they are destroying taiz. >> taiz is on the main highway that links the south to the capital, sanna, in the north. forces loyal to the exiled president adou rabbo mansour hadi say retaking taiz is just a matter of time. >> i tell the yemenese that despite the ongoing attacks by the houthis using rockets and heavy weapons, they assure that taiz will be liberated soon. >> this is another front line in yemen's continuing conflict. pro-government forces fire at houthi positions in the oil rich province. yemeni soldiers trained in saudi arabia have been sent here with new weapons to recapture the city and secure oil and gas installations. this is what government forces are hoping to achieve, they are on the offensive to recapture the province. they also say they have fighters ready to retake taiz. if they succeed in getting control of taiz and maarib, forces would advance to retake the capital and push houthi fighters and their allies to the north, their stronghold. that goal might not be easy. the houthis and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh say they have deployed what

pro government fighters recaptured the main buildings in taiz. they've been able to defeat houthi rebels and soldiers loyal to ali abdullah saleh in recent days. on saturday they announced that they managed to expel the houthis and their allies from shawba and similar victories from earlier this week. these fighters, however, are not content. they say they will continue their fight until they are in full control of yemen. >> we're in constant co contact and will focus our attention on liberating the government of i ibb. >> the destruction caused by the fighting is clear. almost every building appears to be damaged. momentum has been on the side of pro government forces since they managed to recapture yemen's southern port city of aden. the saudi arabiaen-led coalition has brought weapons, logistical support to the forces. but it's still not clear who will help rebuild the homes and lives of yemenis when all of this is over. >> well in talking with spokesperson on behalf of the houthis say that the losses were a result of tactical move. >> to begi

pro government fighters recapture the main security buildings in the main city of taiz. is another victory for president abd rabbuh mansur hadi's fighters. they have been able to defeat houthi rebels and soldiers loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh in several other citizen across yemen in recent days. on saturday they announced that they managed to expel the houthis and their allies from shbwa earlier this week. these fighters, however, are not content. they say that they will continue their fight until they're in full control of yemen. >> we're in constant contact with the other resistence fighters in aden. we're all working together in cleanse taiz and will focus our attention on liberating the government of ibb. >> at least 18 houthi rebels were killed and 30 others from injured. the destruction caused by the fighting is clear. almost every building appears to be damaged. momentum has been on the side of pro government forces since they managed to recapture yemen's port city of yemen. the saudi arabian coalition has offered armor personnel carrier, weapons, a

taiz is just a matter of time. >> using rockets and heavy weapons, they assured that taiz would be liberated soon. >> this another "fault line" in yemen's continuing conflict. pro government soldiers firing, and soldiers have been sent here with new weapons to capture the city and secure oil and gas installations. this is what government forces are hoping to achieve. they're on the offensive to recapture the province of maarib. if they succeed in getting controlled of taiz and maarib, they'll retake the capital in the north, which is their stronghold. but that goal might not be easy. the houthis and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh say they have deployed an elite force in the mountains surrounding sanaa to stop any advance by government troops. al jazeera. >> lebanon's government said that it will fund a new developer for landfill sites near the lebanese-syrian borders. the garbage has lined the streets for weeks now after landfill sites were closed. we have more now from the capital of beirut. >> they held an emergency cabinet meeting on tuesday to discuss the latest political crisis. eve

in taiz, pro-yemen forces make gains in yemen's largest city. >>> adrian brown joins us now. we understand a wider evacuation order has now been given. >>reporter: there's still a bit of confusion about whether a wider evacuation has been ordered. >>> state media have reported 700 tons of sodium cyanide were in the warehouse that was destroyed in those multiple explosions but today the government said it was slightly less than 100. >> just talk us through again why the authorities think the death toll will actually go higher. >>> it is though, still waiting. >>> there have been desperate scenes in macedoni where hundreds of migrants have been traying to board a train. there wasn't enough room for everyone and migrants tried to pull others off to secure a face. the train was heading to serbia which borders hungary. >>> in iraq, at least 21 people have been killed in a series of bombings in and around baghdad. it's been targeted many times. the attacks have injured more than 100 people >>> in yemen, pro government forces are making significant progress against houthi >>> accord

fighters who are loyal to the exiled president abd rabbuh mansur hadi have taken control of taiz. government forces say they're in full control of sh abwa province with substantial oil reserves. that means five provinces in the south are now held by pro government forces. they are shabwa, abyan, aden, lahj, daleh. >> taking control, pro government fighters recapture the main buildings in taiz. it is another victory for abd rabbuh mansur hadi's fighters. they've been able to defeat houthi rebels and soldiers loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh in recent days. on saturday they announced they had managed to expel the houthis and their allies from shabwa after victories earlier this week. these fighters, however, are not content. they say they will continue their fight until they are in full control of yemen. >> we're in constant contact with the other resistant fighters. we're all working together to cleanse taiz and will now focus our tension on liberating the government of indianapoli --government of ibb ibb. >> the destruction from the fighting is clear. almost all the bu

they're advancing on taiz, the third largest city, and they're in full control of other province.ive of yemen's provinces in the south are now held by pro government forces. we have the latest on the advance. >> taking control. reaching for the main security in the city of taiz. >> they've been able to defeat houthi rebels in recent days. on saturday they announced they had managed to expel the houthis and their allies after similar victories earlier this week. these fighters, however, are not content. they say they'll continue the fighting until they're in full control. >> we're all working together and now focus our attention on liberating the government. >> 18 houthi rebels were killed in the battle in the city of taiz and 30 others were injured. almost every building appears to be damaged. momentum has been on the side of pro government forces since they managed to recapture the port city of aden. they have provided armored personnel carriers, and logistical support to the forces. with all this destruction and the extreme poverty faced by most people here it's still not clear

elsewhere, forces loyal to the president have been advance okay taiz.ald tan has the latest. >> reporter: a city devastated. many buildings in aden lying in ruins. some families are slowly returning to their homes, but others say it's still too early. >> we were surprised to find out that there is no water or electricity. we were forced to go back to where we initially fled to. >> there has been a signifkent shift in momentum here controlling most of atten after four months of battles. al slishingz provided more weapons help to go bolster forces. the howe howe leader says he is not worried about the group's recent losses. >> this development in aden does not represent any real gain. it's an isolated victory. the more the agressors continue and the more they get involved it is just a waste of time. it's any vain. at the end of the day, they are the losers because steps like this those matter what they are are not going to decide the event outcome of the battle. >> reporter: with aden largely liberated, pro-government fighters are shifting their focus to

recapturing the buildings in the main city of ta taiz. on saturday, they announced that they had managed to expel the houthis and their allies afte >> they ha >> we're in constant contact with the commander hq in aden. we're all working together to cleanse taiz and we'll work to liberate ibb. >> 18 houthi rebels were killed and 30 others were injured. the destruction caused by the fighting were cleared. momentum has been on the side of pro government forces since they managed to capture the port city of aden. the coalition has provided armored carriers, weapons and logistical support to the forces. but with all this destruction and the extreme poverty faced by most people here it's still not clear what will help to rebuild the homes and lives of yemenis when all of this is over. al jazeera. >> still to come. >> commemorations marking 70 years since the end of the second world war. also, bein seeing red, anger spills out on the streets of guatemala. that story in just a few moment's time. >> welcome back. here at al jazeera a quick recap o

they say they have fighters to take taiz. they would retake the capital and push fighters to the north, thing stronghold. but that might not be easy. >> 13 iraqi troops have been killed by a suicide car bombing. the attack happens close to the isil held capital of ramadi. the bomber used a army vehicle to approach the troops before detonating th the explosion. officials say that the attack has the hallmark of isil. >>> members of the pkk have been killed. they died in airstrikes. turkey began a military operation last month after an attack on turkish troops. south sudan's president has agreed to sign a peace deal to end the 20-month civil war. it's expected to sign on wednesday, but has called for more negotiations on some of the key parts of the deal. rebel leader signed the deal last month. >> it has sign the clause without reservation. in this regard, they have expressed their readiness to act immediately if the president does not sign the agreement tomorrow. >> gabriel elizondo has more on what he could do if they do not

government forces have taken control in the third largest city, taiz. loyalist fighters say they fully control the shabwa prove incident in the country's south. >> means pro-government forces control 5 provinces overall in the south of yemen. >> reporter: taking control. pro-government fighters recapture the main security buildings in the city of taiz. it's yet another victory for president hadi's fighters. they have been able to defeat houthi rebels in several other cities across yemen in recent days. on saturday, they announced that they had managed to expel the houthis and their allies after similar victories earlier this week. these fighters, however, are not content. they say they will continue their fight until they are in full control of yemen. we are in constant contact with the other resistance fighters in the command hq in adden. we are working together to cleanse taiz and will focus our attention on liberating idlib. >> at least 18 houthi rebels were killed. the desconstruction is clear. almost every building appears to be damaged. momentum h

government fighters recaptured the main security buildings in the city of taiz. it's yet another victory for president abd rabbuh mansur ha hadi's fighters. they've been able to defeat houthi rebels and soldiers loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh in recent days. on saturday they announced they had managed to expel the houthis and their allies from shabwa after similar victories earlier this week. these fighters are not content. they say they'll continue their fight until they're in full control of yemen. >> we're in constant contact with the other resistant fighters. we're all working together to cleanse taiz and will focus our attention on the government of ibb. >> the destruction caused by the fighting is clear. almost every building appears to be damaged. momentum has been on the side of pre-government forces since they recaptured the port city of ad aden. they have provided armor personnel carriers, weapons and logistical support to the forces. but with all of this destruction and extreme poverty faced by most people here it's still not clear who wi

. >> pro government fight necessary the city of taiz. their aim is to capture yemen's third largest city. but during that time may take time. houthi fighters are still holding their grounds backed by the elite republican guard, an army unit loyal to the deposed president. >> this isn't just about liberating areas i'm told about the houthis. it's about creating a new yemen where people can be free. >> fighters are also besieging the city of ibb. a crucial supply route by government troops and the push to retake the capital of sanaa. troops in marib are supported by the saudi-led coalition from across the border. approaches one from marib and one from the south, but they managed to take ibb completely. they face resistence in dhamar. and the other approach to dhamar is from bayda, where there is heavy fighting. >> the introduction of tanks and trained yemeni, i think in the whole of taiz and ibb, sanaa will be surround: that's the game of the coalition. they want to surround sanaa, and especially the troops coming from marib. >> fighting a

taiz i says yemen's third largest city and has been under houthi control since march. 158 yemenis who fled the fighting earlier this year returned home to aden. the city's airport is now secured and allowing civilian flights mainly to bring home refugees or fly in humanitarian aid. the saudi-led coalition is controlling all flights in and out of aden. >> the united nations says the number of refugees and migrants crossing into europe has reached 224,000. that figure was announced as 400 survivors of a ship wreck were brought ashore. it docked in palermo. 200 may have drowned when their fishing boat overturned off the coast of libya. we have this update. >> hundreds of migrants who have been rescued on wednesday out in the mediterranean sea by an irish be navy ship as you can see behind me were taken here at the port of 35 let me mow. 367 migrants from all across africa and the middle east arrived thursday safely here. they were given first aid food, water, shoes anything they needed. they are taken to a number of reception centers troops the country. six other people rescued yesterday

. >> there have been three battles in the yemeni city of taiz and fighters freed detainees. the local militia said it helped to release 25 people captured by houthi forces. taiz is yemen's third largest city and it's been under houthi control since march. >> 158 yemenese who fled the fighting earlier this year have returned home to aden. the city airport is now secured and is allowing civilian flights mainly to bring home refugees or fly in humanitarian aid. these people are from. djibouti. the sawed coalition is controlling all flights in and out of aden. >> parts of an aircraft wing which washed up on a french island is from missing malaysian flight 370. some relatives of missing chinese passengers don't believe the debris from the jet has been found at all. >> for 16 months, their emotions have swung between despair and hope. barging into the offices of malaysian airlines, they may have felt they had nothing to lose. some even believe the wreckage was planted on reunion island. >> it's not true. a lot of things would have been easy to find, but they didn't find them, like

taiz is another city where they have fighting continues.st city in yemen is a crucial battle ground for yemen's warring factions. if the houthis lose taiz, they will have no option but to retreat north to sanaa or sadder their strong hold on the border with saudi arabia,. >>> turkish military says it has launched attacks on 17 kurdish fightinger targets. they began targeting the p.k.k. last month. the latest strikes follow an tack on a police station in istanbul on monday which the p.k.k. says it carried out. >> translator: our fight will continue until terrorist organizations stop posing a threat against our country. until guns pointed at our state and our people are buried. a fight won't stop until not one terrorist is left in our boarders and until concrete is poured over their weapons. >>> the united nation is his your honoring fighting parliament in libya to reach a deal on forming a unity government by end of the month. the u.n. is sponsoring negotiations in geneva between the internationally recognized parliament in tobruk and the tr

it means pro happened i forces can push authorities towards taiz which is the third largest city that been under control since march. the houthis and pro-saleh forces remain in control of the capital sanaa and as well orders to the north. peter salisbury is a a free-lance journalist he lived in yemen and he says although anti-houthi forces have made gains they have a bigger fight ahead. >> what we are seeing happen over the last few days is that the anti-houthi fighters have been pushing up from the south from aden which they took several weeks ago and gradually have been consolidating control over would now appear to have control of the air base, the largest military installation in yemen. which they have taken over the last few days and it would appear to be a houthi retreat in the face of the onslaught. and in the face of the arrival of large amounts of military equipment from the united arab emirates. it does seem like the plan it for the anti-houthi fighter to push enough too taiz which is the northwest of aden and the area that they are in. but to say that this is going to be th

. >> pro government fighters in the city of taiz. their aim is to capture yemen's third largest city. but doing that may take time. houthi fighters are still holding their grounds backed by the elite republican guard, an army unit loyal to the deposed president. this isn't just about liberating areas controlled by the houthis. it's more about creating a new yemen where people can be free. fighters are also besieging the city of ib. a crucial supply route for government troops, and their push to retake the government of sanaa. they're reportedly being supported by the saudi-led coalition across the southern saudi border. fighters are preparing a two-prong approach towards the capital of sanaa. one from marib in the east and one from the south. but if they manage to take ibb completely, they face dhamar where there is no support for the houthi fighters. >> the introduction of the grand modern armor tanks and the trained yemeni, i think for taiz and ibb, sanaa will be surrounded. they want to surround sanaa. and especially the crops com

taiz has been under houthi control since march. the city's airport is secured now, allowing in flights maybe to bring home refugees or fly in humanitarian aid. people you see here coming back from djibouti in the horn of africa. >> still ahead, 21 years old and a court in argentina looks at aftermath of that shocking attack. >> a city that suffered massive destruction in war japan remembers hiroshima. this is a great place to work. not because they have yoga meetings and a juice bar. because they're getting comcast business internet. comcast business offers convenient installation appointments that work around your schedule. and it takes- done. - about an hour. get reliable internet that's up to five times faster than dsl from the phone company. call 800-501-6000 to switch today. perks are nice. but the best thing you can give your business is comcast business. comcast business. built for business. >> there's a line of police advancing toward the crowd here. >> ferguson: city under siege. >> it isn't easy to talk openly on this bas

being carried out indiscriminately, and there's no particular respect or regard given to civilians in taiz. >> thank you for having me. the situation in tiaz is desperate. fighting had been raging on in tiaz for a number of days or months. at the properties at the moment. it is intensifying, and there's an increased bombardment and including also air strikes to civilian areas. and these, of course, has caused a lot of damage for the population. a lot to areas and that there was a lack of... >> you have pointed out that in this indiscriminate attacking of parts of tiaz, hospitals and other facilities that would spend to those that have been affected, injured by this violence, that they have been knocked out of action as well. >> a number of hospitals in tiaz are closed much some are closing because of increased security situation. some of them are able to get supplies to attend. depending on activity, it's believable, and the world needs to pay attention and allow access to medical matters. >> the fighting has been intense for taiz in recent days, hasn't it. is it possible for you to say ho

more violence as well in taiz, houthi rebels attacking the city.ed backed coalition along with local allies has been fighting rebel groups across yemen since march. >> this war has left millions of people in need of aid and protection. 1.3 million yemenese forced from their homes, and that has made getting food difficult. 1.6 million people are severely food insecure, according to the word food program, largely surviving on bread or rice with oil and sweet tea. the average cost of food has risen 30% since before the war. let's talk to the executive director of the world food program and was in yemen hours ago, joining us by skype from cairo. we thank you for your time. i want you to give me an exact story of what you do. let's say you've got x packages of food to be delivered to however many hundreds of thousands of people. tell me about how you go about doing that or in this case, how you don't go about doing it because of all the blocks in the way. >> well, inside yemen, too often, we don't go about doing that, because we don't have access to eno

taiz is yemen's third largest city and has been under houthi control since march. >> four palestinians have been killed, 43 others wounded by an israeli rocket. according to gaza medical centers, the rocketed was fired during the war, but lay unexploded. it did go off when locals were removing rubble from a house that had been destroyed. >> we've got more to come on this al jazeera news hour. a brighter future, we visit a makeshift school in calais teaching migrants french. >> aid trying to reach myanmar cut off by the worst flooding in decades. >> four years after rioting in buenos aires, fans are back on the streets, but this time celebrating. we will let you know more about that. >> chinese families of the missing passengers from the malaysia airlines flight 370 don't believe reports that debris from the missing jets has been found. they say that this is from the bowing 777. many of the 239 people who disappeared last year were chinese. adrien brown reports from beijing. >> for 16 months, their emotions have swung between despair and hope. by barging into the offices of malaysian ai

the castle in taiz is damaged. >> they don't want yemen to live.our heritage that the world knows of is gone. >> you necessary coast once described the old city of sanaa a jewel. now it is asking the world to preserve what is left of it and other cultural sites. but many say that the only way to guarantee that is for the war in yemen to end. al jazeera. >> still to come here on al jazeera, find out about a new study that suggests a mastectomy hay may not help stop breast cancer from spreading. >>> find out why an island of kenya is struggling to attract the tourists. >>> in sports sepp blatter makes it clear that he's still in charge of fifa, andy will be here with that story. >> katrina was really a wake-up call. >> one of the worst catastrophes in u.s. history. >> most of south louisiana is all sediment, plant growth and decay... there's always a risk of flooding. >> now, new cutting edge technology that could help prevent future disasters... >> the system has really evolved. >> and what it means for new orleans. >> our big take away is new orlea

after radio has noti was elected, there has been an increment in improvement of taiz after the jointof action was signed in november, 2013, and the respective residents in charge have been named. business is one of the driving reasons for establishing this diplomacy to a higher degree. after the joint comprehensive agreement has been signed five weeks ago, they have been seeing a large number of delegation, european delegation traveling to iran, and part of them have been traveling to iran to improve economic relations with tehran. >> i was going to ask you a bit more specifically, there's so much potential business to be done in iran a is finally being allowed to open up to global business. what sort of areas do you think will be most in need and will be most receptive to these overtures being made by european and american businesses? >> well, of course, large part of the business between iran and e.u. was based on oil and petro chemical products, about 90% of imports in europe from iran before the 2012 embargo was imposed was actually related to petro chemical products, so if sanct

. >> pro government fighters in the city of taiz. their aim is to capture yemen's third largest city. but doing that may take time. houthi fighters are still holding their ground backed by the elite republican guards, an army unit loyal to the deposed president ali abdullah saleh. this is more about being free. >> fighters are besieging the city of ibb. a crucial supply route for government troops and that push to take the city of sanaa. troops are being supported across the southern saudi border. fighters are preparing a tw two-prong approach towards the capital of sanaa. one to marib in the east and dhamar in the south. the other approach to dhamar is through bayda where there is also heavy fighting. >> the introduction to the ground armor tanks sanaa will be surrounded. they will surround sanaa and especially the troops coming from marib. >> fighting also broke out on the outskirts of sanaa where describes men exiled president are on the move. they're taking advantage of continuing airstrikes by the coalition to repel houthi fight

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the airstrikes were carried out in yemeni city of taiz by planes from the suedy led coalition. >>> egyptiantate media said that several leaders of the muslim brotherhood have been sentenced to life in prison. two leaders were convicted for crimes related to the stormer of a police situation. they have already been sentenced to death in separate trial. >>> peace talks between india and back stan have fallen over before they even began. there has been rioting tension between those two countries over the disputed kashmir regions in which india and pakistan are accusing each other. >> a supreme court kung in brazil has asked for an investigation into president dilma rousseff's 2014 presidential election campaign. there may have been money from the local company. >> the unemployment rate is at a five-year high and a series of corruption scandals has led to anger. >> angela used to be a part time trainer more for fun than out of necessity. but since her husband last his job three years ago she has become the sole breadwinners will selling children's clothes from home. even at discounted prices fe

tribal leader from the islam party, his fighters have captured many areas, and security buildings in taiz. the city of tiaz is a vital supply route for anti-houthi fighters in a push to recapture sanaa, and to achieve that goal, coalition war planes continue to pound houthi conditions in and around the capital, and struck rebel positions. aid agencies say ongoing fighting in yemen has claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians. >> we were inside the building when we heard the sound of an explosion. there's no military base, no army post. 18 were killed in the air strikes. houthis and allies remain defiant. despite losing. they are still with more weapons and fighters to repel an effort to retake the capital >>> in syria, more government air strikes and rebel attacks have been reported in duma, near damascus. al jazeera has been unable to verify the video. 112 were killed at a market on sunday. united nations said the bombing may amount to a war crime. >> two years ago up to 1,500 people died when rockets filled with sarin gas struck the town of ghouta. the government denies it was behind

>> i tell the yemenis despite the attacks by the houthis, using rockets and weapons, they assured taizthey'll be liberated soon this is another front line. pro-government fires at houthi conditions in the oil rich province. they have recently been sent here with new weapons to recapture the city and secure oil and gas installations. this is what government forces are hoping to achieve. they are on the offensive to recapture the province, and say they have dehli ready to retake tiaz. as they succeed. abd-rabbu mansour hadi forces advance from the south and the east to retake the capital and push the allies. that goal way not be easy, houthis and forces loyal to the former president say they have deployed a force in the mountains, to stop any advance by government troops. >> lebanon's government says it will knests 100 million to solve a waste not guilty problem triggering large protests, finding a developer for a landfill site. garbage lined the streets for weeks, after the largest landfill sights were closed. >> the armed group i.s.i.l. released images said to show the destruction of t

they have found common ground over the jordan river as imtiab taiz reports. >> holding hands in prayerr years, pilgrims have wadded into the jordan river to connect with the faith. the baptism of jesus christ. israel which occupies the palestinian side of this section of the river and jordan have long competed for tourism dollars but now unesco has weighed in and designated the baptist ismal area where the site where jesus is believed to have been baptized a view shared by most christian churches. >>> just the fact that jesus walked here the importance is indisputable t in a rare show jordan and the pal tinnians are working together to try to save it. >> the 251 kill ometer river forms a natural border between israel israeli occupied palestine, syria and jordan. al jazeera was given rare access to a military buffer zone where the impact of pollution and water diversion by the surrounding countries is clear to see. over the past 50 years alone, the jordan river has shrunk by around 90%. at a recent conference israel jordan and the palestinians signed a rare agreement to rehabilitate the

houthi forces and supporters took control of taiz. government forces are pushing north to try to retake the city >>> meanwhile, the united arab emirates says three of its soldiers have been killed taking part in the saudi-led campaign. >> mali's military held funerals for soldiers killed in a hostage siege. 12 died in an attack. gerald tan has the report for us >>> at the heart of the tourism industry, the town is not used to such tight security. the military is taking no chances after a hostage crisis unfolded here for 24 hours. the hotel bears the scars of that siege. gunmen retreat to the hotel, after attacking a camp. government troops fought gun battles before finally storming the building. four u.n. workers from freed. others who were taken hostage were killed in the operation, along with a number of soldiers. no group has admitted responsibility so far. the attack appears to be part of a new wave of violence targetting security forces and u.n. personnel. mallee has been fighting separatist rebels and groups believed to be linke

we looked into eight different airstrikes around taiz and aden and north of aden and these attacks could amount to war crimes, because the problem with airstrikes is they don't seem to differentiate between civilians objects and military objects. it's not quite clear what were the objectives of targeting things such as mosques, schools and markets. for example, we visited one school where 16 families of internally displaced people were living trying to escape the village conflict. the school was targeted by saudi-led coalition airstrikes. there's no military objective as far as we can see near that school. it's not clear why it was targeted. >> we heard from a political and security analyst based in saudi arabia. we spoke to him earlier and asked for his reaction to the amnesty report. >> well of course we are all saddened about this amnesty report and i agree measurements need to be stepped up and we need to protect or they need to work on protecting more civilians, and this is unacceptable. saudi arabia and the coalition, they are not in the business of killing innocent people. i think

in taiz, fighting continues between the houthis and forces loyal to the exiled president adou rabbo mansour hadi. on friday, 65 people were killed. aid groups are appealing for the attacks to stop so they can get supplies into the besieged city. >> houthi rebels and their allies have allegedly kidnapped nine professors and student leaders during a sit-in demonstration at anna university. the protestors were demanding the release of the former education minister when they were apparently taken. >> now lebanon's prime minister says all political forces are to blame for unprecedented protests in the capital beirut. the outcry can't be ignored and thousands of people fought with riot police saturday. we have the details. >> these were by far the biggest protests since the crisis began and now it's about much more than just rubbish collection opinion many people have been pushed to their limits by unreliable power supplies, expensive water and what they say is a dysfunctional government. >> we are against the sectarianism of the government. our parliament are thieves stealing from the people's p

introduction of the armor tanks and trained yemeni by saudi make the shifts and i think after the fall of taiz and ibb, sanna will be surrounded. i think the coalition want to surround sanna and especially the troops coming from marab. >> the houthis also have support, hundreds of protestors gathered in the capitol, sanna and condemned the saudi-led air strikes. >> other presence here is confirmation that we remain steadfast and will never retreat from our positions and we will stand against this new colonialism. >> there are reports of talks to try to find a solution brokered by oman. >> so far, the u.n. hasn't been able to help negotiate a ceasefire in the war which has already claimed hundreds of lives and put millions more at risk because of lack of basic supplies. peace will remain elusive as long as houthi retain control. al jazeera. >> iran's foreign minister's meeting with syrian president bashar al assad in damascus. they will discuss a four-point proles proposal to end the civil war. despite the peace push, there's no let up to fighting. >> it's been another bloody day in syria. doum

forces loyal to prime minister hadi have made advances in the southwestern yemeni city of taiz.n saturday, fighting broke out between houthi and pro-hadi fighters forcing a fleeing. some include the homes of civilians damaged in the violence. syrian's living in rebel-held areas of the country have to go to great lengths to protect themselves from government attacks. during the day, they faces fierce street fighting and at night, they are vulnerable to airstrikes by government forces. some neighborhoods are having to live in darkness to protect themselves. a report. this is the remote part of aleppo under the control of syrian rebels. only a few shots open in the market which ones used to be packed. these days, few buyers this shop used to sell a lot of million dollars but now, the owner says they are struggling to stay open. >> the city of aleppo, you rarely see people come to this market for shopping. in the good days, this marked was packed with buyers and sellers. shops close early after night fall. people here are scared of aerial attacks by the government. they say the regi

these pro-government forces are celebrating gains made in taiz, the country's third largest city remainsal battle ground. if the houthis lose here, it seems they will have no option but to abandon the south and dig in to their traditional strong holds in the north. joanna blundell, al jazerra. >>> in syria, 48 hour ceasefire began at sick a.m. local time in a town close to the lebanon border. the ceasefire also applies to two villages in idlib province. earlier at least 15 people were killed in syrian-government air strikes in the northern city of idlib. the attacks appear to have targeted a market. >>> hundreds of people in gaza have attended a hamas military parade. its military wing displayed weapons including anti--tank and antiaircraft rockets, israel says that it limiteds hamas' capacity after the gaza war last year which willed are killed more than 2,000 people. >>> at least 47 people have been killed in a suspected boko haram attack in northeast nigeria. a bomb exploded in a market in the village there, about 135-kilometers south of the borno state capital. mo managed is rid has

these pro had of government forces are celebrating the gains made in taiz.the houthis lose here it seems they will have no option but to ban done the south and dig in to their to additional strong hold in the north. >> covering events in yemen joining us now in the studio to discuss. what these gains mean by the pro-happened i loyalists and what could the loss of areas in the south mean for the houthis? >> doreen, what you see are preparations for what could be the final push to recapture sanaa. the moment of the area in the south loyalists backed by saudi-led coalition are now launching an offensive in two major provinces. ib and al bad a. why? al bada is a province, if you control it you have fighters coming all the way from maric towards is than sanaa. basically you can see the strategy is quite clear, a push toward the center the moment you control the center you go for the final push to capture sanaa. i think hadi loyalists are now keen to get closer to sanaa. of houthis have two options surrender the areas you control and happened over weapons for the

these pro-government forces are celebrating gains made in taiz, the country's third largest city remainsal battle ground. if the houthis lose here, it seems they will have no option but to abandon the south and dig in to their traditional strong holds in the north. joanna blundell, al jazerra. >>> at least 47 people have been killed in a suspected boko haram attack in northeastern nigeria. a bomb exploded in a market in a village about 135-kilometers south of borno state capital. >> reporter: the female suicide bomber was looking to cause maximum damage and that's what happened. 47 dead and 52 injured hospital sources are saying the fatalities may go higher than already registered because of the severity of some of the injuries. she targeted a very busy market. today's market day which lies between two areas that have been attacked seven samardzija severely by boko haram in the past. these "the stream" attack was coming at a time when the military alongside niger, cam, cameroon and chad are stepping up. boko haram didn't not claim responsibility for the attack but fingers are pointings a

it does seem like the pla plan s for the an i houthi fighter to push up in to taiz.say this will be the end of the fighting, it is perhaps a little premature given the base if the toot utah is. houthis isd where their fellow fighters are and loyalists of saleh who have been fight ago long side them are also based. we are we are seeing the anti-houthi fors doing well at the moment in areas where the houthis have suffered the most resistence, but if they want to go back and take the capital sanaa, i think a much bigger fight will come in to play. >>> the supreme court in pakistan has upheld the establishment of military court. now, what this means is that terror suspects can be tried by military courts. crossing over to kamal hyder who is joining us live from islambad. a controversial topic in the past, kamal now this decision has been taken, what's the reaction? >> reporter: well, as far as the reaction from the activists, civil rights activists is concerned they say this is a major setback. however, it must be understood that after a deadly massacre and attack on the

the war in yemen pro government forces backed by saudi arabia close in on the third biggest city of taizmarching band music ] >> britain marks 70 years since japan surrendered, ending the second world war.

it lies on the road to taiz, the next target for the coalition after the recapture of aden. they said controlling the base will help the push to liberate taiz. >> secretary of state john kerry is in singapore this morning to push for the transpacific partnership trade deal. he said good progress was made during talks last week. the 12 nation group failed to reach an agreement then. the t.p.p. is a key part of president obama's effort to rebalance asia against china's growing influence. he addresses critics saying in addition to connecting the world cometh the deal would raise labor standards. >> under this pact, every participant will have to comply with core international labor and environmental standards. every participant will have to refrain from using underage workers, unsafe workplaces. >> talks stalled friday over an auto trade dispute between japan and north america as well as lack of consensus on monopoly periods for next generation drugs. >> migrants are attempting to sneak into the u.k. from the tunnel. 17,000 tried to storm the tunnel in recent days. britain and

we looked into eight different airstrikes just around taiz and aden and north of aden and these attacks could amount to war crimes, because the problem with the airstrikes is they don't seem to differentiate between civilians objects and military objects. it's not quite clear what were the objectives of targeting things such as mosques, schools, and markets. for example, we visited one school, where families of internally displaced people were living and trying to escape the conflict. that very school they were sheltering, that was targeted by saudi-led coalition airstrikes. there is no military objective as far as we can see near the school. it is not clear why it was targeted. >> we heard from a political and security analyst based in saudi arabia. he said said the report is biased against saudi arabia, which is leading the coalition airstrikes. >> what was amnesty need to spend more time on the ground. >> i think it was on the ground when these strikes were happening. >> it's not enough. they cannot make these assessments from sitting in the united kingdom and the am mess city, they

. >> now more than 12 houthi rebels have been reportedly been killed during a figh fighting in taiz. yemeni officials say that six civilians were killed by houthi shellings. the motor rounds from fired as reinforcements arrived to maintain hold on the city. now the leader of myanmar's leading party was ousted. soldiers also surrounded the party headquarters. but as erica wood explains the leadership has been wracked by infighting for months. >> limited access in and out of the headquarters of the rolling union solidarity and development party. it's been surrounded by security forces blocking men mps inside. for months it's been an internal struggle between top military officers who want to run for president in the upcoming election. they also included an announcement why htay maung is listed on the party. >> the army and to some extent the ministers believe that he has been a traitor, and he has not actually been playing ball with the executive, and he's been trying to manipulate the parliament to change the institution when, in fact, the army and the president are not ready for it.

imbiaz taiz in the occupied west bank. >> mohamed morsi deposed in a military coup in 2014 complained he has been given food that he suspects may have been tampered with. he made the comments in court in cairo where he and 10 others have appeared on charges of ehe is espinage. he said there were five in prison that he said were life-threatening. earlier, morsi's son spoke through a translator. he said his father stopped eating because of fears over the prison food. >> my father says there are certain extra judicial meyers according to the food he receives in jail. it could represent a threat to his life. we have not been allowed to visit him since november 2013. so we are reliant on what he says in court. today, he said that he sought to have stopped eating. he is not allowed to have food sent in, only eating food that is prepared for him by the egyptian prison authority. my father is not suffering from any serious disease. he is only suffering from diabetes, a condition which requires continuouos medical care which is not available in the prison. >> 15 anti-rebel fighters have been k

the airstrikes were carried out in the yemeni city of taiz by planes from the saudi-led coalition. >>at least ten somali soldiers are dead after a suicide-bomb attack. the bombers ran their car into the gates of an university campus currently being used to train soldiers to fight the armed group al-shabab. two of the attackers were killed in the blast. two more are in police custody. al-shabab has already claimed responsibility. >>> reports of a large explosion in mogadishu. witnesses say they heard gunfire. some reports say that a car bomb was close to the security ministry and a large hotel. >>> seven people have died after a jet crashed into several cars near an airshow in southern england. the fighter jet from the 1950s came down on a main road close to brighton. witnesses said that the aircraft hit trouble when it tried to do a loop during an arobatic display. >>> france's president franÇois hollande has thanked a group of men and called to thank them personally. the gunman managed to fire a shot before being tackled to the ground. we have the latest from paris. >> tied up and su

say that he believes those people working with that man caught on the security camera footage are taiz. how he came to that conning clugs, we don't know -- conclusion, we don't know whether it's based on the security footage, or whether they've received other information to enable them to release that picture. >> you are next to the shrine that was the target of the bomb blast two days ago. what is the mood and security presence like there now? >> well as scott mentioned there has been an increase in security around bangkok. it's not that visible. you don't see police on the secret. certainly no soldiers. the mood is mixed. you meet tourists and locals determined to go about their business, continuing with their holidays, continuing to come to places like this, where they come every day to pay respects, to offer a prayer. i have met others that are afraid, scared, and as night falls that concern grows, as far as tourively goes, which again is important to the economy, it's only in the weeks, the months ahead where we may see a drop off in numbers, tourist bypassing bangkok, going to th

taiz is on the highway the that leads to sanna. >> how would you describe the fighting where the houthis aren't in control? >> basically, the saudi-led coalition is now providing the government forces with significant weaponry and hardware to maintain those areas, but the houthis control huge areas where the fighting is probable going to take place in the coming weeks. >> plenty more ahead for you in this news hour. actually, we'll bring you something -- got a bit of a mix up. here we go, sport, smile. making history in the champions league, smiling at the camera. we'll tell you about that in the sport a little later on. >> russian president vladimir putin has been showing off his countries army. russia and iran are expected to sign a $1 billion deal for missiles we have this report from rory challands. >> as russian jets shredded the sky above him, vladimir putin looked satisfied with what he was watching. a display of military and technical strength being observed by potential customers from the middle east. salt beside him were the king of jordan and abu dhabi's crown prince. he opene