there has been protests against the takeover in sanaa. meanwhile international condemnation is swift. the u.n. security council raised the possibility of sanctions saying it is ready to take steps if the houthis don't return to the negotiating table. gulf countries expressed their concern. foreign ministers held talks with secretary of state john kerry and called on the international community to take a stronger position in relation to yemen. >> we mentioned widespread protests. the governor of aid ep in yemen's south described the power grab as a plot against the constitution. let's go to aiden. it's been a day of opposition protests. the houthis have rested some of the people demonstrating. >> they've demonstrated that despite a coup actions against students demonstrating - we understand journalists were arrested since the coup announcement yesterday. obviously people were predicting that there was going to be violence. because of the fact that mathematically speaking houthis fighting against what people say is the will of the majority

attentions in sanaa are high. the former president, the prime minister and five ministers are still under house arrest. it's now within 20 days. let's get more now from the editor of the yemen post and is based in sanaa, and joins us via skype. with so much unrest in the country, are the houthis coming from a position of weakness when they come to the talks? >> no. the hewitt yits -- the houthis are talking with strength and do not care in the opposition comes to negotiate or not. they announced that they are there to negotiate, but announced that they will not be involved in talks, left out of all the decision making. the houthis last night also ordered that all protests in sanaa be banned to assure that no one opposes them and anyone that opposes them they have a local right to imprison them rather than kidnapping protesters. it's getting tense. houthis are following the same steps that abdul fatah al-sisi did in egypt. also the biggest opposition in the country is the islam muslim brotherhood party. the tension

agreeing to move the capital from aiden to sanaa. the meeting was delayed after an attempted bombing. >> the families of 21 christians are calling on the government to do more. concerns are high after fighters loyal to islamic state of iraq and levant released pictures of the men >>> now to ukraine where the army says the ceasefire is being observed throughout the east. that's despite earlier allegations of vial aces from government -- violations from government forces and pro-russian rebels. both agreed to a truce after talks in belarussian capital minsk. charles stratford reports. >> reporter: here in donetsk a quiet night since the ceasefire began. the first quiet night in weeks after intense fighting and heavily shelling. there are allegations made by both sides that there have been some violations committed since the ceasefire. we spoke to a spokesperson who accused the ukranian ministry of violations around the town. where we saw intense fighting in recent weeks. similar accusations were made by ukranian military no doubt the o

six are still under house arrest in sanaa. yemen risks division and civil war. mohamed vall, aden aaden. >> a blatant violation of the u.n. charter. >> the cries you in ukraine dominates a meeting on peace and security of the united nations. plp primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. >> now everybody in this country can hear them. >> at 7:00, a thorough of the day's events. >> at the end of the day, we're going to give you an intelligent, context driven, take on the day's news. >> then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. >> this is a complicated situation. how significant is it? >> and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. >> they're sending their government a message. >> organizing themselves. >> people say they're finally fed up. >> weeknights, on al jazeera he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make

the deposeed president president hadi, has left the capitol of sanaa. hadi is now in southern yemen where he has a power base among sunni muslims. he became president back in february of 2012 the first sunni leader to take the post. he was forced to resign on january 22nd after houthi fighters stormed the presidential palace. two weeks later the houthies dissolved parliament and kept and they kept monsour and his parliament under house arrest. live through aden, any update, mohammed, on what deposed president hadi is going to do next? >> yes commander during the last few hours there was this expectation that president hadi would deliver a speech in aiden. now we have information that he may not be doing that tonight but at the same time there is a meeting he's presiding over, a meeting by the local security community here in aden. we don't know know what are the pacifics of specifics of that meeting, but advisebly we see more security presence on the way today to aden. we have seen military movements. we've seen tanks move together north, and later on w

members of the government that was forced to resign after the houthi take over of sanaa together with par los angeles parliamentarians and governs agreed with a 16-point plan which includes setting up a joint body to govern the administrative facilities and public affairs not under the houthis' control. welcoming calls by the gulf corporation council for the u.n. to allow for military intervention and sanctions against the coup leaders. and changing yemen's capital from sanaa to the southern port city of aden until the houthis withdraw their militias. but even though aden has so far been the safest of yemen's major cities, there are those who do not welcome this initiative. supporters of the separatists movement staged protests on sunday against the presence of these politicians. they say they don't want the problems of the north brought here. they are not interested in what happens in sanaa they say and want to form their own state. >> translator: we confirm that we will make significant decisions regarding transferring the capital sanaa temporarily to the province of aden until we e

in the capital of sanaa dispersing demonstrations. the houthis say they intend to set up an interim council consisting of 551 members. they will also form five members to form the presidential council which will rule the country and form a transitional government. mohamed al houthi, will also head the defense department. and the rebels say they will hold power during a two-year transitional period. >>> the u.n. security council has asked the houthis to immediately return to the negotiating table. >> the members of the security council express grave concern at the announcement by the houthis to break off talks to dissolve parliament and to take over all of yemen's government institutions. the members of the security council call in the strongest terms for all parties in particular the houthis to abide by the gulf cooperation council initiative the national dlieg outcomes and the peace and partnership agreement which provide for a yemeni led democratic transition. >> meanwhile in southern yemen there is a plan to secure a zone around th

described hadi as the have legitimate president, he's now in aden after fleeing from sanaa where he feels held under house arrest by houthi rebels. the houthis took power after a coup earlier this month. meanwhile, there have been rallies across the country i in support of hadi. this was the scene early on thursday. hadi also met the secretary general of the gulf corpse council. the g.c.v. is back hadi. >> translator: i talked with his excellency the president on how to make sure yemen doesn't become a place for terrorist and extremist organizations. as to our support, it will continue as before. the g.c.c. leaders are very happy for his excellence is escape. >> let's speak to mohamed who joins us on the phone from. mohamed, president hadi has been quite active diplomatically. meeting with the u.n. special envoy, he's meeting with the head of the g.c.c. what's been the reaction to the backing given to him from these groups? >> yes, this is a very interesting milestone for hadi after that meeting with the g. a cc secretary general yesterday. the first from outside yemen to bring support cl

houthi rebels have taken control of an army camp in sanaa. the armed group controls the capital and wants the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi brought to justice. he fled the capital and is in the southern port of aden trying to don sol date his -- consolidate his power base. his move doesn't sit well. there's concern if the power shifts from sanaa to the south, it will trigger instability. >> reporter: this is aden the de facto capital since abd-rabbu mansour hadi arrives here. the houthi militia makes the call and puts him under house arrest in sanaa. he escapes, and now is trying to rule from aden. but the reaction of people here may surprise many. they are shouting no no no aden is the capital of the south. we don't need the north. we want independence. >> it's not the secret history of bitterness between the north and the south. instead of being buoyed. people we talk to expressed apprehension and mistrust. >> there's zero trust between the north and the south. the southerners were the first to demand unity, contributing more than 70% of

he joins us live via skype from sanaa. thank you for joining us. first of all your reaction to the statement that we've had from--well the coup in yemen was illegal the appointment since then, and what do you make of the points made by president hadi, who says he's still president? >> we've been having meetings and president hadi said everything from september is no. is it legal or not legal it has been redefined and they will they need to be far more clear than the statement given. the statement is not exactly been clear and has put every in a peculiar position at this point. >> we're having problems with the sound. we'll have to leave it there. thank you for joining us here on al jazeera. >> we go to nigeria now where the army has taken a retaken a town of baga. now in the town seized by boko haram, these satellite pictures were released by amnesty international. we see the scale of destruction. 150 people had been killed, but locals put the number of dead as high as 2 thou. >> now first of all, just remind us what is the significance of the reca

he left sanaa after being held for weeks. many protesters had been calling for hadi's release. >> there have been expectations that he will give a speech upon the by local tv in aden. that seems to be postponed for tomorrow i assume and that it also means that there is more preparation needed of what he wants to say to the yemeni people after being in house detention in sanaa and everybody is waiting to hear about what happened in the last two weeks and they're waiting to hear what action he will take next. now everything will hinge on the type of action he will take. he'll reconfirm his resignation or say something about the conditions in which he resigns and now he'll go back to his office as the president of yemen. however, he can't lead yemen from sanaa any more under present circumstances. that means he'll be rolling from aden: aden wants to be an independent capitol to southern yemen, and many southern yemenis yearn where it can be a capitol once again. >> what is it like in aiden? >> there is an availability-- >> that'

firing in the air above crowds of protesters in sanaa. there has been demonstrations across the country. on friday the shia minority dissolved the government and took control in a coup. angela merkel is unsure if peace talks to end the conflict in eastern ukraine will succeed. she is attending a summist in eastern europe focussing on the violence between ukrainians and pro-russian separatists. >> in baghdad a suicide bombing. 12 died in a separate bombing in the city center >>> the united states called for nigeria's presidential elections to be held on time. polls open jan 14th. they are due to tide vote in the coming days. there are difficulties distributing voter cards to 8.8 million voters. one of the biggest issues is the chronic power outage. billions have been spent. most of nigeria's 117 million people still have access to electricity. we have this report. >> reporter: this woman is doing something millions are doing in their homes and businesses. starting a generator to provide electricity. this is a steady supply of power for thi

there's been a blast in the yemen capital sanaa. the can explosion happened in the north of the capital in a houthi stronghold. protests taking place today in ta'izz. the president has called for talks to unite the country. mohamed vall is there. what more do we know about the explosion in the capital? >> it was according to neighbors a huge explosion that rocked the houses nearby. but when they went there they found it was not actually a car bomb. it was an explosive device targeting a houthi activist who is actually a medical doctor. he's not a high ranking member of the houthi movement and his name is mohamed al veli. the explosion just happened a couple of hours ago in the northern part of sanaa. it's snot unusual to see these type of actions we have seen in the past few months al qaeda targeting the houthis but this is a little bit different. it happened not far from the military academy in sanaa and preliminary reports were believing that the academy itself was targeted. but this is as much as we have and we know that there we

in aden for the first time after escaping house arrest in the capital, sanaa. the governor said president hadi owes it to the people to stay in. >> members of al shabaab, al-qaeda-linked group based in somalia have called for attacks on shopping malls in the united states candidly and europe. in september 2013, members of the group attacked the westgate mall in the kenyan capital, nairobi killing 77 people. in a newly released message, the organization calls on muslims to attack shopping malls in the west. the targets include the world's 5th largest, the mall of america in minnesota and europe's largest small in london. in the response to the threat from the al shabaab, the u.s. homeland security chief, jeh johnson urged shoppers to be careful and said meyers had been taken to step up security. >> we have to be vigilant so we ramp up stewart there a call for an attack on locations in canada and europe and so in response to that i ramped up the presence of the federal protective service at federal buildings a couple of months ago. i am sure that security at this

the houthis may be in control of the capital, sanaa, but there are many cities that remain out of their reach. among them is aden in the south where a number of political figures met on sunday to discuss ways toium their efforts against the houthis. members of the government that was forced to resign after the houthi turnover together with parliamentarians and governs agreed a 16-point plan which includes setting up a joint body to governor the add miles per hour strative political affairs the areas which are not under the houthis control. welcoming calls by the gulf corporation counsel for the u.n. to allow for military intervention and sanctions against the coup leaders and changing yemen's capital from sanaa to aden until the houthis withdraw their militia did. but en though aden has so far been the safest of yements major cities action there are those who do not welcome this initiativeive supporters staged protests on sunday against the presence of these politicians. they say they don't want the problems of the north brought here they are not interested in what happens in sanaa, the

later, they took control of the capital, sanaa. january this year they rejected the draft of a new constitution proposed by the government. they seized state t.v. and fought with troops in the capital. the government said it was an attempted coup. then president hadi resigned as houthi rebels remained in control of the capital and the presidential palace. the editor-in-chief of yacht"the yemen post" says the current situation could undermine the houthis houthis' recent successes? >> this is the last thing they expected. president hadi is everything that happened since september 21st is unconstitutional. this includes his resignation, includes the resignation of the government the entire process. it's something the houthis never expected. president hadi right now is returning since september where he was basically forced to take armed resolutions and assign the government that he was not with or was pressured or sometimes, the houthis are very strong. >> that's not an issue that is being discussed. the law that resulted is right now

historically he held the highest power in sanaa. even supporters are confused after his statement, which failed to clarify with the resignation last month is final, or whether he will continue in his post. he said that all decisions, political measures and appointments taken since september 25th when the houthis overran sanaa were null and illegal. he called for the militias to release government ministers and high-nking officials who have been abducted and under house arrest. national dialogue should be maintained and be the basis for legitimacy. he called on the international community to support and protect the political process and offer support. some of his senior aids believe this means he had. >> translation: all the political stories, the national talks in sanaa, except for one or more parties, support abd-rabbu mansour hadi. clearly he is still a legitimate president. >> reporter: initially the escape from house arrest was received with enthusiasm from many parts of the country. supporters took to the streets demanding he r

he's in sanaa. what do you make of all of this? he's technically resigned. now he's talking like a president again from a different part of the country where he has support. >> it is very awkward right now. the houthies are in awe. this is the last thing they expected. this is something that the houthies never expected. hadi has returned freely and willingly since september where he was basically forced to take on resolutions and assign government he may not be with. >> are the houthies, are they just not as strong as they appeared or as we thought they were? >> again, the houthis are very strong. that's not an issue being discussed. the event that just took place is now a big black dot that they could not guard a resident let alone a country. they were in control of everything. they had hundreds of security forces in his house in his yard, above the house, a military compound. the houthies are right now they'll see things they never expected and it could push yemen towards a civil war. this is what yemenis, from my perspective, will not do and will back pre

in the northwest where the zaidis are in sanaa and in the south. now you are seeing a transition where it's starting to be drawn along sectarian lines outside the cities. >> what are the biggest international consequences as we heard stephanie describe a few moments ago, this is a very important geopolitical location where this are country lies on the arabian peninsula. >> from the traditional heart land of the zaidis but you also have lurking in the background tehran's interest, tehran vis-a-vis ryad. that's the immediate and constant international repercussions right now. >> robert mcfadden good to have you with us. >> thanks antonio. i.s.i.l. claims an american hostage died in jordanian air space, and amman denies that. plus an i.s.i.l. flag flown in europe. we take you to a town in bosnia where the group is gaining followers. >> i.s.i.l. is claiming that an american aid worker held in syria has died. kayla miller they say was killed in a jordanian air strike in the country. >> there's concern but no confirmation of i.s.i.l.'s claim. >> reporter

where does all of this leave the houthis and their group on power in sanaa? >> reporter: it's very clear that hadi selected to the parliament's withdrawing resignation is the second blow against the houthis. the second was his escape to aden. now, the houthis are being really undermined by his actions here in the south and they are pushing the initiative, talks are stalled in sanaa. remember that the houthis had the upper hand in those talks and they were about to impose the kind of legislative factor they wanted and they were about to impose anything that had to do with the future of yemen. so we have now two centers of power in a state of war between aden and sanaa and we see that the houthis are losing the momentum and more and more power is shifting to the south as those party leaders are coming here as foreign countries are getting in touch with hadi. foreign consulates that were here in aden might be arrived and more personnel might be sent here, more activity in aden and it is stated that hadi is getting the ump hand little by little. >> thank you for

embassy in sanaa, critical documents, computer files and also weapons they left behind. in fact i'm told when they got to the airport, they gave their weapons, sidearms smaller weapons to a yemeni security detail that escorted them to the airport. before they did that they disabled them. and the reason they did is because they were getting on a commercial flight. there was some order to it. but they wouldn't have taken out u.s. embassy personnel and much of the military personnel unless they thought the situation on the ground was too dangerous for them to remain there. >> this is just the latest u.s. embassy to be forced to shut down. it comes on the heels of other critically important embassies that are no longer in business. >> that's right. this is a really important point. there is no u.s. embassy in yemen right now. already none in syria because of the war there for a number of years. withdrawal post-benghazi from libya and also no presence for a number of years in somalia. these are all failed states states that have a serious terror problem, aqap as well as other

they took sanaa in september and then they were able to take provinces and towns in the north. forcing al-qaeda fighters out of their stronghold. powerful sunni tribes dominate the oil-rich regions in the east and shut down oil fields there in protest against the houthies. the protests in south also against the houthies and call for their independence. the rebels want the energy resources needed to finance their government. we poke with a regional number expert. >> the houthi movement feels very comfortable and they've not had much problem so far in problems such as sanaa but the oil states are not under houthi control. historically without its influence. right now the oil industry is almost shut down due to insecurity as well as tribal problems with the oil companies. the tribes attacking and shut down oil production completely. the government has been unable to stall the contracts. the houthi movement, if they're serious about courting the southern provinces to their side would have to come up with a solution to these promise pretty fast. >> dozens of people are being killed

and france have closed their 'em bassies in sanaa. at least nine have been killed and 15 injured in fighting in another part of the country. that is in the central areas. they've been battling there. this month marks a fourth anniversary of mass protests in yemen, leading to the fall of a previous government. people in tiaz are on the streets to demonstrate against the houthis who seized power in a cue in sanaa. our correspondent reports from tiaz. >> tiaz was the epicentre of the uprising. of the spring in 2011. protests were triggered. four years on tens of thousands came out to the streets to demonstrate in large numbers. this year obviously, the added message is not a celebration, but the youth leaders told me >>> to iraq and special forces there are on the defensive against the islamic state of iraq and levant in anbar province. i.s.i.l. seized large parts in june last year including anbar province. >> reporter: these are members of the elite golden brigade. they are engaged in battles with i.s.i.l. fighters every day. ramadi is

closed embassies in sanaa. the u.n.'s commercial advisor, the man brokering the peace talks in sanaa said that all political forces are ready to reach a political settlement to get their country out of the counter crisis. what do we make of that. >> he's probably the only optimistic person for quite some time. when he has spoken he spoke of hopes and believe that different political parties will come together. as we remind our viewers, it was 24 hours before the houthis announced the coups, he come out saying all parties would agree and would sign something. 24 hours later the houthis decided to go it alone and clair themselves the new leaders. according to the violence one of the targets, the houthis had in terms of taking control. there was a fight. they managed to find the koouty fighters. >> you're breaking up. we'll have to leave you there. many thanks indeed. the greek government won the vote of confidence anti-austerity plan ahead of talks. europe's biggest economic power has warned against renegotiation of the ex

one in sanaa, one in the south which is predominantly sunni led led. at that particular moment, elements for a divide, really did described of yemen or a split of the country will be there. sunni south led by hay. the north led by the houthis. >> all of this coming 24 hours less than 24 hours after the u.n. envoy. the mediators who came out and made an announcement about how the political parties in yemen have now agreed to this people's transitional congress. so put that in to context with the latest developments. >> he went on a local tv saying they blame me. but these people are not genuine about a real political deal in the country. yesterday he was optimistic because he saw the different political factions agreed to creator expand the parliament. when you look at it. it was just a -- i'll put it this way, it was a small step in a long path towards a genuine political deal. the problem now is you have a deepening sectarian divide in the country. you are not going to solve this putting people around a table. it can only be done with the president an

sanaa, good to see you. i have had analyst after analyst on this very program tell me the houthis don't really want to control the entire country. they just want a federal system. they essentially just want to be left alone in the north. what happened here? and is it at all surprising to you, to see this consolidation of power by the houthis? >> no, it's not surprising at all. i mean the houthis like you stated came in, in september of 2014. it was just a matter of time that they took control of everything. they surrounded ministries and took full control of the national media outlets in yemen. what we asaw was just a predictable outcome. to correct what you said earlier, they didn't force hadi and the government to resign, they chose to do so, they had no power in yemen anymore and the heuferghtshouthis had taken control of everything. they really just wanted to stay in the north end when they first took power and seemed as if they wanted to control their own end. but now they're pushing to control all of y

houthis had him upped house arrest in sanaa, he managed to escape and is trying to rule from aden. the reaction of people here may surprise many. shouting "no, no no aden is the capital of only the south. don't bring the north here. we want independence." it's not a secret but there is in a long history of bitterness between the north and the south. instead of being enjoyed from the shift of power from sanaa to aden people expressed fear and mistrust. >> translation: there's zero trust between the north and the south. southerners were the first to demand unity. they took 70% of the territory and 80% of resources. they received nothing. he's a southerner but doesn't speak for the cause of the south. if he does so and takes the right decisions. we will support him. >> reporter: there's an air of peace and calm in aden. high levels of poverty, people hoping for a better future and what they perceive to be a better past. the symbol flies high. sense the two yemen's united in is the 1990. the south was let down. despite the fact that most of the oil and other natural resources come from

he joins us live from sanaa. thank you for being with us. we have heard abd-rabbu mansour hadi give a decision on what needs to be done and what he is demanding of the houthis. what control does he really have at the moment, given that he is many miles away and rebels are in control of key areas in sanaa? >> thank you. here is one thing. i just wanted to comment on one thing that you said earlier, about not being legitimate. the department never accepted it. they never accepted the president. that's one thing. the other thing is abd-rabbu mansour hadi basically turned the table against the houthis, he is leading the country from the south, not leading - leading from the south. houthis - the government is in control. they have called for the people and the other thing is it will be curious and interesting to watch which political parties join abd-rabbu mansour hadi. the political parties that have been in good faith, made their peace with the houthis, but in a statement abd-rabbu mansour hadi voided all peace and u.n. sponsored dialogues sinc

the shia minority has control of most of the capital sanaa. egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi says his government will take action against the islamic state of iraq and levant. making the statement after a group loyal to i.s.i.l. killed 21 egyptian christians in libya. for more on that let's get a view from ian black, the middle east editor from "the guardian." joining us on the line. what do we make of this the mass killing of coptic christians. what does it tell us about i.s.i.l.'s spread? >> i think the intention with the horrific video is to show that the islamic state so-called is a significant presence a long way from the heartland in the levant in syria and iraq where we are accustomed to seeing them be a big player in the conflict in both the countries. and now in libya it's a month of chaos, unrelated to i.s.i.s. it is sinister and bloody presence there. it has the hallmarks of slick propaganda amassing by showing something horrific. it tells them about the kay otics over libya, they are two issues coming together in this video cl

he fled there after escaping house arrest in sanaa. houthi supporters reject his claim to power. >> translator: we are now talking about a president that's not legit hat. this is a president who count on the outsiders, on the for earners, this is a president who refuse today deal with the southerners and the southern secessionist movement when he was the seoul sole candidate in the presidential elections so i don't understand what he's doing by fleeing to the south and asking them for support. >> the houthis dissolved parliament earlier this month and announced they were forming their own government. hadi dismissed their actions as illegal and says parliament never formally send his resignation, now more from aden. >> reporter: under house arrest by houthi ma litschs for weeks but somehow the president managed to escape. from the southern city of aden he issued a statement with a list of demands he said all decisions, political measurements and appointments taken since september 25th when the houthi overran sanaa are null and illegal.

follows sanaa's takeover by the houthis. >> they pointed out the security situation in sanaa was making it untenable to secure the safety of their stuff. their decision to close the embassy is proceeded by the u.s. u.k france, italy from closing their embassies too. not only because of the security situation which is deteriorating very fast but also the sauds are under pressure, the houthis are the de facto rurals of this country, gulf countries qatar and uae have not recognized this government. in fact they are in geneva, asking the u.n call them to return the areas to the letting rurals for the government hereby. there are three different military bases that have been taken over by tribal fighters, after a larger base was train over by al qaeda fighters and handed over to those tribes there. a lot of developments, showing how unstable the situation is is. >> police as bahrain have filed guns at demonstrators. four years since demonstrations of the sunni rulers began. the al jazeera journalists baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy are freed. as richard sherman reports their trial is expecte

this is a city south of the capitol of sanaa. the shia houthis are in control of parts of the city, but people are worried. protesters are out on the streets to denounce what they say is a hotely crackdown on activists and opponents. >> they kept beat meg, torturing me for hours. they wanted false confessions things i was never involved in. they wanted me to lie and say that we were paid to protest against them and american and british organizations were participating against them as they paid husband money to protest against the houthis. all lies. >> anti-houthi protests are spreading across the country. in the city of ib many gather in the main square to express their solidarity with president hadi, who was recently forced to resign. last week shia houthis dissolved parliament and said it would run the country on its own for a period of two years, until elections are held. the coup was denounced by the international community. the u.n. is renewing efforts to bring the factions together, calling more new powers for its envoy. ma

. >>> saudi arabia and other gulf countries moving ambassador from the capitol sanaa to aiden and the embattled president set up base there after shia houthi rebels forced them to leave the capital and from aiden he is receiving support from me of the region leaders. >> reporter: achieved tremendous success on the diplomatic front according to his entourage and last week he musted support of interesting regional powers such as the gulf countries, the gcc has sent their secretary-general here on wednesday, met with hadi and showed support and promised more support for hadi whom they considered the legitimate president of the country, the same came from the u.n. the u.n. sent a special envoy to omar to aiden here and met with president hadi and agreed on a number of issues including the resumption of the diplomatic efforts and political efforts to find a solution for yemen. the houthis understandably are not happy with these developments. their leader houthi gave a televised address this evening and attacked the brotherhood party accusing it being behind resent developments and accused

the houthis have their own forces in sanaa and the strong hold in the north. who would pose president in the south to military confrontations. >> there are unit of the presidential guard which has been trained by the americans, based in the south. there are thousands of fighters with popular pro-government ventures in the south. we have seen them trying to get behind. abd-rabbu mansour hadi is in a comfortable zone in aden. he has thousands of fighters ready to die for him. >> it depends what he says next. thank you for now. hashem ahelbarra. >>> thousands of protesters demonstrating their opposition and some their support for the rebels demonstrating that houthis are staging a coup. also there were protests by houthi supporters. they said they backed the data which dissolve them as parliament. rival factions great on a people's transitional council to govern yemen >>> the united nations is considering publicly condemning people involved in war crimes in syria. reports of human rights violations continue to worsen. there's a report of bias. james bays diplomat

has already suspended operations at its embassy in sanaa and removed

hadi has left the capital, sanaa where he was in the custody of houthi reynolds. the >>> the nigerian army says it regained full control after an offensive with bokoram. it was described as the worst massacre of the group's six-year insurgency. >>> u.s. secretary of state yon kerr ry said more saringsz could be on the table for russia with monko's undermining of the cease ceasefire by giving support to the separatists. >>> the eastern ukrainian town of debelseve was captured four days after the ceasefire was supposed to have stopped the town. a report from the signagepsychological scars of the civilians. >> reporter: the big battle is scattered with the debray of war, the black ended evidence of intense close-quarters combat. it's four days since the ukrainian troops fled from here. the shell-shocked civilians are dazed and dalagavia is one of hundreds left homeless by the fighting? >> i wanted and tried so hard to maintain the house and make it comfortable so i could leave an inheritance to my granddaughter. now, it's unrepairable no ceiling, no roof. only the wa

many countries have evacuated their embassies in the capitol of sanaa. including the u.s. which have been actively engageed in drone attacks against al-qaeda and yemen. but there are growing concerns that the power vacuum could lead to more violence and instability. blank the iraqi government has sent reinforcements after isil storms the town. it comes a day after the local government reported the fall of the area in the anbar province. it occurs where u.s. soldiers are training iraqi forces. >>> gunmen loyal to isil have taken over a radio station in sirte. italy's foreign minister said that the situation threatens his country, which is only a few hundred nautical miles away from sirte. >>> opposition leader provoking more protests in malaysia. students have called for his immediate release. >>> in india anti-corruption activists have been sworn in as delhi's chief minister. during his inauguration speech, he promised to make delhi the first corruption-free state. the common man party won 67 of the 70 seats in state elections last week. >>> now, the scan doll surrounding

they are departing on wednesday from sanaa. the u.k. follows suite. the u.s. had been besieged by houthi fighters over the past few weeks. we understand that it's important to know that there is a lot of negative sentiment towards it because of drone strikes conducted in yemen, many that killed people. including children. the u.s. says it's targetting al qaeda fighters. because of the intapility after the houthi-led coup they were forced to shut down. showing that not only is there a lack of governance but foreign governments are finding it difficult to conduct business affairs in what is a difficult situation across the country. >> all right, four years on tiaz the center as we said of the protests against the former president. what is likely to happen there today with the country in chaos, with there having been further violence in the country overnight? >> well what we are expecting is a large demonstration by not only the revolutionary, but the anti-coup protestors, we understand that there is a large crowd coming to where we are. you'll see them coming do

in the capital >>> talks to solve the political crisis in yemen get ^ here under way in the capital sanaa >>> this is al jazeera live from doha. 40 killed in a stampede outside a football stadium in public prosecutor orders an investigation. plus i'm in india, where australian voters and workers - what they think of their prime minister on a day he must survive a vote of no confidence in his leadership >>> we tell you why the biggest award ceremony if music was not just all song and dance. >>> yemen - they are trying to solve the political crisis. they have withdrawn, but the talks are continuing. on friday the houthi rebels took power. many regions in the east and south, including aden rejected the houthi declaration, and the tribes threaten to stop oil production and cut you have electricity if they enforce the rule across the country. meanwhile in sanaa, former president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, the prime minister and five ministers are under house arrest. it's been 20 days. mohammed is an advisor to the former prime minister. he joins us from london. what are the chances that the talks

this is a city south of the capitol of sanaa. the shia houthies are in control of parts of the city, but people are worried. protesters are out on the streets to denounce what they say is a houthi crackdown. >> they kept beating me, torturing me for hours. they wanted false confessions things that i was never involved in. they wanted me to lie to say that they were paying us to protest against them. american and british organizations are instigating the youth in yemen against them as they're paying us money to protest against the houthies. all lies. >> anti-houthi protests are spreading across the country. in the city of ib many gathered in the main square to express their solidarity with president adai who was recently forced to resign. last week shia houthies dissolved parliament and said they would run the country on their own for a period of two years, until elections are held. the coup was denounced by the international community. the u.n. is renewing efforts to bringing the factions together, calling for new powers for envo

they arrested him 100 kilometres from aden forcing them to come back to sanaa. people here are describing it has a desperate kind of houthi failure. and at a time when abd-rabbu mansour hadi is stealing and taking it and stealing the lights here and consolidating the group. this will take a few days already those ministers and party leaders can come. i heard that they have decided to go to the air force and risk being arrested or allowed to fly to aden. >> what is it about the security situation on the ground. i know obviously a lot of people are concerned about how this will play out. what is the status on that at the moment? >> across yemen, in those regions, there has been allegiances announced to president hardy. pushing into those areas. we saw the tides in areas in the north and in the south. parading their power and showing that they are ready to face the houthis in case of invasion and every time even today a police colonel was killed not far from aden on the road to sanaa by gunmen. it's not clear why he was killed. this has been going on for some time.

this is the city south of the capitol of sanaa. the shia houthies are in control of part of the city, but people are worried. protesters are out on the streets to denounce what they say is a houthi crackdown. >> they kept beating me, torturing for hours. they wanted false confessions things i was never involved in. they wanted me to lie and say that they were paying us to protest against them. and they're paying us money to protest against houthies. all lies. >> anti-outyanti-houthi protests are gathering across the country. many gather to express their solidarity with the president who was recently forced to resign. last week shia houthies dissolved parliament and said they would run the country on their own for a period of two years until elections are held. the coup was denounced by the international community. the u.n. is renewing efforts to bring the factions together, many countries have evacuated their embassies in the capitol of sanaa including the u.s. which has been actively engaged in drone attacks against al-qaeda in ye

and tensions in sanaa are high. former president abd-rabbu mansour hadi and five ministers are still under house arrest. it's been 20 days. >>> the editor-in-chief of the yemen post is based in sanaa. he says houthis are starting to tighten the grip on power. >> the houthis are now in talks and they do not, negotiations are not happening. they are willing to negotiate, but those who are not involved will be left out of all the decision making. the houthis also want to ensure that no one opposes them, and anyone that opposes them they have a legal right to imprison them for kidnapping protesters. >> the prime minister has rejected a bailout. the bailout is due to end. he was elected on a promise to end austerity measures. >> reporter: alexis tsipras, elected on an anti-austerity programme, and in his first address as prime minister alexis tsipras was true to his toll sis. >> he gave a strong and clear mandate to end austerity immediately. and to change policies. consequently it was first cancelled by its own failure,

they took control of the capitol of sanaa after descending from the stronghold and seizing towns along the way. they put the president under house arrest. the houthies gave yemen's political party until wednesday to bring a way forward which they failed to do. they have been accused of being a proxy for iran's shia superpower. >>> the houthi presidential council will be passed with a new constitution. >> to all conspiracicies and plus joining hands as one homeland one people, one goal. let the interim government following this declaration bring a new era where we usher in a new horizon of civility. >> let's get the ratest now. in the south of the country. jamal, just remind us what reaction there have been from the other players in yemen in a statement by the houthies? >> they are those who were at the forefront and said that this will amount to a coup. >> they're they're discuss the way forward. aside from that, others including the islamist party and they have not recognized what is taking place. there is a great deal of opposition to this power grab, barbara. >> and against instabil

he's based in sanaa. he joins us via skype. the acoustic are a minority group. they are facing the main opposition in the capital, and are facing unrest from the south. a separatist movement. will they come as negotiating table from a weak point of view or from a strong point of view. >> what happened today, the opposition leading the negotiation show why they think it's impossible to negotiate with the houthis. the houthis right now are talking. the minorities are up 20, 30 40%. it's not a minority. that's why they are leading the negotiations. they enforce the rules. that's what e cannot take. today is the houthi leader they haven't hit an position leader and who is president of the party. the houthis wants to negotiate under their terms. under their way or no way. that's why it was almost impossible for any to be reached with dialogue because of the tone. and the silence of the international community, whether by - put the houthis by escalation or the main ally. >> do the yemenees feel let down by the international community for not averting the crisis that t

emsy close it down they also abandoned cars at the airport in sanaa. what is the situation on the ground? >> they went into the airport and got on commercial flights, they did it in an orderly way. the houthis say they're just taking the cars for safekeeping and following yemeni law and they're doing their best to try to prevent it from blowing up into any bigger incident than it is. the surprising thing, it's pretty calm on the streets in sanaa these days. >> woodruff: what would you say the attitude is of the new houthi government toward the u.s.? >>u.s.? they're trying to desperately to reach out to the united states and persuade them they're trying to be on friendly terms. they haven't had much success doing that. i think the americans want to see a government in place and one the houthis agreed on with other parties and not just dominated by them. >> woodruff: we know the u.s. and the houthis are on the same side of the fight against al quaida. could that make for cooperation? >> i think it's already making for cooperation. you know the houthis ha

the houthis may be in control of the capital sanaa but there are many places that remain out of their reach. among them aden, where political leaders met to discuss the takeover. together with parliamentarians and dproafns agreed to a 16 point plan which affairs of the areas which are not under the houthis' control. welcoming calls by the gulf cooperation council for u.n. to allow for military are intervention and sanctions against the coup leaders and change yemen's capital from sanaa to the gulf city of aden. evenaden. protests on sunday against politicians. they say they don't want the problems of the north brought here. they're not interested in what happens in sanaa they say and want to form their own state. >> translator: we confirm we will make significant decision regarding transferring the capital of sea nah to south community, we call on others to support this move. >> the meeting was due to take place forcing it to be delayed for several hours. elsewhere, tribal leaders in the eastern province of shebwa from what appears to be an imminent houthi advance. yet another sign of

in sanaa he was in a way beholden for the houthis. he is with his own people in aden, he's with a senior army officer in the past. he is definitely with his people. people loyal to him. now they control four provinces in the past. aden. and they could easily rally behind him. >> you are talking about certain areas and provinces in yemen. let me draw your attention, and protesters demonstrated the opposition and the support for the houthi rebels. demonstrators accused houthis of staging a coup. they demanded that they be freed from their control, and what happened there, there were counter-protests by houthi supporters and they said they would put forward a declaration dissolving the yemeni parliament and on friday as hash 'em told us rival factions agreed on a transitional council to govern yemen. that was a statement made. see what is happening with both the pro and against demonstrations for the houthis. is this a scenario that will be coupled in other cities as well. >> it will be replicated across the country. to give us an idea a

the houthis signed a deal in september saying they would withdraw from sanaa, that didn't happen and they advance, and continue to do so after the last few weeks when they took over complete control in sanaa. >> the gulf corporation council which met demanded that the security council take action and said if the houthis didn't withdraw it was prepared to take action. realistically, what could the g.c.c. do? >> not a huge amount. the saudis fought the houthis before and got a bloody knows. back in 2009-2010 that spilled over and it didn't end well for them. i think the pressure on the houthis is going to come internally in yemen. the economy is on the brink of collapse when that goes the houthis would be left with the responsibility of that. that is when the pressure comes, and they run the risk of expanding too far and going behind their limits. and they are going and fighting along the old north-south border close to aiden. they've been fighting as close as 30 miles from the golf of aden it has to get to a point where houthis don't go further. they have a limited amount of resources