saleh called governing yemen, "dancing on the heads of snakes." doing deals with yemen's tribes. but it looks as if he tried to make one deal too many, switching sides in the war. and, to stop it happening, the houthis were prepared to kill him. the houthis are a powerful yemeni faction. they swept into sanaa in 2014 in alliance with ali abdullah saleh and his men. but it's about more than who controls these streets for saudi arabia and its allies. they say the houthis take orders from iran, so the conflict here became part of the bigger confrontation across the middle east, between the saudis and the iranians. yemen was the poorest arab country before the war pushed it to a new level of misery. saleh's killing could create more chaos, making the lives of yemenis, who've become pawns in the quarrels of much bigger battles, even more hellish. jeremy bowen, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. britain and the european union have failed, for now at least, to reach agreement to move onto the second phase of brexit negotiations.

saleh was one of the conflict's issues. they tore up the alliance with the houthi's, for a saudi-led coalition. >> we will turn a new page and start dealing with them in a positive way, because what happened to yemen is enough. those words but the houthi rebels on the defensive and sanaa, with caution spiraling. on sunday, the rebel group claimed they fired a missile to the nuclear plant at united arab emirates. with the saudis having the upper hand, and talk that support may be waiting, the civil war enters the critical phase. brent: i am joined by an expert here in berlin at the university, with a special focus on yemen. good to have you on the show. let's talk about what happened to ali abdullah saleh. he reportedly changed sides to her three days ago. and abandon the -- abandoned the houthi rebels. is this a revenge killing? reporter: the houthi understand his defection as a coup. but it was not a very confident alliance, it was very fragile. they entered this alliance in 2014 as a matter of convenience, to join forces

no one ever knew what was ali abdullah saleh's mind. he was a master opportunist, and this may have been another opportunity for him to get out of a jam he had gotten into. laura: what impact do you think this will have on the conflict? is it likely to escalate it? >> in the short-term, almost certainly. as saleh loyalists turned their anger and ire against the houthis for having gunned down the leader. we will see an uptick in violence in the north. in the long run, who knows? this could have a salutary effect if it somehow shakes the terrible status quo that has prevailed in yemen for some time and really does turn the applecart upside down and forces the parties to reconsider what advantages they may gain pursuing peace rather than pursuing war. laura: is there anything potentially left for the u.s. here, which has been backing the saudis solidly? could the u.s. move and try and help bring the conflict to an end? >> the options have been there for the u.s. for some time now. given our relationship with saudi arabia, we have opted not

saleh called governing yemen "dancing on the heads of snakes."yemen's tribes. but it looks as if he tried to make one deal too many, switching sides in the war and, to stop it happening, the houthis were prepared to kill him. the houthis are a powerful yemeni faction. they swept into sana'a in 2014 in alliance with saleh and his men. it's about more than who controls these streets for saudi arabia and its allies. they say the houthis take orders from iran, so the conflict here became part of the bigger confrontation across the middle east between the saudis and the iranians. yemen was the poorest arab country before the war pushed it to a new level of misery. saleh‘s killing could create more chaos, making the lives of yemenis, who've become pawns in the quarrels of much bigger battles, even more hellish. jeremy bowen, bbc news. the us supreme court has allowed president trump's travel ban against people from six mainly—muslim countries to take full effect even though legal challenges continue in lower courts. 0ur north america editor jon sopel h

well the seventy five year old ali abdullah saleh rule g.m. and for more than thirty years he was accused of corruption and of amassing billions of dollars of wealth during his time as leader of the middle east's poorest country israel finally ended after pro-democracy protests began as part of the arab spring in twenty twelve hundreds of yemenis were killed after his government's crackdown on protesters and just a few years after he was deposed he reemerged again is an important player in yemeni politics after he allied himself with hoofy fighters in twenty fifteen but in a surprise turn of events he turned his back on his rebel allies in a televised speech on saturday formally breaking ties with the new theory is right let's talk a bit more about this with him on bashar al jazeera senior political analyst and amal on a very sudden demise and for the strongman of yemen just i don't know if you remember martin but these images remind me very much of that he's death in libya although the circumstances are different but these are the models the

without a viable alternative leader as we said before head to head to who was the vice president of saleh and took over and became the president was always quite weak and so the transition agreement all these factors within the transition agreement worked were quite flawed and then the national dialogue conference talks that took place under heavy in two thousand and thirteen and that concluded in two thousand and fourteen were also. very problematic in the sense that the consent the so-called consensus that was reached wasn't really a consensus at all and the whole thing is were very upset about the outcome of the national dialogue conference and look where we are now well why did the whole fees go into an alliance with ali abdullah saleh in the first place it was obvious that and all these. you know. they needed such a coalition with with i'm jealous either because he he control the politics of yemen and also the social fabric of yemen he has a good connection with the party he used to have used to have a good connection with the. tribes different tribes he has he has this kind of you k

backed by a run, they formed an alliance with the former president ali abdullah saleh. could even do a deal with saudi arabia. is his intense right now but the alliance will continue to begin it change that will happen is that ali abdullah saleh is more influential. he has the initiative to end the war.l critical humanitarian situation remains. the conflict has killed more than 10,000 people, displaced over two million and triggered at colorado —— coli ) then it. over two million and triggered at colorado -- coli ) then it. people are currently receiving more requests from nickel supplies from dual main hospitals. supported by the international red cross in yemen. ——a cholera epidemic. they are doing their utmost in order to meet the needs and to help the wounded because of the current clashes. yemenis want the country's almost three years of war to come to the end but that may revive the dominance of those —— the man who was then president. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: the remarkable story of this baby who's had a heart transplant — atjust eight—weeks

looking back on the life of ali abdullah saleh. he once said that ruling yemen is like dancing on a snake's head and no one knew that dance better than ali abdullah saleh mastering every step throughout his three decades in power. believed only he could hold the country together but his legacy is one of corruption war and a deeply divided poor nation. born in one thousand nine hundred eighty two as a young man he joined the army and rose to the rank of qana before taking part in a coup that later saw him become president of what was then north yemen at the age of thirty six for the next decade he oversaw fighting with the communist south the decline of the soviet union weakened his enemies and in one nine hundred ninety north and south yemen became one country with the last as its first president that same year iraq's leader saddam hussein a longtime close ally ordered the invasion of kuwait at the un security council yemen voted against the use of force prompting the us to cut off millions in aid frozen for his strong support a de

yemen's who the rebels kill ousted president ali abdullah saleh days after their alliance with him crumbles. abrasions followed days of street battles between the former allies which have killed at least one hundred twenty five people in sun. hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program version fails to reach an agreement with the e.u. to move on to the next stage of brecht's it talks and spain supreme court denies bail to two former members of the catalan cabinet but frees six others. the man who ruled yemen for thirty three years till his ousting amid the arab spring protests has been killed during the war torn country into the turmoil ali abdullah saleh was killed at a checkpoint outside the yemeni capital sana'a by who's the rebels he'd been allies with in recent years a fragile alliance crumbled last week triggering intense street battles for control of the capital have killed at least eight hundred twenty five people and just two days ago he publicly broke off ties with the who sees him reports. a sudden end for one of yemen's most powerf

go this is the news hour live from doha with continuing coverage of the vents in yemen ali abdullah saleh the president ousted from power and twenty twelve has been killed the news has been confirmed by son his political party and his former allies turned foes the who the rebels yemen's with the leaders says sign is forces were militias working for the saudi led coalition and earlier who the rebel troops gathered in sanaa to fight forces supporting ali abdullah saleh. and with ali abdullah sally out of the picture how will regional players deal with a new situation in yemen. thank you for joining as the civil war in yemen has turned another bloody chapter throwing the middle east sports country further into chaos in the past few hours it's been confronted by both the who the rebels and the party of ali abdullah saleh but the man who led the country for more than three decades has been killed his convoy was reportedly attacked by who thiis at a checkpoint outside of the capital sanaa his assistant secretary general yasar was also killed at these pictures on social media outlets appear to s

. -- ali abdullah saleh. the turkish president warns he could cut diplomatic ties with israel if the u.s. recognizes jerusalem as its capital. first, we bring you some news that is just coming in. lebanon's prime minister, saad hariri, has revokeked his resignation after a consensus bill witith rival parties. we cross to our correspondent in beirut. chloe, hello to you. talk us through what we know about him deciding to revoke his resignation. prime minister saad hahariri withdrew his resignatin just now. ae anannouncement came out of cabinet meeting earlier this morning. it was partly expected. to put some e context into this, when he announced his resignation a month ago from saudi arabia, prime minister saad hariri accused hezbollah of interfering heavily in lebanese politics. he was pointing to the fact that the shia militia's involvement in the regional conflict in syria, but also in yemen and iraq, was very detrimental to lebanon's policy of neutrality. and he came back to lebanon two the prime minister

the news hour live from london coming up yemen's who's the rebels kill ousted president ali abdullah saleh days after the former allies turned on each other fighting and son killed at least one hundred twenty five people in six days and the violence has now spread around the country. version fails to reach an agreement with the e.u. to move on to the next stage of brecht's that talks. and we're on the ground with the migrants playing a daily kassam mouse game with police at one of greece's biggest ports. and. with the day's sports news as england's cricketers produce a late fight back but it's australia who hold the advantage in the second ashes test. allow our top story a man who ruled yemen for thirty three years till his ousting amid arab spring protests has been killed for owing the water own country into further time while ali abdullah saleh was killed at a checkpoint outside the capital sana'a by who's the rebels he'd been allies with in recent years and fragile alliance crumbled last week triggering intense street battles for control of the capital which have now killed at least two

in the final turn of events, saleh was killed by his former allies.ath. that makes a complicated military situation even more complex. rasha qandeel from bbc arabic. from the initial reactions it's like an ultimate victory to the houthi, they think they will be the sole power on the ground. actually the disappearance of ali abdullah saleh would make the shift in power go a bit more risky. he still has followers, and there are more leaders to his party, the general people's congress, outside yemen than there are inside. especially after the invitation of his son today to move towards the capital and defeat the houthis, so things can change dramatically after his disappearance. my guess is reaction to these events in yemen very much depends on which part of yemen you focus on? that's absolutely correct. in the north there is a sense of shock. so many people still like to saleh despite everything that happened after the arab spring. in the south, totally different, levels of people celebrating. he was the responsible party for the decision to bomb the so

the alliance between the houthis and saleh will not end.in sana'a, but the alliance will continue but the only change that will happen is that saleh right now is more influential, more powerful and has the power to announce the initiative to end the yemeni war. a critical humanitarian situation remains. the conflict has killed more than 10,000 people, displaced over two million and triggered a cholera epidemic. the latest violence adds only further pressure. we are currently receiving more requests for medical supplies from dual main hospitals. supported by the international red cross in yemen. my colleagues on the ground are doing their utmost best in order to meet the needs and to help the wounded because of the current clashes. yemenis want the country's almost three years of war to come to an end but that may revive the dominance of a man who, until the arab spring, spent 33 years as their president. rhodri davies, bbc news. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump admits he sacked his former advisor michael flynn for lyi

saleh called governing yemen, "dancing on the heads of snakes." looks as if he tried to make one deal too many, switching sides in the war. and, to stop it happening, the houthis were prepared to kill him. the houthis are a powerful yemeni faction. they swept into sanaa in 2014 in alliance with ali abdullah saleh and his men. but it's about more than who controls these streets for saudi arabia and its allies. they say the houthis take orders from iran, so the conflict here became part of the bigger confrontation across the middle east, between the saudis and the iranians. yemen was the poorest arab country before the war pushed it to a new level of misery. saleh‘s killing could create more chaos, making the lives of yemenis, who've become pawns in the quarrels of much bigger battles, even more hellish. jeremy bowen, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... president trump has publicly endorsed the republican candidate roy moore in the hotly contested alabama senate race. mr moore is a former alabama chief justice

been associated with power politics in yemen so an entire yemeni generation knows only ali abdullah saleh even when he was deposed slash quit a few years ago hear him in the role of an and he stayed there all of an end he insisted on remaining relevant even though that meant the deaths of tens of thousands of yemenis so today we just see the end just like we did and i was you and i've been just talking about this earlier when we look at these images we can only remember another four decades in a different country where a leader died or was killed him alleviating the just like this one might have had that in libya another casualty of the arab spring or of his own. history or decades of repression in yemen as in libya so really a very i must say sad you know view that as it may ending of a man who could have what politics what he was on the up on up after the arab spring allowed him a way out without the humiliation that we see today and dress it seems very much as a this is a direct consequence of his decision to break with a healthy rebel group yes absolutely i agree this is a tectonic sh

saleh called governing yemen, dancing on the heads of snakes.tribes. but it looks as if he tried to make one deal too many, switching sides in the war and to stop it happening, the houthis were prepared to kill him. the houthis area prepared to kill him. the houthis are a powerful yemeni faction. they swept into sana in 2014 in alliance with saleh and his men. it's about more than who controls these streets for saudi arabia and its allies. they say the houthis take orders from iran, so the conflict here became part of the bigger confrontation across the middle east between the saudis and the iranians. yemen was the poorest arab country before the war pushed it to a new level of misery. saleh‘s killing could create more chaos, making the lives of yemenis, who've become pawns in the quarrels of much bigger battles, even more hellish. jeremy bowen, bbc news. within the past hour, the us supreme court has allowed president trump's travel ban — against people from six mainly—muslim countries — to take full effect, even though legal challenges continu

has significant is this offer to talk by saleh? of yemen war but also on the course of post—yemen 2011 uprising period in my opinion. the saudis are clearly not only succeeding in starving yemen into negotiations but also into returning yemen to pre—2011 uprising political reality where we are facing the lesser of two evils situation. now it is whether saleh who is also, his hands are full of blood as well. he is supposed to be the rescuer for blood as well. he is supposed to be the rescuerfor yemen. rescuing yemen some being the world provides a humanitarian crisis over the course of i think the past six months, he has been ongoing on public speeches, really reflecting and expressing his concerns and worried about the humanitarian situation in the country. that is fully what triggered him to propose negotiations in many eyes, he is now a hero. what needs to happen now for this reaching out to bring an end to the war? in my opinion, we are seeing the death of the coalition and houthis. now there is a coalition between them and the

program i'm laura caro even by yemen's standards the days leading up to the death of ali abdullah saleh were tough balance and confusing on saturday the ousted president turned on the who the rebels had been backing for the past several give is he called for dialogue with saudi arabia once his patron more recently his enemy on monday silos rebel allies ambushed and killed him as deaf only as the volatility surrounding a war that appears to have no end in sight and a humanitarian crisis often described as the world's worst we'll get to our guests in just a moment but first this report from inches tayyab. yes the killing of. has plunged yemen into even more uncertainty the ousted president with dominant political force for over three decades was killed in an attack led by hooty fighters on monday salah had been in an alliance with the iranian backed rebels for more than two years and his death sparked intense fighting on the streets of the capital sanaa. the clashes were ongoing the entire night until the morning if someone stepped out into the street or fled they would have a bullet hit

five days of combat between former allies former president ali abdullah saleh and the who think he's dozens have been killed. in alliance with the who think he's after a popular uprising ended his thirty three years rule in two thousand and twelve together they took control of sana'a now they're tearing the city apart. snipers are on rooftops and residential areas while tanks replace commuters on city streets the u.n. says fighting is so severe medical teams cannot get to the injured and people cannot leave their homes this report see a win is trying to evacuate at least one hundred forty aid workers but fighting has cut off the port road they have also been coalition is strikes on sana airport. the coalition bolstered by the new support of the former presidents have doubled down on the iranian backed who think it's the iranian embassy was hit by. rocket on saturday and then who think controlled territory and humans north the coalition air strike killed at least a dozen people. they targeted my house while there were eighteen to twenty guests my whole family was inside as well as all

yemen is thrown into more turmoil as hooty rebels kill ousted president and one time ally ali abdullah saleh accusing him of treason. unearned taylor this is our jazeera live from london also coming up a desperate bid for a better life in europe repeated again and again an exclusive report on the plight of hundreds of migrants living in the great port of patra. a day that began with hope and ends in disappointment wrecks it talks stall once again. and years of communist government in the democratic republic of congo is accused of recruiting former rebel fighters to crackdown on protests. and the first of the war in yemen where another bloody chapter has been turned plunging the country further into chaos the man who ruled the country for more than thirty three years and who just a few days ago switched sides in the war has been killed by hooty rebels the very fighters he just turned his back on a few hours after his death who do money who see major live television dress describing a solid demise as a victory against treason or yemen's internationally recognized president hadi has also spoken

yemen ali abdullah saleh was trying to cling to power. it was not working and his nephew colonel ahmad was looking for an exit. and that the left side to have. it up in yemen that. i think dash the shadows are going to mean that he and his show for you to get as and i'm going to pull me out of honey i love it when the but the lad with the dead libya i listen to what they're going to have to about me he will be. the uprising forced out of dulles ali from power john had lost his job as an informant. yet and if you see bad and i mean. so i lose nothing colonel ahmad was sent to ethiopia as military attaché he shares his time between this office and addison and his home in yemen. as he seeks to regain power ali abdullah saleh has allied with his former enemy of twenty years the who these. giants revelation shine a light on sallie's dark and complicated alliances. the idea of dancing on the heads of snakes what they use to describe saleh is that he kept everybody on the ground occupied with something so they don't have time to revolt against h

as yemen's president saleh ruled for more than three decades until he was forced to resign during the arab spring uprising that he was able to remain in the country and continue to wield enormous power behind the scenes it's not yet clear what his death will mean for the fighting on the ground or future. al-jazeera and yemen's internationally recognized president so handy made a televised address earlier calling on yemenis to rise up against the hooty forces . and i call upon all of you with an open heart and a strong will to turn the new page and to get rid of such a nightmare let's put our hands together to end the control of these criminal gangs and to build a new united yemen. the u.s. has called on all parties in yemen to reenergize political negotiations and the u.n. says fighting and sounded as trucks have now intensified in salah with many streets blocked by tanks humanitarian operations including flights to and from the capital have been suspended and the u.n. is calling for a pause in the fighting on tuesday to help civilians caught up in the violence it is paramount that ci

the downfall of a key player in yemen's civil war the rebels turned on former president ali abdullah saleh killing him in a rocket and go on the attack what was behind his killing also coming up the european union says there is no deal with britain on the unlocking the next stage of brics it talks and it is an irish problem why is that we'll bring you analysis from brussels and london and police involved to arrest ten people in connection with the murder of journalist daphne rwanda going to see if she reported on corruption on the island when she was killed in a car bombing in october. i'm bringing off it's good to have you with the rebels in yemen have killed the country's own former president ali abdullah saleh just south of the capital sanaa sally was fleeing after abandoning support for the rebels in yemen's complex civil war it's now no closer to ending after attackers ambushed vehicle with a rocket propelled grenade. it was a gamble the turn fatal for yemen's longtime strongman. who the rebels killed their former ally ex president ali abdullah saleh as he tried to flee the capital sa

the downfall of a key player in yemen civil war to the rebels told on former president ali abdullah saleh killing him in iraq and i'm gonna talk to him in the capital sanaa about what this means the company was involved also on the program. despite recent press reports the european union says there is no deal with the button to unlock the next stage of breck's and told us despite its recent nice offer on the phony issue of the irish board to get the latest from brussels and the london. police involved to arrest ten people in connection with the murder of journalist to me a cover wanna see if she was reporting corruption on the island as you just called moment in time. you'll. still get a welcome to the program the rebels in yemen have killed the country's former president ali abdullah saleh just south of the capital sana'a sources within the rebel groups say fight to stop his own. vehicle with a rocket before shooting him dead this unverified video posted online forced to show sound his body being removed from the rubble in a blanket security has been heightened when fighting has intensif

hello the killing of yemen's ousted president ali abdullah saleh by houthi rebels has plunged the war torn country further into chaos the two sides had been allies until just a few days ago but this time switching sides led to the end of a man who had been president for thirty three years and navigated shifting alliances for decades well a few hours after sought after death who is the leader there years i've been manic and who with the maiden live television address describing sought after the my eyes as a victory against treason now yemen's internationally recognized president i would set up a month he also spoke out he called on the people of yemen to unite against the whole thing will have more on all of that soon but first. this report. for one of the most powerful rebels say they killed president. during an attack on his convoy. his remains were packed on the back of a pickup truck in a televised statement the leader of the who the said salo was involved in a conspiracy with the saudi led coalition to take over well. what are the reasons behind this transfer to the other side sud

further into an arcade who the rebels celebrate the death of their former ally president ali abdullah saleh he was killed in a rocket and a gun attack as fighting in the country's civil war intensifies. and u.s. president donald trump tames the wild west he slashes protection for wilderness zones of the state of utah it draws protests and lawsuits but also praise from song . i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us. we begin with some breaking news from spain where the supreme court has withdrawn an international arrest warrant for catalonia as former leader carlist pushed a mom pushed him on addressed his supporters via video link from brussels on monday where he has been in self-imposed exile since october as a legal declaration of independence the court of madrid says that it has withdrawn the arrest warrants because the politicians have shown a willingness to return to spain let's get more now from journalist martin roberts who is following the story with us from madrid so martin we just heard the rationale there from the spanish court in order to withdraw this these

former president ali abdullah saleh now says he's open to talks with the saudi led coalition if it will put an end to the fighting and the locate why they need to lift the blockade and open the airport and allow food and medicine into the country we will open a new page for them for dialogue what is happening in yemen is enough. this turnaround effectively puts an end to the partnership with the who sees their leader criticize the move as an attempted coup by saleh he's very charismatic in the way that he knows how to to actually go out of his way change one hundred eighty degrees and be very pragmatic in who he. goes into a coalition with and showed that once again if it suits him of the timing is right he will do what is necessary to remain in power it's about regime security and he's very good at the probably the who this is that they're an ideological player so they do have a clear belief system they believe in something they have an ideological objective they want to achieve and solid doesn't have that for solid it's pure about purely about interests and it's about establishing or

into uncertainty could the rebels celebrate the death of their former ally president ali abdullah saleh he was killed in a rocket and gun attack as fighting in the country's civil war intensifies also coming up another stumble on the rocky road to brag that the northern ireland party is shoring up teresa mayes government gets in the way of the negotiations u.k.'s border with ireland this proving to be the main barrier. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us saudi led warplanes are reported to have pounded the capital of yemen after who the rebels killed former president ali abdullah saleh he was fleeing the city after abandoning his alliance with the rebels and yemen's complicated civil war the attackers ambushed vehicle and shot him dead at. the house of the ex-president in flames in front of it supporters of the healthy rebels celebrate the death of the veteran former leader in yemen's capital sanaa the who thiis hailed sollars killing as a victory against their sounding lead enemy. on this great exceptional historic day the day of the fall of the treasonous conspiracy it'

what has changed now is that saleh is willing to ta ke changed now is that saleh is willing to take thising any sort of mediation and saying that the time is for escalation and looking forward the real thing that we are wondering now is how saudi arabia will deal with this potential opportunity. i think that remains to be seen. the saudis are deeply into this thing. it has caused vast numbers of casualties. things could not be worse, could they? no question. yemen is in an apocalyptic state. when you eat look at the shocking figures, so shocking that you become numb to them. 80% needing humanitarian aid. unemployment over 50%. rates of child malnutrition, cholera and diphtheria outbreaks. in a way, it's u nfortu nate diphtheria outbreaks. in a way, it's unfortunate that the political situation is distracting from the fa ct situation is distracting from the fact that the average yemeni, not just poor people, even people who lived comfortable lives, who are not just in bad shape but are struggling to feed themselves. cases of suicide, death by starvation amongst what used to be standard mi

you the latest from london in brussels also coming up rebels turn on former president ali abdullah saleh killing him in a rocket and going to attack and it comes as fighting in the country's civil war intensified. flaws police in malta have arrested ten people in connection with the murder of journalist daphne koller wanna go and see if she was reporting on corruption in the country when she was killed in a car bombing in october. i'm bringing off it's good to have you with us tonight it's one step forwards two steps back that is the reality of breck's it tonight there were genuine hopes of a breakthrough in brussels. today those hopes were scuppered at the last moment and that despite reports that theresa may had thrashed out a deal with dublin all before the issue of border with britain now to resume a will have to revive it by a summit next week if she's to walk those trade talks with brussels. the handshakes were maybe a little premature the e.u. and britain say they close to solving one of brics it's thorniest problems the status of the irish border but despite reports a deal had be

as yemen's president saleh ruled for more than three decades until he was forced to resign during the arab spring uprising that he was able to remain in the country and continue to wield enormous power behind the scenes it's not yet clear what his death will mean for the fighting on the ground or future. al-jazeera the last few hours yemen's internationally recognized president hadi made a televised address he called on yemenis to rise up against the hooty forces. and i call upon all of you with an open heart and a strong will to turn a new page and to get rid of such a nightmare let's put our hands together to end the control of these criminal gangs and to build a new united yemen. or u.n. says fighting and sounded as strikes have now intensified inside with many streets blocked by tanks humanitarian operations including flights to and from the capital have been suspended the u.n. has called for a pause in the fighting on tuesday to help civilians caught up in the violence it is paramount that civilians are protected that the wounded or for to say facts as to medical care and that al

the funeral of ousted yemeni president ali abdullah saleh insana has been postponed saleh was killed on monday after five days of fighting with iran back to things rebels a group of been his ally until he recently announced he was switching sides the lebanese prime minister saad hariri has withdrawn his resignation joining a line under a month long but a political crisis triggered by his shock announcement in saudi arabia that his cabinet is now held its first meeting and reaffirmed the country's official policy of dissociation or remaining neutral in regional conflicts. and the russian olympic team has been banned from next five years winter olympics in the south korean city of young chang for doping offenses the international olympic committee made the announcement within the past hour russian athletes will still be able to compete individually if they can prove that plane and also suspended the president of the russian olympic committee. as he headlines i'll see in about twenty five minutes after the stream which is next. hi anthony ok you're in the street family could be out toda

graphic and disturbing video emerges showing the body of the former yemeni president ali abdullah saleh he is understood to have been killed by who he fight is after an alliance between them collapsed last week. also this hour the president of mali conflicts the french account of an air strike in northern mali in october saying the mumbai argument killed soldiers not jihadists and another attraction from a major us media outlet over coverage of the scandal surrounding the white house team trumps alleged collusion russia. hello good evening you're watching r.t. international where it's just gone eight o'clock here in the russian capital now we begin in yemen where former president ali abdullah saleh has been killed in fighting in the capital sana'a a video has been released showing his body but he's be aware though the footage we are about to show you is extremely graphic and upsetting to see salai was at the helm of yemen from one thousand nine hundred twenty twelve and was supposed during the arab spring unrest the internal conflict that ensured afterwards saw him team up with the rebe

president hadi orders military units to the capital to join forces with the ousted leader ali abdullah saleh to fight the hoofy rebels. the british prime minister tourism a heads to brussels for vital breaks it talks with the irish border emerging as the biggest to see you. john all of the port a potty in greece and these are the extraordinary lengths the refugees young men are prepared to go to to try on board trucks and ferries bound for italy. and joining us roscoe with the sports including trouble for england's criticism the second ashes test against australia plus tiger woods is solid return to golf for haye from the fourteen time major champion and what he's planning for two thousand and twenty. but first yemen's internationally recognized government has announced that it's now fighting with the ousted president ali abdullah saleh against the who the rebels now this marks a major shift in allegiance in the more than two and a half year war the prime minister says president of a drubbing a month or hardy will work with sally to fight the rainy unbacked his is this comes after sally's al

today's unexpected negative outcome also coming up the rebels turn on former president ali abdullah saleh in yemen killing him in a rocket and gun attack that as fighting in the country's civil war intensified. and police in malta have arrested ten people in connection with the murder of journalist daphne koller ana. she reported on corruption on the island when she was killed in a car bombing back in october. plus germany still without a government but it could be closer than ever to a new one that as social democrat leaders say they're ready to hold exploratory talks with the conservatives of the question. remaining can they convince the party's rank and file to example another so-called grand coalition. i'm bringing off it's good to have you with us well one step forward two. depp's back we're talking about the brakes a dance that we're all familiar with there were some genuine hopes of a breakthrough in brussels today which were scuppered at the last minute now that despite reports that the british prime minister to resign may have thrashed out a deal with dublin on the thorny issue o

was killed saleh while trying to flee the capital. are a lot of questions about the validity of those videos, about whether they were staged or not, and perhaps he was killed actually much earlier in the day when the houthis gone to his house. in fact, those imagers were staged to make it look like saleh was fleeing the capital and abandoning is a loyalist. it is not really clear the exact circrcumstances under which he died. but from what the houthis were showing, it was from him fleeing the capital. amy: we only have a minute. >> stageged videos to show that. amy: and only have a minute and onl be part two and put it her website. how dire is the situation right now in yemen? >> it is very dire. now the number of people on the brink of famine has reached more than 8 million. you have children starving to death across the country, not just in the houthi-controlled territory, but even elsewhere. this is 27 million people that are being strangulated by the coalition tactics of creating this blockade and blocking of humanitarian access a