i think hadi loyalists are now keen to get closer to sanaa.houthis have two options surrender the areas you control and happened over weapons for the government otherwise we'll go after you and defeat you. >> when you say pull out from the areas they control. where would they pull out to? >> they have according to the government says that the two -- the resolution 2216 which was the unites nations resolution says they have to pull out to their strong hold which is sadder, they have to hand over all the weapons they seized they that took in sanaa and they have to recognize hadi as yemen's legitimate liter the rational now has changed hadi and his supporters see that they are making for the first time significant gains in fact, they are reversing most of the military gains made by the houthis and forces loyal to former president saleh. we are getting reports now from our sources on the ground, particularly in ib. they think it will fall today. >> what does this mean when it comes to a political settlement who is more willing to make concessions?

outskirts of sanaa where describes men exiled president are on the move. they're taking advantage of continuing airstrikes by the coalition to repel houthi fighters. talks to try to find a solution brokered by yemen's neighbor are under way. so far the united nations hasn't been able to help negotiate is a cease-fire in the war which has already claimed hundreds of lives. these efforts because of the huge differences between yemen's warring factions. in the meantime fighting continues raising fears with more casualties and more suffering and shortages for millions of yemenis. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >> iran's foreign minister has been meeting with the syrian president in damascus. on the agenda is a four-point proposal iran wants to offer the u.n. to end syria's civil war. but there has been no let up in the actual fighting. we have this report. >> the rebel area was targeted by government airstrikes. many were killed and injured. the military regularly attack these regions, but the latest was in retaliation for the assault on the government's seat o

a crucial supply route by government troops and the push to retake the capital of sanaa. troops in marib are supported by the saudi-led coalition from across the border. approaches one from marib and one from the south, but they managed to take ibb completely. they face resistence in dhamar. and the other approach to dhamar is from bayda, where there is heavy fighting. >> the introduction of tanks and trained yemeni, i think in the whole of taiz and ibb, sanaa will be surround: that's the game of the coalition. they want to surround sanaa, and especially the troops coming from marib. >> fighting also broke out on the outskirts of sanaa where fighters loyal to expired president hadi are on the move. they will repeal houthi fighters. talks to find a solution brokered by yemen's neighbor is on the way. so far the united nations has not been able to help negotiate a cease-fire in the war which has already claimed hundreds of lives. these efforts because of the huge differences between yemen's warring factions. in the meantime, fighting continues raising fears of more casualti

that will be a significant move to the north-west sanaa. also there is a - switching alliance or i can say by reality, some number of group, tribal group is sided with the coalition,and it makes the difference. increasing the base of the operation, and things go in the right direction. >> thank you very much. >>> we thank you for your time on al jazeera >>> a 48 hour ceasefire is underway, but, look, i - yes. in syria, close to the border with lebanon. government forces backed by hezbollah fighters and rebels agreed to the pause. it applies to two villages in idlib province. >> meanwhile, dozens of people are reported to have died after syrian government forces attacked the rebel held province. syrian television reporting five were killed, 55 wounded by a suspected rebel mortar attack on several districts off the capital. the violence in damascus comes hours before the iranian foreign minister is expected to hold talks with president bashar al-assad. zarif's visit follows a visit to beirut where he met the government. they discussed develop

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i think after the fall of tiaz and ibb, sanaa will be surrounded. in the name of the coalition, they'll surround sanaa, and especially the troops coming from mayra. >> reporter: the houthis also have support. hundreds of protesters gathered in sanaa, condemning the air strikes. >> translation: our presence is confirmation that we remain steadfast and never retreat and stand against colonialism. there are reports talks trying to find a solution brokered by yemen's neighbour. the u.n. has not helped to negotiate a ceasefire in a war claiming hundreds of lives and putting lives at risk because of lack of supplies. pro-government fighters see themselves in a position to tweeted them. -- to defeat them >>> iran's foreign minister is heading to the syrian capital to meet with president bashar al-assad. it comes as rebel fighters shell the center of the city. five people have been killed. >> the government is targetting rebels on the outskirts of damascus, who were killed there. the director from the institute explains why iran is making its diplomatic pus

a political say in the future and remains to be seen if they can put up resistance in sanaa or not.ey lose you will see hadi and his people saying we decided they are scum of the war and we have a bigger say in the future. >> thank you very much for that analysis, thank you. well, the fighting in yemen has wounded thousands of people and doctors without borders say hospitals are struggling to cope and some injured arrived in jordan for treatment and we have more from the capitol amman. >> reporter: the first nationals arrived saturday night to receive treatment for injuries caused by the country conflict and admitted to three hospitals, the government of saudi arabia is paying their medical bill through the high relief committee. this is a fighter who was injured during an attack by republican guards in aiden who are allied with houthi rebels. >> translator: i was shot by a sniper from the republican guard with an m-16 rifle that the u.s. had given to yemen for the purpose of fighting terrorism, not for killing citizens. the bullet shattered my thigh and left me disabled for more th

old sanaa is history. it is islam, it is dignity. >> reporter: since the war in yemen began in march bombing and shelling have destroyed a complex of house he and damaged this 12th century mosque. the fighting has also reached ancient sites across the country. this castle in ta'izz and this dam in the province of mareb are damaged. >> translator: they don't want yemen to live. our heritage which the world knows of is gone. >> unesco once described the old city of sanaa a jewel of old islamic lands. many say the only way to guarantee that is for the war in yemen to end. natasha guinane, al jazeera. >> turkish president recep tayyip erdogan said he will meet the parliament on monday. failed to get a simple majority in june's elections. talks with two other parties ... unsuccessful. >>> venezuelan president nicholas maduro has declared a state of emergency look the bothered, maduro's ordered the closure of two border crossings and plans to increase the military presence in the area. >>> guatemala's former pre

they want to surround sanaa. and especially the crops coming from marib. >> fighting also broke out on the capital of sanaa where tribesmen are on the enough. they're taking advantage of airstrikes by the saudi-led coalition to propel houthi fighters. talks to try to find a solution brokered by yemen's neighbor are under way. so far the united nations hasn't been able to negotiate a cease-fire in the war which has already claimed hundreds of lives. peace efforts because of the huge differences between yemen's warring fashions. in the meantime fighting continues raising fears of more casualties and more suffering and shortages for millions of yemenis. al jazeera. >> head of the middle east eastern north africa program save the world organization, which aims to prevent violent conflict. what do you make of the progress on the ground. a lot of difference is that making? >> it is make a difference in the balance of power. they've seen a number of gains on the coalition side, and this is to move north. >> what are the

we need to get them to sanaa and other areas of yemen that i have seen. it's clear to mee whether talking to a blind 6-year-old waiting in line for food - and they have done that - since 6:00a.m. watching for food. these are human stories, all of us have a joint reason. to be concerned about the conflict. 80% of the yemeni, accessed to each and every one of them. now is the time to scale up. now i have seen it for myself, it is time for me to ramp up pt interest of the security council in new york, and capitals of the world where donors generously give, and we need a lot more to meet the escalating emergencies in yemen >>> we are getting breaking news to tell you about, according to sources at al jazeera. p.k.k. fighters d kidnapped a turkish soldiers and civilian, and that happened in experience turkey, from what we understand, on app broad linking bengal to the province in the south-east of turkey. according to sources p.k.k. fighters kidnapped a turkish soldiers and a civilian. more on that as we get it. what is happening in china, it's trying to allev

if they take ibb, it will pay the way for advance on the capital sanaa. it's controlled by houthis who stage said an anti-muqtada al-sadr rally on tuesday. gulf countries accuse them of using it as a proxy. on the ground a desire for the violence to end. we condemn the atrocities against us. the attacks led to the destruction of infrastructure and economy. it's also led to the destruction of any kind of normal life. the u.n. says 80% are in need of humanitary assistance. and around 1.3 million have been forced to flee their phone. the u.n. affairs chief visited the capital of sanaa. >> the best solution for the people of yemen, for the future of yemen, is for all the parties to realise that there is no military solution, there has to be a political dialogue in order to resolve the differences and to maintain at durable peace. >> that any peace is far off, the pro-government forces are celebrating gains made in tiaz. the third-largest city is a crucial battle ground. if the houthis lose here, it seems they'll have no option but to abandon the south and dig

decimated the city of sanaa, a world heritage site. and this land, bricks, clay and wood is why it's calling for emergency measures to save the cultural heritage. >> translation: the whole world has been protecting the site until the enemy came and destroyed it. all sanaa is history. it's islam, it is dignity. >> since the war in yemen began in march. bombing and shelling destroyed houses and damaged a mosque. the fighting reached ancient sites across the country. this castle in tiaz, and the dam in the province were damaged. >> they don't want yemen to live. heritage, which the world nose of, is gone. >> u.n.e.s.c.o. described the city of sanaa as a jewel of landscape. it's asking the world to find what is left of it, the only way to guarantee that is for the war in yemen to end >>> let me take a quick break, but still ahead, making history. the first two female graduates of the elate army ranger school. >> stunning beaches, but they are mostly empty. why they are struggling to attack tourists. >> could normalization change cuba forev

on sunday he toured the damaged areas of the old city, sanaa. he also witnessed a prisoner swap.embers of the southern resistance armed group which are among the anti-houthi forces. four days earlier the government released seven prisoners in the other direction. last no anti-houthi rebels pushed out of adeb. now the task of making the city safe again. neave barker has that story. >> as the line moves north certain dangers remain. many land mines have been placed by houthi rebels and their supporters, here in the dasad district of aden the conflict has moved on but life is far from safe. this car was thrown into the air by a powerful blast. progovernment troops have now sealed off entire neighborhoods. >> translator: with discovered antitank mines, we will continue our operation to clear land mines from this area. >> reporter: pro-government forces have defused land mines. >> we need tools food and uniforms, weapons and everything. engineers have not been provided with basic needs. >> reporter: this brother and sister were seriously injured in a land mine explosion. the same blas

. >> yemen's capital sanaa, reports that both the houthis and the rebels have been hit. but houthi artillery is hitting civilians. >> the new professional army in yemen, those loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh will be disbanded. entitled to join a national fighting force in the future. hashem ahelbarra reports. >> mostly militia men who took up arms again houthis in the south. now they have been recruited to join yemen's new army. the country's military is known for being divided along tribal and sectarian lines. some of these trainees were forced to retire under former president saleh. under his administration there was inherent mistrust of people from southern yemen. there was fear they would form a break away state. >> we formed this a few weeks ago, there are about 4800 soldiers and officers in this battalion. mostly being drawn from the civilians who fought off the invaders. >> reporter: across the country plans are underway to build support for exiled president hadi but his return to power depends on an army that is loyal to him. this is a gathering of t

but houthis are still in together of sanaa.eavy fighting in other central provinces with the latest. >> reporter: government troops are on the offensive. government troops have loched an attack to capture ib. recoop trueing the province in central yemen would repave the way for loyalists to come back to is that. >> translator: our message to houthi is his following, you have 40 hours to withdraw or you will be killed. >> reporter: the push north follows a series of gains made in the south. fighters trying to defeat houthi rebels have gains an edge in southern yemen. they are now in control of aden, and others. it's a boost for the fighters who were forced from their areas in may when the houthis backed by soldiers loyal to did he foes posed predeposedpresident saleh. >> translator: we managed to clean the city of militias and supporters of saleh. we have achieved a victory rim the popular resistence have saved the country from going deep in the unknown. >> reporter: the houthis last bastion in the south. the latest gains made b

the coalition, i this i that they want to surround sanaa. and especially the troops coming from --. >> fighting also broke out on the outskirts of the capital, sanaa. where the president, i presidens are on the move. and taken advantage of the saudi commission to repel houthi fighters. broken by yemen's neighbor, oman, underway. and so far the united nations hasn't been able to help negotiate a ceasefire in the war which has already claimed hundreds of lives. these efforts fade in the past because of the huge differences betweeniem's warring factions. in the meantime, fighting continues, raising fears for more casualties, and more suffering and shortages for millions of yemen he's. aljazeera. >> iran's foreign minister has been meeting the syrian president in damascus. iran wants to offer the u.n. in syria's civil war. >> reporter: it has been another bloody day in syria. the rebel stronghold of dumas, one of the strongholds started by government strikes, and many were killed or injured. [ audio difficulties ] casualties were caused as rocke

and also across these central provinces and the houthis remain firmly in control of the capitol at sanaa they captured last september. and carolyn malone has the latest for us. >> reporter: watching over the province, now entirely in the control of pro-government for s forces. local resistance groups backed by a coalition of countries led by saudi arabia are recapturing parts of yemen. they fought houthi rebels to the president saleh and say they are in full control. >> translator: we managed to clean the city of malitia supporting the cities and saleh and achieved a victory. the popular resistance has saved the country from going deep into the unknown. >> reporter: the fighters are looking ahead and they say they are on their way to the capitol which the houthi rebels still control and they are fighting on behalf of the exiled president abd rabbuh mansur hadi. >> translator: if necessary and if the leaders think it's appropriate we need to go further and go beyond this because the aim is to reach sanaa. >> reporter: it's a situation repeated across yemen and led to what the president of

former president saleh and advanced from the north and east and trying to capture the east gate to sanaao one controls all of thai and heavy fighting continues in western part in control of pro-houthi forces and they are trying to take the republican palace held by the city's airport and streets are lined with bodies of houthi fighters and there are efforts to bring some rule of law in southern provinces with forces loyal to the president to hadi have taken control. >> translator: there is no escape for anyone who dares to violate the law and we have the support to reach them no matter where they try to hide. >> reporter: military analysts believe prohadi fighters are trying to advance to sanaa after making gains in the south they are pushing back houthi fighters in the province and also pushing north from southern provinces. in the heavy fighting yemen's infrastructure has been badly damaged and human rights groups are criticizing saudi-led coalition strikes and houthi forces for in dendisch ishgimin and healthcare facilities are damaged or unable to function properly because of lack of

details later in the programme with sanaa. >>> hello again. you are with al jazeera newshour. i'm martine dennis, these are the top stories, a member of the iraqi parliament told al jazeera that u.s.-led coalition strikes in iraq and syria are use gs. they control more territory than when the bombing began a year ago. the white house says it needs more time for its strategy to be effective. palestinians in the occupied west bank buried a man who died from burns suffered in an israeli settler attack. his home was firebombed in an attack which killed his 18-month-old son >>> a bomb exploded in afghanistan's eastern city of jalalabad killing two. it comes after the capital, kaboom, suffered its it worst day of violence this year. at least 52 were killed, and hundreds injured. >>> to yemen, where the alliance of fighters battling against houthi rebels managed to recapture more territory in the south. they are moving towards the city, after having secured the port of aden. the popular resistance forces, backed by the saudi-led coalition and the government in exile say they hoped to

on sunday, he went to visit homes damaged in the historic old city of the capitol, sanaa.oversaw, also, a prison swap these seven men held captive by howe hows in sanaa were allowed to leave. all of them members of the southern resistance armed group which is among anti-howe howe forces. four days earlier, the red cross transferred seven released prisoners in the other direction. mr. mora has made a video statement about what he has seen in yemen. he was at the hospital there. this is what he had to say. >> when i came to the hospital, the emergency room was empty. now, half an hour later, i go back o back. they are out of the hospital and there are two new patients which have been really heavily affected by cluster bombs, mines. i have been -- i have seen people who have been tortured, who have been slain through the roads and who have really been physically destroyed. this is a very serious, catastrophic situation which i am told here and much more needs to be done in order to support those victims who were suffering each and every day from this conflict. >> dozens of wo

the houthi forces remain in the cacontrol of the capital sanaa. ' at this houthi forces have made gainsve bigger fights ahead. >> what we have seen happen over the last few days, is that the anti-houthi fighters have been pushing up from the south from aden, which they took several weeks ago and have gradually been consolidating control over would now appear to be control of air base, the largest military installation in yemen. it appears to be a houthi retreat in the face of the onslaught and in the face of the arrival of large amounts of military equipment from the united arab emirates. it does seem like the pla plan s for the an i houthi fighter to push up in to taiz. but to say this will be the end of the fighting, it is perhaps a little premature given the base if the toot utah is. houthis isd where their fellow fighters are and loyalists of saleh who have been fight ago long side them are also based. we are we are seeing the anti-houthi fors doing well at the moment in areas where the houthis have suffered the most resistence, but if they want to go back and take the capital sanaa

the houthis and pro-saleh forces remain in control of the capital sanaa and as well orders to the northter salisbury is a a free-lance journalist he lived in yemen and he says although anti-houthi forces have made gains they have a bigger fight ahead. >> what we are seeing happen over the last few days is that the anti-houthi fighters have been pushing up from the south from aden which they took several weeks ago and gradually have been consolidating control over would now appear to have control of the air base, the largest military installation in yemen. which they have taken over the last few days and it would appear to be a houthi retreat in the face of the onslaught. and in the face of the arrival of large amounts of military equipment from the united arab emirates. it does seem like the plan it for the anti-houthi fighter to push enough too taiz which is the northwest of aden and the area that they are in. but to say that this is going to be the end of the fighting it's perhaps a little premature. given that the base for the houthis, the basis of that power, really is the northwest

agencies with full access both to this and also sanaa and other areas in yemen which i have been in to few days and it's been absolutely clear to me whether talking to the six-year-old who happens to be blind standing in line with his mother waiting for food and they have been doing that from 6:00 a.m. everyday for the last two weeks waiting for food. these are real human stories and all have a joint cause, a joint reason to be concerned about the humanitarian conflicts and 80% of people taken across the country have to be totally even handed and impark to get access to each of them if we can and now is the time to scale up and now the is time for me and i see it myself to really ramp up the security council in new york at the various capitols of the world where donors generally are there and we need i'm afraid a lot more in order to meet the escalating and extremely emergency needs in yemen. >>> five guatemala soldiers are behind bars accused of beating up two young men and the inwas recorded on a mobile phone and went viral when it was posted online prompted questions about the milit

the yemen representative for the united nations children's fund and joins us live from the capital sanaa. thank you for being was. >> the numbers are shocking. eight children killed or wounded every day in the conflict. give us an example of how you are finding them being caught up in the fighting. >> well, i mean, children are killed in air strikes, street corners across the country, and in some ways it's getting worse. yest yesterday 60 education staff were killed and injured in an area they were working. what were they frying to do? they were trying to get children into exams, children that hadn't been able to complete their school year. they were trying to get children lack into school for the exams. education staff were working on that, 20 killed, 40 injured. these are the challenges that people who helped children, are facing every day in yemen. >> how better to go about protecting them, if possible? >> well, all parties to the conflict have to respect civilian life. the massacring of people through air strikes, or killing of civilians in shootings, in paris or aden or other parts

fighters loyal to hadi say at least 50 houthis have been killed southwest of the capital, sanaa. the main security headquarters was retain by pro-government forces on saturday. they are also in full control of shabwa prove incident, which has substantial oil reserves. >> means pro-government fors hold five of yemen's six provinces in the south. >>>n an andersonesian plain with 54 people om board has gone messing. search and rescue officials say they lost communication after taking off from the city of jaiporta. more from jakarta. >> there is no report off the plane whatsoever. it was on the way to a town, a small town very near to the papua-new guinea border in the eastern part of indonesia. it flew from the capitol 14 minutes before it lost contact with the control tower in a very mountainous areas and officials in the region are saying that the weather was very bad. there is no report of the plane landing in any other small airport in that part of indonesia. and the search has now been halted because, at the moment, it's already evening in papua. it's dark, and rescue workers a

it will be a different story, and a longer protracted fight to get sanaa back, for example. i do believe that the coalition has a herbing u lean task going into sanaa. >> thank you very much for joining us here on al jazeera. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> turkey's high election board has proposed new parliamentary elections be held in november, four months after the last vote. in june, the ruling a.k. party lost the parliamentary majority. since then, the prime minister has failed to form a coalition government >>> mexico's president peno nieto approachizes to do a better job of protecting reporters and human rights activists. it's the first time he spoke publicly. rooub in and four women were found dead in an apartment in the capital. the murder sparking protests across the city. >> translation: with the relevant case of multiple homicides, without a doubt prosecutors are committed to strengthen efforts and give opportunity and proper attention to investigations and arrest of those responsible. attack, murteder against journalist and human right defense. >> reporter: the

south-west of the capital sanaa, the main security headquarters was taken by pro-government forces on saturday. they are also in full control, which had substantial oil reserves, and that means they hold five of yemen's six provinces in the south. >> in pakistan, the home minister of punjab and 11 others have been killed in a suicide attack. 32 others have been injured. rescuers are on the scene trying to help those buried under the rubble >>> children are among dozens of migrants boarding inflate able rafts in turkey hoping to reach cos. this group is mostly from iran. if they coach cos, greek authorities will struggle to deal with the large numbers of migrants. emma haywood reports >>> it's unclear who started it. but there was no holding back. with anger, frustration and suspicion boiled over under the intensity of the summer sun. many had come hoping to get the papers to allow them to leave cos for the mainlands. the police station was closed, and disappointment and desperation turned to chants of freedom. [ chants ] some here say others are getting preferential treatment. >> no p

joining us now from sanaa via skype is editor of the yemen post. thank you for being with us.hat more can you tell us about the latest fighting there? >> reporter: it's almost over right now. the war, i mean. yes, there is a lot of gains, major gains by the pro-sabia amlies and in shabwa prove incident in the south. the howe hows who are 10 days ago howe. are the lower half. >> that's why a deal reason reached soon with the houthis. these changes are happening. houthis are beginning to understand that they cannot fight the entire region. they need compromise for the sake of yemen if they want yemen. yemen right now is chaotic and mainly because of the houthis taking control and then suddenly, they are defeated in those areas. there are a lot of gangs and we do expect more gains to happen today towards the north border. >> the tide seems to be turning against the houthis right now in the wake of these victories by the forces fighting against them and you said there that the -- you think that the war is almost over, but i am just wondering, though, because other analysts will po

meanwhile the president of the international committee of the red cross has arrived in the capital city of sanaa on a two day visit. he's trying to highlight the worsening humanitarian situation. more than 16 million yemenis are in need of aid and many lack the access to food or clean water. >>> more than a dozen people in central mali including five government workers when the government troops stormed the capital. hostages were freed. >>> well in the next few hours haitians are set to vote in the first legislative elections in four years. there are concerns over security and violence but also fears that the low voter turnout could harm the election's legitimacy. rob rendz reports. >> in the haitian country side, life is hard, resources are scarce. people here in the village fetch their drinking water from the same stream that their animals wade in. the family scrapes by on the meager earnings of her husband a day laborer. >> translator: the government doesn't provide any services for us. >> reporter: the head of the government that leaves her to fend for herself, president michel martelly, was

. >> more strikes against rebels in capital sanaa. there are more reports that houthis have ben hit but the strikes are hitting yemeni civilians. an estimated 4,000 people have been killed since march. >>> the u.s. president braw bark obama is calling on the american jewish americans. imert halketimerl halkett haski. >> this deal blocks every way every pathway that iran might take in order to obtain a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: the online appeal comes just weeks after israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu addressed the u.s. jewish community as well, in opposition to the nuclear agreement. he argued the deal would make the middle east less safe. >> this is a very dangerous deal and it threatens all of us. there will be more attacks and more people will die. >> reporter: support for and dependence the agreement between iran and the six world powers designed to limit iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief has deeply divided the jewish community, 46% support, 31% oppose, the american israel public affairs committee

the focus of fighting in recent weeks as anti-houthi fighters try to retake, pushing north towards sanaa. this was the aftermath of sporadic fightin fighting frida, killings hundreds of children and adults. >>> dissolution of parliament in gross, they're sick of power cuts, food shortages and violence. prime minister haider al-abadi recently announced an 18th-corruption push. >>> prices of commodities are on the rise and that along with a series of corruption scanlts co. dilma rousseff is the most unpopular president in decades. >> ever since this woman's husband lost his job, this woman has become the sole breadwinner. even at countied prices, few of her clients are buying these days and she can barrel make ends meet. >> translator: i constantly have a headache, there is no jobs, no future, no end in sight. we need to choose which bill to pay every month. we also had to negotiate a discount at school. >> the brazilian middle class, flourished over the last decade and is now losing its privilege. >>> at this market they sell almost everything at unbeatable prices but even here vendors ar

. >> iran i -- iran expansion is w in sanaa. >> foirnlingofficials questionia bombing in bangkok. arrested on an apartment in the outskirts in the capital. he's the first person arrested at the shrine which killed 20 people. >>> the u.s. city of new orleans is mark ten years since hurricane katrina. the storm ravaged the city and left much of it under water. andy gallagher reports. >> reporter: a decade ago this city lay submerged. its streets and neighborhoods in ruins. many of the memories are still too powerful. the losses too great. the mayor of new orleans told mourners that the struggles of the past ten years were not in vein. >> i want to take a minute to do the best i can to make sure the people of new orleans know that the world has not gorgten u for. this week we want to commemorate the lives lost which we are doing today and want to say thank you to the world that came to our aid in our darkest hour. >> in other parts of the city, residents danced and marched through their neighborhoods. a unique celebration of death and rebirth. ten years after the city's levees failed

on sunday he toured damaged buildings in the historic old city of the capital sanaa. dozens of yemenis have arrived in jordan for much needed medical treatment. many of them are struggling with injuries that are months old. health officials say more will be arriving in the coming week. >> reporter: the first 80 yemeni nationals arrived on sat night to receive treatment for injuries caused by their country's conflict. they have been admitted to three hospitals, the government saudi arabia is paying their medical bill. fighter who was injured during an attack by republican guards in aden who are allied with houthi rebels. >> translator: i was shot by a sniper from the republican guard with an m-16 rifle that the u.s. had given to yemen for purpose of fighting terrorism. not for killing citizens. the bullet shattered my thigh and left me disabled for more than three months. >> reporter: most of their injuries are months old. health deteriorated because of lack of services in yemen. admitted to this private hospital in aman. ail men, some are in intefns -- all men -- all

the aid workers and translator were abducted by a gunman in sanaa on 24 january >>> eight died in a suicide attack in kabul. it was hidden in a truck, and detonated near an army compound. more than 400 were inadjourned. several in the facility were affected in the blast. no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks >>> families of the missing chinese passengers of flict mh370 and malaysia airlines - a meeting has been cancelled. they were due to meet in beijing on friday, following confirmation from the malaysian government that debris found was part of the aircraft wing. relatives are angry over mixed messages coming from the inquiry into what happened in flict mh370. they accused the airline of a cover up >>> a video of a disabled boy beaten to death in bangladesh provoked cause for his killers to be caught and punished. similar lynchings are common, with more than 100 murdered. most of the victims are accused of being petty thieves. this report from north-east bangladesh on how attackers are taking the law into their own hands. a warning, some images may be upsetting. >> reporter: p

forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh say they have deployed an elite force in the mountains surrounding sanaa to stop any advance by government troops. al jazeera. >> lebanon's government said that it will fund a new developer for landfill sites near the lebanese-syrian borders. the garbage has lined the streets for weeks now after landfill sites were closed. we have more now from the capital of beirut. >> they held an emergency cabinet meeting on tuesday to discuss the latest political crisis. ever several days of violent prose test, the meeting was another example of secretary tear cocaine divisioexample of sectarian differences. they're expecting larger a larger anti-government protests. as we understand now thage prices that triggered this off it will remain very much unresolved. like the corruption, and the deep rooted resentments long sections of lebanon's society. >> the armed group isil has released images said to show the destruction of an ancient temple in palmyra. explosives are shown around the temple. it was almost 2,000 years old. >>> syria's president said that he's confident t

agencies, to have full access to sanaa and other areas in yemen that i have seen over the last few days. it's been absolutely clear to me, whether talking to a blind 6-year-old waiting in line for food - and they have done that - these are human stories, all of us have a joint reason. 80% of the yemeni, accessed to each and every one of them. now is the time to scale up. now i see us ramping up the interests of the security council of the world. and donors preparing to give more to meet the escalating emergencies in yemen. thank you for doing this with us. >> iran's foreign minister has met the syrian president bashar al-assad in damascus. mohammad javad zarif avoided giving exact details on what was discussed, but described the exchange. meanwhile as zeina khodr reports, there's no let up in the fighting in syria. >> the rebel stronghold has been targeted by government air strikes. many people were killed and injured. the military says the latest was retaliation for the seat of power. casualties were scored as rockets and water bombs landed. rebels occasionally fire mortars. many say t

. >>> >>> pro-government forces in yemen are gaining ground from houthi rebels and are 125km from sanaa. troops loyal to the exiled president abd-rabbu mansour hadi have taken six taken districts in the city of ibb. most of the south is held by pro-government forces and are backed by saudi arabia strikes. haider al-abadi is on a visit to the united arab emirates for talks. they have been a key military backer, attempting to roll back the houthi advance >>> former u.s. president jimmy carter has said cancer spread to other parts of his body. he is rearranging his schedule to undergo further treatment. since leaving the white house he travelled the world to champion human rights. the u.s. environmental protection agency says water quality from a colorado river returned before 11 million litres of toxic. the city can start taking drinking water from the river again >>> lawyers for a man held in guantanamo bay accused the obama administration of endangering his life. he was cleared for release in 2009. he has been on hunger strike for more than eight years, the condition described as life t

fighters loyal to haider al-abadi say 50 houthis have been killed in fighting south-west of sanaa. the main security headquarters was retaken by pro-government forces on saturday. pro-government forces are in full control of a province, which has the oil reserves. they hold five of yemen's six provinces in the south >>> guatemalans will head to the polls in september to elect the next president. the series of corruption scandals threatened to overshadow the vote. a u.n. backed investigation reveals the depth of corruption within the system. >> reporter: it's saturday morning in antig u and hundreds take to the streets. they show their political colours. elections are less than a month away. and supporters are out to rally new recruits. campaign science boast of honesty, transparency and honour. these elections are overshadowed by guatemalans biggest crisis. at the root of the crisis, government corruption. over the past four months, they faced a pair of million dollar corruption scandals. high level officials were arrested. and cabinet ministers, including the vice president, lost

she was on her way to send law when the capital of sanaa she was abducted. the incident took place when were takingls control of the city. hostages have been used as bargaining chips with the government. almost all of them have been released unharmed. molly: reports of a mass kidnapping in syria. according to the syrian observatory for human rights, the islamic state has inducted over 200 people in the center of the country. from a town that bias fighters captured earlier this week. according to the british-based organization, those abducted were wanted by irs, collaborating with the government. that's by the is. a draft resolution is identifying those guilty of chemical attacks in the country. oliver farry has an explanation. oliver: august 2013, a chemical weapon attack in the damascus region so severe that he could not be ignored. hundreds of people were killed. a security cancel resolution ordered bashar al-assad to give up his chemical weapons. he agreed. inspectors from a chemical watchdog arrived, and syria's chemical weapons were taken away and destr

she along with a translate were on their way to work in the capital sanaa when they were taken by gunmen. >> france is starting a new air and sea search from missing debris, from mh370. more planes will be deployed to the search area around the french ien island reunion. the plane went missing last march. >>> myanmar's president is urging people in low lying areas to seek shelter as swollen rivers continue to rise. heavy monsoon rains have washed away crops, and at least 74 people have died as a result of the floods. al jazeera's florence looi reports from one of the most worst affected areas. >> this is what he was greeted with after he returned home. buried under the debris is what used to be his house in a village in western rakine state. >> i was poor but now i have nothing left. even my house is no more. >> some 40 other homes in this village have also been damaged. >> translator: at first the water kept coming slowly. slowly. then all of a sudden, it was very high. >> reporter: but there are no fatalities here because monks from a nearby monastery sent boats to ferry people to safe

the city as pro-government forces get more ground from forces and 125 kilometers from the capitol sanaaeople loyal to hadi have taken six districts and he is on an official visit to united emirates for talks and it has been a key backer of the saudi-led coalition attempting to roll back the houthi advance. world health organization says it could defeat ebola virus by the end of the year and director of who chan made a comment with united nations security council and warned against complacency and saying one case can ignite a flare-up and it erupted last year and infected 30,000 and killed more than 11,000. >> if the current intensity of case action and contract tracing is sustained, the virus can be defeated by the end of this year. that means going to zero and staying at zero. >>> from the world health organization spoke to us earlier saying the predictions are not premature, all groups of the ground need to be vigilant. >> it is very, very important that we do not get complacent, together with the population, together with the turkey and all those who have been involved in this respon

the city of tiaz is a vital supply route for anti-houthi fighters in a push to recapture sanaa, and to achieve that goal, coalition war planes continue to pound houthi conditions in and around the capital, and struck rebel positions. aid agencies say ongoing fighting in yemen has claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians. >> we were inside the building when we heard the sound of an explosion. there's no military base, no army post. 18 were killed in the air strikes. houthis and allies remain defiant. despite losing. they are still with more weapons and fighters to repel an effort to retake the capital >>> in syria, more government air strikes and rebel attacks have been reported in duma, near damascus. al jazeera has been unable to verify the video. 112 were killed at a market on sunday. united nations said the bombing may amount to a war crime. >> two years ago up to 1,500 people died when rockets filled with sarin gas struck the town of ghouta. the government denies it was behind the attack. worried that they'll never get justice. >> the dead and the dying. there was no blood on the

enter within the coming days >>> the president of the international committee of the red crosses is in sanaa, the capital. he'll be there for two days to talk about the humanitarian situation. the i.c.r.c. accused both sides of breaking the law adding to the suffering of the yemeni people. >>> hatians vote on sunday in parliamentary elections that are being delayed. they have been without a functioning government. people have disillusions leaders. rob reynolds reports from port-au-prince. >> reporter: political campaigning haitian style, where a political rally is a good excuse to break out the drums and have a party. citizens of this nation will vote on sunday for members of parliament and local officials. and not all potential voters are quite as enthusiastic as these ones. each morning they set up pots and pans beside a busy street offering plates of rice topped with vegetable sauce for sale. elections are low on her list of priorities. >> translation: i voted in the last election. all that happened was the price of rice went up. and then beans were more expensive. i don't really see how

. >>> houthis have released a protest in the capital sanaa. this video was released to demand the release of three women's activates. one of the activates was arrested by houthi gunman,. >>> police in pakistan april punjab region say nearly 300 children were sexually abused and assaulted by a gang of 25 men for a number of years. so far seven men have been arrested avid yoas of their crimes emerged. the families of the victims are calling for a full judicial inquiry. nicole johnston has more on the story. >> pakistani police are saying that some 280 children were sexually abused and assaulted buy gang of 25 men over a number of years. so far seven have been arrested. reports of 400 videos were made and thousands ended up on the local markets selling for as low as 40 cents each. they could have ended up abroad in the u.s., u.k. and europe. reports are coming out from the parents and the victims saying children had been drugged and the families forced to pay money and jewelry to these gangs, essentially they were blackmailed by the gangs. the fa

the houthis remain in control of the capital sanaa, and areas to the north. >> peter salisbury is a freelance journalist who lived in yemen. although pro-hardy forces made gains, they have a bigger fight ahead. >> what we have seen happen over the last few days is the houthi fighters who have been pushing up from the south from aden, taking several weeks, and gradually have been consolidating control over, would appear to have control of the air base, the largest military installation in yemen, which they have taken over the last few days and appear to be in a houthi retreat in face of the onslaught and in the face of the arrival of large amounts of military equipment from the united arab emirates. it seems like the plan is for the fighters to push up into dyes, the north-west of aden, and the area that it is in. but to say that this is going to be et end of the fighting is perhaps a little premature given that the base for the houthis, their power, is the north-west, the northern highlands, where loyalists of the former president who has been fighting alongside of them are based. we are seei

red cross says the humanitarian situation in yemen is catastrophic and has been touring the capitol sanaath houthi leaders. nearly 4,000 people have been killed and 1.3 million displaced since the saudi-led air campaign began in march. wounded yemen caught up in the fighting have been flown to jordan for treatment. nearly 100 people arrived in aman on saturday and hospital workers say they suffer from injuries including gunshot wounds and broken bones. and we have a doctor without borders and said the conflict has taken a heavy toll. >> after four months and a half of very harsh conflict the system, the health system is on the verge of collapsing and this is true in aiden and it's very dangerous to move around. sometimes at checkpoints people were stopped but also people had no means to pay for drugs and to get medical care so in aiden we have i mean they have one hospital but three other hospitals are still functional but we were all treated or wounded. >>> the final hearing for a u.s. journalist in prison in iran has wrapped up with a verdict expected within a week. jason was arrested m

fighters loyal to the exiled president say at least 50 houthis have been killed southwest of the capital sanaa. the main security headquarters was retain by forces on saturday. >>> at least 49 people are now known to have died when they became stuck in the hull of a boat carrying migrants across the mediterranean. hundreds of others rescued in two different operations arrived in the sicilian port of augusta. they were picked up cloes to the coast. more than 100,000 migrants have arrived on their shores since the start of the year and called for the international community to do more to help. >> translator: we have rescued 320 people, but once again, we're counting the victims. we can say we have rescued the survivors, and that's a good thing. but either the international community finds a way to solve the crisis or today's tragedy won't be the last. >>> the german chancellor expects the international monetary fund to be part of a new rescue package for greece. they backed the deal on in parliament on friday. athens has to make further spending cuts. >>> the park in senegal started out as a hun

we are providing water across the country in the major cities across the country, based in sanaa, aden, irrespective of fighting. 1.9 million will be receiving clean water. with the support of u.n.i.c.e.f. we are getting out there, what we are seeing in the fighting is making it so difficult. >> are you not disappointed that you are not seeing more international efforts to end the fighting and, indeed, respect women and children's lives in the conflict. >> yes, the deaths are unnecessary. the vast majority of people in yemen have nothing to do with this. they want to go about and live their lives, educate their children, see them grow up. they don't want this. they are suffering unnecessarily. . >> police in thailand say they have identified two more suspects in the bombing in bangkok. they were spotted in c c.t.v. footage. the main suspect seen leaving a backpack at a shrine before a blast killed 22 people. another smaller attack left people on edges as scott heidler reports were bank conduct. >> reporter: morning rush hour at the boat pier. one of the busy and bustling less than 24 h

exiled president say at least 50 houthis have been killed in fighting in tice southwest of the capital sanaa. the main security headquarters was retain by pro-government forces on saturday. >>> in egypt a military court has sentenced 26 officers on charges of trying to overthrow the government. they were also charged with spreading muslim brotherhood ideas within the army. they've been sentenced to between 10 and 25 years in prison. two senior muslim brotherhood leaders have also been sentenced to 25 years in prison in their absence. >>> there have been clashes between protesters and police in the israeli city of ashkalon. he lost consciousness on friday after a 60-day fast protesting about his detention without charge. demonstrations in rafah in the certain gaza strip where about 100 children marched to show their solidarity. israeli authorities say he's held because of his alleged activities with the islamic jihad group. >>> in jerusalem a few dozen protesters occupied the international red cross building to show their support for him. he was arrested in 2014 and detained for two six-month