the attack came as who he really believes pushed forward in the northern yemeni province of merab. they launched an offensive against the saudi backed yemeni government here in early february excess a day was the most violent day yet many fear front is one of the hottest war fronts since the beginning of the aggression on yemen this has been the situation since the beginning and except for a small period. after more than 60 years of war there who these more merit because it's the yemeni government's last northern best union to capture it could bolster the who thinks at the negotiating table this is a very critical battle making place it looks like i both sides would like to be in a stronger bargaining position and. the problem of course is that these short term gains there. could actually derailing you these francis launched by new u.s. administration. the yemeni government has issued urgent calls for the huth east to stop their offensive they warn of a humanitarian catastrophe merab is already hollowed to the largest concentration of displaced yemenis and he's to make his 2000000

the attack came as push forward in the northern yemeni province of merab. they launched an offensive against the saudi backed yemeni government here in early february excess a day was the most violent day yet. front is one of the hottest war fronts since the beginning of the aggression on yemen this has been the situation since the beginning and except for a small period. after more than 60 years of war the who these more merit because it's the yemeni government's last northern best union to come. it could bolster the who thinks at the negotiating table this is a very critical thinking place it looks like i both sides would like to be in the stronger bargaining position and. these thoughts the problem of course is that these short term gains they are thinking all good actually they're a eluding you the strong says launched by new u.s. administration the yemeni government has issued urgent coups for the huth east to stop their offensive they wound of a humanitarian catastrophe merab is already home to the largest concentration of displaced yemenis and he's t

government who the rebels say they've taken control of a military camp one advancing on sowell west of merab but the yemeni army says it repelled toothy attacks both parties say the saudi led coalition has conducted asteroids in the area. syria says israeli jets have the struck near the capital damascus after flying over the occupied golan heights defenses intercepted most of the missiles according to the syrian army activists say israel has targeted iranian backed militias in recent weeks. former south african president jacob zuma is not attending an inquiry investigating corruption during his time in office the commission has been hearing allegations that the wealthy gupta family used its friendship with zuma to win government contracts and influence policy by the different groups of family deny the allegations those headlines witness is coming right up after 3. the health of humanity is at stake a global pandemic requires a global response. w.h.o. is the guardian of global health delivering lifesaving tools supplies and training to help the world's most found mobile people uniting across

has called on yemen's who thief isis to halt their advance on the city of merab that's the governmentsof last northern stronghold washington special envoy for yemen says they're very aggressively using back channels to try to get the haiti's back to international negotiations mike hanna has more from washington one of the 1st actions abided administration did was insist it would no longer assist the saudi led coalition in attack.

work without giving them some of what they do is probably very small group but they're utterly and merab i think this whole social media i guess ecosystem has really spun out of control in terms of how it is monetize. a very warm welcome to you you're watching the weekly here on r.t. international bringing you all the round the latest stories on around the stories that saves the week it's great to have you with us now russia has brussels of politicizing the battle against coronavirus this week as last year 2000 live on the line made controversial comments questioning moskos motives in offering to help the block with this vaccine rollouts. we are perplexed to hear assessments by the head of the you exactly as it is either an effort to politicize the issue in an insubstantial dated and indeed deplorable way or indicates an inadequate level of awareness of the top level official we still wonder why russia is offering theoretically millions and millions of doses while not sufficiently progress in vaccinating the own people russia's dismayed by the lack of diplomacy but also the lack of human

popular resistance along with the on astroids who were all standing in defiance defending the city merab is and will always be the heartland of our republic saudi arabia has invested heavily in the recent is the saudi coalition has intensified as strikes to stop the hit these from seizing the city i think it goes to show that you know there is much work to be done you know on behalf of the yemenis to advance peace and shows that you know what the who these have made in amends you know they have a lot of momentum militarily but you know the international community needs to do what it needs to do is to support diplomacy in a peaceful ceasefire negotiation. the upsurge in violence comes as the u.s. is due to lift its terrorist designation for the these on tuesday. president joe biden the united nations and aid groups say the designation is worsening an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis the u.n. says 400000 children in yemen could die from starvation this year if they don't get help victoria gate and be al jazeera. now a day after the u.s. senate acquitted donald trump in his 2nd impe

dozens are killed in yemen's merab province as the rebel scale up their offensive to capture the northern stronghold of the internationally recognized government. and we'll take a look back at the life of carlos menem broad flamboyance and free market reforms as president of argentina. but we begin a neon mall where there are fears of a violent crackdown 2 weeks after the military seized power there in a coup u.n. secretary general antonio tera says he's concerned about the increasing use of force and reports of armored vehicles on the streets of major cities a convoy was seen in the commercial capital yangon for what's believed to be the 1st time since the coup the u.s. is warning its citizens there to stay at home and the internet has once again been shut down across much of the country well at one demonstration on sunday security forces fired shots to disperse a crowd which had gathered outside a power plant. coral gables the boy was. it's unclear in the footage that was live streamed on facebook whether they use rubber bullets or live ammunition there's been growing the files in publi

issued urgent coups for the who these to stop their offensive they wound of a humanitarian catastrophe merab is already home to the largest concentration of displaced yemenis and he's to make his 2000000 people. still the government is fighting back and says a day they reported killing 350 who the fight is unjust. and cobra benefits a suicide mission and they're not going to come back when the yemeni government urges them into the fighting it's not a sign of weakness we make these calls out of responsibility but regarding the fighting forces were few in numbers and they were defeated for 2 thirds of the population some 20000000 people food is what they need the u.n. estimates 400000 children under 5 a severely malnourished and that they are in the last weeks and months both sides say the opposite putting civilians at risk and yet neither stop shelling shallop ballasts. sultan barakat is the director of the center for conflict and humanitarian studies he joins us now live via skype from but oh how good to have you with us again so yemen's parliament called on the government of the presidency