they took sanna by force. even when they took over sanna the air strike and the airports were not involved. they want to make sure yemen is under the control and honestly ignoring many of the political factions and ignoring president hadi. that is why they attacked aden right now. the problem is right now that the lack of serious negotiations by all sides all factions are resulting in escalations. the houthis want to control everything and with the umbrella government while everyone works under their control while the other faction is refusing to be as puppets and working under the houthi government. three months of negotiation have failed to reach any agreement and the tension is only increasing with every die of dialogue, because no faction is agreeing or willing to step down in some of their demands and that is why we see this today. >> thank you very much for that. he had door in chief evident yemen post there in sanna. also joining us from the capitol is the spokesman for the houthi fighters. he'll be spe

houti rebels have been pushing from sanna to aden, that's where president hadi has been trying to establish and alternative power base. the air base was taken after a fierce battle between hadi's forces and the rebels. president hadi wants the u.n. security council to allow its neighbors to provide military support against the houthis. saudi arabia is reportedly amassing troops on its borders with yemen. they have long been concerned by the houthis who are allegedly backed by their great regional rival, iran. >> now to france, where the recovery operation is underway in the alps after a german jetliner crashed killing all 150 people onboard. jacky rowland joins us from the village where the search crews are based. bring us right up to date, jacki. >> the operation is continuing back and forth to the mountainside where the plane crashed. it's a very ditch operation because this is a very remote and inaccessible area, it's only reachable by helicopters or by foot. the helicopters have been winching pieces of debris that might help them piece together clues as to why this happened and also of

meanwhile, the houthis control sanna. is the country effectively split geographickically and politically and what does this mean? >> the split is dramatic by now in yemen. president hadi controls aden, but does not control beyond it. the strategic location of staiz will allow the houthis to conduct airstrikes and reach aden within minutes. president hadi right now last night also took control of an air base which is 40 miles away from aden just to make sure he has enough capability to counter strike any air strike that comes from the houthis whether from sanna or aden. factions are trying to meet and call for a halt in escalation and give negotiations more time, especially between the houthi's and president hadi. >> just a final thought from you. we saw the united states pull its special forces training teams out of yemen. what does this mean for the counter terrorism effort in the country? what happens now? >> what happens now the u.s. cannot operate in a country where militants are in control. penalty hadi is in aden bu

hadi fled sanna after houthi fighters took control of the capitol. he insists he remains yemen's leader and is trying to build a power base in aden. if the forces took control of the airport it would have weakened hadi. >> we are just now hearing from the reuters news agency that smoke has been seen rising from the presidential compound in aden after the sound of two explosions were heard by residents there. let's see if we can get more on the situation in southern yemen and speak to our political analyst and editor of chief of the yemen post. it is the first time we're seeing the fighting move from from sanna to aden. tell us what's happening there right now. >> there are more and more houthi militants who are entering by the day. you had dozens yesterday over 150 who entered aden to reinforce the special forces, and this is the result of it. the houthis were very angered at no political deal being reached in sanna after months of negotiations. as soon as they took over sanna in january. so now they are escalating and take the fight to aden. we expe

the houthi's control sanna and are advancing south. they've reached the country's 30 largest city along with supporters of the former president. forces loyal to hadi are in the southern port city of aden where the president fled last month. the security council will hold a security meeting after president hadi appealed for an emergency intervention. editor in chief of the yemen post explained to me why taiz has become a target fought houthis. >> with only minutes away, this is strategic for the houthis and quicker reaction when it wants to attack hadi in a specific location in aden they are trying to ensure that no one stands in their way. they know saudi arabia and hadi have international allies one they only have iran. they are confident that the allies supporting hadi will go in slow steps which will allow them to control the areas that hadi controls now in a very quicker pace. like taiz, the houthis have been trying to enter taiz for months right now but entered it within hours only, because they know that mr. hadi cannot react ver

sanna, yes with he might see but it's still -- it's chaos there. as i said, they need, you know, hadi need sort of military council, reform some of his army to do the fight probably. you need a big finance and support from the gulf and the arab world to do that. the campaign did well, you know, they scared the battlement. they have the air supremacy over yemen, but still they need the ground troops on the ground to do that. the best way of doing it is the yemeni them receivers and the hadi army. >> thanks so much for your nationals on that. >> now yemen's neighbors are feeling the effects of the conflict. ships and commercial flights have been diverted to. jabuti. >> this is the port, the crisis in yemen is proving a test for the countries shipping. so far, seven ships have arrived, five oil tankers and two carrying containers. >> we are giving them all the infrastructure and handling they need in the port to discharge all the goods and to feed the ships. of course, it's very costly to keep a ship waiting, the cargo is very costly. some ships cost

houthi controls sanna the airport and other parts of taiz. we have a report. >> in yemen it's going from bad to worse. at an emergency meeting of the united nations security council that was a key message from the top u.n. envoy to yemen. >> events of recent weeks and days seems to be leaving yemen farther away from a peaceful settlement and towards the edge of civil war. any side that would want to push the country in either direction would be inviting a protracted conflict in the vein of an iraq, libya, syria combined scenario. >> the security council meeting comes as tear gas gunshots and anger are in the streets of taiz the third largest city. protestors angry that houthi forces arrived in their city surrounded the barracks of the local security forces. >> we refuse, we reject and denounce these militias. we will surround the police barracks with with our bodies until they leave. >> first the houthis overtook the capitol of sanna and now are closing in on president hadi in his stronghold in aden. on sunday, the security council again call

sources tell al jazeera the strikes destroyed iranian-made missile launchers in sanna which may pose to threat to saudi arabia. the saudi government is forming a coalition of 10 countries including five gulf monarchies

they force said the government out of the capitol sanna then last week, bombings in sanna killing houthi leaders. isil claimed responsibility for the attack, and the houthis responded, attacking aden at the south, a city where the overthrown government was trying to regroup. president adou rabbo mansour hadi is now in saudi arabia. the alliance has been endorsed by arab league nations, now proposing a regional force to face growing threats >> there are concerns the situation in yemen may have an impact on the nuclear talks being held between iran and world powers. the u.s. secretary of state has been holding meetings with his iranian counterpart ahead of a deadline for a deal on tuesday. those talks are happening in iran. there is no getting away from yemen, is there? how is it playing out there? >> well, over the last few hours, there have been more negotiations. they are getting to a very crucial stage in the hotel behind me in these negotiations. we think they met for about an hour and a half this morning the iranian delegation held by the foreign minister and the u.s. delegation head

he said president hadi who's fled from the capitol city sanna to aden should leave the country and go into exile. tell us more about what he said and what he's aiming for muhammed. >> yeah, former president is very clearly aiming for a strong comeback to the political scene. probably he doesn't want to be president again but he has his son. we have seen thousands today rally inside sanna asking for his son to run for president in the next elections in yemen. we have seen also loyalists to him armed the country showing their presence and power. one of them is here in aden, a general who refused hadi's order to move from his post and be replaced. the former president called on hadi to leave the country saying he is inefficient and destroyed the country that he is a separatist and he compared the situation in 1994 when a civil war took place because the south decided to secede. listen to what he expressed. >> the people cannot afford to eat or drink. you have suspended their salaries, broke their livelihoods to stand still investments to a halt, and tourism, too. is this what you call a

sources tell al jazeera the strikes destroyed iranian-made missile launchers in sanna which may pose to threat to saudi arabia. the saudi government is forming a coalition of 10 countries including five gulf monarchies in the gulf corporations council, as well as egypt pakistan sudan jordan and morocco. it is to support the president. saudi says it has destroyed air defenses and hit targets in aden in yemen's south. yemen's health ministry said at least 18 civilians have been killed in a residential area in the capitol sanna. knew these are the latest pictures coming to us from the yemeni capitol showing the aftermath of the airstrikes. iran which supports the houthis have called for the strikes to end immediately. a specks man for the houthis in yemen says they will not back down. >> the aim of this aggression to to accident the resolve of the yemeni people and push them from that you are demands. our resolve will continue until the results have been materialized. we are capable of standing up to this aggression. we will not call for outside intervention. we are not seeking the supp

these are protests in sanna right now by houthi supporters. the houthis of course are backed by iran, who's foreign minister has called for an immediate end to the military intervention. >> military action, especially military action from outside yemen will bear no result but the flood she had and massacre of the people of yemen. it's all necessary for military action to end as soon as possible and dialogue toward reaching a solution. we believe the actions can only plunge the region into turmoil and have no fit for any of the countries which enter into such actions. >> a retired jordanian general joins us now live. good to have you with us. let's start first of all with what's been achieved. what exactly has been hit by the sawed led airstrikes so far? >> in fact, the main targets which it's belonged to a military barracks, the -- some airports, then some command and control spots which belong to houthis and al saleh and i think the first air raised achieved some of their goals and it that to be continued to achieve the main goals and that go

mansour hadi spoke publicly for the first time on sunday since he was forced to flee the capitol, sanna. >> adou rabbo mansour hadi is a president who's role has become unclear. he was forced to flee the capitol, sanna last month after rival shia houthi's put him under house arrest. he is conducting business in the southern port city of aden. sunday, he met with supportive leaders from several provinces. >> we came carrying a message of peace to all yemen. >> the president asked the houthi's to help unite the country, accusing them of conspiring with iran to scuttle a democratic transition. >> we called them for a dialogue. they do not know that the dialogue will bring rights to those oppressed for 10 was years. the results of the dialogue support a united yemen. >> houthi leaders appear to be focused on the relationship with iran. the first direct flight from tehran arrived in sanna this week with it aid workers bringing medical surprise. the houthi signed an agreement for 14 flights a week between two countries. >> these flights come in the context of breaking the international isolat

. >> the houthis have taken control of yemen holding the president in sanna until he fled to aden last month. there have been protests against the houthis enrecent days, including in taiz city. al jazeera. >> a spokesman for the houthis said they will not back down. >> the aim of this aggression is to dent the resolve of the yemeni people and push them from their demands. however, these attacks cannot dent our resolve. we will continue until the resolution results have been realized. we are capable of standing up to the aggression. we will not call for outside intervention. we are not seeking the support of iran or any other force. we are confident of our forces, our boots and the will of our people. >> jordan's confirming its supporting the saudi led intervention in yemen. we have more only amman. >> an official jordanian force confirmed to al jazeera that jordan has indeed participated in the saudi-led military operation in yemen that began overnight. the reason the source said was because jordan supports the legitimate government in yemen and also supports yemen's security and stabi

. >> airstrikes have hit nine provinces, including sanna. the target is a military base and weapons storage facility which belong to the yemen republicken guard. the focus is on houthi strongholds and protecting the port. saudi describes houthi command centers like this one. coalition forces control the skies, naval forces moving to block yemen's ports in a bid to stop rebel fighters from rearming. tehran denies it is backing the houthis but yemen is continuing to make accusations. >> there are a number of iranian revolutionary guards that were operating before on the ground. they recently started operating more in the open. there are many advisors supported by iran, mercenaries some from lebanon syria and other places all operating under the guidance of iran. >> the coalition says its military campaign will continue until houthi fighters and soldiers loyal to deposed president ali abdullah saleh join talks to oh find political situation. >> just a moment ago or couple of minutes ago i spoke to pablo marco with doctor without borders. the ai

. >> an iranian plane landed in sanna in yemen for the first time since the houthi coup. the rebels captured the capital sanna in september and forced the government to dissolve. they will fly 14 times a week. there is fear that the flights could be used to transport iranian weapons and fighters to yemen. >> his art can be comical political and sell for thousands of dollars. the anonymous graffiti artist achieved global fame through stencils and spray paint. now he turns his attention to the walls of gaza. >> the 2014 war between hamas and israel left parts of gaza in ruins, and much of it still needs rebuilding. both these themes are explored by graffiti artists in his latest work in gaza. >> a wong foreign man came here and painted this picture. when we asked him what the picture means, he said an animal has the right to live, so what about a human you? there is a huge destruction here and we are here to support the palestinian people and send the message to the world that palestinians are being destroyed and the occupation destroys everything, be it humor human or anim

more now: >> airstrikes hit targets across the country including in the capitol, sanna. jed from the saudi led coalition bombed ammunition, depots and rocket launchers in sanna saada, and other areas. this is the air base in the capitol. it destroyed helicopters fighter jets, and a fuel facility. the saudi's deployed thousands of soldiers along the border they share with yemen. >> the houthis are a group of militia's that staged a coup backed by al sal and the iranians. houthi fighters have started to retreat from areas in the south according to local sources. sunni tribesmen are on the move to recapture areas they lost in the last few weeks. these are houthi fighters killed in an ambush while in the southern city of lahaj. yemen's deteriorating supreme court situation saudis and allies say the airstrikes will continue until the houthis and the deposed presidential saleh disband their militias. they he also insist that president adou rabbo mansour hadi, who has fled the country is yemen's legitimate leader. >> yemen was on the verge of collapse, which brought reaction fr

iran's influence in yemen appears to be growing a plane flew direct from iran into yemen's capitol sanna. they will now fly 14 direct flights a week. some politicians in yemen fear weapons and fighters will be transferred to yemen with the flights. >> the decision to operate regular flights between yemen and saudi arabia came two days after the houthi gave a speech in which he attacked saudi arabia and described the relationship between yemen and saudi arabia as one of subjugation and humiliation. today, the official announcement of the decision to open this line the official news agency now under houthi control describes this as an implementation of the recommendations of houthi. they have sent high-ranking delegation for the first time and announced it, in the past they sent people to iran, but did not announce it, now it is officially described as a government delegation. actually, it is headed by the head of the bureau of the houthi movement, going to iran to discuss bilateral communications between the two country. >> a meeting today described sanna as a capitol that is now under ho

. >> the prime minister is fed up and that's why he just left sanna. just a half hour after he was freed, he left the capitol. it shows how angry he was and how much tension he was under. i expect the same from automatic ministers who were under house arrest. they were not even allowed to move anywhere close to outside their house but right now the houthis right now are under massive pressure and that is why they needed to snow some good will. you have saudi pressure, the president in the south the islam party and the coalition that they created two days ago and the houthis are staying and doing nothing but causing more people to pay them, so they needed good will just to improve their reputation and show he they can reach a deal. yesterday, the houthi leader announced that he's also undergoing negotiations with with saudi arabia, though indirect, over the last couple of days. >> still to come on the program we report on the struggle to deliver thousands of tons of food before the rainy season starts in south sudan. >> the world's largest arms importer

the houthi's control the capitol, sanna and they're advancing southwards. reaching taiz. the president fled to aden last month. the security council will hold an emergency meeting on sunday after president hadi appealed for an urgent intervention. let's take to a yemeni blogger and freelance journalist, as she joins us from sweden via skype. let's talk first about the former president who gave up the presidency, but he still wields significant political influence. what's his strategy with the houthis? >> houthis latest progress can never happen without the backing of the former president. the former president has given away the or give up the presidency, but he never give up playing in politics in yemen. it's understandable. i mean, the guy used to rule the country for over 30 years, of course, he still has the influence and power and the network, and they can -- the houthi's, there have been many troops showing that there is an alliance between the houthi. he is the big elephant in the room which we need to discuss whenever we discuss the current crisis in yemen. >> ok.

this one shows a raid on an airport likely in sanna. as the operation continues saudi officials say there is no plan to send troops, at least for now. >> we should be ready for all the circumstances. our forces are ready for the different threat, air threat or ground threat. for the time being, there is no such operation, but if need, we will be ready to face this kind of threat. the houthis say there have been civilian casualties. >> what do they expect us to do, surrender? announce our defeat? wower like cowards? to collapse, walk away? absolutely not. >> speaking from egypt yemen's foreign minister said there is still room for dialogue. >> we're about to start the upcoming conference in riyadh. the door is still open for dialogue as far as we're concerned. it is a dialogue of equals with no side approaching the other with a show of superior force. >> last september shia houthi rebels force the president to flee after taking over the capitol. president hadi is now in saudi arabia. the alliance has been endorsed by arab league nations,

they captured sanna in september and forced the government out. they will now fly 14 flights a week. some politicians fear the flights could transport iranian weapons and fighters into yemen. we are joined live frow from aden in the south of yemen. how significant is this aviation deal signed between the houthi's and iran, what does it actually mean? >> it means a lot for the houthis and it is a matter of shock for people here in the south, particularly president hadi and his entourage. just a couple of days ago the leader of the houthis described the relationship between yemen and saudi arabia as historic. he said saudi arabia is sewing troubles in yemen and our countries. he did not mention iran by the name, other countries that respect themselves and we should ever ties with those countries. in the statement today by the yemen official news agency, under houthi control they describe this as a break-through decision between the two countries and also a delegation from the houthis which again this news agency described as an official government d

more now: >> airstrikes hit targets across the country including in the capitol, sanna. jets from the saudi led coalition bombed ammunition depot he is, airports and language range rocket launchers. this is the aftermath of an attack on the air base in the capitol. it destroyed helicopters fighter jets and a fuel facility. the saudi's have deployed thousands of soldiers along the border they share with yemen. >> the houthis are a group of militia that is staged a coup with the backing of the iranians and former president saleh. >> so you had led airstrikes seem to be weakening houthi fighters, who are retreating from areas in the south according to local forces. sunni tribesmen are on the move to recapture areas they lost in the last few weeks. he's are houthi fighters killed in an ambush in the southern city. >> the arab league summit has been dominated by yemen's deteriorating security situation. the saudis and their allies say the airstrikes will continue until the houthis and the former president saleh disband their militias. they insist that president adou rabbo man

overnight, saudi-led airstrikes targeted grounded fighter jets in sanna planes seized by houthi rebels from the air force. a camp was also attacked, killing dozens of houthi fighters there. positions in the northern province of saada also hit by airstrikes, that area considered a main support base for the houthis. victoria gatenby has year. >> there is no let up, for a fifth consecutive night the saudi-led coalition continues to hit houthi positions. airstrikes continued in other parts of the country. dozens of houthi fighters have been killed and bombed positions in the northern province of saada, considered the houthi's main support base. the saudis deployed soldiers along the border this he share with yemen but continues to there is no plan to send troops for now. >> we are using the apache to attack, but there is no let's say major land operation. >> the saudi-led airstrikes seem to be weakening houthi fighters which seem to be retreating from the south. sunni tribesman are on the move to recap at your areas they he lost. >> i believe if this military operation had not happened on

>> a new army command center in aden he wants all military units to report to him there instead of sanna. houthi rebels took over the presidential palace in the capitol. >> saudi arabia rejects international criticism over the flogging of a writer, sentenced to 1,000 lashes. he received the first 50 in january. u.s. members of congress have called for his release. saudi arabia's prime minister said his country will not accept any outside meddling in its affairs. >> egypt the trial of two al jazeera journalist has been adjourned again because prosecution witnesses failed to show up. mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed made their third appearance in court in cairo. in february, both were released on bail after being detained for more than a year. after leaving court they spoke of their frustration with the judicial process. >> everybody here, i think is just, you know we come here and respect the court but it's very unusual that the witnesses don't come twice in a row and i see it as an insult to the judiciary here. it's really in legal limbo and we're caught in it. >> it's taking too much ti

says members of the saudi coalition prevented one of its planes from delivering medical supplies to sanna. humanitarian agencies are trying to help after a refugee camp was bombed on monday. doctors without borders say 29 people are dead and 34 injured. as we report, who was behind the bombing and the intended target remain unclear. >> these are the victims of what appears to be the deadliest saudi led air strikes so far. this was a camp in yemen's north for those fleeing the violence which has gripped yemen for a decade. the houthis say women and children are among the dead. witnesses say many killed were fighters and saudi arabia is animate the houthis are to blame. >> they have moved weapons and fighters to areas where you have civilians and we stress that we do our best to prevent civilian casualties. we reply to a source of fire. we have no confirmation this was a refugee camp. >> saudi-led airstrikes have hit at least nine provinces including the houthi held capitol sanna. airstrikes target a military base and weapon storage facility which belong to the yemeni republicken guard. the

fighters supported by soldiers loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh have been moving from sanna towards taiz in their park towards aden. they were stopped, but they managed today to move towards it. their presence there is quite significant, because that's a message of defiance to the saudi-led airstrikes that they are still able to deploy fighters to move. the access to aden is possible. are they going to be able to maintain a strong presence there? it remains to be seen, because the moment the saudis and their allies spot a concentration of houthi fighters, they will go after it and pound it. >> the houthi militias are backed by forces who are loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh. talk to us about the extent that have backing, how much coordination is there between the two? >> ali abdullah saleh for 33 years, his biggest concern was to survive in a country known for coups and assassinations. in 2004, while he was concerned about the senior general who was seen as his successor, he pushed all the apparently loyal to him to the north to fight against the houthis. 201

the saudi-led coalition has been bombing houthi rebels who control the capitol sanna and are trying to advance to the south. we'll bring you more on that news as we get it. >> backed by forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh, houthis ever lunch add new offensive on the southern city of aden. there have been battles between houthis and tribesmen around the central province. we have more. >> yemeni tribesmen and shia houthi rebels engage in fierce fighting around the town in eastern yemen. local sources say several houthi fighters have been killed. >> the houthis are trying to move through this area to the oil rich province, but local tribesmen aren't the only determined to stop their advance. this attack is by the saudi-led coalition targeting houthi held positions. airstrikes have also hit houthi fighters other areas. dozens of houthi fighters have been killed and jets have bombed positions in the northern province of saada. the saudi's deployed soldiers along their border with yemen. sawed officials continues to there is no plan to send troops at least for now. >> we are

started a direct flight, direct flights, weekly flights daily flights, 14 a week between tehran and sanna without the approval of the legitimate government. in the eyes of the saudi arabia and its allies, this has been already an escalation and iran has already intervened or interfered not just via their proxy group the hooters but now are on the ground. the only legitimate step or logical step for saudi arabia is to do action directly enyemen. >> one wonders whether this is a sign perhaps of the feeling of vulnerability amongst many arab sunni states. perhaps in the past, they may have looked into outside help and now feeling that either western powers are losing interest or ability to enter vein, or that perhaps some of them are cutting a deal with iran over the nuclear issue and it's time for gulf arab states and arab states in general to perhaps pursue their own interests, is that what's going on as they look to what's happening in iraq and yemen main areas where there is this perception that iranian interests are on the rise instead of arab interests? >> saudi has been waiting giving

. >> right now, there is no plan to make a military move on the houthis in sanna. people here are concerned the presence of political players from the capitol may turn the south into a play ground for instability. al-qaeda still operates here and only the committees are here to protect the south. al jazeera, aden. >> let's go to france now where the former president sarkozy's interior minister is in police custody. he is being investigated over the financing of sarkozy's electoral campaign in 2007. let's find out more now. jacky rowland is our correspondent in paris. what more can you tell us? >> with he know that he he's been questioned now since the early hours of this morning over a sum of money that entered his bank account in 2008, more than half a million euros that's several hundred thousand dollars. police want to know where this money came from. his explanation is this was money he received after selling two paintings by an old dutch master, a pointing from the 17th century. experts say that these paintings wouldn't really have been worth anything like tha

. >> yemen's defense minister arrived in aden after escaping from house arrest in the capitol sanna. five of his bodyguards were killed when his convoy was ambushed near the city. he followed the president who fled to aden last month after escaping house arrest by houthi fighters. >> so you had rain said it rejects international criticism about the flogging of a writer for insulting islam. the writer was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail last year. u.s. members of congress called for his release after his flogging was delayed for the eighth week in a row. >> the first report into the disappearance of malaysian flight mh370 revealed that the battery for the underwater beacon had expired. it's one year since the passenger jet went missing with 230 onboard. the plane's fate has become one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history. the search area included 600,000 square kilometers in the southern indian ocean. investigators though narrowed that down to 60,000 square kilometers just off the coast of perth in western australia an area the size of sri lanka. last september

they're deploying forces from the capital in sanna sending fighters by air. >>> this is the scene where shots are fired into the air as people protest against the hoties outside security forces building. it gives answer idea of how tense the situation is. yemen's president hadi has made a televised address to his party party. he used this address to call on all parties to take part in a political dialogue. >> as a president my job is to achieve you're goals in the bright future, stable future where cooperation is all over the place. that's why my job as president is to do that, and to invite all the political powers and components including those who carry out the coup d'etat in order to agree on certain things that will help along the targets of our people, the people of yemen. >> al jazeera has learned that the very man whose trying to work on a political solution to the crisis in yemen has left the country with no warning. the u.n. special envoy to yemen has been trying to negotiate with all sides for months now to resolve the crisis. this latest unrest in yemen comes one day after t

. >> right now, there is no plan to make a military move on the houthis in sanna. people here are concerned the presence of political players from the capitol may turn the south you into a play ground for instability. al-qaeda still operates here and the only the committees are here to protect the south. al jazeera aden. >> israeli police say a palestinian driver has been shot and injured after his car plowed into pedestrians in eastern jerusalem. four israeli police women were injured. it happened on the border between east and west jerusalem. >> nigeria's president said his troops are narrowing down the areas controlled by boko haram. good luck jonathan has also said the army is closer to finding the school girls who were abducted by the armed group. the town has been taken from the fighters and schools are being rebuilt. >> on a mission to secure schools, a nigerian government delegation traveling the city has been cleared of boko haram fighters, but still trying to come you to terms with the abduction of its school girls last year. this is how a project support

now yemen's defense minister has arrived in the southern city of aden after escaping house arrest in sanna. five of adou rabbo mansour hadi's cabinet had been put under house arrest. >> egypt the trial of two al jazeera journalists has been adjourned after that prosecution witnesses failed to show up for a second time. the trial will resume on marsh 19. mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed made their appearance in cairo. in february, mohamed fahmy who's given up his egyptian sitten send ship and baher mohammed were released after being held for more than a year. they spoke of their frustration with the process. >> we come here and respect the courts, but it's very unusual that the witnesses don't come twice in a row and it's -- i see it as an insult to the judiciary here. it's really in legal limbo and we're caught in it. >> it's taking too much time, too much time, it's hard to get anything nowadays, because they don't have any proof. i'm working on it, but it's taking too much time. >> one person has been killed and six injured by a bomb in the egyptian city of alexandria outside a supermark

he was abducted in july, 2013 while leaving his home in sanna by gunmen expected to be part of al-qaeda. >> omar morales is suspected of running the notorious zeta drug cartel. we have more from mexico city. >> the rest of this alleged leader of the zetas cartel comes days after the leader of the knights templar was taken. these with it arrests show that mexico continue to focus on taking down leaders of these drug trafficking and criminal organizations. what's not clear exactly is what impact that has on ongoing violence in mexico. we've spoken to the d.e.a. in washington and they said it clearly factors these groups and over time making mexico safer. on the ground in these communities where these criminal organizations operate it doesn't seem to be bricking down levels of violence. this man had a $2 million price on his head from the mexican government and $5 million reward from the u.s. government. that shows how important both governments see him as leading the zetas organization, but many are going to be vying to take control that have cartel now that he's taken out of power. >> co

president hadi is calling for the talks to be moved from the capitol sanna. where to, and why? >> he asked for the talks to be moved to the saudi capitol riyadh, and according to him. riyadh is the seat of the gulf cooperation headquarters. the council has been supervising the transition in yemen the gulf initiative, the roadmap has helped yemen to some extent move away from the time before the coup against -- before the -- i'm sorry the downfall of the former president the uprising that led to that. that roadmap is still in place. most of the parties to the talks believe this roadmap should be kept and even the united nations and the u.s. ever expressed support for this roadmap. president hadi thinks that saudi arabia can give the necessary regional and international guarantees for the talks to be successful once they are moved to saudi arabia, but we understand the houthis are not likely to accept this demand, because they don't have much trust in saudi arabia, accuse saudi arabia of interference in yemen, they accuse it of supplying the tribes with weapons. the talks resumed

he was something of a legend amongst the journalist community in sanna. he was a houthi activist, but he was also very outspoken critic of saleh. given a journalist for 25 years and during the war in the north against the houthis from 2004, he had really tried to cover that conflict and show the atrocities that of an carried out by the government when they had been bombing their own population, when was a very difficult place to access. journalists could not get there even the u.n. agencies cannot gain access to the area. he ended up in jail as a result of criticizing saleh. although he was a houthi supporter and activist, he was much more than that. in a very outspoken voice for long, long time against the old regime and against saleh. amy: any thoughts on who killed him? >> well, he was one of the last moderate voices of the houthi movement. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula claimed responsibility for his assassination but really, it has got to be viewed as a politically motivated assassination. as i said before, he was a very outspoken critic of saleh.

they have had dissemination mayday march on sanna, and ultimately the question is whether they are under the thumb of the iranians. originally, they were not. one of the things that is quite interesting, and it shows you that we are not always just divorced from what happens in the middle east, the houthis originally did not want to go into the capital of yemen. they waited for a reaction. now they are moving further down. they seized the seat, judicially, of the yemeni monarchy, which is overthrown in the 1960's. here is a thing -- we have a sectarian fault line. the houthis are accused of being like hezbollah, a proxy of the court, and iran. the saudi's have been afraid to start action because they are for this will impact them, so we have an air campaign against houthis. we might have syria 2.0 going on in yemen, starting right now. host: michael rubin is our guest from the american enterprise institute to talk about conflict in the middle east. democrats line. go ahead. you are on. caller: yes, briefly, incidentally, apparently this individual rubin, has a better command of the middl

bombs hit a weapons storage facility in sanna. the coalition struck targets in nine of yemen's 18 provinces. monday as many as 40 people were killed and hundreds injured when airstrikes hit a camp housing refugees in the north. iran insists it is not backing the rebels, contrary to what yemen's government and arab leaders have said. >> there be a number of iranian revolutionary guards on the ground but they started operating more in the open. there are many advisors supported by iran, mercenaries from lebanon syria and other place all operating under the guidance of iran. >> coalition naval forces say they have blocked yemen's ports to prevent rebel fighters from rearming. >> votes are still being counted this morning in nigeria. early returns though incumbent goodluck jonathan trailing former military leader muhammedu buhari. we are live from nigeria. what is the latest there and how soon can we expect to see more results? >> the chairman of the national electoral commission is announcing the results. we know already that the mai

areas, especially across the northern bay and along the coastline, we're seeing reduced visibility sannaa, and we're seeing clear visibility across the region. we have some high clouds in the north basement but the peninsula, we're seeing clear skies and we'll continue with clear skies for much of the morning and a mix of sun and clouds for the. >>> . and the temperatures are in the mid-50s in oakland and concord. and we have upper 40s across livermore and santa rosa. but this is the type of morning that you may want to grab a jacket. the temperatures will be warmer later on for the day. oakland. the temperatures will drop into the 50s an upper 50s. we have some mid-70s this afternoon and light winds and partly cloudy skies. afternoon highs across the region in the peninsula, mid-to upper 60s north bay and lower 70s. and we have warm spots across the north bay. the rest of your storm tracker 4 forecast, we'll continue on with warm temperatures for saturday. the temperatures will reach the 80-degree mark, especially in the inland area and upper 70s across the coast and the bay. and we'll

they have had dissemination mayday march on sanna, and ultimately the question is whether they are under thumb of the iranians. originally, they were not. one of the things that is quite interesting, and it shows you that we are not always just divorced from what happens in the middle east, the houthis originally did not want to go into the capital of yemen. they waited for a reaction. now they are moving further down. they seized the seat, judicially, of the yemeni monarchy, which is overthrown in the 1960's. here is a thing -- we have a sectarian fault line. the houthis are accused of being like hezbollah, a proxy of the court, and iran. the saudi's have been afraid to start action because they are for this will impact them, so we have an air campaign against houthis. we might have syria 2.0 going on in yemen, starting right now. host: michael rubin is our guest from the american enterprise institute to talk about conflict in the middle east. democrats line. go ahead. you are on. caller: yes, briefly, incidentally, apparently this individual rubin, has a better command of the middle ea

let's quickly go back to sanna in yemen the capitol of yemen. we've got pictures that come as these latest pictures of call double exlotions on two mosques in the last half hour or so. dozens of people have been killed or injured. you can see some of the bodies on the steps over there. this is a predominantly houthi mosque, and our contact there was telling us there are thousands of people who attend these masks for friday prayers. we expect the number of dead to rise. at the same time, there was an attack in the north of the country. >> tunisia said the two gunman who carried out an attack were trained by libya. 21 people were left dead, most of them tourists near a museum. concern gross to isil's message is spreading in the region. jacky rowland has the latest from the capitol. >> tunisians take to the streets to express defiance, the message a clear rejection of violence and the people who perpetrate it. there was solidarity with the victims and tributes late in their memory. >> some 60 weren't carrying passports and haven't been identified y