yemeni war. saudi arabia wasn't involved in this at all. the heughtsz versus anybody who wos oppose them and ideologically speaking, it was houthis against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and i.s.i.s. and outside that there was no other regional actor involved in this. the proxy war it is essential that the conflict on the ground in yemen is a yemeni conflict in its essence. the heughtsz houthis are yemeni and they have economisted since the either '. they are actually yemenis some and i think in january when all major embassies withdrew and pulled their forces out of yemen the international communitytytyty represented by the u.s., the u.k, ksa and other countries when they withdrew their diplomats from yemen i think the houthis were pushed more into the arms of iran. it is like a self fulfilling prophecy. the proxy war of yemen and iranian presence on the ground. i've said this before. if saudi arabia and the gcc countries manage to get through to the houthis the houthis don't necessarily need

yemenis really want peace. yemenis have been living without a president even -- i mean, even before president hadi had flee to aden, even before that when technically there was no president or no government. people still went to the markets, people still had their weddings people still tried to, you know, maintain a normal life. there weren't any cases of high crime rate or robbery, in spite of the complete absence of a form of security, yemenis really want to live. what iran and saudi arabia is doing right now is turn this is in to a war zone where nothing is going to come from it but revenge. the one thing theup should have done is to listen to the 20 points that were suggested by the national dialogue conference operation committee. those 20 points would have built a right base for guy log and would have prevented all of that. the one right thing that the u.n. can do is to stop dealing with yemen as an agenda, to start listening to local experts instead of his he inning to expats who only look at yemen as a

yemenis want peace. yemenis have been living without a president even before president hadi had to flee aden, people still went to markets people still had their weddings, still people tried to maintain their normal life. there weren't any cases of high crime rate or robbery in spite of the complete absence of former security. yemenis really want to live. what iran, saudi arabia is doing right now is turning this into a war zone where nothing is going to cultivate but revenge. the one thing that the u.n. should have done was in 2012, twrean2013 to listen to the 20 points that were issued by the national preparation committee would have prevented all of that. the one right thing that the u.n. can do is stop dealing with yemen as an agenda, to start listening to local experts instead of listening to ex-pats who only look at yemen as a war zone and as a model fighting al qaeda. there is more to yemen and to yemenis than fighting al qaeda and what's happening is only going to make al qaeda bigger, going to c

so that the yemeni people will be able to restore yemeni security. we extend all the countries taking part in the operation and those supporting the operation worldwide. this operation, by the grace of god will no doubt reinforce peace and security in the region and the world. mr president, the palestinian calls comes on top of our priorities and the stance of the kingdom of saudi arabia as was, as is will remain unchanged, endorsing the lasting peace in the region based on the restoration of the lawful rights of the palestinian people to have a state established with jerusalem as the capital, which is in line with the international resolutions and the arab peace initiative of 2002. the king of saudi arabia believes that time is opportune for the international community to live up to the responsibility to adopt the resolution and peace initial ties to lay down the workable measures so that high level envoy should be assigned to monitor and ensure the resolutions and initiatives. the epidemic of tourism is one of the biggest challenges facing our arab

government, the yemeni people., it's the houthi militias. each country is taking part by their own force. al jazeera newspaper. is there operation -- a joint operation theater inside yemen? the second part how can you provide protection to the supporting tribalmen? in other words what is the role for you to protect against the houthis. as you are aware any military operation there must be a central command control theaters and we are in direct constant contact with the honest men of the armed forces inside yemen. and with respect to protection, it must be provided to all of the yemeni people without exception, the people of yemen from all walks of life not only the tribes and tribesmen. this is the main and key goal of the coalition to restore stability and security. did you monitor any attempt to use yemeni jet fighters? as explained on the first briefing that the jet fighters controlled by the houthi militias were targeted and destroyed as they are on the ground. since then, none of the yemeni jet fighters have b

it comes from yemeni, itself.he yemeni people which are moderate, i believe, in their case, you know, something i would like to mention here also. like sala lost credibility. essman youring about by giving some sort of initiative to have a solution at the end. i don't think that's going to happen. therefore, the fighting is now between militias. hadi need to appoint an army general, chief of staff to get this army together getting arab people on the ground. i don't think it would be wise at this stage. >> okay. >> because that means a war of attrition. >> sir, thanks for being with us once again. that's retired jordanian air force general maman abunoa there in aman. we will have a lot more on what we have just heard in that press briefing in our next bullet here on al jazeera in around 30 minutes' time. i will be back with the headlines in just a few moments. don't forget there is much more of al jazeera's unique brand of real news and opinion and analysis on our website, aljazeera.com. >> slavery in nepal has bee

yemenis want to live. what saudi arabia and iran is doing is turning this into a war zone where nothing will cultivate but revenge. the one thing that should have happened was in 2012/2013. the 20 points would have built a base for dialogue and prevented all of that. the one right thing that the u.n. can do is stop dealing with yeppen as an agenda and stop listening to experts instead of expats that look at yen as a war zone. there's more into yemen and yemenis than fighting al qaeda. what is happening will make al qaeda bigger create more militias, create more hatred. you can only imagine if you lose a relative under such shellings, how you grow and feel and in the middle of this poverty, in the absence, there's no option but to join one militia or the other. >> if you have joined us on al jazeera, we have rolling coverage on the crisis that is occurring in yemen. overnight, to let you know saudi arabia-led coalition has executed an air strike military separation, over yemen's capital. we know that at lea

this is a yemeni conflict. which did not have any direct affect on the saudi arabia or other gulf countries. the problem in yemen has been that yemen has been dominated by its neighbors, especially by the saudis. any development the saudis feel that they must be the one who run the show in yemen and what you saw in the past four, five years, an and increasing independence movement in yep end, the yemenis want to run theirtheir affairs. and to decide their future, the saudi government does not like that. and that's why they installed hadi in this basically one-man show election, to continue their policy. that policy failed and now they are resorting to others. >> but it was a bit of a unity government. and it was working with the west and with other nations. so what should the world do as rebels throw out a government, a legitimate government. that was trying to help the world fight al qaeda and possibly isil? >> right now in fact, the most effective force against al qaeda and isil are those people that the medi

omar you have spoken to many yemenis while covering this story. how do they feel about what's happening in their country with the houthis can advance and with president hadi now fleeing? >> they were very disappointed. and sad. because they had a glimmer of hope when the toppled president left office in 2000 -- late 2011 and early 2012. they hoped that yemen would be transformed to a democratic state being stable state to create jobs and improve the economics yemen 60 specials of its pop place are under the poverty line. they were saddened to the institution and the states collapse before a rebel group. they didn't realize what was happening, what was the inside politics of all of that. and then i think when everything was clear that the houthis couldn't have done so without the backing of the former president they start today feel the anti-houthi sentiment starting to rise. i saw a anybody of protests. they were small in numbers in the beginning but then they start today grow bigger in the capital sanaa and other parts of the country. i think the

amy: farea al-muslimi, you to do, i'm a 25-year-old yemeni man. i've seen at least 15 wars in my country, i don't need more. i need some help in a cagey -- education and economy, not guns. another tweet, i can sadly promise you it could have saved yemen from this years ago if it was put into the economy. talk about the situation in sanaa, the bombardment you another yemenis are going through and this connection that you are describing. >> obviously, yemen has gone through a lot of conflicts in the past. what i was trying to say in this specific tweet, probably, is that the last thing yemenis at the moment is in intensive military intervention in a country that is only loaded with so much conflict. over the last three years, has gone through even more conflicts because of how this was run. this is important because even when yemen was being promising a state, according to the u.n. model, it was not back up with [indiscernible] the commitment to stability was always based on fear from al qaeda, which has ended up in creating more violence. there's a

yemenis are fighting each other. back. >> we have a senior military writer for defense one and another guest. all the video talking about this rebel army, and that army, and taking this territory. they don't talk about how people are getting buy day to day in yemen. what is going on in the country? >> it's not looking good. you have two parallel authorities operating at the same time. an authority in the south represent by president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, and in the north ruled by the houthi, and former president sanaa. both are enemies. houthis has an enemy, al qaeda, and i.s.i.s. - as of recently. on the ground there's 26 million that don't want to be part of that. since the revolution in 2011, what the people wanted is a respectable life, meaning they want electricity, water, jobs. they want to have a stable life. i don't think they care who is in charge, as long as the country is stable. it doesn't seem that that will happen now. >> with the forces deployed in the field, paid for by outside forces because the co

yemeni-yemeni killing. it's a result of the saudi arabia-led strikes because discourses on the ground are paved in animosity >>> that being said what can the arab league do to calm things in yemen or are we past a diplomatic solution. >> you can never exhaust diplomatic solution there's a way out. we have to remember that. the strikes have happened for four nights. there's a fifth night. yemenis are hit as we speak. the thing is it doesn't seem to be clear what is the next step. what is plan b. what happens after they have destroyed the military bases, which is destroying the military infrastructure of yemen. with that destroyed, president abd-rabbu mansour hadi would have no military to rule anywhere. no other yemeni president would have a military starting from zero. there should be a plan b. it should be public and we should know about it. it's important to stop the strikes. these strikes have been strong and are terrifying the people on the ground. >> you mentioned yemenis killing yemenis, boots on the

the yemenis want to life. iran saudi arabia - what they are doing is turning it into a war zone where nothing but revenge will cultivate. the one thing that the u.n. should have done was in 2012, 2013, to listen to a point suggested by the dialogue conference and committee, the 20 points would have built a base for dialogue. the one right thing that the u.n. can do is stop dealing with yemen as an agenda listen to experts, instead of expats looking at yemen as a war zone. there's more into yemen and yemenis than fighting al qaeda. and what happens makes al qaeda bigger creating more militia and hatred. you can only imagine if you lose a relative how you would grow feel and how in the middle of all of this poverty and there would be no option to join one militia or the other. >> the u.s. national security council council. it reads in support of actions: the white house press secretary spoke about the situation in yemen, before the saudi-led operation in sanaa was announced. >> the united states believed that pr

more than 50% of the 20 million yemenis live at the poverty line. it is a very painful situation in yemen. >> always good to talk with you. always good to speak with you. >>> well inside yemen coalition airstrikes have continued for a third day. an arms depo in aden in the general hadid compound looting had been reported there in recent days as houthi fighters challenge forces loyal to president hadi. jets have targeted missile brigades as well as special forces hq. military air base near the international airport has also been struck. also just outside of sanaa, a weapons depo has reportedly been destroyed. we have more now. >> reporter: a third night of airstrikes against houthi rebels and this rare view from the receiving end. this video posted on youtube by an activist shows coalition fighter jets. the coalition said its targets including weapons belonging to special forces west of sanaa. also attacked were missile brigades and special forces headquarters the air base and international airport all in or near the capital of sanaa. >> now it's und

now houthi needs to go back to the yemeni front where basically they are part of yemeni society. yemeni, other players, they have to consider working with houthis. it doesn't mean that all of what happened in september, they are the enemy. they have something in common. >> it doesn't look like that. the scenario you are laying out now, it does look like from a the houthi perspective that they see a chance in order to solve this problem militarily. >> simply because their approach from the beginning was military. houthis, again, they are, you know a more than aty within yemen. how come they were able to control all of these cities? because they have a military, you know, support from al saleh. with the absence of military and weapons, if they come and sit and negotiate, they will be equal. they will be cool. and this is what the other yemenese city about being equal, put the guns aside. this is the tune we hear, i hear this morning. >> all right always good to hear your thoughts. thank you for coming in. >> foreign ministers are meeting egypt to discuss the crisis in yemen. egypt'

the first point, they are protecting the yemeni government could be the easiest thing.adi is not in aden half of the government is still in sana'a. it's a symbolic protection of aden because there's nothing really in terms of the existence of a government per se. >> so the coalition is in control of -- of all of yemeni air space, according to the spokesman. you have also got now all of these troops amassed on the border the saudi arabiian yemeni border do you think just by having air supremacy and continuing coming raids that that's the way they will force the houthis to retreat? >> there will be ground operations but not by the saudis in my -- as far as i can -- my expectations. i think the saudis will do anything they can to make sure they don't need to send their troops inside yemen, it's a very mountainous area very difficult to invade. and maybe they are hoping that they will not even come to that stage, because there are many tribes that have already announced their readiness to fight if they have weapons and the necessary supplies and the saudis are probably plan

with all yemenis, including houthis. that is clear. >> what also was interesting the politics at play at the summit. and who was there. the mayor of qatar. obviously ... >> i think it was an opportunity for egypt to present itself as the leader of - i think that was the speech of abdul fatah al-sisi was directed formally in that giving advice the egyptian leadership does well. it represents or reduces as the leader of the arab world. >> good to have you here. thank you for that. we'll stay with yemen. saudi special forces are evacuating arab documents, houthi fighters are advancing to the city. despite a third night of air strikes targetting positions. saudi arabia-led positions are hitting areas in sanaa. the u.n. is evacuating staff. missile brigades in the capital have been targeted and a special forces headquarters. and military air pace near the international air base. and outside sanaa. it has reportedly been destroyed. they have been fighting near the stronghold. >> for a third night, the saudi arabia-led collisio

so that the state can redoor ith authority on all the yemeni home sail and stability.he developments in libya is dire and it is no secret that the stability and security in libya comes as a top priority not only for egypt. but the region in its entirety. and in the right of the shared goals and common future. in addition to other considerations relating to international peace and security that has been affected bit the spreading threat of terrorism in the regional arena. meanwhile, we suppress our support and solidarity to the elected parliament as a sign of respect for the libyan people and the right to decide their own future. however, the situation in libya is getting more grave and complicated as the terrorist organizations are spreading. that's why we are required to provide support and assistance to the legitimate government in order to be able to restore security and stability across libya, and liberate their efforts in standing up to terrorism and terrorist organizations. meanwhile we support all diplomatic proposal by the united nations aiming at reaching on a

any cases of high crime rate or robbery, in spite of the complete absence of a form of security, yemenis really want to live. what iran and saudi arabia is doing right now is turn this is in to a war zone where nothing is going to come from it but revenge. the one thing theup should have done is to listen to the 20 points that were suggested by the national dialogue conference operation committee. those 20 points would have built a right base for guy log and would have prevented all of that. the one right thing that the u.n. can do is to stop dealing with yemen as an agenda, to start listening to local experts instead of his he inning to expats who only look at yemen as a war seen and as a model fighting al qaeda. there is more in to yemen and in no yemenis than fighting al qaeda and what is happening is only going to make al qaeda bigger, it's going to create more militias, it's going to create more hatred. you can only imagine if you lose a relative under such shellings how you would grow, how you would feel and how in the middle of all of this poverty and the absence of basic services

we shared with yemeni the whispers from under the rulers table. the government response came even tougher repression for journalists, kidnappings, and newspaper closures. amy: that was yemeni journalist who was assassinated last week near his home. iona craig, you worked in yemen particularly in sanaa for years did you know him? >> yes, i think everybody knew him. he was something of a legend amongst the journalist community in sanna. he was a houthi activist, but he was also very outspoken critic of saleh. given a journalist for 25 years and during the war in the north against the houthis from 2004, he had really tried to cover that conflict and show the atrocities that of an carried out by the government when they had been bombing their own population, when was a very difficult place to access. journalists could not get there even the u.n. agencies cannot gain access to the area. he ended up in jail as a result of criticizing saleh. although he was a houthi supporter and activist, he was much more than that. in a very outspoken voice for long, l

knew these are the latest pictures coming to us from the yemeni capitol showing the aftermath of the airstrikes. iran which supports the houthis have called for the strikes to end immediately. a specks man for the houthis in yemen says they will not back down. >> the aim of this aggression to to accident the resolve of the yemeni people and push them from that you are demands. our resolve will continue until the results have been materialized. we are capable of standing up to this aggression. we will not call for outside intervention. we are not seeking the support of iran or any other force. we are confident of our forces, our abilities and the will of our people. >> you are a specialist in this area, so obviously the right person to have here at the moment. just wondering what iran's response to this is going to be. >> iran happen supporting the houthis for the past years with arms and though it denied the publicly many times and only recently recognized such support and collaboration with the houthis. iran knows the stakes in yemen for saudi and the rest of the gulf are very high

yes--harm the yemeni people. the operations also trying to to--they are trying to attract the planes to attack residential civilian areas to cause considerable collateral damage. land operations have targeted any movement or attempt to consolidate forces north of yemen or south. today there was an attempt to target one of the border centers using mortar shells. we located the source and destroyed it. they are preventing these groups from any launch bases to launch on the naval side. today we had all the naval practice needed for coalition operation to monitor and prevent any egress or deagrees from any use of ports. the ports are prevented from anything going to or from, whether it's weapons or human or any kind of transport from the yemeni ports and no one was permitted to go or leave the ports. before i take questions? [ question in foreign language ] >> we're watching the news conference from riyadh, listening to the spokesperson for the saudi-led coalition basically giving an update on the attack of the last

do the yemenis welcome this operation by their neighbor? >> that's a good question. there are certainly those who support the operation in ta'izz and aden in the south to support the air strikes in mareb they also support the air strikes but there are a lot of people who are against the houthi but also don't welcome the air strikes. the yemeni traditionally have been subject to a lot of foreign intervention in their country and they prefer not to have foreign intervention. so the fact that hadi would come back to power if he did with saudi support with the saudi air strikes it would not sit well with a lot of yemeni. >> now last year, as the houthis advanced towards the capital it became clear that they were in alliance with a the former president, president saleh. where does that alliance fall amidst yemen's military operation? >> it's a very good question. yes, the houthi tame of imran and entrance into aden by the time they got into sanaa that became very clear. ali abdalla saleh made a statement that the houthis should stop their advance and the air strikes shoul

our operations covers all yemeni republic and its air sprays. the air space of yemen is under control of the coalition. we have it all under control and if there's an area that exists outside the yemeni territories, they are going to be outside operations. this will have influence, will it influence the situation if there are -- in the battle outside the battle. >>> all right. so just to recap. we've been listening to a spokesman for the saudi-led coalition that's been conducting air strikes in yemen for six days now. we know that they have been conducting strikes pretty much across the country including in the north. that was mentioned just now. the military action is continuing with intensity in northern yemen and he specifically mentioned the houthi strong hold in the north. we know that saudi forces and yemeni houthi fighters have exchanged artillery and rocket fire at aborders. that took place on tuesday in really some of the worst clashes we've seen along the border with yemen and saudi arabia. saudi helicopters have also been sighted flyi

that's something that we have been doing for sometime now. >> reporter: a restless den of the yemeni wondered whether this policy led to the latest military intervention. >> the one right thing u.n. can do is stop dealing with generally as an agenda and listen to local experts instead of listening to expats who only look at yemen as a war zone and as a model fighting al qaeda. >> reporter: it's clear that the administration spokes people will need to be asked some searching questions on thursday when they face the press. shia, al jazerra washington. >>> mohamed is a spokesman from the houthis in yemen he joins us live from sauna is speaking through a translator. good to have you on the show why this is happening all around you. can you update us from your perspective what's happening in the houthis and what is going on right now. >> translator: there is a foreign aggression against yemen which by saudi arabia assisted by some g.c.c. countries. this aggression is unlawful and unjustified. simply for the reason that pretext driven by saudi arabia are illogical. they claim to be support

accepted that a yemeni dialogue take place in doha. they once again understand the importance of the iranian position and however they need to be based on iran not interfering in others affairs. >> of course yemen, the issue of yemen dominating the arab league summit. another issue high on the agenda there. this unity force this proposed unity force, how much support is there within the arab league for that? >> you know, at least on paper there is now support. this is an idea that was basically throwing around between the egyptians and the saudis, and the foreign minister's meeting did prove it, and i think the summit will bless it. how practical or actionable it is is whole other ballgame. this is not to lift the stage of gaza, something that the arab league has generally ignored the fact that there is a major crisis in palestine and israeli government that refocuses the peace process, and refuses the establishment of a palestinian state. in so many ways this would be an arab force that would be used in yemen and perhaps in libya. ope

airstrikes on the houthis have destroyed most of the ballistic missiles captured from the yemeni army, and they say the campaign will continue until stability is restored. >> the houthi militias are forefied inside houses, pop populated by civilians. they're putting anti-aircraft batteries over buildings and right in the middle of civilian populations. that would force us to bomb niece areas and result in collateral damage of innocent lives. the coalition forces we're seeking to minimize these kinds of targets. >> well, as we mentioned earlier airstrikes across yemen are now in their third day. there has been a serious of explosions at an arms depo in aden. but it's not known if that was hit by the strike. dozens of people are said to have been killed. then also there have been attacks in houthi strongholds and in sanaa jets have targeted missile brigades as well as the special forces headquarters. the military air base near the international airport has also been struck and just outside of sanaa a weapons depo has reportedly been destroyed. >>> the war in yemen is dominate dominating

the yemeni people need to know everything. and i think on the ground yemenis don't know as much as you probably know here. they don't know what is going on behind closed doors. and i think it's very essential to keep all of the negotiations open and transparent and to engage the people in any kind of transition moving forward. the only thing is i just want to say that it is a shame if we lose yemen to the houthi scenario that we're going to see in the future. because yemen displayed one of the few unique democratic experiences in the arabian peninsula. there was hope for democracy and it was one of the few countries where women's participation was actually going somewhere. and i think the u.s. has invested too much to kind of let yemen go by isolating them or by abandoning all the work that they have there. >> thank you. i'm going to go to ambassador bodine next and hopefully then our technical issues will be revolved and we could hear from ibrahim. so please. >> thank you. thank you all for coming here this morning. battling

who thought we would see yemenis holding pictures of a saudi king. loyalties are being redefined. >> alight is already there. in iraq, we see a chunk of iraqi people thinking iran is the savior and huge chunk of iraq people aligning with other forces. we have seen it in lebanon and syria but this is unprecedented when we compare it to what happened in these other countries, unprecedented action taken by the saudis and their allies in the gulf and now we have seen egypt expressing not only to contribute aircraft, but also ground troops and air and sea force so it's unprecedented. i think it's a huge success we haven't seen in a long time. >> we see this beyond the arab world. we had messages of support, with he heard from turkey, there's a comment from pakistan saying it's looking into the possibility or to a request for it to join military activity. however could this go? >> exactly exactly. remember that these countries these are majority sunni countries and we are facing a situation where, you know, a group that is supported by iran has taken over

my concern is for the yemeni people. again these are political players playing on the ground. the majority of the population is not part of that. >> i just want to ask you quickly i know your family is still in sanaa what are they telling you? >> well, this is exactly why i'm speaking there way. i'm very much aware that a lot of my friends and my family and a lot of people on the ground do not belong to the houthi party al qaeda in the arabian peninsula or any other faction for that matter. they are just standing back watching all of this happen. i think a lot of these attacks have created terror to our hearts and minds to yemenis on the ground. when i spoke to them they reported hearing gun fire in the middle of the night. it's 3:00 a.m. over there they woke up to sounds of strikes and it's very scary to be there on the ground. i can imagine to sit back and hear clashes near you you never know whether it's going to hit you or not it's very terrifying and yemen has had a very bloody week this week. i think yemenis are waiting to see stability and the stop of bloodshed everywhe

military personnel had been training yemeni fighters. against quap aqap, a to attack a u.s. bound plane. he had a bomb hidden in his underwear which failed to detonate. weapons training in yemen and during their stay there in july 2011 they met anwar alalaki martin riordan is senior vice president of the soufan group. he joins us here in doha. marty, that the u.s. pulled out special force he from yemen they might nt have not have known the u.s. had special forces in yemen. >> this makes all the sense in the world limited number of troops there specifically to take on the war or the fight against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. they don't want those forces being caught in what may become a full blown civil war. >> because the axes of conflict are multiplying day by day. >> almost by the hour. >> the number of participants was getting too great. >> exactly. and this does not mean that the u.s. will stop conducting attacks or strikes against aqap. in all likelihood, those units will be relocated to another country in the region where they can operate from there if necessary.

rashad says that a few yemenis have joined up with al qaeda after returning from guantanamo. but he blames poverty & rampant unemployment, and american counter- terrorism policy. >> and what is your current relationship with al qaeda in yemen? >> watch more "faultlines" on demand or visit aljazeera.com/faultlines. in washington, there's no hint that talks with al qaeda are on the table. but in may, as he laid out the next steps in america's war, the president announced his intention to renew efforts to close guantanamo - and lifted the moratorium on returning detainees to yemen. [...] given my administration's relentless pursuit of al qaeda's leadership, there is no justification beyond politics for congress to prevent us from closing a facility that should never have been opened. president obama has the legal authority to transfer many detainees out of guantanamo - but his critics say he has so far lacked the political will to do so. i'll be the first to acknowledge that the administration could be doing more to close guantanamo. but congress has enacted laws that prevent th

any convince will not be to the risk of the yemeni people. yet to further deepen the resists. we resist--the rifts. we all hope that the yemeni people will exit the current crisis with dignity and honor with the similar hope that the syrian people will break through their plight, and all the efforts of the syrian people will come together to reach a peaceful diplomatic solution restoring stability security, and democracy to the country and the entire region. similarly we hope that the libyan people will be successful in restoreing stability reconciliation and security. tension will breed radicalism. tension will breed terrorism. a divider that sees no country or borderline of which evil no country can remain safe. here with our solidarity with the palestinian people in their just lawful struggle to restore the rights and have their state independent state established also support the struggle by the arab people in the face of the perils challenges, and their fight against terrorism. also their efforts of development and social advancement. >> your royal highnesses, your excell

the yemeni government fears it will bring more weapons to marm harm the houthis. >> yemenis continue to protest the power grab. a new coalition has been formed in sepah to fight the coup. it's called the national alliance for rescue. and the president is in aden clinging to power as yemen parse to slip towards civil war. >> the u.s. embassy in saudi arabia cancels consular services because of security son seriousness. the -- concerns. the u.s. citizens have been urged to take precautions when travelling around the country >>> a state of emergency has been declared in vanuatu, after the pacific nation was hit by one of the most powerful cyclones recorded. 8 are dead. aid agencies warned death toll could be higher. villages have been destroyed. richard martin has more. >> it's more than 24 hours since cyclone pam hit the nation. 270km an hour. tore through homes destroying livelihoods. quarter of a million who live here were forced into shelters by a second might. with powerlines down and remote villages unreachable the full scale of the disaster is unclear. >> there's a destructive cy

they happened in the yemeni capital. at least 350 others were injured. also friday al-qaeda took control of the southern yemeni city. because of all this the u.s. is pulling more of it's personal out of yemen. the u.s. em passe was closed last month -- embassy was closed last month. it's also where al-qaeda has been based out of and that's why the u.s. has had an ongoing counter terrorism program there and operation with support from yemeni officials and their government. in fact president obama had sited them as a success in the fight against terrorism because of the country's support. at this point they are concerned about violence between the rival tearing yemen apart much like we have seen in iraq and syria. back to you. >> they say they have arrested more than 20 people in connection with wednesday's deadly museum attack. today video surfaced showing the frightening moments. the two gunmen opened fire killing 20 fern tourists and throw tunisians before she were shot and killed by security forces. tunisian authorities say the men trained in libya. to

yemenis don't want yemen to be that place. we respect calling for negotiations to start in the next couple of days and expect the houthis to be very patient when dealing with the yemeni people because now they have a better sacrifices. it's a tense time. as long as the war is not focussed on the main cities and only - well then it will ease things >>> godded -- good to have you on the show hakim al-masmari, from sanaa >>> the united states is not involved in the air attacks. bust is providing stalks. >> reporter: saudi venue was where the announcement was made but they did not reveal what they were trying to achieve. >> abide by the process and become legitimate players, they will not be allowed take over the country. >> reporter: you'll bomb until they agree to take part in this process. >> we'll do what is takes to protect the legitimate government in yemen from falling. >> reporter: several hours into the bombing the u.s. revealed its role - what the white house called a joint planning cell to coordinate u.s. military suppo

rashad says that a few yemenis have joined up with al qaeda after returning from guantanamo. but he blames poverty & rampant unemployment, and american counter- terrorism policy. >> and what is your current relationship with al qaeda in yemen? >> watch more "faultlines" on demand or visit aljazeera.com/faultlines. >> sunday. >> you have to look at the suffering of these children. >> director of unicef, anthony lake. >> every one of those numbers is an individual child. >> helping the innocent victims of war. >> what can unicef do? >> there's a very short answer... our best. >> every sunday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. sunday, 6:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. in washington, there's no hint that talks with al qaeda are on the table. but in may, as he laid out the next steps in america's war, the president announced his intention to renew efforts to close guantanamo - and lifted the moratorium on returning detainees to yeme

. >> also yemeni president ali abdullah saleh has called for a cease-fire. >> i ask our yemeni sons, our people to bear and not to be excited, and to stop all violence in all provinces against any political element. stop firing. stop the shooting. and any place anywhere. >> well, as mentioned earlier airstrikes across yemen are now in its third day. there has been a series of explosions in the city of aden. but it's not known if that was hit by the strikes. dozens of people have been killed. there have also been attacks in the houthi-stronghold. in sanaa jets have targeted missile brigades as well as special forces headquarters and military air base near the international airport which has also been struck. >> let's go to the editor in chief of the yes yemen post. he joins us from the capital of sanaa via skype. what is the situation in sanaa now? >> the streets have been empty for the past four or five hours. the airstrikes would start and those who remain in sanaa go indoors. right now, i can say that continues of thousands if not a hundred thousand have left right now. there has b

rashad says that a few yemenis have joined up with al qaeda after returning from guantanamo. but he blames poverty & rampant unemployment, and american counter- terrorism policy. >> and what is your current relationship with al qaeda in yemen? >> watch more "faultlines" on demand or visit aljazeera.com/faultlines. >> tomorrow. >> to the apaches, it's an ancestral place. >> sacred lands threatened. >> were the apache consulted on this? >> no. >> a controversial deal. >> we would love to have a mine in the community. at the end of the day, it is an issue of fairness. >> america tonight gets an exclusive interview with a foreign mining company accused of taking native american land. >> people have been very critical of your company, saying that it'll leave a permanent scar on the landscape. will it? >> an america tonight special report: "mining sacred lands". tomorrow, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. in washington, there's no hint that talks with al qaeda are on the table. but in may, as he laid out the next steps in america's war, the president announced his intentio

live in poverty, 41% of yemenis are younger than 15 and 23% of those children work. among children under five, 41% are underweight. for more we're joined by abraham katabi yemeni, thank you for coming. >> thank you for having me. >> democracy seems to be setting in a unity government was in line, but then the houthis come in. they force president hadi out he has to flee to aden where he is from and the former strongman saleh comes back into the picture to reassert himself. >> basically saleh remains the strongest man in the country. military are still loyal to him we is a that. brought houthis back into the capital to take over the capital, saleh wants to weigh accountability. i think in yemen what is happening there is no accountability because peoples demands are being ignored by the international community by everyone in yemen by the political groups. so saleh and as evidenced the u.n. sanctioned him just because he's causing disasters in yemen. >> he is clearly connected to the houthis. >> this man is evil and with him yemen will have no stability. in 1990, south

yemenis continue to protest the power grab of the houthis. a new center is called the national alliance for rescue and the president is in aden, cling to go power as yemen appears to be slipping towards civil war. al jazeera. >> coming up on this program here on al jazeera historic visit within south asia, why the indian prime minister's trim to sri lanka is considered so important. plus: >> it's still 2015, though apparently that is what the future will look like. find out more. stay tuned to the program. >> the foreign minister said india will support sri lanka to bring reconciliation after decades of civil war. >> we stand with you in your efforts to build a future that accommodates the expeditions of all sections of the society including a life of equality, and justice in sri lanka. >> the new government was urged to work toward a speedy resolution saying india would support and stand by side with sri lanka. using the leverage that he has with parties the prime minister advised them not to expect too much too early giving them a clear mes

it belonged to the yemeni guard. the focus is not just on the houthi strongholds, but protecting the port city of aden the main base for supporters of abd-rabbu mansour hadi. saudis described they targeted houthi command centers like this. coalition forces controlled the skies. naval forces are moving to block the ports in a bid to stop rebel fighters rearming. train denies backing the houthis, yemen is continuing to make accusations. >> there are a number of iranian revolutionary guards operating before on the ground. they started operating more in the open. there are many advisors who are supported by iran mercenaries, some from lebanon, syria and other places operating under the guidance of iran. >> the coalition says the military campaign continues until houthi fighters and soldiers loyal to the president ali abdullah saleh hand over weapons, and join talks to find a political solution. >> a yemeni journalist says there could be fall out on the saudi-led coalition on the camp. >> i think it will be damage especia

and many yemenis are outraged. in the absence of a central government yemen has become a dangerous place. there are concerns the country is slipping towards anarchy. the houthis held a meeting to discuss the defense minister's departure from sanaa. hopes of a truce between the two rival groups seem to be evaporated. president hadi says he won't negotiate until the houthis leave the capital. something the group has shown no sign of doing. and with each day the impasse continues, life is getting more difficult for yemenis. florida tash ahnatasha guinane, al jazeera. >>> assurances from iran that it will not obtain an atomic weapon. >> if we cannot verify that they are not going to obtain a nuclear weapon, there is a breakout period that even if they cheated we would be able to have enough time to take action, if we don't have that kind of a deal then we're not going to stay it. >> the trial of two al jazeera journalists has been adjourned again to march 14th. that's because prosecution witnesses failed to show up. mo

weyes,the yemeni army.until we clarify the area that they are controlling now. >> reporter: in the meantime, yemen's president abd rabbu mansour hadi appeared in at the arab summit. will probably seek more military and political support from the arabs. they stormed his presidential palace in january he resigned in protest and was put under house arrest. he then escaped to aden and retracted his resignation. the houthis say hadi is illegitimate mat. they want to form a provisional presidential party then hold elections. former long time president of yemen, ali abdalla saleh. consider saleh as the make orchestrator of the situation in yemen. he released a statement through one of his aides. >> translator: an honest return to the negotiating table under the u.n. the dialogue should be moved to the uae or any other location. >> that dialogue could come a little late. signed a u.n. backed peace and partnership deal on the same day they controlled sanaa. many accused the group of backtracking on the deals they've signed. the houthis aren't showing many signs of being open to dialogue either. hout