there are concerns in the north among the houthies and saleh's carp and hopes in the south. but these hopes need to be reconfirmed by a more clear statement by president hadi that he has withdrawn his resignation. >> and probably a few concerns from the houthies, themselves, how he escaped in the first place. he had been under house arrest by a group who had taken over his capitol yet, he managed to get away to aden. what's the story on that? >> yes this is an indication that people who posed those figures behind the scenes are former president ali abdullah saleh. probably the mistake committed was that saleh had left the task to guard the residence of president hadi to the houthies, and the houthies are not capable of doing that, simply put. and there were those preaches of him to experience out of the presidential palace. we understand that some of the close entourage there was the execution of a plan to help him escape sanaa. >> thank you for that news out of yemen. the latest news to come to al jazeera the latest news to al jazeera about president hadi canceling all decr

shown across television channels in yemen, as well as some allies of the former regime of ali abdullah saleh. as you read, the statement saying that the power grab has torpedoed the political process here and that it's a grave escalation. also the u.n. special envoy issued a statement on the official facebook page in the last hour or so saying that this decision took him by surprise. he had declared just 48 hours before the announcement of this coup that things were actually moving forward and that there was reason for optimism. and they were due to meet today. saturday to finalize some sort of agreement. but by the houthies going along that shattered that peace process. >> jamal, what are we to take of the accusations that have been band bandied about that iran is pulling the strings behind all this? >> there is no question that the houthies are close to the iranian regime. how much that translates in terms of actual tangible support varies upon who you spook to. we know that there have been reports confirmed by some sources here in yemen that the iranians had delivered several shipments of

. >> talks held in yemen between houthi rebels and ali abdullah saleh, hoping the meeting will lead though a transitional body that will lead for the next two years. >> angry protesters set fire to a houthi vehicle in yemen's third largest city. they say the car was being used by the houthies to pre-vicinity them from holding a demonstration. this is one of many predominantly sunni regions where anti-houthi sentiment is on the rise. this is a city south of the capitol of sanaa. the shia houthis are in control of parts of the city, but people are worried. protesters are out on the streets to denounce what they say is a hotely crackdown on activists and opponents. >> they kept beat meg, torturing me for hours. they wanted false confessions things i was never involved in. they wanted me to lie and say that we were paid to protest against them and american and british organizations were participating against them as they paid husband money to protest against the houthis. all lies. >> anti-houthi protests are spreading across the country. in the city of ib many gather in the main square to expr

>> saleh kalathlay: the young people called me a liar. old times but none of the kids believed me." i grabbed my daughter by the hand and said, "child, get out of here or you'll die!" she said, "you're a liar father, you're drunk." i hadn't had a drop to drink. >> simon: saleh brought the skeptics to the water's edge where they too saw the signs. eventually, everyone, the moken and the tourists, climbed to higher ground and were saved. but the village itself? there's nothing left. why do think the tsunami happened? >> kalathlay: the wave is created by the spirit of the sea. the big wave had not eaten anyone for a long time, and it wanted to taste them again. >> simon: do you think that they consider themselves very unlucky because their village was destroyed or lucky because they survived? >> narumon hinshiranan: hmm, i think they just take it as a matter of fact. >> simon: dr. narumon hinshiranan is an anthropologist, one of the very few who speaks the moken language. tell me, what is it in your mind that permitted the moken to know that

. >> does that mean the houthi rebels backed by the former former president saleh and those in the south who may support the president who have gone down there are set for a confrontation over the future of the country. >> definitely you are talking about the loyalists of former president saleh and the houthis moving to areas where you have sunni communities, in those areas. you can easily see clashes in the near future that the crisis continues. >>> and how is aden politically significant. let's look geographically. he's the first president in the unification of north and south. these are the strong holds we saw them on the north and west. sadr is up in the north on the saudi border. if we look at the rest of the country, sunni majority areas are down there, rallying behind abd-rabbu mansour hadi. and on the south coast. if we talk about the area to the west of that which looks as though it is a sunni majority area, it's the wealthy part in terms of mineral wealth. will we see a battle including al qaeda, moving that way as well. >> there are thousands of houthi fighters massed near the

but we heard that the group loyal to the political party loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh there are expectations that they would accept that resignation they don't allow him to declare aden as the new capitol of yemen and resistence to the north we've seen military movements and we heard from a the that they'll close the border because they're expecting a kind of reaction from the houthies possibly and invasion in reaction to what is happening here. >> the fact that they got away in the first place is quite something, but it's something about what he'll do now. there has been a long-time movement to split the south from the north, is this getting into a precursor territory for that? many are against change here. considering they were under negotiations. supervised by the u.n. they seem to dump it at the last minute and they agreed with the parties while under house arrest to create a new parliament, to create a new legislative council in the country. but now things have changed since he escaped, and many are saying there is a possibility that if he backs down, and declares

i was going to ask you about the talks between the houthies and the former president saleh what are they hoping to achieve? >> well, one group. this is a group-- >> that's what i'm asking you. >> yes yes they're not more than 20% of the country. so they're one group which we're ruling the north of yemen for a long. there are corrupt centers that have been governing the country and now they're trying to spread across, which is not going to be accepted by the rest of the country. but as i was mentioning, we need a new initiative. they should have been more courageous in pointing tout that the houthies and the former president are the ones derailing the settlement. instead of saying all yemeni parties are responsible for the failure it is facing. he needs to be more courageous or he's shooting his own foot by the position. they did threaten to take measures against all those who are responsible for derailing the settlement. unfortunately, we have not seen the commission, the--there was a commission that was formed for sanctions. it did not report back to the u.n. council and it should have

. >> talks are under way between houthi rebels and president ali abdullah saleh in yemen. it comes hours after houthi have stage a coup. >> the shia houthies are in control of parts of the city, but people are worried. were testers are out on the streets in a crackdown of activists and opponents they kept beating me, torturing me for hours. they wanted false confessions. they wanted me to lie and say that we were paid to protest against them. and american and british organizations were instigateing the youth in yemen against them, that they're paying us monday money to protest against houthies, all lies. >> many gathered in the main scare to express their solidarity with president hadi, who was recently forced to resign last week they said they would run the country on their own for two years until an election was held. the u.n. is renewing efforts. many countries have evacuated their embassies in the capitol of sanaa. including the u.s. which have been actively engageed in drone attacks against al-qaeda and yemen. but there are growing concerns that the power vacuum could

. >>> well talks are being held in yemen between houthi rebels and former president ali abdullah saleh. it's been a week since houthies took over the capitol triggering protest across the country. angry protesters set fire to vehicles in yemen's third largest city. they say that it was used to prevent them from holding a demonstration. anti-houthi sentiments are on the rise. this is the city south of the capitol of sanaa. the shia houthies are in control of part of the city, but people are worried. protesters are out on the streets to denounce what they say is a houthi crackdown. >> they kept beating me, torturing for hours. they wanted false confessions things i was never involved in. they wanted me to lie and say that they were paying us to protest against them. and they're paying us money to protest against houthies. all lies. >> anti-outyanti-houthi protests are gathering across the country. many gather to express their solidarity with the president who was recently forced to resign. last week shia houthies dissolved parliament and said they would run the country on their own for a

president is trying to convene the parliament, which has the majority of loyal he's to ali abdullah saleh and there is an expectation that the parliament would anticipate hadi's speech, and say we will accept hadi, and there are fears on the part of hadi and on the part of houthies that aden will become the capitol, and those who want to see a new beginning against the houthis in the north. >> propro-russian rebels inside debaltseve. >> it's not difficult to appreciate the importance of debaltseve when you come here because the traffic between the separatist fighters. the ukrainian soldiers, went over the bridge, under way to the north. the debris of battle is everywhere burned out boots left behind presumebly by casualties and the size of an absolutely desperate struggle are everywhere. the separatest fighters are in complete control of the crossroads now. the residents and civilians who live in debaltseve town have started to emerge from their basements. but they're still bewildered, and they're unsure of what will happen next. as fighters move onto the next battle, it's not just the ci

. >> they took part in the 2011 revolution through the former president ali abdullah saleh.n july last year the outs took to the streets over fuel subsidies. but they stormed the president presidential palace and placed the president under house arrest. what do you think the impact is going to have on the industry. what is likely to happen in the future. >> well, the houthi movements seem very comfortable and have not had any problems so far. right now the oil industry is almost shut down due to problems with oil company. >> just jump in there the tribal leaders and the control they have over oil reserves, and how they were they are capable in taking it. >> they have shown that they are capable of shutting down oil production completely. the government has been unable to stop tribal demands essentially the tribes are complaining of lack of development despite millions of dollars of oil and gas being produced in their province. the houthi movement, if they're serious about courting the southern side, they would need to come up with solutions. >> for now the coast of yemen any

talks being held in the between the houthi rebels and former president ali abdullah saleh. they hope to create a transitional body that will hold for the next two years. >> angry protesters set fire to a houthi vehicles in yemen's largest city. it is one of the predominantly sunni region where is anti-houthi sentiment is on the rise. this is a city south of the city of sanaa houthi control parts of the city, but people are worried. protesters are out on the streets to denounce what they say is a houthi crackdown on activists. >> they kept beating me, torturing me for hours. they wanted false confessions things that i was never involved in. they wanted me to lie and say that we were being paid to protest against them. that americans and british organizations are using the youth in yemen against them as we obtain money to protest against the houthies. all lies. >> anti-houthi were test are spreading across the country. in the city of ib many gathered in the main square to express their solidarity with president hadi who was recently forced to resign. last week shia houthies d

if they also--the fact that they've had de facto alliance with ali abdullah saleh i think we'll see trouble in that alliance and there will be conflict between the two parties. >> we have not really seen the push from the houthis for months now. they've taken control of the capitol effectively in september. this cue could have happened a long time ago. they've done if now and now they have to face the realities of dealing with yemen. paying the wages of the state employees. where do you see that coming? a lot of the money was borrowed by saudi arabia. >> that's the problem the reality of the situation. that's not what they didn't want to face. that's why they attempted to remain behind the scenes and they had this figure. now they've been forced into a situation today. make no mistake about it. this is a desperate move by the houthies. you don't wait until friday afternoon to make a big political announcement. they needed to do it right now. how will they pay the money next month? one thing they could do is attempt to go into the provinces that have most of the natural resources that we wer

wednesday will mark four years since sit-in protests began in yemen, which led to the ouster of abdullah saleh. it comes as the leader of the houthi group made a televised speech justifying their take of the country in a coup. the u.s. announced it will close its embassy due to the ongoing instability: at least 20 people have been killed or injured in the yemeni melt military and houthi rebels. >>> police in egypt have arrested 21 football fans following sunday's stampede at a stadium in cairo. at least 19 people were killed. the prosecutor has accused them of attacking policemen and damaging police cars. meanwhile a new video has emerged at a moment just before it all happened. we have this report. >> this is the state police in cairo. as the crowd surges forward the metal structure collapses. mans are trapped and people panic. the police have to make a decision quickly. do they allow the crowd to enter the stadium or do they force them back. they decide to fire tear gas at the crowd. fans rush to escape, and it sets off a stampede. experts say that the police should have handled the situatio

the fourth demonstration of the protest which led to the ouster of the former president ali abdullah saleh. we have reports now from the center of those protests four years ago. >> they came by the thousands. chanting freedom freedom as they march through the birthplace of yemen's revolution. this was meant to mark the fourth anniversary of this up rising. since last phrase coup from the friday's coup, the protest is primarily against what happened in the capitol of sanaa. there were several anti-cue protests across the country. a sign that even though the houthies are increasing their power there is widespread opposition to them. but protests may not be enough to stop the power grab by the houthies. on tuesday the fighters took control of a government. security personnel are on high alert in cities a that have not yet fallen in their hands. >> they believe that now that the houthies haven't the militia have taken control of the main cities in the north they could very well attempt to capture more. there have been several checkpoints set up across the city. >> they told al jazeera that the

mohammed abu saleh. first, doctor my condolences to you and your entire family. >> thank you, reverend. >> first, how are you and the rest holding up? how are you feeling? how are you doing? >> i'm okay. we're patient and we're enduring and submitting to god's will. we're in severe pain. gut-wrenching primal fear that we had to face. we will live through it. >> how do you want the world to remember your daughters? >> my daughters and my son-in-law, they have told the world how to remember them already. i don't have to say much. yes, we raised them me and their mother but they taught us a lot. they proved to the world that this is a great country where they can grow up with diversity, as the president -- my older daughter who's deceased now and they felt comfortable being with everybody else and being all one, with all colors and shades of skin and belief and faith and ethnicity. we're all american. excuse me we're all american. excuse me for beginning to lose my voice, i've been fatigued with interviews

i am concerned all the houthis and former president saleh have been undermining the transitional process through all the security council and gcc initiatives. >> at least 40 people have died in egypt after supporters of a soccer team clashed with police during a game. the egyptian government has indefinitely suspended the egyptian premier league in response. nigeria has postponed this week's presidential election until late march amidst a wave of violence from the militant group boko haram. the chair of nigeria's independent national electoral commission said security concerns prompted the move. >> this is limited not just to the areas in northeast parts of nigeria [indiscernible] calling people to exercise the democratic rights in the situation [indiscernible] >> nigerian president goodluck jonathan faces a tight race against former military ruler muhammadu buhari of the all progressives congress. the delay could stoke unrest in opposition strongholds. in the capital abuja, dozens of protesters rallied against the postponement. >> i am very, very angry. i'm not even angry at the governm

the houthis appear to have major backing from ali abdullah saleh, the longtime u.s. president ousted by a popular uprising in 2011. amidst the crisis, the u.s. continues a drone war inside yemen targeting al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula, which has grown deadlier in recent years and took credit for the charlie hebdo massacre in paris. well, to discuss the state of the middle east and the u.s. role in ongoing conflicts, we are joined by vijay prashad. a professor of international studies at trinity college, he is the author of several books including "arab spring, libyan winter" and, most recently, "the poorer nations: a possible history of the global south.". his new piece for the hindu is called, "the architects of west asia's chaos your." welcome to democracy now! let's talk about benjamin netanyahu coming not to the white house, not invited by the white house, but i -- represented by the opposition to the white house and congress. john boehner, he is going to be addressing a joint session of congress. >> well, i mean, this has been a drama are several years. the

mohammed abu saleh is the father of the two killed. >> this has hate crime written all over it. >> reporterapel hill believes the three were killed over a dispute over a parking spot where they lived. the police chief says the investigation is far from over. >> we're examining every possible investigative angle to include a potential for hate crime. >> reporter: outrage over the shootings sparked an outcry online and across the world under the #muslimlivesmatter karen hicks, wife of the alleged shooter is moving forward in divorce proceeding. he is held without bond. his wife insists religion had nothing to do with the shooting. >> doesn't matter what you look like, who you are, what you believe. that's one thing i do know about him. >> reporter: those who knew the victims are having a hard time believing that. >> definitely a hate crime. we live in fear. this could have happened to anybody. >> reporter: for cbs "this morning," chapel hill, north carolina. >>> we have a dramatic look this morning as a terrifying ride for students in minnesota. 11 children trapped for 14 minutes on a runaway