the united nations special envoy to syria is trying to secure opposition support for a freeze in fighting. the government agreed to superintendent the shelling of aleppo for six weeks. >> houthi yessens have taken control of an army camp. the armed group controls the capital, and now says it will arrest president abd-rabbu mansour hadi >>> secret spy documents obtained by al jazeera's investigative unit reveals serious security failings in south africa. they show that foreign spies have easy access to the government and a major weapons purchase. will jordan has the latest in the spy cable series. >>> lions prowl around south africa's state security agency. the spy cable shows foreign intelens agents do well. fences keep the cannes malls at bay -- animals at bay, spies have broken through. a report shows total proceed some of access. it poses threats to national security. another reveal. south africa expect 140 spies. there has been a major rise in espionage. >> diplomatic pressure in south africa grew exponentially. and therefore the espionage activity increased. the name of the game is i

. >> the united nations special envoy to syria says president bashar al assad must be involved in a short-termution to end the fighting. he said he wasn't talking about a long term political solution and the geneva communique remains the basis of a u.n. plan to end the war. it calls for a transitional government possibly including members of the current government. >> there is an important dialogue that we need to have. he is still president of syria. there is a government. there is a large part of syria which is under the control of the syrian government and i will continue having very important discussions with him because he is part of the solution. >> people living in the syrian city zuma have called for international help to stop government shelling. some have been protesting a government offensive on therel held areas almost two weeks old. 200 people have reportedly been killed. and talks between the syrian government and opposition fighters have broken down in homs. they say they won't accept government demands to put down their arms -- the rebels that is -- in exchange for civilians. >

. >>> the united nations special envoy to syria says the country's president bashar al-assad must be in any short-term solution to end the fighting. but stefan emphasized it was up to the syrian people to find a longer term political solution. >>> argentina's cabinet chief says the latest accusations against his country's president are bias the. she is being formally investigated over allegations of a government up to hide alleged iranian involvement in the bombing of a jewish center. >>> protests are taking place in malaysia against the up prison. of the opposition leader. student groups are rallying demanding his release. he is serving five years in jail after a court in malaysia rejected his appeal against a sodomy conviction. he and his supporters say the charges against him are politically motivated. >>> in bahrain activists are calling for more demonstrations on the fourth anniversary of their up rising. police fired tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters on the eve of the anniversary. continuing to call for political reforms by the ruling sunni royal family. >>> while there

united nations special envoy stefan de masur sat down with our james bays and said, the devil's in the detail. >> you know you have not yet got all the opposition groups to sign up, only the syrian government. you don't know if the syrian government will keep its words. what do you think is the chance of success? >> i've had a terrible chronic disease which i've been trying to fight for 40 years frankly and i'm not succeed yet chronic optimism. i will always try to see even in the dim of hope the chance to push forward. >> if either of the sides, in fact there's more than two sides in this as you well know, don't stick by the deal you do, already you say you have a deal with the syrian government. what will you be asking the security council to do at that stage? for example if president assad reneges on the commitment he has made to you? >> you see the first judgment will not come from me or the security council or from the secretary-general, it will come from the people of syria. the people of syria will be judging. those who have been given the chance to actually stop the most egregi

since then united nations had been attempting to broker a deal between the political powers. the gap proved to great and the u.n. special envoy departed heading to saudi arabia, and minutes later the houthis decided to go it alone declaring themselves the new rurals of yemen. >> translator: the power of the analystthenational council the revolutionary council. >> made up of entirely houthi leaders, although the audience was almost entirely made up of houthis, he was forced at gunpoint to attend. all of this turmoil will further alarm yemen's neighbors particularly saudi arabia. many will wait for what the response will be from gulf countries. >> the unilateral declaration does not meet the standards. there is a process under which you can change the government through the constitution. that obviously was not followed today. >> yemen it seems is as divided as ever. the second arab country to witness a coup in as many years. it appears there is a new political reality here but the question remains how long this reality will last. the answer to that could very well lie abroad. jamal el shayal, a aden. >> the members of the secur

since then the united nations were attempting to broker a deal between the various political parties, the gap was too great and the u.n. special envoy the houthis declared themselves the new rulers of yemen. >> the powers of the government shall be divined by the revolutionary committee. >> that revolutionary committee is in fact made up entirely of houthi leaders. although the audience on friday was almost completely made up of houthi supporters, among those attending was the minister who resigned after the fall of sanaa. sources close to him said he was forced at gunpoint to attend. this will further threaten yemen's neighbors particularly saudi arabia. >> the unilateral declaration issued by the houthis does not meet the standard of a consensus based standard. there is a process under which you can change the government through the constitution. that obviously was not followed today. >> reporter: yemen it seems is as divided as ever. the second arab country to witness a coup in as many years. it appears there is a new political reality here but the question remains how long this reality will last. the answer to that could very we

since then the united nations has been attempting to broker a deal between the different political powers. it doesn't appear too great. the u.s. special envoy departed heading to saudi arabia on friday afternoon. the houthis decided to go it alone. . >> the powers of the national council, the presidential council and the government shall be defined by the revolutionary committee. >> revolutionary committee is made up of entirely of houthi leaders. it was almost complete, complete, those attending saw the minister of defense resign t sources close to him say he was forced at gunpoint to attend. all of this turmoil will further alarm yemen's nabors particularly saudi arabia. >> the un lateral declaration by the houthis does not meet the officed of a consensus basis. there is a process under which you can change the government through the constitution. >> obviously, was not followed today. >> yemen is as divided as ever the second coup in as many years. the question remains how this is. the answer to that could very well lie abroad. al jazeera. >>> a yemeni journalist earlier spoke to my colleague in london about the different political faxes

since then, the united nations had been attempting to broker a deal between the different political parties. the gap appeared too immigrate great and the u.n. special envoy headed on friday afternoon and minutes later, the houthis decided to go it alone declaring themselves the new rurals of yemen. >> translator: the powers of the national council the governmental council shall be defined by the revolutionary committee. >> this committee is made up entirely of houthi leaders. almost completely made up of houthi supporters among those attending was the minister of the front he has been under house arrest since and sources close to him told al jazeera that he was forced at gunpoint to attend. all of this turmoil will further alarm yemen's neighbors particularly saudi arabia. many will be waiting to see what the response will now be from gulf countries. >> the unilateral declaration issued by the houthis does not meet the standards of a consensus based decision by yemen. a process by which you can change the government vie constitution that wasn't followed today. >> yemen seems as divided as ever the second such government to suffer a coup in as many years.