>> shia rebels take control of the yemeni government headquarters and other strategic sites from the capitol sanaa. ♪ hello there. i am laura kyle. you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also head, ending months of dispute, afghanistan's rival presidential candidates sign a power sharing deal. turkishbish security forces fire tear gas as thousands of kurds flee isil. one year on kenyan's remember the victims of the west gait shopping mall siege houthi rebel fighters have seized government buildings and a major army base in the yemeni capitol, sanaa. these major gangs have come as a peace deal brokered by the united nations was due to be signed a few hours ago.

houthi rebels continue their fight in the yemeni capitol. many die in the fighting. >>> turkish hostages are freed. >>> and stopping ebola from crossing over from ginea. [music] >> yemeni government troops and houthi rebels have been fighting for a third day. dozens have been killed in fierce fighting. we have this report. >> reporter: in the yemeni capitol these are the latest clashes on saturday morning. the northern hills of the city turn to a battleground as shia fighters gnash with th clash with the army. through most of the day. they attack the national tv headquarters and some universities. slashes continue through the night as houthies try to gain more ground in sanaa. they fight pore months while thousands of their supporters march through the streets demanding the resignation from the government. >> later after the talks i realized how it has deteriorated. i'm story for these developments during a time when we're doing our best to reach a solution to the crisis. now its critics are accusing it of incompetence in the face of armed g

let's talk to peterson salisbury, a political analyst in yemeni, sanaa. we've heard of more deadly violence in the capital. bring us up to date with what is happening now? >> at the moment, and as for the past few days [ inaudible ] gunfire from the capital, following by a period of calm. in the areas where it isn't, i think there is an aura of oppression in time in which they [ inaudible ] >> peterson, just quickly, is there a danger of the capital falling? >> [ inaudible ] very difficult to answer. it seems that the yemeni military is pretty nervous [ inaudible ] >>> all right. peterson, i'm afraid we'll have to leave it there, there's problems with the line. peterson salisbury in yemen, thank you for the update. >>> shares in the chinese ecommerce company alibaba soared. the company's debut saw the value increase to more than amazon, ebay or facebook >>> as the opening bell rang out across the stock exchange floor, alibaba hit a new record, topping visa and facebook. in the last quarter the online marketplace made more than $2 billion in profit as inve

the yemeni government had struck a deal with hutu fighters, but that has since been crumbling. >> rebelsoved to consolidate their power after signing a peace deal with the government on sunday. the leaders said his movement had forced the government to give into the demands of the people. >> we must continue the fight against corruption, and simultaneously it is necessary to involve all yemenis in the transition phase. >> the yemenis president announced it was a conspiracy that could lead to civil war. >> at this moment, i feel there is a conspiracy from outside the country's borders in which several parties have played a role. some who have lost their interest, and others seeking revenge. they are now taking revenge from the country before they take revenge from their enemies. >> yemen has remained unstable since antigovernment protests in 2011 for then-president ali abdullah saleh. they have been protesting in the capital for several weeks clashing with rivals and staging mass protests calling for greater rights. at least 200 people our thought to have died in the latest round of fight

. >> tensions in the yemeni council, houthi strengthen tensions after signing a peace deal with the yemeni government. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead. kurdish fighters repeal an isil attack, but thousands are still crossing the border into turkey. >>> the battles of power in eastern ukraine have separatists keeping the gas flowing. >> i'm nicole johnson in pakistan. since the flooding, tens of thousands of people have become sick with abdominal problems and skin deceases. coming up we'll find out how doctors are coping. >> yemen's health ministry say that 200 bodies have been found. and the houthi seem to be tightening their grip. >> reporter: houthi rebels are reported to have acted out revenge on former enemies, raiding the homes of top military and political officials. the new deal will likely allow a shia militia to dominate politics for some time to come. the peace agreement was signed and it was called historic. >> we have secured this historical agreement. which we hope will bring a new dawn to yemen. we commend the efforts of the special envoys, so i urge all

yemeni government troops and houthi rebels fight for a third day. there have been heavy fighting at the state television building. dozens of people have been killed in the past few days. >>> 43 people hav43 hostages have been released from the islamic state in iraq and the levant. turkey denied paying a ransom to secure their freedom. >>> refugees cross the border into turkey to escape fighting from isil fighters. >> passions continue to run high after scotland's independence referendum. glasgow police made seven arre arrests. first minister said that he will step down after the referendum rejected. >>> the latest attempt to end the conflict in east of ukraine, the nine-point plan will be implemented on sunday. >>> well, the deal creates a 30 kilometer buffer zone. foreign armed groups and weapons will leave ukrainian territory. combat aircraft will be banned from flying over the conflict area, and international teams will monitor the cease-fire. from donetsk we report on these efforts to end the fighting. >> reporter: the peace talks were supposed

here in suna, there is apprehension, yes, the husis are celebrating but there are millions of other yemenis who are not celebrating and there is also another piece of information from today, about two, about 200 bodies have been extracted from the site of the fighting, for the last three days, tbeaf those bodies have been extracted, most of them were found in the battle ground, and that information came from the ministry of health so everybody is celebrating tonight. >> okay, mo, thanks vex for the update from the yemeni capital. well, as mohamed was saying, the husis control large swaths of the country. large fireworks have been going off all night. their strong hold is in the mountainous area. key cities and towns in problems profnses, five days ago the husis began their assault on the capital, they took a number of buildings including the parliament and the defense ministry. central bank and after long fighting, yemen's state tv building. former advisor to the last three yemeni prime ministerrers, he says all parties are working on the security forces. vacuum created over the past seven,

explosions are being heard across the yemeni capital sanaa. military jets and tanks have been deployed. the government and houthi rebels are fighting despite plans to sign a peace deal on sunday. afghanistan's two rival presidential candidates signed a power sharing agreement to end months of political stalemate. ashraf ghani will be the president. abdullah abdullah will choose the new chief executive, the equivalent of prime minister. it's the final day of sierra leone's lockdown to curb the spread of ebola. thousands of volunteers are still going door to door to educate the 6 million residents, and to find patients. those testing positive with the virus are being taken to an isolation center near freetown. >> exactly a year ago, al-shabab fighters attacked a high end shopping mall in kenya's capital nairobi, killing 67 people in the course of the next few days. questions remain about what exactly happened. katherine sawyer reports. >> it was as dramatic as it was lethal. by the end of the four day siege at the westgate mall, there was death,

. >> shia rebels take control of the yemeni government headquarters and other strategic sites from theapitol sanaa. ♪ hello there. i am laura kyle. you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also head, ending months of dispute, afghanistan's rival presidential candidates sign a power sharing deal. turkishbish security forces fire tear gas as thousands of kurds flee isil. one year on kenyan's remember the victims of the west gait shopping mall siege houthi rebel fighters have seized government buildings and a major army base in the yemeni capitol, sanaa. these major gangs have come as a peace deal brokered by the united nations was due to be signed a few hours ago. here is our correspondent mohammed vall on the line from sanaa. some pretty rapid developments over the past hour. update us on the latest you are seeing there in the capitol. >> yes. no, it's dark now in the camtol but with we hear explosions every now and then, but still going on. and we understand that the houthi delegation has arrived and that's just why their fighters are marching on building after building on headquart

a yemeni official counters telling cnn yemeni forces have driven the group out of strongholds and u.sisted them in one operation killing 65 terrorists earlier this year. he says that's only part of the story. >> aqap melted away while controlling regions the government doesn't have reach to. >> reporter: that's a government cooperating. u.s. forces won't have that in syria. a yemeni official says his government's partnership with the u.s. has been successful killing off dozens of leaders, one of them awlaki, a top strategist. >> they got the number two man at guantanamo bay. >> reporter: still standing two of the most dangerous, its top leader and its master bombmaker. al asiri is responsible for attempts to bomb planes headed for the united states including the underwear bomb attack and 2010 printer cartridge bomb plot. there is concern al asiri is sharing bombmaker groups in syria. white house officials say there's more work to be done in yemen. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> coming up after the break, isis wants to add more women to its ranks. you'll hear from experts who say the

. >> yemeni pro government forces have been battling houthi rebels for a third day. there has been heavy bombardment over the last few hours and dozens of people have been killed. >> reporter: parts of the building burned one of many strategic sites that the houthies have their sights on as they try to topple the government. for the third day the houthies have moved north to south taking major highways. heavy plumes of smoke and military jets flew low over the area. several attempts to find peaceful settlements have failed. >> we agree on a number of points that would institute a number of agreements. i realized that the situation in sanaa have deteriorated, and i'm sorry this is happening at a time we're doing our best to reach a settlement to the cris crisis. >> reporter: demanding fuel price cuts and more inclusive goal, the goal of the group is to seize power and rule yemen with the backing of iran. as the diplomacy fails to stop shelling and yelling gets louder, for the most part the government has leaned towards leniency, and now its critics are claiming incomp

. >>> the yemeni government has reached a peace deal with shia houthi fighters, following days of fighting in which many people were killed. state television building came under attack on saturday, and a curfew imposed in parts of the capital. we have this report. >> reporter: after days of fighting in the capital, shia houthi fighters and the government reached on agreement. the united nations envoy to yemen who brokered the deal assess the final preparations are under way. >> after intense consultations with all political parties, including the hooties, we reached on agreement to solve the crisis, based on the results of the national dialogue. we are making preparations for the signing. in there form a national government pushing for the process of peaceful change and security and stability of the country. >> the houthis say the deed will be signed within hours. >> there is a good consensus and agreement on numerous points. we hope there'll be a signing of the deal in the coming hours. there's exaggeration and many reports. our protesters were targeted, and our people had to resort to se

view, that the president is the legitimate leader of yemen, and all sectors of yemeni society should rally behind him. that said, the u.s. is very concerned about the amount of violence that has continued i after the signing of the agreement in sanaa. they say there needs to be an immediate cease-fire, and that the only way the country can go forward and deal with ongoing issues is to stop the violence. >> one of the biggest issues there is the presence of the al-qaeda in yemen. that's a battle in the u.s. heavily invested in it. it worries that the government is now distracted from that battle. >> the u.s. believes that if t the, that it does ring that they are not paying attention to members of aqap, and trying to remove their grip from the northern part of the country. the u.s. has put a lot of time, money and advice to help yemen deal with aqap. but as we see in iraq the u.s. believes if there is not an unified government all the efforts might be for not. >> okay, roslind jordan joining us live from washington, d.c. thank you very much, ros. >>> now foreign ministers of iran and

between yemenis troops and rebels.orth of the capitol, they are not letting up on their demands from the government's resignation, but the latest rally was matched by a show of strength from government supporters. in the capital. >> government loyalists. they say they are ready to die for the republic accusing of man moving to create a religious state. i feel sad because in 2011 they were with us, now they are allies with the old regime and will never accept that. >> there gathering is nearly sunni, thousands of people and the preach who attended friday prayers denounce secretaryism but reiterated their redness to fight rebels. >> they have deeply divided yemenis and raised international condition about the future of the country, especially after they press ahead for more political representation in the government. another rally and another friday prayer. led by escalating their protests. dismissing an offer by the president to form a new government, and cut fewer prices. despite the growing anger, they insist their ca

. >> tensions in the yemeni council, houthi strengthen tensions after signing a peace deal with the yemeni government. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead. kurdish fighters repeal an isil attack, but thousands are still crossing the border into turkey. >>> the battles of power in eastern ukraine have separatists keeping the gas flowing. >> i'm nicole johnson in

several peace agreements between them in yemeni governments crumbled in the past.unday's agreement may prove to be no exception, amid the way it came to light. >> the gulf cooperation council welcomed the peace deal and said in a statement: >>> turkey is tightening border crossings with syria, after tens of thousands of kurdish refugees crossed over in the past two days. kurdish opened its border to those fleeing the town. i.s.i.l. fighters fled the area. >> translation: for the last five days the battle has been so brutele. i.s.i.l. has 50 tanks and captured 50 villages, they are advancing, killing anyone, children, women. >>> australia is expected to resettle nearly 5,000 refugees from iraq and syria. the government says its success in stopping asylum seekers boats allowed it to welcome more refugees. andrew thomas has this report. >>> abdul never went to the gym when he lived in syria. but in his new home, australia, working out is how he spends a big part of his day. >> translation: i'm in australia on my own. i'm lonely. the only place i can come and release m

they are trying to arrange talks between houthi leaders, yemeni representatives and head of security. for the numbers killed, a commitment by all sides for the moment seems a life-time. >>> ukraine's president asked the u.s. congress for more fights against the pro-russian separatists. he asked for assistance, including arms, and asked for washington to pose more sanctions on moscow and to give ukraine special status. he got no weapons, but president obama blejed a package worth $40 million, and $7 million in aid. >> reporter: ukraine's president petro porashenko met with the u.s. president obama in the obviously office for an hour. when the media was allowed in, it was clear that the ukranian leader did not get what he came for, spelling out what he believed the country needed in a joint session to congress. >> please understand me. blankets, night vision is important. one cannot win the war with blankets. even more, we cannot keep the peace with blankets, and this is most important of our values, of our aid, not to win the war, but keep the peace. >> so far the white house ruled out

peace deal, all rebels victory, after strengthening their positions in the yemeni capital. kurdish, repel i.s.i.l, thousands still crossing the border into turkey. >>> children goes back to school in nigeria, where the world health organization declares ebola pretty much contained. >>> and the battle in eastern ukraine. how separatists are fighting to keep the gas flowing. have houthi rebels are celebrating in sanaa, fireworks are lighting up the skies a day after a peace deal was signed. but houthi raiders, now control large parts of the country and key areas of the capital. let's take a closer look at their positions. the main strong holds are in the mountainous north of the country. they began pushing out from sada, and five days ago the houthis began their assault on the capital. parliament and the defense ministry. sanaa's central bank and after heavy fighting, yemen, state tv building. from sanaa, mohamed val reports. >> it is clear who is in control. these arnolding houthi rebels. they have -- these armed houthi rebels. keeping guard in front of major institutions su

. >> houthi rebels and the yemeni government sign the final part of a peace agreement. the security appendix is part of u.n.-brokered unity deal. both sides agree to go top all acts of violence. there was fighting over sanaa. but the shia houthi fighters remain in control of much of the capitol. the former adviser to yemen's prime minister. he's the one who stepped down last week, he said that although the latest security deal promises peace, the houthi rebels still have their weapons. >> to allow the security forces to take over the law and order situation in the country. the sit-ins have got to allow the other stipulations in the arrangement, indeed, not only the deal o that was signed six days ago but the outcomes of the national conference. it's signed now, and they agreed they would give up amongst others as well all of the weapons and the heavy weapons, which they have taken and looted from the different military camps. they've got to allow for the comeback of the actual authority in the city itself back in the hands of the actual security forces because now they

adding to all of the unrest, the yemeni prime minister has also resigned. let's get the latest from our co correspondent joining us on the li line. how much of the caltop dot houthis control now? >> most of the buildings, most of the government buildings including the main building of the government the army, an ends less list of places which amounts to what we can call the entire government of yemen now under the control of the houthis. trying to kong firm about sign angagreement it's the same agreement they have agreed upon in principal yesterday and they were waiting for the delegation to come from the north representing the hourthies basically the government to resign will be replaced a bigger loan and the houthis according to that deal with draw from the strategic places around it. but that's as much as we know so far because they are the main points in the initial agreement which we had have not been changed. we are going to get more details in the hours to come. >> absolutely. the our big thing that happened is the prime minister resigning. why did h

they are creating conflict to divide us as the yemenis. they want us divided to control gas and oil. >> the area is controlled by the houthis. they have their own police force. checkpoints to present an attack inside the protest camps. these yellow arm bands and flags are distributed among the shia community to rally more support behind what the yemen's true revolution. violence here in the capitol and military confrontation in the northern province, this is an area where the houthis are trying to expand their reach because its neighboring area is where mosul, yemen's oil is produced. for them, it's very crucial area because of the control. they can have more military and political leverage on the government. today, launched airstrikes against the positions. it's a delicate situation. the concern here now in the capitol, particularly the last two hours, people are concerned if the protesters and the police start firing bullets at each other, most of their parts of the capital, they might send their own fighters here to protect the proteste

state department declared it a terrorist organization. >> a yemeni activist says the government sharesesponsibility for the current crisis in the country. >> you have to implement the agreement and then you can say that the houthi hasn't done this before doing anything in the agreement, you can't blame them for keeping some position and checkpoint. you will find are they lying or they want to implement this agreement or not? >> u.s.-led airstrikes have targeted refineerics in syria. this reports to show the wreckage of overnight raids. the airstrikes are designed to cut off a major source of funding for isil fighters who sell oil on the black market. >> kurdish fighters continue to defend the town of kobane. from an isil advance. >> has forced more than 150,000 people to flee the country. they have moved in to turkey as the last week. stefanie dekker is at the crossing on the turkish side of the border. she sent us this update. >> the syrian kurdish town lies nestled across the border from us. it has been a relatively quiet day. i say relatively. on saturday, four shells landed in koba

. >> there has been a suicide attack to the east of the yemeni capital which started houthi fighters. it's thought sxwaid xwaid is responsible. it follows sanaa, yemen's government has finalized a deal with the horthi leadership. they have been employing parts of the capital for over a week. we can talk to an activist who supports houthi demands. he joins us from sanaa. thank you very much for talking to us here at al jazeera. can you tell us why houthi fighters are not giving up the territory they have captured within sanaa as security appendix to this declaration actually requires? >> reporter: thank you for having me. found this yesterday so we have to give it time for this to be impleme employme implemented. they have left their position. to secure sanaa. we have to give it time and yesterday. >> what needs to be in place in order for this to be implemented? the government has to choose a prime minister and work with the houthis. who is going to take the responsibility? the houthi reduce the presence. the last two, three days, reduced their presence in sanaa, and they will do that

. >>> yemeni security forces say a suicide bomber killed many in a hospital. an offshoot of al qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack. hundreds of yemeni's demonstrate the security forces take back the capital from the houthis. they seized the capital a week ago, and have yet to leave despite signing a deal on saturday with the yemeni government to leave. >>> on saturday a drone killed four. the fighters were killed this a north-west travel region on the border between pakistan and afghanistan. a strait blast in north-west pakistan killed ate. >> security is tight in afghanistan ahead of a presidential inauguration. police and soldiers have been posted in the capital city of kabul. that's where ashraf ghani will be sworn in. his opponent agrees to a power sharing operation. tensions are high after the bitterly contested rape. >> the police force has taken strong security measures, especially in the city. we will do everything to make sure that this is in a very secure environment. of course we have international delegations in kabul today and tomorrow, an

. >> the president is trying to send a message to the yemenis going ahead with the agreement. he has appointed two advisors after the agreement, one was chosen by the houthis, and one presenting the movement. that has been coupled with another decision yesterday to reduce the prices, and that is included in the agreement. there are two contradictory approaches, one is violations in sanaa, and they are taking tanks and military gear. and the other approach is if you steps to works, but looks like the limitation of the agreement, and between the two polls the yemenis are torn, whether the agreement is valid and going ahead, or whether too listen to the fears and see what is to come with yemen. >> you say yemenis are torn. can you get an idea of how much support there is for houthis in the capital sanaa? >> well, it's difficult to gauge because sanaa is close to the north where the houthis have a large - a large shi'ite population, who are traditionally supporting the houthis. it's included in the region, as well as the other areas, aside from sanaa. it's a reason why we had that

of course, we'll keep a close eye on development there is in the yemeni capitol sanaa. thank you for joining us. >>> around 45,000 kurdish refugees from syria have crossed into turkey. turkey fights to open several crossings as isil close in. >> isil came and tyrannized us. we left everything we have. all our shops and jobs and they shelled us. warplanes were coming. they tyrannized used. >> a number of refugees who have fled syria now total 3 million. lebanon has the largest share with 1.1 million registered refugees. iraq has taken 214,000. 140,000 have sought refuge in egypt. isil has released 46 turkish hostages along with three iraqis. turkey denies paying a ransom to secure their freedom. >> reporter: reunited with their families after more than three months in captivity, their release marked the end of the turkish government hostage crisis. they were captured when the islamic state in iraq and the levant overran the city of mosul back in june. they included the diplomatic staff, children, and special forces police. people wearing black outfits with their faces co

so a lot of yemenis went to saudi arabia because basically, to get i mean, yemen is a very, very poor country. i think it's the poorest country in the middle east, probably. and so you get a lot of immigration, and one of the people who immigrated was mohammed bin laden, the father of osama. but he was part of a pretty big movement. and one thing that's interesting about bin laden's organizations, you'll find that some of the key people are saudis, but they actually have yemeni backgrounds like bin laden himself. for instance, the person who's regarded as being the mastermind of the bombing of the uss cole in yemen last year is somebody whose family originates in yemen, but grew up in saudi arabia, fought in afghanistan, like bin laden, against the soviets. c-span: how close is yemen to afghanistan? >> guest: yemen is, i mean, quite some distance. i mean, you'd have to go -- you'd, i mean, it would be -- you'd have to fly, you know i don't know, it's about 1,500 -- i mean, i'm guessing -- 1,500 miles, about 1,000 miles, perhaps. quite some way. c-span: what's the population of yemen?

police use pepper spray to disperse thousands of pro-address protesters, are houthis in yemeni capital, targeting shia fighters. >>> sleeper cells used by i.s.i.l. near the iraqi city of kirk e-kirkuk. , more than 30 people have believed to have died. . >> but first, police in hong kong have used tear gas for the first time during a protest which began a week ago. you can see the theme there, live in hong kong. thousands of protesters are still gathered on the street. they're largely congregating outside large government buildings and they want political reforms. they want the chinese government to scrap rules allowing it to choose candidates that would l actually run in the 2017 election. we have this report. >> reporter: hopelessly outnumbered from demonstrators. a crush of people try to find their way back into the occupation site, locked. umbrellas went up to block and the pushing started. the umbrella wall ripped apart and then the spray but to no avail. the line was breached, officers down and hurt. both sides are appealing for restraint to pull them out of the crush. but by now,

several peace agreements between them and the yemeni government crumbled in the past. sunday's agreement failed to be no exception in view of the unique circumstances under which it came to life, mohamed val, al jazeera, yemen. >>> russian forces are still firing at government forces despite a ceasefire that is now two weeks old. there is a proposed buffer zone but the ukrainian government says it will not go through with that plan i until the truce violations cease. >> reporter: the ukrainian government says it lost eight soldiers, as a result of firing from the separatist positions. but the separatists also saying that the ukrainians have breached the ceasefire agreement in -- on six occasions, including yesterday they said that the ukrainians were responsible for blowing up an industrial exploichs factory -- explosives factory in separatist held territory. not all of this is look good for the being agreement signed in minsk. , a buffer zone of 30 kilometers between the fighting areas where heavy artillery pieces would be removed and also the intentions to withdraw f

. >> yemeni government troops and hout this, thi rebels still fighting. the rebels have been shelling the international and state television headquarters. >> reporter: these are the latest clashes on saturday morning. the northern hills of the city turning as fighters clash with the army. through most of the day and on friday the houthies take major highways, attack some universities. houthies try to gain more grou ground. their fighters continue fighting while their protesters march through the streets. >> we agreed on a number of points that it would substitute the basis for agreement. i realized the situation in sa naa has deteriorated. i'm sorry for the use of these weapons at a time we're doing our best to teach a resolution to the crisis. >> for the most part the government has been on leniency, now its critics claim it's lenient. >> they want to delay giving up their weapons. the armor deal was broken by the end. the houthies want their stronghold to be part of the territory under their jurisdiction. >>> reports from sanaa, yesterday he were descri

a yemeni official tells cnn, yemeni forces have driven the terrorist group out of key strong holds.ecial-ops troops assisted them in one operation this year, killing 65 terrorists. joslyn says that's only part of the problem. >> they melted away and still wages the insurgency and controls rural areas. >> reporter: that's a government cooperating with the u.s. in syria, u.s. forces won't have that. the partnership with the u.s. has been successful in killing off dozens of leaders. one of them, awlaki, the american-born cleric, a top strategist. >> they also got the number two in the group, a saudi who had been at guantanamo bay. >> reporter: but still handing, two of the most dangerous terrorists that threaten america. now, al asari is responsible for some nearly successful attempts to bomb planes bound for the u.s., including the underwear bomb day attack in 2009 and the 2010 printer cartridge bomb plot. there is concern now that he may be sharing his technology with jihadist groups in syria. white house officials acknowledge there's more work to be done in yemen. wolf? >> where are

but those words -- i am not sure they can convince yemenis in the light of last week events.is obvious that the military -- the institutions are not functioning as they should be. not very strong, are are they. >> yeah. lack of a trust of institutions. >> i want to move on oto include the as you say regional powers. who have acted in yemen interests as well. now, it has been said that yemen is the site of a proxy war between sunnies and shiite muslims. are we about to see foreign powers get involved? >> we are nod saying something strange or not -- new, when we say that iran is involved, involvement -- they tried previously so 12 the problems but it seems they are not -- they have not done enough to solve it, the united states is involved in this, let's not forget that the united states was involved in what so called war on terror attack, many many times. so basically there is involvement, and i think this involvement has weakened the state, not strengthened the state. because houthies now actually blame international community regional players for actually weakening the stat

reporter: the disappearance of this man and other political and military figures shows how fast the yemeni capitol has fallen. a presidential aid says it was by design. >> translator: the army was non-exist important. the order not to fight came from the joint chiefs of staff. >> reporter: he says the president was forced to sign a peace deal last sunday, and that the former president is playing a role in the current crisis. >> translator: former president was a strong partner in this operation through tribal leaders and army generals who are still loyal to them. they handed the capitol, sana'a over, and ordered the soldiers to go home. >> reporter: he has consistently denied his support of the houthi rebels and called for dialogue. but his relationship with him is complicated. they help bring about his downfall in 2012, but they share the same rivals, among them the once powerful man who owns this mansion. yemen is one of the top items at the general assembly of the underin new york. >>> the government of brazil has launched a new initiative to fight dangi fever. it involves introducing t

. >>> now, there are reports of a huge explosion and smoke rising above a hospital in a yemeni capital sanaa. there has been renewed fighting despite a deal reached by the government and shia rebels on saturday. >> reporter: the u.n. brokered deal holds the promise of peace. many worry it will not last. in the latest fighting between rebels and government forces, it won't inspire confidence. it comes 24 hours after the united nations announced a breakthrough in the peace process. >> reporter: after intense consultations with all political parties, we reached an agreement to solve the crisis based on results of the dialogue. we are making preparations for the signing. it will form a national document pushing for the process of peaceful change and strengthen national participation, security and stability of the country. >> the houthis said the deal would be signed quickly. >> there's a good consensus and agreement on points. we hope that there'll be a signing of the deal in the coming hours. there was an xang ration. protesters were targeted, and the state has not done anything, so our p

it's clear that this is an earth-shattering few days in the yemeni capital. >> how has the situation improved after at all for yem yemenese in 2011 if we look at broader picture there in the country. >> how has it improved? >> yes. >> i would say, you know, when you look at it generally, there's very few improvements. the key issues that led to the -- that led to the revolution in 2011 were rising frustrations with the government and rising frustrations with the economic situation. the economic situation is only deteriorating. order and security has broken down across the country. i think at the end of the day whoever is in charge in yemen will continue to face problems whether it's someone after it, as long as there's this power vacuum and they remain frustrated with the order and security. >> great to speak with you. thank you for filling us in the on the background for the crisis going on in yemen at the moment. we can get an update from our correspondent from sanaa. he's been listening in to a speech from the president of yemen. mohamed, what's he been saying? >> reporter: yes. t

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it is the lifeline to the yemeni economy. the province why most o where most of the oil and gas is produced. now the crude flow is disrupted, and this is something that will significantly slash the revenues of the country and could effect the capitol of sanaa, a place that has been suffering from oil productions and now the pipeli pipeline. inow in jawf there has been increased fighting. the concern is if the fighting it continues yemen's oil wil production will be disrupted in the coming weeks. >> what needs to happen? >> reporter: there needs to be a genuine talk to a peaceful solution to the crisis in yemen. yemen is one of the five countries from the arab spring to manage to go through a democracy. for the international community this was a success story. but things started to crumble over the last few months. now the houthies, they say they've been sidelined and discriminated against. this is exactly why they're starting this civil disowobediee against the government. they say if the government does not meet their demand

latest reports are that 50 have been killed in fighting between yemeni and shia houthi rebels, north of the capital. hashim, what are the latest developments coming out of the province, is the violence getting worse? >> well, fighting resumed about an hour ago in the same area. there has been intermittent fighting. there was an escalation over the last 48 hours. our sources say that 20 soldiers and pro-government militia fighters were killed and 30 houthi fighters were killed in the fighting. why in the province, it's an area close to strategic road that links the provinces to the capital. it is an area that neighbours saw, which is a houthi stronghold. it's obvious that the hutus are trying to expand their reach east, and the army is trying to push them back. the shock waves are felt in the capital, where the sectarian and the political divide is raising concerns of an armed military confrontation. >> reporter: government loyalists on the streets of sanaa. they say they are ready to die for the republic, accusing the hutus of manoeuvring to create a religious state. >> translation:

. >>> yemeni soldiers have opened fire on protesters attempting to storm the cabinet building in theapital. late protesters have blocked the main road to sanna's airport. let's speak to the bbc's mya norman. this is a country that many people have been worried about for many, many years. but just bring us up to date on recent events and what's happened today. >> reporter: well, let me start with today. there have been clashes between protesters and government forces outside the capitol building. this all happened after the police opened fire on protesters. as you mentioned, there are reports of several deaths and injured people. these protests have actually started a few weeks ago in the capital, when after they decided to stage these demonstrations, post the government decision to lift subsidies on fuel. and now they are demanding for the government -- the yemeni government to step down and revoke their decision to lift fuel subsidies. >> we've seen in the past u.s. involvement in yemen. how would you sum up the political stability situation there in yemen at the moment? >> yemen ha

. >>> yemeni government troops and houthi rebels battled for a third day. more than 100 have been killed in fierce fighting. these are the latest clashes in sanaa, yemen, as the nowhere hills turped into a battle ground. heavily artillery was used by both sides. through most of the day, on friday, the houthis advanced from north to south, taking the major highways, attacking the headquarters and some universities. clashes continued through the night as houthis gained more ground. heavily armed fighters besieged the capital. thousands of supporters marched in the streets demanding their resignation of the government. several attempts to find a peaceful settlement failed. >> we agreed on a number of points, that it could constitute the basis for an agreement after the end of talks on thursday. i realised the situation in sanaa deteriorated. i'm sorry for the developments and the use of weapons at a time we are doing our best to reach a peaceful settle. to the crisis. as diplomacy appears to fail, gun fighting and shelling is louder. yemeni is a country where

from the yemeni capital sanaa. >>> one of india's most powerful politicians is being jailed for corruption charges. jaya lalithaa was found guilty of amassing wealth beyond her income. >> this puts corruption back in the spotlight in india. we're talking about corruption at the highest levels o of indian politics. this particular case is 18 years old. one thing it suggests is the independence of the indian judiciary, and the fact that anywhere in the country any court can prosecute a high-level politician. what this means for the tate of tamil nadu, is anyone's guess. she may have nominated a successor given that she has been prosecuted and has been found guilty. she'll have to step down immediately. how this will be seen as the state, voters and opposition will be seen in the hours, and days to come, and this may change the way politics is conducted in the state. we must say that tamil nadu is particularly important when it comes to national politics. it holds 10% of the parliament. it is a sign that corruption is being taken seriously, and the courts and legal system are trying to get th

sad to say, but hopefully we'll get back to mohammed with more details on what is going on in the yemeni capitol later on. but we have a lot more to come here in al jazeera. including hong democracy scandals. students with a fifth day of protest. and former president on trial faced his verdict today. we'll tell you what happened. and in sport robin will have the latest from the ryder cup where the u.s. has staged a rather dramatic fight back. >> now to india where an act threat turned politician has been sentenced to prison in an 18-year-old corruption case. the chief minister of southern state was found guilty of amassing wealth beyond her known sources of income. india has ordered her to resign and spend four years in jail. we'll go to new delhi, a very colorful character, but it has taken them eight years to find her guilty of corruption. >> it has, indeed, 18 years, and in the conventional sense for many people that's an awfully long time. but for people in india politicians across party lines saying look, as long as justice has been delivered that's a step forward. and in some ways

they are creating problems to divide us as yemenis, they want us divided to control gas and oil. >> thea is controlled by the houthis, they have their own police force. they set up checkpoint to protect an al qaeda attack inside the protest camp. these yellow armbands and flags are distributed among the s shi'ite community. rallying support. >> the violence of the protest camps has made worse a charged atmosphere. it can undermine efforts under way to find a peaceful solution to the political crisis. >> nigeria is facing its worse oil crisis in years, with the daly out put plummeting. nigeria had 8 million less in the coffers. the correspondent reports. >> reporter: setting off at the break of down, the men are on a mission in the niger delta, part of a force from various agencies and civilians, tasked with curbing oil theft. an hour into the patrol, they arrest suspects. they order them to reveal the location of air illegal business. they make their way from the open creek into the mangrove. they strike gold. this is where stolen crude is defined, destroying the site and setting it on

of course the president as we learned would like to see a huge number of yemenis of posting violencenside the country. but the population here as we have learned during the last few days is mostly frustrated with the government and particularly with the president and the way he has dealt with the hooties and the army, and the way it has failed to to defend the cupped. >> it is shaping up to be a very tight race indeed. a security guard and doorman in a high-rise apartment building and a rich neighborhood of san palo. for the best. >> it will be good in the party stays in power. in previous governments we had no purchasing power or credit, but not any more. ahead of sunday's vote, she is hoping she will be carried to re-election, some of the new 30 million people just like who have been lifted in the middle class in the bass decade. she is leading most polls with about 40% of the vote, but there's still deep undercurrents of disconnect by some sectors of society, they are dissatisfied with the way she has governed. >> and the watch, with critics saying they mismanagement of the state

. >> translation: the state will not extend territory, and the yemeni law, if it's not implemented, what is the use of signing. the security agreement means the militias should leave the country. >> the army and state authorities have become invisible. after they withdraw the gunmen, they are expected to become one of the main players in yemen's future politics. >>> more than 2 million muslim pilgrims from around the world arrived in mecca for haj. another million are expected to join them in what is the world's largest annual gathering in muslims. it is viewed as the greatest act in the muslim faith. >> pro-democracy activists expanded the disobedience campaign. protesters have gone ahead with plans, despite rising tension between them and the police. you she a live scene in hong kong, and it's after 1:00pm they are demanding democratic reforms from the chinese government. rob mcbride has more from hong kong. it has gone from a student led street protest to a mass occupation in a matter of hours. thousands of people answeringle call from leaders, making their stand for political reform.

. >> the state won't destroy its supremacy, and yemeni law in the constitution, if it don't beimplemented, what is the use of signing. it means they should leave the capital. >> once the houthis took over the city, the army and state authorities are invisible. after withdrawing gunmen, they will become one of the major players in politics. >> more than 2 million muslim pilgrims around the world arrived in mecca for haj. another million are expected to join hem in the largest -- them in the largest gathering of muslims. the hajj will begin next week. >>> an israeli assault in the gaza strip killed over 2,000 civilians. many were wounded. a charity arranged for some to receive specialise youed treatment in -- specialised treatment in germany. >> reporter: a bad infection swells the bone in hamad's leg. here there's a risk of amputation. there's a better chance he'll keep his leg, now that he's out of gaza. he's one of 42 children brought over by a german charity in september. >> most often open fractions, wounds. amputations. lots of legs, arms and most of them are critical ill children. >>

. >>> there are reports of a huge explosion and smoke above a hospital in the yemeni capital sanaa. it comes amid fighting, and the government and houthi rebels reaching a peace deal on saturday. >> the u.n.-brokered deal promises peace. many are worried that it won't last, and the continued fighting won't inspire confidence. the violence 24 hours after the united nations announced a breakthrough in the peace process. >> translation: after intense consultations with political parties, including the houthis, we reached on agreement based on the results of the national dialogue. we are making preparation are for the signing. this will form a national document pushing for the protest of the change. strengthening national participation and security. >> the houthis said the deal would be signed quickly. >> there's a good consensus and agreement on numerous points. there's exaggeration and many reports. protesters were targeted, and the state has not done anything. our people had to resort to self-defence. >> over the last few days, sanaa witnessed some of the worst fighting in years, wit

we have this story from the yemeni capital senna. >> this rabbi teaches his relatives. they are members of yemen's last jews. misrata jews lived in yemen for more than 2,000 years. numbers have dwindled over the last decade to a few dozen now. this is the patriarch, the chief rabbi in the northern regions of sadder. but in 2006, they were evicted by the shia houthis, from their villages. his wife says they lost their lands and businesses. >> we were very happy in sadder. now we have lost everything, and i'm scared to go back there. i want to die at yemen. >> the children go to government schools. they don't feel comfortable revealing their jewishness in public. but the rabbi remains confident yemen is a place for them to live. >> i want our congregation to live with the muslim community, go to the same schools, have a social life, so they respect each other. i hate to see them divided. >> the jews will move to a government compound in sanaa. some left for israel. this man wants to stay. he spends time with his relatives, farming in the backyard, a hobby reminding him of

. >> ceasefire talks between the yemeni government and the shia rebels has just collapsed. fighting continues for the second day in the capital. battles between the government and the rebels began on the outskirts of the city on thursday, and now the two sides are attacking each other just within a kilometer of the presidential palace. the fighting is so intense, that the airlines have stopped their flights in and out of the capital. it sounds like the security situation is deteriorating rapidly. and what are you hearing? >> there's heavy fighting in the capital in different areas, north, south and also near the presidential palace. it's a serious escalation anyway. and i know the fighting is centered on a hill that overlooks the palace and also the airport. and they are willing to take that position. the palace is within the fire. and all units are being mobilized in the capital. orders were given to a syrian general to lead the fight against them. >> it's extraordinary, and how did we see this rapid speculation? just in the past few days, in the last hours, we have been t

also to come, protests in the yemeni capitol as a car bomb targets shiia forces east of sanaa. >> targets in syria come under attack from coalition forces. >> running for their lives, trying to escape the japanese eruption of a volcano. more than 30 people are believed to have died. >>> riot police have fired at proceedtestors, the protests, they claim are illegal. rob mcbride has been watching the protests unfold. as more reinforcements arrived, tests clear they were out numbered by demonstrators. a crush of people trying to find their way into the occupation site blocked. tempers flared and everyone knew what was coming. you remember bel as went up to block the pepper spray and the pushing started. the umbrella made, apart and then the spray. officers down and hurt both sides are feeling for restraint. the crowd had moved on. and so had events. from across the highway, more protesters saw the moment. racing across the lanes and urging others on this side to do the same. they met in the middle. the occupation just got bigger. to contain at a time occupation in a certain area. it found no