. >> violence came 13 hours after 13 people were killed in the southern port city of aden. rival forces clashed at the military airport kim vanel has more. >> reporter: worshipers scrambled to save the injured. their clothes stained with blood, rescuers moved between bodies piled high on the floor. this was the second suicide bombing, in this space of a few minutes. the first attacker detonated outside, having been stopped by security. the second took advantage of the confusion, to cause maximum damage. that explosion was caught by those filming the fallout. >> translator: we were in the mosque during the sermon. we first heard an explosion outside. near the security perimeter. and then it became apparent that when the first explosion happened they used the chaos and the vacuum to enter the mosque and blow us up. >> reporter: it was more than four bombs targeting mosques targeting shia houthis. no one claims responsibility for the attack and analysts dismiss assertions that islamic state of iraq and the levant is involved. >> i don't believe i.s.i.l. involvement. doesn't ha

he insists he remains yemen's legitimate leader and trying to build a power base in the southern port city of aden. if they could have taken control of the airport it would have weakened. imran khan, al jazeera. >>> still ahead finally returning home. plus, it's billed as a tech-friendly way to hail a cab but will intense competition bump uber off the road to success? movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. sunday, 6:30 eastern. >> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> holm again i'm jane dutton. these are the top stories. libya's rival factions, new army chief is warning that fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant will take their war to europe is if no one stops them. >>> security has been stepped up in tunisia and troops have been deployed followi

mohammed vall joins us on the phone from the southern port city of aden.ammed, have you any more details about this escape? >> reporter: qual. >> >>. >> reporter: not much. the howthies were sounded how. they have stormed the house during the last couple of hours trying to find him. so they lost touch with him and we understand he has -- actually, it's not under house arrest f mainly because the houthis appointed him as the head of the high security area and he showed signs of cooperation with him. nobody knows if that's just a kind of ploy by him so that probably they could lighten their movements and so on. so, he was acting cooperating with him, the minister of defense and they treated him with that respect. so we've got a report that he was invited by one of the other ministers for lunch and then he did not go back to his house and the houthis noted his absence and stormed the house. it's not clear if he has made it to aden. the understanding is that he is trying to reach aden and join the president. a prominent military leader the minister of defense

. >> in the southern port city of aden president hadi who is backed by the u.n. is using loyal tribes to rebuild his power base. while in the capital shia houthi fighters allied with former president ali abdula salah. power vacuum blame each other for the violence. >> ali abdalla salah is obviously, holding the world at ransom and push the country down a very steep slide toward anarchy and a trip towards disaster. >> reporter: the death toll from friday's attack continues to grow. kim vanel, al jazeera. >> deadlocked talks on iran's nuclear program has been suspended until wednesday. the iranian delegation has returned home to attend funeral of hasan rouhani's mother. >> correct approach is to show understanding, agreement and respect towards the iranian nation. we have stabilized the nuclear rights of this nation. we've broken apart the organization of sanctions and this nation will be successful in achieving its lofty goals. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry will use the weekend to update his european counterparts on progress. our diplomatic editor james ba

president abd rabbuh mansur hadi was forced to flee to the southern port city of aden. now the houthis are continuing their advance beyond the capitol and getting closer to the president. but they say they're not after the leader. they insist they're fighting religious armed groups. in the province tribal leaders tell al jazeera they're managing to keep the houthis out. >> the tribes are so peaceful, and this gang of houthis have dragged us into war. >> tribal leaders say the houthis offered to negotiate but with no success so far, the daily battles continue in the mountains. >> we're defending our land, our country. >> the houthies are saying the same thing. the warring sides are slated to go to qatar in a few weeks for talks. with fast-moving events in yemen the situation could deteriorate even more before then. al jazeera. >> u.s.-led coalition fighting isil says it has carried out eight more airstrikes in syria and further six in iraq. iraq's defense ministry said that isil suffered heavy losses from the attacks east of fallujah. in morocco authorities say they've d

now he's conducting business in the southern port city of aden. on sunday hadi met with leaders from other districts. >> the president asked the heughtszhouthis to help unite yemen. he accused them of scuttling a democratic transition. >> we do not know that the dlool, supports a eunt yemen. >> but houthi leaders appear to be focused on the relationship with iran. the first direct flight from tehran arrived in sanaa this week with it aid workers bringing medical supplies. houthi signed an agreement with iran to have 14 flights a week. >> these flights come in the middle of impositions on america and saudi arabia on yemen. other spheres for yemen. >> critics fear those flights may bring weapons to arm the houthis, international allies split along religious lines leaving the country's path forward as uncertain as ever. natasha guinane, al jazeera . >> leaked recordings have allegedly revealed how egypt's army preparations for a meeting between the former british prime minister tony blair and abdel fattah al-sisi the then commander in chief of the eg

they are now advancing toward the southern port city of aydin where the embattled president and his ministers have set up a base. president hadi asked new the united nations to impose a no-fly zone while accusing iran of being behind the unrest. reporter: dangerously close to the edge of civil war, that is how a you and a special advisor describes the situation in yemen , as malicious square off against loyalist troops. the president has called the gulf arab state to intervene. the foreign minister confirmed. >> the violence continues to escalate, and a carry on seizing territory. we will ask or foreign intervention, even military intervention. reporter: a call that saudi arabia has responded to with a pledge of support. >> if the sovereignty of yemen is threatened, then we will call for the application of charter 51 of the un security council. reporter: the charter allows interventions for peacekeeping purposes. thousands of yemenis took two bc -- took to the streets on sunday to show their opposition to the advance of the rebels. the fight now controls part of the city and its airport and a

houthis have taken part of yemen by force holding the president in sanna until he fled to the southern port city of aden last month. there have been protests against the houthis in recent days, including in taiz city, the houthis called for people to join in mass protests against the airstrikes. >> one of the pilots of the crashed germanwings jet was reportedly locked out of the cock pit before the plane went down. the plane was flying from barcelona to dÜsseldorf when it crashed into the french alps. investigators are combing the mountainside for the remains of the passengers and crew who died. there is a staging post for crash recovery crews before i ask you you about the recovery process, charlie, what are you hearing about the fact that one of the pilots was outside of the cockpit when the plane went down? >> well, this has been a leak from a senior military official, supposedly close to the investigation and it came via "the new york times." he's referring to an audio file recovered from one of the black box recorders that contained the voice recorders from the cockpit. that's being analyze

the attacks happened a day after intense fighting at the airport in the southern port city of aden. that's where yemen's president has been trying to build a power base ever since he was forced out of the capitol by the houthi advance. for hours intense battles raged between his supporters and fighters two support another former president, saleh. as these skirmishes continued an air strike hit another part of adan. houthi righters deny being behind the attack. >> translator: what is happened today is a crime to be condemned by everyone in yemen. everyone knows in yemen there is coalition between al-qaeda and hah -- hadi. >> reporter: there has been unzest elsewhere as well. these prescribesmen say they are carrying out military maneuvers to defend against any houthi attacks. >> translator: if the enemies want to attack us we will also attack them. >> translator: we can't trust the houthis. we have no confidence in any agreement signed by them. >> reporter: the battle to control yemen is between shia houthis, sunni tribes and al-caddyeralka da fighters. >>> u.n. brokered stalktalked

the president was forced to flee to the southern port city. they are continued their advance, and getting close to the president, put they say they are not after the leader, they insist they are fighting religious armed groups. in the province, tribal leader tell al jazeera they are managing to keep the houthies out. the tribes are so peaceful, and this gang of houthiss have dragged us into war even if they kill us all. >> tribal leaders say the houthies offer to negotiate put with no success so far the daily battles continue in the mountains. we are testifieding our land. our country. the houthiss are saying the same thing. the warring sides are slated to go to qatar in a few weeks. with fast moving events the situation can deteriorate even more before then. still the come, live in southern chili where the threat of a volcanic eruption has led to an orange alert. and not enough women candidates nigerian voters complain about the lack of representation in saturday's election. >> i was given a gift. >> up close and personal. behind the scenes o

the attacks happen a day after attacks in the southern port city of aden where the president has beening to build a power base. for hours intense battled raged between his supporters and fighters who support another former president, ali abdullah saleh, as these continued an in inidentifyied air strike hit the presidential come pound. >> translator: what has happened today is a crime to be condemned by everyone in yemen. everyone knows in yemen that there's coalition between the botherhood of al-qaeda and hadi. >> reporter: there has been unrest elsewhere as well. these tribesmen loyal to hadi say they are carrying out military maneuvers to prepare for any houthi advances. >> translator: we need to defend ourselves. we hope nothing serious will happen, but if the enemies want to attack us we will also attack them. >> translator: we have no confidence in any agreement signed by the houthis. >> reporter: the battle to control yemen is between shia houthis, sunni tribes and al-qaeda fighters and as the fighting continues more yemenese are dying. >> reporter: well, in response to the atta

a day long visit to the southern port city of naples.dressed one of the most dangerous neighborhoods where drug trafficking and extortion are widespread. those who choose evil gain something but rob hope. the vote of evil robs hope. >> ambassador's plunge -- am bus veered off a bridge in giz all. as it tried to avoid another vehicle. witnesses say the driver and four passengers were able to jump from the vehicle as it fell. nigerians prepare to vote and the threat of boka haram attacks is weighing heavily on their minds. minds: a report from madiguri a city that suffered from boka haram violence. until recently this was boka haram territory. it will is so extraordinary that people are turning out for last minutely campaigns dpeffying the risk of suicide bombs to better understand who to vote for after six years of violence which left tens of thousands dead, there is a thirst for change. >> 100 kilometers north of maidi guri boka haram took over and he lost everything. three of my songs were killed. i lost my house and cars. if the people

. >> tensions mounted so high last week, the president was forced to flee to the southern port city. he declared yemen's temporary capital and then left the country. the battle for him continues with the -- the battle for this country continues. militia men infiltrate the northeastern suburbs. at least one person has been killed and another injured after fire at the n.s.a., the national security agency, in the united states. a car tried to ram into the front gate in maryland. a police officer was also injured. oliver ferry has the story. >> they lift and injured a security guard in an ambulance following an apparent attack at the national security agency's headquarters in maryland. two men tried to ram their car through the gates of a building on the complex of fort meade. an f.b.i. spokesman said they were both wearing women's clothing. one of the men was shot dead by security personnel and the other was injured. f.b.i. sources say they don't believe the attack was terrorist related but they are investigating to see if it warrants federal charges. about 11,000 military personnel and

. >> he insists he remains the legitimate leader and is trying to build a power base in the southern port city. and if the supporters were able to take control of the airport, it would have weakened who has declared the city as the temporary capitol. al jazeera. >> well, independent journalists joined me in the studio now, good to have you with us. how long can president hadi survive like this. >> well, really, the survival is based on negotiations. that is the only way he can survive. because militarily he cannot. the forces and the houthiss have really got all the fire power on their side. and he is relying on militias that are essentially sudden successionist that do have a cause to fight the north, and to fight the troops. because that's grievances have been built up over the past 25 years since unity in 1990. but he doesn't have a strong enough military force to win if it came to a battle. >> so it is going to be difficult to establish or prevent the houthies likely advance. what then are the prospects for talks does his perhaps victory today the airport perhaps put him in a better positi

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 isolation imposed specifically by america and saudi arabia on yemen. iran russia, and other countries opening spheres for yemen. >> critics say those flights might bring weapon to say arm the houthis. yemen's two warring sides have international a

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 very quickly and send forces to taiz to ensure that they do not grab it. the houthis are reacting very quickly and they know that the u.n. security council, as well will not react quickly and

reporter: >> reporter: this is the yemeni defense minister arriving in the southern port city of adener escaping from a hostile capitol under the dark of night. his rivals the shia howthies were on his trail looting his house after discovering he was already gone. then ambushing the defense minister's execute guards who were following behind him and injuring two. what next for major general and his ally is unclear. aden is now the center of operations for president hadi also forced to flee the capital sinaa last month. the capital is under control of the howthyuthis. they are attempting to run the capital in plates of the government. as manyyemenis are outraged. thousands protested in the city of id south of the capitol, shouting slogans blasting the armed group. in the absence of a sentence tral government yemen has become a dangerous place. there are concerns the country is slipping towards anarchy. howtis howtis, have yet to release a statement. hopes for a truce between the two arrival groups seem to have evaporated. the u.n. has offered says he. >> it's been one year since the di

escaped to the southern port city of aden, rejected the houthis and maintained he was the legitimate president of yemen. backed an intervention to stop houthi fighters. omar al sala is here in the nud roox withnewsroom with us. what objectives are there? >> i think mainly to degrade and weaken the houthis their weapons. when the houthis overtook sanaa in september of last year they took control of almost all the military bases in the capital and they took all the weapons in those military bases. now some of those military bases were already in the hands of forces that were loyal to the president so they didn't take those paces. however they are very well armed, they are organized and the takeover really gave them more weaponry. so i think whole operation this operation, the target of it is to weaken and degrade the abilities of the houthis and try to prevent them from advancing to take more territory mainly in the south port city of aden. >> and do we know what targets they have been hitting so far? >> we have several targets. we know of the presidential palace. we know the police he

hadi's detention by the houthis he moved to the southern port city of aden with withdrew his resignationanded the return to legitimacy. >> translator: they do not flow that the dialogue will bring those oppressed for 10s of years, the results of the dialogue support a united yemen. >> reporter: hadi got support from gulf countries and elsewhere, saudi arabia promised help and the u.s. says he is the legitimate president. >> we strongly support those who are speaking to lead yemen to implementation of the national dialogue outcomes and completion of the task of the gcc initiative. >> reporter: taking power back from the houthis is not going to be eads i their leader has accused a key political party of colluding with al qaeda. his fighters still hold the prime minister and other yemeni politicians in the capital sanaa. on the other side yemeni leaders called the houthis iran's thugs for hire. the separatists among them are dozens of factions who are unclear whether they want to be part of yemen. among all of this the people of yemen are faced with a deteriorating political and security si

the rebel group mount aid major a being it on the southern port city of aden today.argeting the country's president. there are reports that he has fled from yemen his government denies that. >>> i am antonio mora, thanks for joining us. for the latest on the offensive in yemen we are now going to join the coverage of our sister network al jazerra english which is already in progress. have a good night >>> that might prove to be wrong in the end, i don't think we'll see that now. however, as the situation on the ground has deteriorated as the hadi government has been forced to flee, put in a position where it really cannot mount any kind of a counter attack against its antagonists either those lawyer to former president or the houthis. the saudis felt that needed to take some sort of action apparently in order to get the attention of houthis and try to drive some sort of negotiation. >> they certainly have gotten the attention. we know now that at least three houthi commanders have been killed in those air strikes. what is the goal of these air strikes? will the houth

on thursday, the southern port city was the scene of fierce fighting between hadi loyalists and those loyal to ali abdullah saleh. al-qaeda fighters briefly capture the capitol of the province killing around 20 soldiers before being driven out by the army. >> reporter: people gather to protest against the arrival of pro houthi forces in their city. they want to drag us into war and we refuse. >> a helicopter flailing over a military convoy below was a sign that pro-houthi forces might be closer to a collision force with president hadi. hadi has been in aden trying to hang on to power before being forced to level the capital. >> there are those who oppose the houthis but they're not militants. they're not armed. they're not al-qaeda. they protest against the houthies but they will not fight the houthies. it's a big difference. >> as people grapple with the mosque bombings that killed 137 on friday, president hadi appeared on television. he said the bombings were an attempt to push the country into a sectarian war and he needs to secure the yemeni yemenis. >> i call for those, even thou

they have held the president under house arrest until this led to the southern port city last month. this week, the houthis began to march to adan in an attempt to remove from the last strong hold and whether the air strikes will be followed by a grand invasion. at al jazeera. >> the editor and chief joining us on the phone. in the yemen capitol. what more can you tell us about these latest air strikes that we are getting reported of? >> these have been attacking over the last 30 minutes and attacking any position where they are located or have strong holds. they have hundreds of special force whose are with them, and these attacks are to ensure that anything that -- >> i am going to have stop you there, i apologize, because we are getting a spokes p earn from the gulf cooperation council who is speaking about these air strikes and yemen i believe we have a translation let's listen in. next. the arab league has put it's support behind the odd someday led air strikes. egyptian has also publicly state it's support and participation in the offensive. the action was announced by joint st

earlier today the rebels attacked the southern port city of aden. [ gun shots ] >> they seized the airport and a military base. the country's embattled president already fled to aden has left the country. mike viqueria is monitoring all the developments from washington. mike, what do the saudis and other guferl governmentsother gulf governments hope to accomplish by this invasion? >> the saudi ambassador adel al jabir, says they will do what they can principally targeting army barracks associated with the former president of yemen saleh. others are vowing cooperation with the saudi operation against the houthi reckless. we know president hadi recognized by the united states and saudi arabia as the legitimate leader of that country of yemen had fled sanaa just a couple of months ago in the face of a houthi onslaught. we understand houthi advances on that city has caused him to go into hiding. there are no ground is troops involved at this point. they had tried consultations and the employment approach but this was the last resort. >> we have tried to mediate the situation in yemen. we have

the president abd rabbu mansour hadi has been trying to govern from the southern port city aden after shia houthi rebels took control of sanaa and he fled house arrest. >>> angela merkel saying to alexis tsipras that she wants greece to grow. greece is running out of money after billions of euro zone bailout funding. man of the former president of senegal fined $260 million jailed for six years for corruption. >>> joint forces from niger on the one side, chad on the other have killed they say more than 20 boko haram fighters as they've moved into northern nigeria. it was in the borno state village of jabula, just across the border from niger helicopter gun ships destroyed boko haram militia and fighters riding on motor bikes. all of these one of the joint moves the forces are taking. let's hear from mohamed idris. he is on the front lines in nigeria. >> preparing for an attack on boko haram. the troops are upbeat about this assignment after recent successes against the group. but as their commando is about to lead them out the mission was aborted. a large number of boko haram fighters

the president was forced to three to the southern port city of adan. now the houthiss are continuing their advance beyond the capitol and getting closer to the president. but they say they are not after the leader they insist they are fighting religious armed groups. in the prof vince, tribal leaders tell al jazeera they are managing to keep them out. >> the tribes are so peaceful and this gang of houthies have dragged up into war even if they kill us all. >> the houthies offer to negotiate, but with no success so far the daily battles continue in the mountains. we are defending our land, our country. the houthiss are saying the same thing. the warring sides are slated to go to qatar in a few weeks for talks. iraq's defense ministry says they suffered heavy losses. the low michael media are reporting that a prominent leader and six of his bodyguards are killing in the shelling. thousands of people have marched through the afghan capitol dend maaing justice for a woman who was lynched bay group of people. the 27-year-old was killed early this month afte

diplomats have been forced to leave that city as houthi rebels get closer and closer to that southern port city. just a few days ago the internationally recognized yemeni president hadi fled. he appeared today in egypt where he spoke to the arab league summit, telling the sunni leaders there that they need to support the military intervention in yemen to drive these houthi rebels out. he called iran the puppet master of these houthi rebels and is calling for more international involvement in yemen which brings the sort of total prospect of a wider regional war, arthel to a very likely possibility. >> a very likely possibility. unfortunate words. thank you very much for that update. >>> more chaos in syria. al qaeda's affiliate in that country reportedly seizing large parts of a northern city. this comes days after the militants launched a major offensive against the government troops in that city. the al qaeda branch in syria has quietly consolidated its power in recent months while the international attention focuses on isis. extreme groups in syria now controlling about half of the country. >

. >> reporter: this is the yemeni defense minister arriving in the southern port city of aden after esc saming from a capitol under the dark of night. his r i have a ls, the houthis were on his trail looking his house after discovering he was already gone. them ambushing the defense minister's security guards who were following behind him and injuring two. what happens next for major general mac mood al sabadi and his ally is unclear. aden is now the center of operations for president hadi who was also forced to flee the capital sanaa last month after the houthis put him under house arrest. the capitol is now under control of the houthis. they are attempting to run the country in place of the elected government. as many yemenis are outraged on saturday thousands of people protested in the city of ib south of the capitol. they shouted slogans blasting the armed shiite group. in the absence of a central government, yemen has become a dangerous place. there are concerns the country is slipping towards anarchy. sne head a meeting to discuss the defense minister financial statement. hopes fo

the attacks happened a day after intense fighting at the airport in the southern port city of aden, whereen's president has been trying to build a power base ever since he was forced out of the capitol by the houthi advance. for hours intense battled raged between his supporters and fighters who support another former president, ali abdullah saleh. houthi leaders deny they were behind the attacks on aden and accuse hadi of colluding with al-qaeda. >> translator: what has happened today is a crime to be condemned by everyone in yemen. everyone knows in yemen there is call ligs between the brotherhood and al-qaeda and hadi. the coalition is being supported by regional countries and inters thattal powers. >> reporter: there has been unrest elsewhere as well. these tribesmen say they are carrying out military maneuvers. >> translator: we need to defend ourselves we hope nothing serious will happen but if the enemies want to attack us we will attack them. >> translator: we can't just the houthis. they have not respected any agreement up until now. >> reporter: the bath l is between houthis, sh

yemen's penalty has based himself in the southern port city and forces loyal to him have regained control of the airport. in tense battles raged between them and fighters who supported the former president. at these skirmishes continued the presidential compound was hit in another part of aden. hadi escaped unharmed. there are reports of an explosion in another province. houthi fighters control sanna and the northern country. they have no power base in the south. in the oil rich province, local tribes are challenging houthi control. more than a dozen tribesman have been killed in in fighting. forces loyal to hadi say they are carrying out military maneuvers to prepare for houthi advances. >> we need to defend ourselves. we hope inning serious will happen. if the enemies want to attack us, we will also attack them. >> we have no confidence in any agreement signed by the houthis. they have not respected any agreements until now. >> the battle to control yemen as the fighting continues, more yemenis of dying. >> a political analyst and editor in chief for the yemen post joins us now via skyp

and then moving across the country, heading toward the southern port city of aden where president hadi was said to been hiding out. according to who you believe, may or may not still be there. the saudis anxious to see an iranian-backed group sweep to power. they have a leather border with yemen. they've always -- a lengthy border with yemen. they've always been concerned. they've been saying that air strikes began, what have been in the early hours of this morning in and around sanaa, explosions heard. and the saudis making it clear that they have the gulf nations, most of them, behind them here. they left qatar, kuwait, the united arab emirates joining in this operation. though it's not clear whose planes are flying in the sky. at the egypt that has said that they are willing to offer military and political help. we don't quite know what stage that reached now. a seismic moment where we have an iran-backed militia, the houthis, very effective in sweeping control in yemen, under attack by the saudis, entirely almost sunni nation there in terms of their military and ruling figures. and

." >> army volunteers loyal to the president gathered tuesday near adan to defend the southern port city. the president fled to aden after the shia rebels took over the capital, sanaa in january. iran backs the houthis while sunni gulf arab states support the president. >>> a rebel offensive is reportedly underway in the syrian city of idlib. the capital of idlib province. syrian vs. controlled the countryside. but bashar al assad's forces have held on to the city. >> the offensive was launched by the al nusra front, an affiliate of al qaeda. >>> another big story amanda knox's future hangs in the balance. in the coming hours, italy's supreme court will rule on whether to uphold her conviction in the 2007 killing of her roommate merritt digital kercher. >> the fate of her former boyfriend, raffaele sollecito, will also be decided. we look at the possible outcomes. >> reporter: after more than seven years of legal wrangling, italy will again decide the fate of amanda knox. experts say the odds are not in knox's favor. >> i did not kill my friend. i did not wield a knife. i had no reason t

. >> the attacks happened a day after intense fighting at the airport in the southern port city of aden: that's where the president has been trying to build a power base ever since he was forced out of the capital by the houthi advance. for hours, intention battles raged between his supporters and fighters who support another former president. as these skirmishes continued, unidentified airstrikes hit the compound in another path of aden. houthi leaders accuse hadi of coludding? >> it's a crime to be condemned by everyone in yemen. the blame lies on those supporting suicide attacks. everyone knows in yemen that there is a coalition between the brotherhood and hadi. the coalition is being supported by countries and international powers. there has been unrest as well. these tribes say they are carrying out military maneuvers to prepare for any houthi advances. >> we need to defend ourselves. we if the enemies want to attack us we will attack them. >> the howthies or any, no confidence in any agreement signed by them. they have not suspected. the battle to control yemen is between shia hou

now he's conducting business in the southern port city of aden. on sunday, hadi met with supportive leaders from several provinces. >> we came carrying a message of peace to all yemen. >> the president asked the houthis to help unite the country, accusing them of conspiring with iran to scuttle a democratic transition. >> we called them for dialogue. we don't know if the dialogue will bring relief to those oh oppressed for years. >> 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 supplies. the houthis signed and agreement to iran to ever 14 direct flights a week between the two countries. >> these flights come in the context of breaking the international isolation and posed specifically by saudi arabia and america on yemen. iran russia and other countries are opening spheres for yemen. >> critics say the flights may bring weapons to arm the houthis. international allies are split along religious lines leaving the countries path f

the coalition is trying to stop the houthis from reaching the southern port city of aiden where therebeen running forces loyal to haidi and kim reports. >> reporter: this is the deadly air strike ever and this was a camp in yemen north for those fleeing the violence which gripped yemen for more than a decade and women and children are among the dead but witnesses say many of those killed were fighters and saudi arabia is adamant the houthis are to blame. >> moved weapons and fighters 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. >> reporter: saudi-led air strikes have hit at least nine of yemen's provinces including the capitol sanaa. air strikes in the sky and fighters restrict the target and military base and weapons storage facility which belongs to the yemen republican guard. the focus is not just on houthi strongholds but also on protecting the port city of aiden. it's the main base where president haidi supports and air strikes in the south targeting convow

know now is that the president -- the president of yemen has left his residence and is in the southern port city't know where he is we don't know if it has fled the city. we don't know if it is unclear at this point. >> what can you tell us about the forces from saudi arabia that it may or may not be moving toward yemen? >> there are two things going on . they are fighting forces loyal to the residency. today was a pivotal day for them. they have taken the airport which was considered the stronghold. it is unclear to which extent they've gone into the city itself. next what is the response of saudi arabia? >> the saudi's haven't made any official statements on what they plan to do. the minister said saudi arabia and its gulf allies would take necessary measures to bring peace to the country or stop the violence. at the moment, the options are limited. it could influence the conflict on the ground. alix: this is a good place to bring u.n.. what's the response of the u.s.? >> the immediate responses the united states pulling out of yemen. this is a real danger zone at the moment. you can tell with

the advance of the rebels is the objective, marching on the southern port city of aden. they want to pop up the internationally recognized government. finally they want to prevent instability from yemen spelling over. or perhaps to the rest of the region. it is not going to be obvious when those objectives have been achieved. presumably, saudi arabia will be the one to decide when that has happened. that, or the possibility that some sort of political talks which could lead to some sort of agreement and cease-fire. manus: let's talk about the un's security council and the potential lobbying that has been undertaken in terms of an arms embargo. is that what they are trying to achieve? elliott: what we understand from arab diplomats, they put out feelers to the security council of the possibility of an arms embargo on yemen presumably to target weapons getting to the rebel groups rather than security forces. even muting the prospect of having international monitors along the southern coast to enforce such an embargo. such a request, were to be carried forward, would mainly

this coming a day after the president fled the southern port city after rebels placed a $100,000 bountys still saying a yemen is a model for fighting extremism. >> the white house does continue to believe that a successful counterterrorism strategy is one that will build up the capacity of the central government. to have local fighters on the ground to take the fight to extremists in their own country. >> at least nine other nations are assisting in the air strikes, including turkey, who fully supports the mission. at this time u.s. war planes are not involved, but the u.s. is providing logistical and intelligence support. >>> the white house also defending a top department of homeland security official accused of giving special treatment to some democrats, including hillary clinton's brother. at inspector general report found that this man used his influence to get visas for overseas business deals. the obama administration says that he did not break any laws and that he has an important role as dhs. he said in a statement while i disagree with the inspector general's report i will lea

. >>> heavy night in southern yemen has closed international in the port city of adan. several were killed there. yemen has been in political limbo since the president and the government resigned in january. well mohammad is the bbc arabic editor. he gave me the latest. >> the army units that are allied to the president, are joined by militias who support him, have managed to repel this attack on the airport in adan in south yemen, by this special forces police unit that is allied to the former president, who is allied to the houthi rebels who now control the capital. >> so, you, just in that last sense, have given a sense to have the complexity of what we're having to deal with. is there any sense that one side or the other is getting the upper hand at the moment or is the government sort of clinging on? >> well the houthi rebels who come from the north of the country. they took over the capital in january and they basically tried to -- said that they are now in control. they put the president under house arrest. he managed to flee last month to his hometown of south y

port city of hudaydah. the houthis are still on the move though. they are reported to be marching towards the southernity of aden. in chabwa province, they have been battling sunni tribes and at least 40 houthi's fighters said to have been killed. more from hasham barahawa. >> airstrikes hit including in the capital city sanaa. jets have bombed ammunition at those airports and long-range rocket launchers in sanaa, sada, ib and hadadah. this is an aftermath. the destroyed helicopters, fighter jets and a fuel facility. the saudis have also deployed thousands of soldiers along the border they share with yemen. >> the houthis are a group of malitias that stage add coup. they have expanded because of the backing of former president and the iranians. >> saudi-led airstrikes seem to be weakening houthi fighters who have started to retreat from 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 lahague. the summit in egypt has been dominated by the deteriorating se

intelligence firm sees three potential scenarios and could take the port city of maripol and take the ukraine southern go with the break away republic where 2000 russian troops are already stationed stationed, in the least likely scenario pro-russians could take all of ukraine to the deep river, a plan that would require at least 90,000 russian troops. >> translator: there is a ceasefire because they were winning momentum and the government in kiev have more to gain now by focusing on regaining the economy rather than focusing so much on the eastern ukraine. >> reporter: it would further rattle the already traumatized and little more than watched the crisis unfold donetsk, eastern ukraine. >>> the government was criticized for being unprepared and hiding the number of deaths. al jazeera's harry faucet reported in the days immediately after the disaster, 19 months later he returned to try to find more answers. >> reporter: the river that runs through here is a trickle now as winter keeps its grip on northeastern china and destruction left in 2013 is still visible. we arrived four days after the flash f

port city of aden. there are also reports of clashes between shiite rebels and sunni tribal fighters in the southern part of yemen. u.n. officials and diplomats from several countries, including saudi arabia, fleeing the port city as fighting intensifies. in egypt yemen's deposed president mansour hadi told the arab league summit that the houthi rebels are iran's puppets and called on sunni arab countries to help defeat them. iran denies sending money to and supporting the shiite houthis. still sunni arab countries like saudi arabia are deeply concerned about tehran's growing influence in the region. as the violence escalates in yemen, the possibility of a regional sectarian war between sunni gulf arab states and shiite iran seem to be growing heather. >> connor powell thank you for that report. meantime, the u.s. military rescuing two saudi pilots who had to bail out of their aircraft. centcom confirming to fox news that pilots ejected on thursday over the gulf of aden. they were taking part in air strikes against the houthi rebelsrebel s in yemen. >>> right now, an american hero fighting for his life a

southern areas. the aim is to prevent them from transing towards the sea port city of raiden. ammunition depos. answered aircraft batteries were also hit. houthi supporters took to the treats of the capital of sanaa to announce the attract is. >> this aggression does not effect us. it only increases our determination and strength. >> they say they will continue until those loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh hand over their weapons and join talks. >> nigerians are waiting to find out the result of the presidential election. analysts say that the croat is too close to call. good luck, gentlemen. the final reports is expected by tomorrow. many >>> two of our al jazeera colleagues are still being detained by the nigerian military. they'll been held in their hotel in maidiguri since tuesday. al jazeera is demanding their release. >>> reports say that the pilot of the germanwings plane that was crashed into the alps had sought treatment for suicidal tendencyies. >> the news of the prosecute prosecutors in dÜsseldorf. learned that he had suffered from depression in 2009 and at that point he

southern areas. the aim was to prevent them from advancing towards the sea port city of aden. ammunition depos and aircraft batteries were also hit as was this command center run by the houthies. houthi supporters took to the streets of the capital of sanaa to denounce the airstrikes. >> this aggression does not effect us. it only increases our determination and strength because we are a strong people. >> the coalition says it's military campaign will continue until houthi fighters and soldiers and join talks for the political solution to yemen's crisis. >> and in the past few hours footage has emerged of more airstrikes in yemen. this was in the capital of sanaa. military officials from both sides of the conflict said that airstrikes were targeting areas east and south of the third largest city taiz. with me now to talk about yemen is thanks for joining me. both sides are blaming each other, but eyewitnesses are talking about airstrikes with the number of civilian casualties, of course, if this is and shown to be the work of the saudi coalition, it's presumably the first coll

. >>> heavy fighting in southern yemen has led to the closure of the international airport in the port city of adan. several people have been killed in in clashes. yemen's been in political limbo, really, since the government resigned in january after shia sieved the presidential palace. let's get more on this. i'm joined by bbc arabic mohammad yeti. can you give us a picture of what's happened in the last hours? >> the latest we're hearing is that the army units that are allied to the president are joined by militias who support him have managed to repel this attack on the airport in adan in south yemen, by this special forces police unit who is allied to the former president, who is allied to the houthi rebels. >> in that last sentence, you've given us a sense of the complexity of what we're having to deal with. is there any sense of one side or the other is getting the upper hand at the moment, or is the government sort of clinging on? >> well the houthi rebels who come from the north of the country, they took over the capital in january and they basically tried to -- they said that they

. >> reporter: this port city of around 850,000 is france's second largest, and one of its most diverse. located on france's southern mediterranean shore, marseille is home to tens of thousands of immigrants from throughout europe and more recently, north africa. by some estimates, the city is now 30% to 40% muslim, one of the highest concentrations of muslims anywhere in this overwhelmingly catholic country. always a melting pot, marseille hasn't seen the riots or violence that have broken out in other parts of france in recent years. but even before the january attacks in paris that shook the nation-- first at the satirical newspaper charlie hebdo, and then, at a kosher market-- tensions in marseille between muslims and non-muslims had been rising. >> ( translated ): it's awfully complicated, all of this. with the arrival of the foreigners who have changed everything in the town of marseille. >> reporter: retired photographer claude de garam has lived in marseille his entire life. he said he's felt things change over the years. >> ( translated ): before, everyone knew each other. even the first immigrants in marse

yemen and are inching closing to the port city of aden, there are also new reports of heavy clashes between the shiite rebels and sunni tribal fighters in the southern part of yemen. u.n. officials and diplomats from several sunni countries, including saudi arabia fleeing the port city of aden as the fighting intensifies there, but the saudi operation is facing some problems. the u.s. navy sort of having to rescue two saudi pilots who were forced to eject after their planes suffered some mechanical issues in egypt, though, yemen's deposed president hatty said that houthi rebels are iran's puppets and called on the sunni arab countries to help defeat them. iran denies spending money to and supporting these shiite rebels. the sunni arab countries are deeply concerned about the growing support and influence of tehran in the region. there's a real concern, uma, that with the sort of fears of these sunni arab countries and the intense campaign that iran is launching in iraq and also in yemen that the fighting and back and forth could spark a much larger proxy war between shooits and sunnis the u.s. is stuck in the middle where they are working essentiall

port city of aden. >> let's change tack now and take a check on the weather with everton. >> southern africa, very much a case of fire and floods i'm afraid. there have been fires burning around cape town since sunday. hopefully things will improve over the next couple of days. it is flooding in madagascar and mozambique. see this massive cloud around the northern part of mozambique, the latest circulation is now swirling away. we see very heavy rain coming in here. another 52 millimeters of rain here in the mozambique channel. we have had flooding since around october of last year, so really heavy downpours coming and this persistent band of cloud of rain has been in place for quite some time now. clearer skies there as you can see across south africa itself, and well yesterday, we were looking at temperatures just to the east of cape town, getting close to 40 degrees. those temperatures have now eased. we've lost the hot winds coming in from the interior, winds coming from a we really direction, things slowly starting to improve but we really do ever critical situation going on here at the moment, ca

. >> an official with yemen's separatist southern movement says egyptian warships fired on a road leading to aden to keep the rebels from reaching that port city. >>> this coalition battle could soon move to the ground. and our becky anderson joins us now from abu dhabi with more. becky, of course the big question here that everyone's asking is, how imminent is a ground invasion in yemen? >> reporter: well, i spoke to the yemeni foreign minister over the weekend, the arab summit in egypt. he said it could be within days. and i quote him on that. i mean, things clearly moving very quickly on the ground, as a result of what is going on from the air as this saudi-elderly coalition attempt to degrade these houthi rebels on the ground. to the report you have been alluding to so far as a refugee camp was concerned. yesterday the defense ministry holding a press conference in saudi and saying that houthi rebels are plant iing militia i amongst refugees and other residential areas. as you rightly pointed out, reports being described by the saudis as collateral damage in the same press conference. the brigadier general alluded to the fact that there ha

port city killed dozens of houthi fighters. the houthis are still on the move. they are reported to be marching towards the southern city of aden. they've been battling sunni tribes. we're hearing at least 20 houthi fighters have been killed. more now: >> airstrikes hit targets across the country including in the capitol, sanna. jets from the saudi led coalition bombed you ammunition depots airport and long-range rocket launchers in sanna sada and other areas. this destroyed helicopters and the a fuel facility. the saudis have deployed soldiers along the border they share with yemen. >> the houthis are a group of militias that stage add coup. they have expanded because of the backer of former presidential saleh and the iranians. >> saudi led airstrikes seem to be weakening houthi fighters who are retreating to the south according to local sources. sunni tribesman are on the move to recapture areas they lost in the last weeks. these are houthi fighters killed in an ambush in the southern city of lahag. yemen has a deteriorating security situation. the saudis and their allies said the airstrikes will continue until t