policy but and thinking been towards yemen generally speaking. well in many ways and your previous just have brought this up young is just a playground for wider interest it is a deadly playground not only for saudi goals in the region but for mohamed bin saw bowman's personal rise it's been a playground for the u.a.e. often overbooked and the hum of inside it's been a playground for the iranians in their contests regional influence and it's been a bit of a playground for the americans in the sense that yemen itself doesn't matter as much as what you do with saudi arabia what you do with saudi arabia when you have a split amongst the gulf states and clearly between saudi arabia qatar and most importantly and this i think does limit on how far congress can push the administration away from saudi including over yemen their ministration is in bed with saudi arabia because it wants regime change in iran and until you give up that policy of regime change in iran saudi arabia still has a leverage with the trump an illustration of like if congress or an

here we're going underground in the wake of devastating british back bombing of the capital cities of yemen and syria coming up on the show as global elites gather in switzerland for the be a systems lucky to have him gotten to davos today we question claims by n.g.o.s that neoliberal policies of led to nearly half the world's population living in the green poverty speak to a journalist on the ground in yemen's capital sanaa where an air force trained and sold weapons to by teresa mayes government kill civilians again in the world's worst humanitarian crisis from the news israel gives a wrong geography lesson while tribal tensions detonate in derry all this more coming up in today's going underground for first we go straight to the snowiest risking down to davos where today political leaders like both the naro and netanyahu meet with millionaires celebrities like bono and david blane to discuss improving the state of the world will oxfam also wants to improve the state of the world and to talk about the ngos public good or private wealth report out in the past forty eight hours as head of a

reason to celebrate i mean this is as we say in yemen i mean. insult to injury because i mean what would what william and his do with two point five millions. if the united kingdom really want to help pm any they should stop their weapons supplies to saudi arabia because sixteen. thousand four hundred the many civilians as being killed directly by the us strike a huge amount of this bomb on fighters get made in the united kingdom according to news of one child died every ten minutes and you can. count how many minutes in one year and then you will find that he sold two hundred fifty thousand has died because of the yemen. just imagine one point eight million yemeni children have severe malnutrition the largest outbreak of cholera since records began the largest manmade humanitarian disaster all this happened after the so did it could have declared the war in yemen on the twenty sixth of march two thousand and fifteen but the united kingdom is like that type of country that will smile at you aren't we we are going to help you we need to those in

and syria we began with yemen welcome to al-jazeera you're just back from yemen what was the glimpse of the country that you got. well what i saw was a country on the brink of a terrible terrible tragedy talk to lots of people who've had to flee their homes from the fighting parents of starving children really a place that is right on the edge and we've got the good news from sweden policies have agreed initial. steps to deescalate the conflict and to try and move things forward but that now needs to be translated into a real change on the ground because the people i listen to the parents of starving children people who fled from their homes sometimes multiple times they're not seeing yet any tangible benefit how do you avoid complacency not so much obviously unclearly for people on the ground the people who've suffered for years now but the people that were in sweden how do you maintain the pressure on them to come up with something so i guess the message from the people of yemen is we're tired we're exhausted this has got to stop that's exactly the message those are the words the p

ok don't yemen. just imagine one point eight million yemeni children have severe malnutrition the largest outbreak of cholera since records began the largest manmade humanitarian disaster all this happened after the saudi that could have declared the war in yemen on the twenty sixth of march two thousand and fifteen but the united kingdom is like that type of country that will smile at you aren't we we are going to help you we need to those in yemen and then they will give a knife to someone to stab you or they will stab you in the back to form the beginning of the war i haven't heard a single direct condemn nation from the united kingdom or any overture in the united kingdom name in saudi they always try to make it a civil war and this is not a civil war that's why it's called the coalition has not called them any coalition . tourism is government has not asked for a ceasefire but the british government would deny that they have helped to kill quarter of a million children i've just got to find we a

an end to the conflict in yemen make no mistake what's happening in yemen is awful one of the worst humanitarian crises currently happening in the world. it could be that the media the bulk of it now realizes how awful things are in yemen or it could be that they using it for different ends president from taking a stunningly dismissive tone about any possible saudi leadership role why he's going so far out this way to cover for the country. specifically the ruler that carried out this killing for president trump it doesn't seem to matter whether the facts support what the saudis say the thing is of course yemen has been a growing graveyard for over three years three long bloodstained years and the pundits the politicians by and large have ignored that case in point according to a media watchdog america's m.s.n. b c news channel did one single segment on the war in yemen in the course of a year by comparison and they said b c ed four hundred and fifty five segments a stormy daniels porn actress who claims to have slept with donald trump before he became president four hundred fifty f

one for yemen but now things have changed. changed everything saudi arabia's former supporters are jumping ship i changed my mind because i'm pissed at the way the administration has handled the saudi arabia is just not acceptable interesting isn't it how the death of one man sparked immediate global outrage and indignation at the deaths of thousands and thousands in yemen and saudi arabia's hand drew only murmured concern. over the next few days we are looking back at some of the stories we brought you in twenty. and of course one of the highlights was the world cup here in russia in the thick of it reporting from all the cities sharing the unique atmosphere with millions of fans around the world. i should have been taken over by my friend people in belgium the egyptian fun sitting with the french guns the mexican police took the stand ready to take the stand so late that day the funds transfer it's all about twelve people say fifty six days but sixty seven. i. stopped never. thought. it would be carried so maybe. they will.

and syria we began with yemen welcome to al-jazeera you're just back from yemen what was the glimpse of the country that got well what i saw was a country on the brink of a terrible terrible tragedy talk to lots of people who have had to flee their homes from the fighting parents of starving children really a place that is right on the edge and we've got the good news from sweden the parties have agreed initial. steps to deescalate the conflict and to try and move things forward but that now needs to be translated into a real change on the ground because the people i listened to the parents of starving children people who fled from their homes sometimes multiple times they're not seeing yet any tangible benefit how do you avoid complacency not so much obviously in clearly for people on the ground the people who've suffered for years now but the people that were in remember in sweden how do you maintain the pressure on them to come up with something so i guess the message from the people of yemen is we're tired we're exhausted this has got to stop that's exactly the message those are

and syria we began with yemen welcome to al-jazeera you're just back from yemen what was the glimpse of the country that you got well what i saw was a country on the brink of a terrible terrible tragedy talk to lots of people who've had to flee their homes from the fighting parents of starving children really a place that is right on the edge and we've got the good news from sweden the parties have agreed initial. steps to deescalate the conflict and to try and move things forward but that now needs to be translated into a real change on the ground because the people i listen to the parents of starving children people who fled from their homes sometimes multiple times they're not seeing yet any tangible benefit how do you avoid complacency not so much obviously unclearly for people on the ground the people who've suffered for years now but the people that were in remember in sweden how do you maintain the pressure on them to come up with something so i guess the message from the people of yemen is we're tired we're exhausted this has got to stop that's exactly the message those are t

and syria we began with yemen welcome to al-jazeera you're just back from yemen what was the glimpse of the country that got well what i saw was a country on the brink of a terrible terrible tragedy talk to lots of people who've had to flee their homes from the fighting parents of starving children really a place that is right on the edge and we've got the good news from sweden the parties have agreed initial. steps to deescalate the conflict and to try and move things forward but that now needs to be translated into a real change on the ground because the people i listen to the parents of starving children people who fled from their homes sometimes multiple times they're not seeing yet any tangible benefit how do you avoid complacency not so much obviously in clearly for people on the ground the people who suffered for years now but the people that were in remember in sweden how do you maintain the pressure on them to come up with something so i guess the message from the people of yemen is we're tired we're exhausted this has got to stop that's exactly the message those are the wor

to eighty five thousand children under the age of five dead as a result of man made starvation in yemen we all scuffled the drone operator of britain is complicit in war crimes and unicef on the ground and u.k. weapons dog to yemen gives us its take on the world's worst humanitarian crisis britain's biggest police force advises not to drive into london but it's not because ten thousand die each year in the capital because of pollution buzz it's happening now stop it because he won't work no britain's parliamentary speaker didn't publicly right off to raise a maze of bricks at dealing in pews all the civil coming up in today's going underground the first in a week when britain's intelligence services admitted they didn't act accordingly to stop the bombing of the ariana grande a concert in manchester which killed twenty two are others continuing to be killed because of so-called u.k. intelligence this in a week of college and british involved conflict from afghanistan to yemen i'm joined now by skype from one town in the northwest of the united states by ordering whistleblower and former

this is deja vu news live from a fragile truce in yemen hangs in the balance the u.n. special envoy is answering revelators to respect the safe fun of war and famine have left millions facing starvation in one of the world's poorest countries also coming up no easing of tensions in hungary as thousands take to the streets to protest the country's so called slave local union leaders a calling for a national strike stepping up the pressure on hardline a minister viktor orban. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program the u.n. special envoy to yemen has arrived in the country to shore up a cease fire agreement last month since then there's been reports of repeated violations of the truce which applies to the port of as port city of have date up a crucial entry point for age shipments yemen civil war began in twenty four tane in a saudi led coalition intervened in the conflict a year later it's led to a devastating humanitarian crisis with millions on the brink of famine. he hopes to save what is a fragile cease fire un special envoy martin griffiths knows that the longer t

and one on yemen but now things have changed. changed everything saudi arabia's former supporters are jumping ship a change from our consumptive the way that ministrations handled the saudi arabia is just not acceptable interesting isn't it how the death of one man sparked immediate global outrage and indignation the deaths of thousands and thousands in yemen and saudi arabia's hand through only murmured concern. over the next few days we're looking back at some of the stories we brought in twenty. and of course one of this year's highlights was the world cup in russia in the thick of it for porting from city sharing unique atmosphere with millions of fans around the world. i should have been taken over by my friend paul belton egypt should the city with the french guns the mexican with the same very stiff that the son says. that he should buy a. little bit of a little pill that people take to the sixty five sixty seven. i. think. i. owe. it will be shared so maybe. they will. cut. the books. to go. to four years time. i am fine

yemen. >> ahmad: the people who lived in the village described an apocalyptic scene. >> narrator: correspondent safa al ahmad investigates the toll on civilians. >> ahmad: the drone strikes, the raids- adds to the massive fear and confusion yemenis are already feeling in the midst of this very complicated war. >> narrator: these two stories tonight on this special edition of frontline. >> frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank yo and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed .o building a more just, verdant and peaceful wor the ford foundation: working with visionaries on the frontlines of sociale worldwide. additional support is providedhe bybrams foundation, committed to excellence in journalism. the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy jour

special envoy arrives in yemen support city who data to urge rebel leaders to uphold a cease fire there will speak to oxfam on the world's worst humanitarian crisis with millions on the brink of famine in yemen. and a polish city mourns after a birthday party goes tragically wrong for five teenagers they were trapped when a fire broke out during an escape from challenge. time sumi so much going to thank you for joining us germany's that cyber defense agency is defending the way it handled a massive data leak personal information from hundreds of german politicians and celebrities was published online back in december but only became public knowledge yesterday and victims are demanding to know why the cyber security body says it didn't alert them earlier because it wasn't able to connect. the dots and didn't know the extent of the preach until yesterday now the data was posted on her twitter account over four weeks and the leak impact of politicians at all levels including the chancellor angela merkel of the foreign minister heikal mosse and also the president of the bundestag gun shy bl

news channel did one single segment on the war in yemen in the course of. life in paris and this n.b.c. four hundred sixty five segment is a stormy daniels for an actress who needs to slip with donald trump before he became president hundred fifty. one again but now things have changed. changed everything for the arabians former supporters are jumping she changed her mind. the way that ministrations handled the saudi arabia and is just not acceptable interesting isn't it how the death of one man sparked immediate global outrage and indignation the deaths of thousands and thousands in yemen and saudi arabia's hand only. apply to most or is coming your way here on international on this wednesday over the next few days we are looking back at some of the top stories we brought you in twenty eighteen we are back with more in just . one of this year's highlights of the world cup here in russia and our. right in the thick of it reporting from all the host cities are sharing what was a very special atmosphere with a million so found some all around the world. i sho

grey area should be no question about exports to saudi arabia for the war in yemen. can be used for intended for use in wars of aggression or for measures that would disturb the peace as the law stipulates then the federal government is duty bound to approve their export time the german economic ministry has to say about the. matter you describe the assumption that the export of alms took place from italy in this regard germany. sports from germany it's very easy for the judge to say these particular. being produced in italy their responsibility of the. the italian. and it. is. less regulated. some deals were approved by neither the italian nor the german government run the town has found another way around the regulations this time by south africa. since the days of apartheid the country has had a powerful arms industry with close ties to politicians. one of the few politicians who lost critical questions about this is copus monterey of the opposition party democratic alliance in twenty sixteen he learned that an entire time key arms factory had been exported to sau

grey area or not there should be no question about exports to saudi arabia for the war in yemen. if arms can be used or intended for use in wars of aggression or for measures that would disturb the peace as the law stipulates then the federal german government is duty bound to refuse to approve their export time the german economic ministry has to say about the bomb sold by iran mittal in the matter you describe the assumption that the export of alms took place from italy in this regard german law petain certainly to exports from germany is very easy for the german authorities to say these particular munitions and equipment are being produced in italy their responsibility of the to regulate the italian. german and therefore will assume that the regulator in them and it is in this way that the global trade in weapons remains less regulated than the global trade has. some deals were approved by neither the italian nor the german government run the town has found another way around the regulations this time by a south africa. since the days of apartheid the country has had a powerfu

the war in yemen on the agenda as u.s. secretary of state mike pompei i meet saudi leaders in riyadh. at least fifteen people are dead after an iranian army plane crashes near the capital tehran. british prime minister to resign may will make a final push before m.p.'s in an attempt to save her breaks a deal. and on fire as well have all the day's sporting cleaving rafa nadal wins his first round match at the australian open as he looks to win the tournament for the second time in his career. although more threats traded between the u.s. and turkey over the conflict in syria turkey is vowing to continue its fight against kurdish militia in the battle against eisel as after president trump issued a warning to turkey on twitter he said that starting the long overdue pullout from syria while hitting the little remaining isis territorial caliphate hard from many directions will attack again from existing nearby base if it reforms will devastate turkey economically if they hit kurds create twenty mile safe zone or the syrian ar

many many families who have been affected by the conflict in yemen. in terms this is not related to today release based on purely humanitarian and medical basis. we really hope also that in the future the operation to transfer. detainees will materialize. political analysts to a fraud not so says the who things are using the prisoner swap for their own political gain. the different warring parties had you know different political purposes and and using the prisoners to swab d.n.a. for instance korea the yemeni government and the south would be a party they would like the minding the release of leaders from political parties like from the street well it can party who are hosted and that is the whiskey and then on the other side you see how they were using the swap the push really larger political purpose and that has put it to lift the few companies it's very important to see that there is in balance and the political and military experience from both sides and i could see how the who these are very clever in using this as a captive swap deal for pushi

for the killing patriot act host hassan menard also attacked riyadh three year bombing campaign in yemen. saudi arabia's been repeatedly accused of violating international law in a campaign that's claimed thousands of civilian lives the un warns the kingdom is actually targeting civilians that something riyadh has denied but despite the scale of yemen's humanitarian catastrophe it apparently still garnered less attention than the murder of one journalist and he's been i guess the explains. the killing of jamal has shot jeep sparked a media firestorm televised cool city by journalists pundits columnists week after month or less democracy. the disappearance of washington post contributor if you want into a building a never came out of the building the murder happened because shogi had died here is building any us response should head on what if murder the saudi consulate there missed almost overnight the saudi government was made of pariah an outcast directly accused of killing of the cruelly one man saudi government denies it's complicit saying it was done by elements and suddenly suddenl

s ongoing war against al qaeda in yemen.ident obama's eight years in office, the u.s.rr d out an estimated 154 drone strikes in yemen. in president trump's first two years, around 176 have been reported. >> a priority is the fight against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. >> this is a franchised al qaeda metastasizing reat. >> this is the franchise of al qaeda that has demond the ability to try toat ck our homeland. >> narrator: the roads leading out of yakla are littered with the wreckage of cars destroyed by drone strikes. >> ahmad: while i was in yemen, i heard about a drone strike that had just recently happenedw it in the central region of shabwa. it all started apparently when boy had joined al qaed (dog barking, ahmad and ali salem spking arabic) ahmad: >> narrator: ali salem is the uncle of the boy. he takes safa to meet him. for his safety, we agreed not to show his face he says he ran away from home with friends to joinl qaeda. ahmad: boy: ahmad and boy: ♪ ♪ >> narrator: al qaeda in yemen esn't just preach jihad a

to be recovered that is a strategic interest for all the parties who think they've got a stake in yemen as well as a humanitarian imperative one slightly worrying us but that came out of the conversations in rimbaud apart from the photo opportunities and the handshakes and your colleague mr griffiths who's done a tremendously energetic job to get them where he got the money played an absolute blinder with the prisoner release which was his calling card on day one of those discussions is anyone at the united nations not talking to those people who are representing the fighters but talking to the people who talk to the people who talk to the proxies because there were serious worries raised for example over one particular aspect you can get peace on the ground but if there are still fighter jets coming across the border from the neighbor to yemen saudi arabia game over and it just goes back to what it was before well the united nations talks to everybody and anybody who has a stake in this and i think there is a recognition that there needs to be deescalation on all sides and that is part

this is deja vu news live from berlin a fragile truce in yemen hangs in the balance the u.n. special envoy is urging rebel leaders to respect a cease fire war and famine help left millions facing starvation and one of the world's poorest countries. also coming up why a police crackdown on gang violence in brazil rest is the first test of a new president charged also gnarls hardline law and order policies. to thank you for joining us the u.n. special envoy to yemen has arrived in the country to try to shore up a ceasefire agreed to last month since then there have been reports of repeated violations of the truce which applies to the port city of data a crucial entry point for aid shipments yemen's civil war began in twenty fourteen and a saudi led coalition intervened in the conflict a year later it has led to a devastating humanitarian crisis with millions on the brink of famine. he hopes to save what is a fragile cease fire un special envoy martin griffiths knows that the longer they can keep the guns silent the more precious aid can be delivered to the destitute country. ye