griffiths. well certainly if you put it into context you see that over the last week there has been increasing pressure on the saudi led coalition with the u.n. panel of experts with other human rights watch report which there is to go and investigate these incidents really well enough and then we have the human rights watch report on sunday saying that war crimes could possibly committed when it came to bombing of the school bus there is pressure too on the saudis from the united states who don't like the idea of them being accused of war crimes which is what human rights watch is saying that if you are responsible for the bombing and you provided the bomb and the americans provided the bomb then there is the possibility that you too could be charged with war crimes so there is increasing pressure on the coalition from the international community from the closest allies as well the when they sit round the table or on the sixth of september that they start to move towards some sort of accommoda

the un's envoy for yemen martin griffiths's arrived in the omani capital muscat hoping to restart the talks between the warring parties meanwhile fighting between her the rebels and saudi iraqi forces has resumed in the port city of data center simmons with more from neighboring djibouti there are no details on casualty figures and whether or not civilians are involved but multiple reports suggest that the fighting has escalated again around the city of who data it's rebel held by the hooters and they are reliant on a supply routes between the port city and samar their capital now the report suggests that that supply route has been cut to the point of choke point called kilos sixteen also reports the kilo ten further towards the city has also been breached cuts by government for forces they are aided by the saudi usa easy led coalition amounting strong asterix all around the area now we're hearing that the hutu rebels have responded with a counter attack using artillery and other weaponry and that fighting has been very harsh indeed now beyond this beyond this whole issue of this rout

envoy to yemen has landed in the capital sana to meet with the hope the rebel leadership martin griffiths is flowing there after last week's talks in geneva failed before they even began if it's held three days of meetings with a yemeni government delegation but the hoodies didn't show up the rebels have accused the saudi led coalition of blocking them from traveling to the peace talks griffith's arrives now as a new wave of airstrikes have been launched targeting a key highway in a data province under simmons with more from. anyone trying to bring peace to yemen may not need reminding of what's at stake nevertheless those without a voice of influence are crying out loud now for him you know how just one hundred sixty kilometers from her data they try to keep babies alive. malnutrition could potentially soon be the biggest killer in this conflict nearby families are in.

the united nations envoy to yemen martin griffiths has just left sunnah after a two day visit involving talks with who the leaders andrew symonds has more now from djibouti just across the red sea from yemen. martin griffis may have flown out of sonar having reach some agreements with the who three leadership but there appears now to be another hitch there was agreement with him and with other u.n. officials for what the u.n. describes as a humanitarian bridge that transport for chronically sick people to get medical treatment overseas forty five patients showed up with their documentation but they were apparently barred from flying because they had no clearance from the yemeni government they're suffering from a number of conditions including leukemia early stage tumors cervical cancer fibroid cancer and those needing bone marrow transplants and kidney transplants. i was younger i fell and that caused internal bleeding and today it turned into a tumour i need to travel to egypt or to any other country for treatment i'm told by my doctors they need a surgery i'm quite tired of all this

you know we'll continue to say that both the huth these and the coalition need to work with martin griffiths on this we are completely behind martin and everything he's trying to do to bring peace to that area the people of yemen have suffered long enough and this dispute has gone on long enough and when we have to go and start talking about. humanitarian supplies at the level that we're talking about even if we were to send tons of convoys in there none of us would feel good about it and so. i think all of the security council i have never seen them as united as we are on yemen and getting behind martin gryphus to see something happen and we know he's got his talks this weekend so we certainly are watching this week to see if something can happen but it is it would benefit the coalition and the hoop these to come together and realize the international community is not going to deal with us much longer didn't introduce myself but leopold independent media alternate and what not and we know who you are. thank you madame that afternoon. my name is ali better than with a chuckle or something an

meanwhile the united nations envoy to yemen martin griffith has left the capital after a two day visit involving talks with the three leaders mr griffith meeting for you could focus on trying to resurrect consultations between the government and toothy rebels. so that's the scene at the u.n. security council in new york that is stephan davis store of the special envoy to syria we're going to listen to him now developments on it live. they are important. you know italy best being a major source of concern for all of us everyone in iran this chamber and beyond but yesterday the russian president putin and the president of turkey president again reached a agreement to establish a did militarized zone within the. the government of syria is welcome the agreement we saw it recently and to confirm the full coordination on this with the russian federation we welcome and secretariat and i think think the general will have to.