in other news, nearly two dozen houthis fighters have been killed in air strikes in the southern yemen city as saudi led air strikes continue for a 6th day. >> the iraqi prime minister says security forces have pushed to retake the city from isil. this is the latest footage where iraqi security forces say they have stormed the house, being used as an isil hide out. military officers say they are not also in control of the governors headquarters and the main hospital. >> the security forces raise the iraqi flag over the building and they are now purging other parts the group planted bombs government offices and destroyed all their installations. >> activists in syria say isil fighters have killed at least 30 civilians. this accused of attacking a village which is controlled pi the government, the observatory says people were shot burned and stabs before government forces repelled the attack. two gunman have been killed after a hostage crisis. armed men stormed the courthouse and held one of turkey's chief prosecutors at gun point he is now undergoing surgery after being injured in an operati

says they left the southern yemen city of adan under saudi protection early on thursday.xpected to attend an arab league meeting on saturday. they plan to reinforce security at it's borders and around industrial facilities. the country and the coalition began a campaign against the rebels. the ousted leader has also denounced the saudi air strikes. this is a show of support anti-houthis protestors marched on thursday after the strikes. earlier this week, popular protests like those against their reasons have continues. there's a different scene which is under houthis control. houthis supporters march to protest against the strikes. saudi arabia says it has launched the air strikes with the aim of reversing the houthis coupe and resoaring legitimacy. >> the choice is very similar abide by this process and become legitimate players or they will not -- but they certainly will not be allowed to take over the country. >> operation decisive storm started in the early hours of thursday. saudi arabia says it has launched air strikes with the aim of reversing the coupe and resoari

. >> left the southern yemen city of adan, on the saudi protection early on thursday.is expected to attend an arab league meeting. and the former president has called on the houthies to stop attacking adan. the ousted leader has deunderstand nod the air strikes on the capitol. the leader of the houthies said that his group will carry on fighting. >> what do they expect us to do? surrender? announce our defeat. >> to act like cowards in what do they expect from us? clap overnight, to walk away, absolutely not. we will fight back, all 24 million yemenis will stand united and face this aggression. what more can you tell us about the air vehicles? >> there are were air strikes a few minutes ago we see them every couple of minutes but they are not as heavy as they were five minutes ago. it is still very tense right now. they have been at it almost all day, and right now kills are for the same thing happening yesterday they will wake up in the middle of the night crying. right now it is calm. and hopefully it stays that way. >> what about the rest of the country? there have

southern yemen, president hadi, have control over the groups, known as popular committee. mohamed vall has met some of the field commanders. >> these are the men in charge of law and order in southern yemen. patrolling the city fors but now they have replaced all regular security personnel. >> i think popular committees have become a key factor of security and stability. they were able to deviet terrorists more effectively than entire communities and governments. >> reporter: the popular communities now guard the airports and all public institutions. >> translator: we welcome the committees among us because they are very useful. we had a lot of weaknesses and they helped us tremendously especially in matters of crime and weapons. >> reporter: president hadi, they are said to have shown feacht efficiency and that'sefficiency. >> later on in abian and some northern province he. we can't let the same thing happen in aden. >> reporter: but regarding security in the north the popular committee's commanders, antihadi offensive. >> we welcome president hadi but we're not willing to go with him to the north to fight the houthis. >> reporter: some say it is not their fight. >> we will mobilize our forces for war afte

. >> hello, houthi rebels are closing in on yemen's president in the yemen's southern city of aden. earlier houthi fighters captured an air base in the south defeating president hadi's troops. yemen's foreign minister has echoed hadi's call and asking arab countries to help fight the rebels. the president's exact whereabouts are unknown. saudi arabia has amassed troops on its board with yemen. we have more on the fight for yemen. [ gunfire ] it shocked many people that houthies have advanced this far south. taiz yemen's third-largest city, every day they've taken a stand, chanting for the rebels to leave. >> we swear that we'll drive out all houthies from taize and teach them a lesson they'll never forget. >> houthi fighters reply with gunfire and tear gas. several people were killed. many more injured. paramedics say some of the shooters worry police uniforms. other reports say that the internal security officers themselves the ones meant to be keeping the peace could join the houthies. these forces are said to be loyal to yemen's long-time ruler ali abdullah saleh who now' now appe

other ministers were able to also escape and move to southern yemen, the city offed aen where they continue to run the operations as the legitimate government. >> let's recap the effect this had on the oil price. strong gains today. brent and wti both up the best part of 5%. let's also look at the saudi stock market which is off about .8% as we look at it at the moment. i just want to bring you the latest flash on this situation as well. yemen shut all major seaports due to the escalating conflict coming from local industry sources. reuters is reporting that we're joined now by hadley. just to set the background, what is this about? and the broad coalition. it's not just saudi making the attack. >> we're also hearing that the sudan also took part in this strike. 150,000 troops on the border. yemen has been falling apart for quite sometime. back in january there was a big question about what was going to happen there. we knew it was going to fall apart. we're talking about the soft underbelly of saudi arabia. they have a divide 30% shia and 70% sunni but you also have to remember saudi arabi

only on >> houthi rebels appear to be closing in on yemen's president in the yemen's southern city aden. the houthies have now captured its airport. that is how been retaken though, by other fighters loyal to the president. >>> leaders of spain germany and france travel to the french alps where the germanwings plane crashed on tuesday killing 150 people. >> over the board isil fighters are said to be among rebel forces pushing assad troops from the world heritage site. the battle has been raging for days. they have listed it as an endangered site since 2013. >> the two governments battling it out for control of libya have resumed peace talks in the morocco capital rabat. it after so many years of upheaval and fighting libyans hope that peace may finally be within their grasp. but there is little trust between the factions still struggling for power. >> yet more casualties of war. people of misrata continue to bury their men. two brothers, and their cousin, these men died fighting groups affiliated with the islamic state in iraq and the levant. but libya has another war front one where l

. >> yemen's former president accused his successor of stealing and destroying the country he says the president who has fled the capitol and is now in the southern cityuld leave yemen and go into exile. al jazeera is reporting on developments for us there, he is in aidan in the south former president is very clearly aiming for a strong come back to the political scene, probably he doesn't want to be president again but he has his son -- we have seen thousands today rallying inside asking for his son. to run for president in the next elections in we then, we have also seen loyalist everywhere around the country showing their presence, and their power, one of them is here, a general who refused the orders for him to move from his post and be replaced. he has called on hattie to leave the country he described him as inefficient he said eh destroyed the country, he said he is a separate zest he should leave, he compelled the situation now to 1994, when a civil war took place, because they decided to secede, and listen now to some of the justifications expressed for what has gone on. >> the people cannot afford to eat or drink. you have suspended their ch

. >> houthi rebels close in on yemen's president in the southern city of aden. there are reports of gunfire on the outskirts of the city, and it's airports have been closed due to security concerns. yemen's four ministers echo the call in asking arab countries to help fight the rebels. but the president's wear abouts at the moment are unknown. they're matching troops on the board of yemen. the foreign minister saying they'll take measures to protect yemen's security. we have more on the fight for yemen. >> it shocked many people but houthies have advanced this far south. yemen's third largest city. especially the locals. every day this week they have taken a stand chanting for the rebels to leave. >> we swear that we'll drive out all houthies in taiz and teach them a lesson they'll never forget. >> houthi fighters replied with gunfire and tear gas, several people were killed. many more injured. paramedics say some of the shoot shooters wore police uniforms. other reports say that the internal security officers themselves, the ones meant to be keeping the peace to

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 from the arab states and international community, coming after all other means to achieve a peaceful solution to end the houthi military coup and restoring the legitimate government was exhausted. it will continue until the houthis hand over elections. sawed media reported that former president's son was in riyadh a day before the attacks were launched in yemen suggesting the former yemeni president is willing to turn against the houthis if international sanctions against him are lifted. the saudis apparently no longer trust saleh. they accuse him of colluding with the houthis to destabilize the area. >> arab leaders great to create a unified milit

. >> 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 29,000 vifflians wo

yemen has accused his successor of stealing and destroying the country. he says president hadi who has now left the capitol of sana'a and is in the southern city of aden shouldve yemen and go into exile. our correspondent sent us this update from aiden. >> reporter: the 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 rallying inside sana'a asking for his son to run for president in the next elections in yemen. we have seen also loyalists to saleh everywhere around the country showing their presence and power. one of them was here in aden a general who refused orders to leave his post. saleh has called on hadi to leave the country. he says he destroyed the country. he compared the situation to 1994 when a civil war took place for yemen because the south decided to secede. and listen now to some of the justificationings saleh expressed. >> translator: the people cannot afford to either drink. you have gubled up their dues. suspended their salaries. brought their livelihood to a stand still. investment to a halt and tourism too. is th

these are houthi fighters killed in an ambush in the southern city of lahege. dominated by yemen's deteriorating security situation. the saudis and their allies say the air strikes will continue until houthis and the deposed president ali abdalla saleh disband their militias. they also insist that abd rabbu mansour hadi is the legitimate mat leader. >> the move came after all other means to achieve a peaceful solution that includes independentendingthe houthi military coup. the action will continue until the houthi hand over their weapons. >> hadi has sacked ali abdalla saleh son. as envoy to united arab emirates. a day before saudis and its alays launched the attacks against yemen. reports suggest he is willing to turn against yemen if international sanctions against him are lifted. but the saudis no longer trust saleh. they accuse him of concluding with the houthis to destabilize yemen. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >>> accusing people working for president goodluck jonathan's party of violence, in the oil producing river state of nigeria. yvonne ndege reports from abuja. >> repo

houthi rebels appear to be closing in on yemen's president in the southern city of aden.re is heavy gunfire on the outskirts of the city and the airport has been closed because of security certains. the president's exact whereabouts are unknown, but he is said to be safe and still in aden. >>> the leaders of germany, france, and spain have arrived in the town near the location of the crash site of germanwings flight. they have been able to locate the cockpit voice recorder but it is damaged. >>> at least seven people have been killed by a large explosion in afghanistan's capitol. 31 others have been injured by the car bomb. it happened just 24 hours after the u.s. announced a slow down in its troop withdrawal from afghanistan. jennifer glasse is in kabul. >> reporter: the explosion happened in the very center of kabul, not far from the presidential palace near the ministry of finance, and just outside a major police station, police direct number 2 in the heart of kabul. the dead and injured were mainly civilians heading home from work. the blast happened just before sunse

. >>> 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

the saudi-led coalition continued its strikes on houthi targets in yemen including the southern city where two dozen fighters and civilians were killed when an army division was bombed. >> scuffles in nigeria as presidential elections were read out. a former minister grabbed the mic saying he refused to accept the result. >> russian foreign minister sergey lavrov says talks in switzerland over iran's nuclear future have a good chance of success. diplomatics are working hard to reach an agreement before tuesday's deadline expires. >> thousands of expatriots are getting out of yemen. pakistan is helping some of its citizens to leave the pakistani government. we he report from islamabad where there's concern the government support will only increase sectarian tension. >> on sunday night, 500 pakistanis arrived home from yemen. they were flown out of the red sea port during a two hour break in the fighting. june at night there was a lot of bombing. it broke our windows. the houthis are the main threat to us. they were saying why is pakistan backing the saudis. >> pakistan announced it wi

southern yemen. the militia has been controlling the city for months. now they have replaced the security person. the committees are a key factor. security. they were able to defeat terrorists more efficiently than countries and governments much. >> on the president's orders the popular committees guard the airports and public institutions. >> translation: we welcome the committees among us. they are useful. we had a lot of weaknesses. they helped, especially in matters of crime and illegal weapons. >> the popular committees were created in 2012. the purpose was to fight against al qaeda. they are said to have shown efficiency and made success. that's why they rely on them now, for protection and to deep security in aiden. >> we saw the aggression that took place and in northern provinces. we can't let the same thing happen in aiden. regarding security in the north, the committees were open to the idea of anti-houthi offensive. >> we limit ourselves to the kouth, and welcome the president. we are not ready to go with him to fight the houthis in the forth. >> some say it isn't their fight. >> we w

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 have resumed in moroc

airstrikes in yemen and explosions were heard in the southern city of aden today. the gentleman giving the briefing. >> after confirmed intelligence that they use it as a grouping center. we've targeted operations and focused and avoided any collateral damage. as we confirm the continuation our care for the citizens we have no issues. >> this is the command post where the houthi leadership and faters dug in and where they took a direct hit. of course, this hall continue in the next few days to prevent the advance of hotely forces and to disrupt supply and lowies ticks and to prevent movement of vehicles. the next few days we noticed that there have been movement to vehicles and troops either towards the south south of yemen. the central building in the middle of this row of these buildings. it's not--our goal is not to destroy infrastructure but target the specific building that was confirmed. it was an ammo dump used for the houthis. of course, you must all know as we mentioned earlier that the houthi militias are fortified inside houses, we're seeing in the past

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 the houthis and the deposed president ali abdullah saleh disband their militias. they insist that president adou rabbo mansour hadi return. >> the move came after all other means to achieve a peaceful solution that includes ending the houthi military coup and restoring legitimacy. the action will continue until the houthi hand over their weapons. >> ali abdullah saleh's son from -- ali abdullah saleh was reported to be in rehe idea a day before saudi launched attacks. it suggests the former president is willing to turn against the houthis if international sanctions against him are lifted. the saudi's apparently no longer trust ali abdullah saleh. they accuse him of roll including with the houthis. >> script's president says joint action is needed to fight intervention in the middle east. he said a panel will work under the supervision of arab chiefs to work out the structure. th

yemen after a fierce night of airstrikes. one airstrike hit an camp can camp of refugees. the houthies have launched a fresh offensive on the southern city of aden. >> reporter: yemeni tribesmen and shia houthi rebels engage in fierce fighting around the in eastern yemen. many houthi fighters have been killed. the houthis are trying to move through this area to the oil-rich province of marib. but they're not the only ones determined to stop their advance. this attack is by the saudi-led coalition targeting positions around marib. airstrikes have already hit houthi fighters. dozens of houthi fighters have been killed and jets have bombed positions in the northern province of saada considered the houthi's main support base. the saudis have deployed thousands of soldiers along the border they share with yemen. but saudi officials continue to say that there is no plan to send troops, at least for now. >> we will attack for the militias, but there is no major land operation. >> the saudi-led airstrikes seam to be weakening houthi fighters who started to retreat from areas in the south. tribesmen are on the move to recapture areas they lost in

yemen. the blast happened at two mosques in the capital sanaa during friday prayers. these attacks come a day after intense gun battles in southern city of aden among rival troops loyal to yemen's former and current president left 13 dead. >>> hopes for some sort of lasting peace in eastern ukraine seem to be fading. hostilities carry on in spite of the cease-fire which was signed in minsk. one village called peski is in the donetsk region and it comes under the control of the ukrainian government. >> reporter: peski was one of the wealthiest suburbs of donetsk. everyone apparently wanted to live -- and look what has happened to it now. constant fire. so he's taking us to the ukrainian position at the front line. well, technically a cease-fire line, but this doesn't really sound like a cease-fire to me. he wants us to run, one by one. no -- he's suggesting we go inside, which is probably a safer place to be. >> reporter: so he says the ukraine army the ukrainian military are respecting the cease-fire, but these guys they say they are from the volunteer battalion, he says that we return fire. >> reporter: it's 900 meters from here to t

southern yemen. the popular committees militia has been patrolling the city for months, but now they have replaced allular security personnel. >> translator: i think the popular committees have become a key factor of security and stability. they were able to defeat terrorists more efficiently than entire countries and governments. >> reporter: on the president's orders the popular committees now guard the presidential come poundings, airports and all public institutions. >> translator: we welcome the committees among us because they are very useful. we had a lot of weaknesses, and they helped us tremendously. >> reporter: the popular committees were created in 2012 by president hadi and the purpose was to help fight against al-qaeda in one province. they are said to have shown efficiency and had some success, and that's why the president relies on them now for his own protection and give security in the city of aden. >> reporter: we saw the looting and aggression that took place in sana'a. we can't let the same thing happen here. >> reporter: but the popular committee's commanders appear divided. some

southern yemen. the popular committee's militia has been patrolling the city for months. now, they have replaced all regular security personnel. >> i think the popular committees have become a key factor of security and stability. they were able to defeat terrorists more efficiently than entire countries and governments. >> on president hadi's orders, the committees now guard the presidential compounds, the airport and all public institutions. >> we welcome the committees because they're very useful. we had a lot of weaknesses and they helped us tremendously especially in the matter of crimes and illegal weapons. >> the purpose was to help fight al-qaeda in the province. they are said to have shown efficiency and the president release on them now for his own protection and to keep security in the city of aden. >> we saw the aggression that took place in the north. we can't let the same thing happen in aden. >> rewarding security in the north, the popular committee's commanders appear divided. some are open to the idea of an anti-houthi offensive. >> we limit ourselves to

yemen tonight. the rebel group mount aid major a being it on the southern port city of aden today. rgeting 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 houthi

the attacks happened a day after intense fighting at the airport in the southern port city of aden, where yemen'ssident 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, shia tribe

southern yemen. they have been patrolling the city for months.ow they have replaced all regular security personnel. >> translator: i think the popular committees have become a key factor of security and stability. they were able to defeat terrorists more efficiently than entire countries and goes. >> reporter: when the president ordered they guard all public institutions now. >> translator: we welcome the committees among us because they are very useful. we had a lot of weaknesses, and they helped us tremendously. especially in matters of crime and weapons. >> reporter: the popular committees were formed in 2012 by the president. they have said to have shown efficiency and had success, and that's why the president relies on them now for his own protection a to keep security in aden. >> translator: we saw the aggression that has gone on. we can't let the same thing happen in aden. >> reporter: but regarding security in the north, the commanders appear divided. >> translator: we limit ourselves to the south. we welcome president hadi. but we're not

southern coast of yemen. the move comes after al qaeda seized a neighboring city in the war-torn country. u.s. forces began launching drone strikes three years ago. american british, and french embassies in yemen's capital closed last month because of security concerns. the tunisian government has to attain 20 people in connection with wednesday's attack on its national museum. prosecutors say that each has tie with terrorists. two men opened fire inside of the museum killing 21 people most of them european tour ists. new developments right now in new orleans, where we have learned that a man shot after wielding a machete in the airport has died. investigators say that richard white was also carrying six gasoline-filled molotov cocktails and a lighter. a found in acetylene tank and smoke bombs in his car. investigators say that he attacks security agents with bug spray before pulling out a 14 inch machete. >> he comes in with a machete, swinging it. i started swinging my suitcase at him and he ran the other way right into the tsa agent. kimberly: the tsa agent was accidentally shot in the arm

southern city. the summit in egypt has been dominated by yemen's security situation. the saudis and their allies say the air strikes will continue until the houthis and the deposed president ali abdullah saleh disband their militias. they also insist that the president who fled the country is yemen's leader. >> yemen was on the verge of a collapse. the move came after other means to achieve is peaceful solution including ending a coup. the action will continue until the houthi hand over their weapons. >> abd-rabbu mansour hadi has sacked ali abdullah saleh's son from his post as yemen's ambassador to the united arab emirates. this comes after saudi arabia media reported that salah was in riyadh a day before the attacks were launched. the reports suggest the former president was willing to turn against the houthis. sanctions against him are lifted. the saudis apparently no longer trust ali abdullah saleh. they are accused of colluding with the houthis and iranians to destabilize the region >>> representatives from six world powers are holding the last full day of talks

air base in yemen called al anad, outside the southern coastal city of aden. this weekend those special operation forces those elite troops that have been at that air base, they abandoned that air base. and today the iran-backed shia rebels who are right now in the process of taking over the country of yemen by force, the houthi rebels overran that base and broadcast this video of their fighters running through and ransacking anything they could. in the face of the rebels, the country's president had already fled yemen's capital several months ago and taken refuge in the southern city of aden near the u.s. base. today the country's president didn't just flee aden, he fled the country, too. he escaped the country by boat bound for lord knows where. people are guessing jabouti. there are a few different things that are important here. one is the sobering realization this is the fourth country that to some degree has collapsed after libya and syria and iraq, maybe it's the fifth one if you count egypt, too, so that's the world falling apart file. countries that c

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

in yemen, shia houthi rebels took over the capital, saying they reach an agreement with iran, the new collision has been formed against the houthis, the aids remain in the southern city after scoping house arrest last month. we have this report on the continuing political standoff. >> there's a power vacuum in yemen. iran appears to be capitalizing on it. since the houthis forced the president to flee the capital, iran has counselled a willing partner. a houthi delegation returned from a 2-week mission. a houthi spokesman says ryan is pledging to expand a port. help build power perhaps, and provide yemen with enough oil to last a year. the houthis say pledging support will boost the economy and bilateral relations. a spokesman for the government says the only ones getting a boost from the deal are the houthis. >> inference is nearly about military support to some militia group. iran never supported any country. the most important point here is the yemeni daily $8 billion consumption much oil. i think iran can't afford to offer that money. >> the agreement announces a flight. they brought aid workers. the yemeni government fears it will bring more weapons to marm harm

yemen. presidents abdel mansour hadi spoke for the first time. natasha johnston reports. >> after his rebel shia houthis put him under house arrest. 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

president tries to put together an administration in the southern city of aiden and we go to mohamed who is following documents for us from yemennd we will start with where you are mohamed, how are attempts faring to try to put together a government there? >> he has been trying hard since he arrived a couple weeks ago and today there was a meeting expected by the members of cabinet making it to aiden and i understand there are at least eight of them here already and some of them are still on their way and houthis tried to blocked them. they did not give them passage and put some of them under house arrest and five of them are under house arrest including the prime minister and hadi trying to get most of them to arrive here. the minister of defense came here two days ago but there are problems and now the meeting is postponed, probably it's going to be held after tomorrow. one, because some of the ministers have not arrived and minister of defense one of the most important among them are still in his house not far from here but he is willing to come to meet hadi and willing to attend the meeting and we have conflicting reports a

southern yemen. the popular committee malitia patrolling the city for months.ow they have replaced all regular security personnel. >> translator: i think the popular committees have become a key factor of security and stblt and were able to defeat terrorists more efficiently than entire countries and governments. >> reporter: on president hadi orders they got the presidential compounds, airport and all public institutions. >> translator: we we come committees among us because they are useful. we had a lot of weaknesses and they helped tremendously especially matters of crime and illegal weapons. >> reporter: popular committees started in 2012 by haidi to fight al-qaeda and shown efficiency and made some success and that is why president haidi relies on them now for his own protection and keep security in the city of aiden. >> translator: we saw the illusion and aggression that took place in sanaa and libya and northern provinces and we cannot let the same thing happen in aiden. >> reporter: regarding security in the north the commanders appear divided and some

. >> yemen's defence minister arrived in the southern city of aden after escaping house arrest in sanaa. five of his body guards were killed. abd-rabbu mansour hadi also fled to aiden after being put under house arrest last month >>> in egypt the trial of two al jazeera journalists has been adjourned until march. they made their third appearance in court no cairo. in february mohamed fadel fahmy, a naturalized canadian who give up his egyptian citizenship, and mansour bahrami released op bail after being detained for more than a year. after leaving court they spoke of their frustration with the process. >> everyone here is, i think, we come and respect the court. it's unusual that the witnesses don't come twice in a row and it's seen as an insult to the traditionary. we are caught in it. >> it's taking too much time. it's hard to get anything done because they don't have proof to say anything. i'm working on it. but it's taking too much time. >> one has been killed and six injured by a bomb. the explosion happened outside a supermarket. the first comprehensive report into the disappeara

yemen. isis took control of the third largest cities. yemen which is in the southernthe arabian palestinians peninsula is battling al qaeda and isis group. >>> the pentagon and the fbi are investigating a new isis threat one that is targeting u.s. troops in america. the group calling itself the islamic state hacking division posted photos and addresses of 100 american servicemen and women online. the group called on isis supporters in the u.s. to kill the people on that list. defense department officials told abc they cannot confirm the validity of message, but contacting the families of those on the list. >>> afghanistan's new president is making his first official visit to the u.s. as head of state. and there are host of key issues on the agenda when he meets with president obama at the white house. among the topics to be discussed he is expected to talk with mr. obama about america's military presence in afghanistan that includes asking for a possible change to the time line in the u.s. troop draw down in the region. he said he wants the u.s. to keep ten thousand t

. >> yemen's so-called communities have managed to retake a city in the southern province from al qaeda. three people were killed this the fighting. al qaeda fighters received control of the city. saudi arabia - they say it has accepted requests by the president to find a peaceful solution to the crisis in yemen. it's not clear if the houthis will take part in the court. a top leader accused the saudis of trying to destabilize yes ren. >> an olympic boxer has died in a helicopter crash in north western argentina. the sport stars are amok 10 people killed when two helicopter collided mid air during filming for a reality control. weather conditions at the time were good, and the cause of the crash is being investigated. it's one of the biggest challenges facing drug enforcement authorities in the united states. how to control the surge of cheep hoir. it's believed that during cartels control smuggling. they use exiting distribution for crystal meth cocaine and marijuana. and seizures of heroin have tripled in the past five years. border agents have told al jazeera so it's a tiny fraction

. >> yemen's defense minister arrived in the southern city of aden after escaping house arrest in the capitol sanna. these are pictures of him. he followed the president adou rabbo mansour hadi who fled to aden last month after escaping house arrest by the rebels. >> 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. >> ev

jazeera america. >> shia houthi remembers in yemen fired shots in taiz to break up a rally against them. they've taken over the airport in the southern city. fighters are pushing south to aden where president hadi is trying to hold power. >> a third attacker involved in the museum shootings in in tunisia are on the run. the government is asking for help locating this man. >> israel's president is under pressure to form the next government. talks are underway between the three political parties that won the most seats in last weeks election. >> we've been through a stormy and passionate election season. this is the time to begin the process of fusing and healing israeli society. government that will be formed was chosen by the majority of israeli citizens but answer to all citizens, jews, arabs left, right, north south center and periphery. >> let's go to west jerusalem. there's no doubt at this stage that bennett will be asked to form a new government by the president there. >> indeed, very little doubt. still, there are form ats that need to be carried out. in the last hour or so, the israeli president who rejust heard from has been meet

southern city. the arab summit in egypt has been dominated by yemen's deteriorating security situation. sad is and saudis and their allies say the or strikeses will continue until they disband their melitia. they also insist that president mansour hadi who hospital fled the country is yemen's legitimate leader. >> translator: yemen was on the urge of collapse. the move came after all other means to achieve a peaceful solution that includes ending the houthi military coup and restoring legitimate i. the action will continue until the hall i hand over their houthi has handed over their weapons. >> reporter: the general has been sacked from the post as yemen's ambassador to the united arum emirates. sack booed his father. this comes after saudi media reported that he was in riad a day before saudis and their allies launched attacks against yemen. the reports suggest that the former yemeni president is willing to turn against the houthis if international sanctions against him are lifted. but the saudis apparently no longer trust him. they are accused of a are co of colluding and the iranian

southern yemen. >> people gather to protest against the arrival of pro-houthi forces in their city.ng i want to drag us in to war and we refuse. >>> a helicopter flying over a military convoy below was a sign that pro-houthi courses might be closer to a collision course. hadi has been in aden since he was forced to flee the capital. the editor in chief says it puts them on the path to least resistance to aden and the president. >> there are those who oppose them but they are not armed. they are not quayle. they protest against the houthis but they will not fight the houthis. >> as people grappled with the bomb bombings, president hadi and on television. he said the bombings were an attempt to push the country in to a sectarian war and he needs to ensure the computer of yemenis. >> security -- the security of yemen yemenis. my job is to invite the political powers and components including those who carried out the coup. does e tete to agree on things that will help a lot of the targets and goals of our people. >> but negotiations are in trouble. al jazeera has learned the u.n. envoy

yemen. 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

southern yemen. people gather to protest against the a rival of pro outy forces in their city. they want to drag us into war and we refuse. a helicopter flying over a military convoy below was a sign that pro outy forces might be closer to a collision course with president hadi. hadi is in haden trying to hang on to power. >> there interest "r" those who oppose the outiness but they're not militant. they are not armed. they're not al-qaeda. they will protest the outy, but they will not fight the houthies houthies. >> as people gather over the mass bombings that killed 137 on friday president hadi appeared on television. he needs to secure the yemenis. >> my job as president is to do this, and to invite all the political pause and components including those who carry out the coup d'etat in order to agree on turn things that will help the targets and goals of our people. >> but negotiations are in trouble. al jazeera has learned the u.n. envoy has left the country. saudi arabia has offered to host peace talks but outy spokesmen say that they will only agree to meetings in sanaa.

. >>> now to yemen where shia houthi rebels appear to be closing in on the president's base in the southern cityf aden. there are reports of gunfire on the outskirts of the city and the airport is closed because of security concerns. there are reports that the president has fled the country. yemen's foreign minister is calling on arab countries to help fight the rebels. the saudi foreign minister says countries in the region will do what is necessary to protect stability. mike viqueira what is the white house saying? >> reporter: they insist they president hadi is still the rightful leader of yemen. but no one really knows who is leading the country, who is in charge there, but in spite of it all, the u.s. is insisting that its policy towards yemen has worked. last september president obama cited yemen as a model in taking our terror. >> this is one that we have successfully pursued in yemen and somali for years. >> reporter: five months later u.s. forces evacuated, its embassy empty for a month. a spokesman is denying reports that president hadi fled from aden. the u.s. is still calling u.s. po

>> the shia 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

. >> 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

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