but ali abdullah saleh appears unharmed. you're watching al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up south africa's main opposition party about to elect a black leader for the first time. >>> a group arm with machine-guns and bombs are battling police in macedonia >>> thanks for your help with the united states - cuba's president raul castro is meeting pope francis at the vatican. >>> hello, yemen's former president ali abdullah saleh has, for the first time, pledged his allegiance to houthi rebels. it comes after his house was targeted by the saudi-led coalition in the capital saana. >>> it's the first time the saudi-led targeted former president ali abdullah saleh, he was unharmed and remains defiant. >> translation: you should continue carrying your arms, willing to sacrifice your lives in the face of these belligerent attacks. i can describe this aggression as an act of cowardice, if you are brave enough, face us on the battlefield. shelling by rockets and jets cannot enable you to achieve your goals.

and aid - it was hit and run between the popular committees and the also the forcers of ali abdullah saleh which are hiding in some areas. and with the other militias in the operation, and there was exertion of operation in aden. but they are taking place against the operation on the ground and stop the militia, and their allies and how to understand the confrontation is against salah. like i said yesterday, the security the saudi citizens are equal, as important as the others but our thought is their safety and also our brothers yemenis, that have nothing to do with the operation in sadr. those militia were hiding in hospitals and in the government building and to stop them from leaving sadder. in aden we executed operations and the situation on the ground is unchangeable. they are still hiding in some area and the situation will improve soon. the target yesterday was aimed at ammunition storage, and they are hiding a big alt of ammunitions ammunitions. there's depots and storage areas inside hospitals and leadership buildings. it is a form of storage. these are all in leadership bu

hadley gamble joining us with king abdullah. let's get to the cme group, rick santelli with the santelli exchan exchange. >> you know i'll tell you, we do, we really appreciate steve liesman has a lot of my sources now looking for a variety of issues that are embedded in our data because we use data to evaluate the economy. and steve shined a light on some of the shortcomings and well, there's many. now today we learned for example that we had 274,000 in terms of initial jobless claims. now that isn't the 15-year low. the actual 15-year low was several weeks back at 262,000. but it's awfully close. and of course, i do this number every thursday at 8:30 eastern. and it is good news, many times when it comes out lower than expected, we see rates move because it is significant. well, as i said, i've been getting a barrage from all my sources, not only here, but around the globe. with data points in europe. but special thanks and shout-out to art nolan and porter boggus. here's the idea they gave me, bls website is something we shou

but ali abdullah saleh appears unharmed. you're watching al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up south africa's main opposition party about to elect a black leader for the first time. >>> a group arm with machine-guns and bombs are battling police in macedonia

the house of houthi ali and former president ali abdullah saleh was targeted by the saudi-led coalition overnight in the capital of sanaa. they have been accused of breaching international law, by breaching air strikes on popular areas. mohammed val joins us. there seems to be a lot of conditions as to whether we'll get to the truce. what is the latest on the truce? >> yes, lots of conditions from every side. we hear from the other sides houthis and sadr loyalists, the houthis, the de facto government, told al jazeera that they will positively deal with any move that could alleviate the plight of civilians, help bring humanitarian supplies there, and also go to talks upped the supervision of the u.n. and not go to talks in saudi arabia. and they announced from other sources that they will deal with the truce, only if the blockade on the sea and air will be lifted and if the strikes will be - will be ended. these are lots of conditions and we lack here any information about any kind of rehabilitation by the saudis or any kind of coordination between the two sides, even if indirect, about

they have not talked about ali abdullah saleh by name but it's understood they have struck at an airbase loyal to him. by this probably the saudi arabia coalition wants to tell the houthis and loyalists that there are no targets off the tail. that will be avoided and all of this is in order to make sure the houthis take the message, that if they don't accept the truth. they will see a devastating effect of the peace proposal. >>> now, iran's president blasted saudi arabia for its air campaign in yemen accusing the kingdom of a lack of understanding of international issues. >> saudi arabia is a government that does not understand or is not aware of the political situation of the area or the world. it is trying hard to prove itself after many years. if saudi arabia accuses iran of false allegations, then we can give our aid supplies to the red cross and they can deliver to the yemenis, it's not our goal to deliver ourselves or advertise our name, our kneel is to save these people. >>> a judge in cairo upheld hosni mubarak's 3-year prison sentence for corruption. he is allowing the former e

then i received a message from a guy, abdullah. he was asking me where i was from, how long i had been in saudi arabia. i -- i remembered tom and his rule about not dating any saudis or meeting any saudis. but i felt that he had lived in the uk. he was educated. so then i just thought, well, you know, it should be safe enough. it should be okay. >> oh, hey. >> hi. >> he was a typical saudi man. i wouldn't say i was overly taken by him, you know, the way i had been with fred. but i just wanted to go and meet somebody and talk to them and, you know, i was really lonely. if i had known then what i know now, i would never have done it. i met him the next day. went to the coffee shop. he was very westernized. he was wearing jeans and a t-shirt. >> how do you do? nice to meet you. have a seat. >> he spoke about how he wanted to leave saudi arabia and live in the west, that you had a much better life there. he could be who he was. so, you know, from that i didn't feel that i was in any danger whatsoever from him. after coffee, we went bac

supports. >> terrified by constant shelling and mortar fire, by forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh and targeting homes and residential area. now those children are safe from the fighting but they are by no mean out of harm's way. dice he could seemingly unware of their own plight is that the world will hear their calls for help. jamal el shael northern djibouti. >> closing the quofers of the face won't be loud in public transport schools hospital and government departments. more than 500 blif wran schoolchildren fell seriously ill after eating chicken swishes from schooling. is samples of the items have been taken for testing. >>> more than 300 workers are trying to clean up a spill in southwesterly. rob reynolds has the story. >> on refugio beach. the cleanup continues. approximately 79,000 liters of crude oil smild oorn surf, the i don't like to put a time line on that because we want to make sure we do it right and it could take weeks could take months. >> reporter: the pipeline is owned by a text firm plains all american. >> we are told that pipelines are safe, they don't

ali abdullah saleh has a lot of bases across yemen i'm not sure they know where he ask exactly but this is a. ment that they announced during the last several weeks to respond to the truce also, their escalation of attack on aden. first time since yesterday the coalition spokesman said we will go against individuals we were only before going against groups, but on the people of yemen, several faims that several names that have been targeted, and they mentioned ali abdullah saleh for the first time i guess. they have not really been focusing on him as a target but now they have mentioned him. that follows the statement yesterday that now they will punish individuals because they mastermind and plan attacks on individuals and on saudis. >> mohamed val speaking. >>> we are getting breaking news out of switzerland. they are saying several people have been killed in a town in northern switzerland police say they found several people dead in a town in switland, switzerland. >>> in germany military ships have rescued 200 more migrants found adrift in the mediterranean sea. most of them from so

steps up it's strategy against isis as militants secure a key area but king abdullah tells cnbc it's business as usual in the region. >> the iraqi government with coalition forces are going to open the route this summer and that's a very strong market that's going to be reopened. >>> welcome to the show everyone. we've got some numbers for you in the form of euro zone pmis for the month of may. those are flash numbers for the manufacturing cite we have a print of 52.3. that's a little bit better than what was expected versus a print of 52 in the month of april. on the service side 53.3 and that is a tad lower than forecast. let's have a look at how the euro dollar is fairing. we are currently at 11144. the german number was a bit of a disappointment. the french number was before. >> and the overall composite number coming in at 53.4. fractionally lower than expected and the manufacturing was stronger. the services a little weaker. >> we'll come back to instant reaction where agm is getting underway. it's expected to be a fairly heated meeting. >> deustche bank reshifted the board ove

saleh and perhaps we will see new changes on the ground many people loyal to ali abdullah saleh joining the letting government. this is definitely a meeting that will give significant boost to abd rabbu mansour hadi, forced out of the country he is now in compile in exile in saudi arabia. he says you have to stand behind me as president i'm the ultimate legitimate authority in yemen. >> on the right side of the tv screen, that is there yemeni president, abd rabbu mansour hadi. all right we've just lost the live image hashem we are back with you. i was just saying hadi just walked into the hall, so we're expecting the conference to kick off in the next five, ten minutes or so. as we know there has been a ceasefire thats been in place for the past custom of days and expires later on sunday evening. >> reporter: absolutely and this is thing. now, the international community is willing to see the ceasefire extended. i think there are talks now otry to convince the saudi-led coalition and different forces on the ground to get a chance for diplomacy. that can only happen if you have a ceasefi

position he of troops loyal to ali abdullah saleh the former president. and we have seen that the saudis can't tolerate as they say any attack on their border. this has been repeated several times and we know now this is happening and almost continuing. hours before the beginning of their truce there are now new doubts whether the truce will happen or not. >> doubts as to whether it would actually go ahead and if it does how likely is it to hold? >> reporter: once again there are doubts if it will hold, if it does, there is no mechanism no observation no monitoring of the truce if it happens. yemen is a difficult terrain very mountainous. houthis have control over many of the areas in yemen aden to saada in the north. houthis have said that any violation any minor violation inside the country even by al qaeda, or by the resistance loyal to the troops, and resistance loyal to president abd rabbu mansour hadi, they will consider it a violation. let's remind you that the houthis have not said that they accepted the truce offered by saudi arabia. they said we

and attacking the house of ali abdullah saleh himself. they are fighting in aden and many parts of the current country. they are saying they are behind the shooting down of this moroccan f-16 fighter jet which is part of the aircraft of the coalition operating over yemen. if the truce comes closer they are not weaker than before, not because they are defeated but probably because they want to give a chance to the relief for civilians in yemen. but all these indications are adding to the complexities just hours before the beginning of this truce and there are now doubts whether the truce will happen at all. >> and mohamed the saudi king skipping that key meeting in washington between president obama and other gulf leaders. is there any reason known why he decided not to show? >> well, officially the saudis are saying the king has been unable to go because he is willing to focus ton truce that's upcoming and also he's willing to focus on the humanitarian relief for yemen. he's going to inaugurate a special inner to yemen in the few days. of

saudi arabia, a country building a massive city called the king abdullah economic city. the project is divided into four district focused on creating jobs. 80 companies including ikea and pfizer have agreed to lease land, so how can silicon valley play a role in this in the desert? they are meeting with silicon valley company, joining me in the studio. first of all, what is this city? how long has it been in development, and what do you hope to accomplish with it? guess: it has been in the process for nine years he we will have the largest port on the red sea perhaps the largest in the world, and we are the largest developer in terms of sales. and we want it to be the most innovative place. emily: $100 billion. it may be larger than washington d.c., by the time it is done. how do you assure that this place is going to be the future? fahd al rasheed: the idea is to give them applications that will enable them to help us the streets really -- clean. emily: housing, transportation. how do you prioritize? fahd al rasheed: basically, the idea is simple. if we give you informa

and the port city of aden houthi fighters and forces loyal to the previous president, ali abdullah saleh were blamed for the bombardment of residential areas like dar ass ad. and in the southern city of ta'izz hospital took direct hits on saturday. medical officials say they are already struggling to get the medical supplies they need to treat the wounded and sick, but making it more difficult to keep generators running during power cuts. but speaking in have i la sri lanka that could be difficult because of the numbers of number of groups now involved in this war. security forces have split loyalties. many have stayed loyal to the current president, abd rabbu mansour hadi, while others have sided with the fighters of the houthis and the former president, ali abdullah saleh. coalition forces they are trying stop including being bombed by other groups including al qaeda al qaeda. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. erica woods, al jazeera. >> about 300 nigerian women and children who had been held captive by the armed group boko haram have been brought to safety the group arrived at a make

ali abdullah saleh was unharmed in the attack in sanna. for the first time, he's openly announced his alliance with houthi rebels. >> police in macedonia are continuing to battle an armed group in a town in the north of the country where ethnic ail baines are the majority. eight police officers and 14 fighters were killed on saturday. >> south africa's main opposition party elected its first black leader. he succeeds helen ziller. it is seen as an attempt of shaking off the party image of being dominated by the white minority. >> four votes carrying 574 people have watched ashore in western indonesia at the northern end of sumatra. half of believed to be from bangladesh. >> german military ships rescued 200 more migrants found abrupt in the mediterranean. most were from somalia and eritrea. more than 400 migrants have been rescued since friday. defense ministers from five european union countries are due to meet for talks to stop human trafficking and the flow of migrants from north africa. >> libya's ambassador to the u.n. rejected a u.n.

. >> in the west thousands killed soldiers loyal to ali abdullah saleh. they targeted a republican guard camp. there has been fighting in the southern city. forces loyal to the exiled president abd-rabbu mansour hadi have taken control of a military camp and took control of several houthi rebel conditions. >> saudi-led fighter jets hit the home of the son of the former president ali abdullah saleh. there were no reports of casualties. >> an oxfam report warns that the conflict in yemen left more people without access to clean water, and says an additional 3 million people have been affected raising the number to 16 million, two-thirds of the population at risk of life-threatening diseases. oxfam's spokesman said people are trying to cope with the shortage as best they can. >> people are resorting to any means available. some people we know have been digging wells in the courtyards and trying to find whatever water they can in their property. others have been accepting help from agencies where they can get it in and some people resort to buying water from

we have seen also for the first time outspoken of the house of ali abdullah saleh. man people are doubting whether the truce will happen any way. >> so if it does go ahead how likely is it to hold? there is no mechanism on the ground to make sure that everyone complies to the truce. there are no--there is no third party there to observe this cease-fire. and then there are no guarantees. even if it starts, there are no guarantees that it will hold. the houthis have warned that any attack inside yemen not only attacks by the coalition side, but also by fighters inside yemen who are resisting the houthies. any such attack would mean violation of this truce, and they're going to consider it an end to the truce. the truce itself is they did not mention it by name, and they did not mention saudi arabia or any kind of agreement on a cease-fire. they say we welcome any initiative to help relief--bring relief to the civilians of yemen, and they have not talked about an agreement with the saudis. >> mohamed vall with analysis of the situation. thank you very much, indeed. >>>

it played a role in the uprising that deposed president ali abdullah saleh. >> the houthis declared war on the yemeni people. we have top resist them in my the will of the people prevails. this key faction seen unit against the houthis, they are far less united in their vision about yemen's future. the secessionists in the south are determined to break away from the north. >> people of the south are looking for a genuine partnership with the north. there were two states that united in 1990, one in the south and one in the north. any future agreement must acknowledge that yemen is in fact two different states. >> coalition war planes bombed houthi positions in the capitol sanna. there are heavy clashes in the cities of taiz and aden. millions of yemenese fear the protracted violence will only aggravate the country's humanitarian situation. the international community seems unwilling to get militarily involved in yemen. its main goal for now is to bring together all the feuding factions to negotiate a deal and give diplomacy a chance. al jazeera riyadh. >> yemen's new military chief of st

now, today, with the shelling of the compound of ali abdullah saleh, he has come out clear to say "i'm siding with them", though everyone know especially over the past two years. he's very much now worried that this has shown that he may have been trying to sell them out over the past few weeks he was trying to get relief by selling them that he is the only one that can fight them. so i think now he's very much worried that he may be facing both streaks from the allied arab forces away from the dormant cells that could be working against him. i think he's worried about that that he may be cornered by both the allied forces and the houthis, were his allies but the thought that he was with them all the way through. >> it's a complicated situation, we talk about the fighting going on. are we moving to further talks. there's indications that the houthis might hold talks if under the umbrella of the united nations. certainly not in riyadh. >> if they mean what they say, it will depend whether the russians and iranians can speak sense to them so they can see a way forward to the political se

airstrikes over the last 48 hours targeting top houthi military commanders and deposed president ali abdullah saleh. the houthis have been saying that the airstrikes are a crime against civilians and that they are committed to continue their fight to defend yemen. people which pretty much concerned what happens, whether the ceasefire will come into effect and whether it will hold. the biggest concern now is that because of the fighting, which is taking place almost everywhere in yemen people are concerned that both of the houthis and forces loyal to president hadi might just engage in further fighting, which could result in the collapse of the ceasefire if it comes into effect. >> i have some questions about whether it comes into effect and whether it is going to stick. what do we know about the new u.n. envoy to yemen and what he is proposing to bring about a political solution? >> the united nations nations new envoy met with french officials about how to move forward in yemen then came to riyadh and met with president hadi and saudi officials, now he's in sanna talking to the houthis. he s

>> the former president ali abdullah saleh are the ones advanced weapons and artillery. that technology, some provided by the americans are targeting saudi villages. to the saudis, the two main obstacles to appeals are the houthis and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh. they are trying to discredit them undermine them or defeat them on the ground, which is not just going to be a matter of days or hours. i think it's going to take months and months. >> for the moment, many thanks indeed. >> an unexpected win for britain's david cameron and the conservative party the polls were wrong. cameron secured a majority in parliament and three rivals have resigned. it's partly because of the success of the scottish national party. simon mcgregor wood reports now from london. >> david cameron is still in downing street and still prime minister. his conservative party confounded the polls and won a small majority. friday he went to tell the queen he can now form a government. >> as i said in the small hours of this morning, we will govern as a party of one nation, one united kingdom.

king abdullah ii of jordan. >> i think they've -- their best days are behind them. >> and a look deep inside north korea. the most secretive nation on earth. best-selling author blaine harden has dug into the hermit kingdom and discovered some frightening information. finally, it's state of the art technology most famous for use in killing machines, but we'll show you some drones that could be used to save lives instead of ending them. but first, here's my take. reading about the short, troubled life of freddie gray, who suffered lead poisoning as a child, was arrested for drug offenses more than a dozen times, and eventually died in police custody last month in baltimore, i recalled a description of a world of young men, mostly black, trapped in america's criminal justice system. it was written by an arch conservative who was at the time a prisoner in a florida jail. it says, many are victims of legal and social injustice, inadequately provided for by the public assistance system and over prosecuted and vengefully sentenced. the failures of american education, social services, and ju

david: prince abdullah is not really a player in this? jean franÇois: if the minister of oil resigns, leaves, the ministry because of age, and so on, maybe could be replaced by prince aziz who has rank of minister as deputy but he doesn't have oil. by removing the ministry from saudi ramco, they remove him just as much. i think there will be almost no change. i would agree, though, that maybe he might be named to the council of 10 people. it is not a huge position. yes, i would agree that the ministry may go to other things like solar. bought it's very big and trying to do more. nuclear, maybe, maybe increase prices on natural gas. a few odds and ends which would create a lot of issues in the kingdom. but it's still a bit unsettled. we'll see a lot more changes as i started hinting in terms of changes at least in the industry side of things. but also on the oil side. david: we have been warned by tony not just to focus on the royals. and we have seen a bit of a generational change. you're back from saudi arabia and i think you have seen

abdullah abdullah, to share power after a bitter dispute over fraud in the presidential election. it's general campbell's job to stay close to both men. he's now invited to attend their national security council meetings here in the palace, and says the new government is on the offensive. in our interview, president ghani had strong words for the nation's enemies. >> ghani: do not ever threaten an afghan with violence. we will rise as one, and we will face every threat the way we have taken on thousands of previous armies and conquerors. this is the moment of destiny. work with us to transform asia. but should you threaten our existence, everybody will be destroyed, not just us. >> logan: you say that with a smile at the end. >> ghani: well, because i want to make sure people understand who they are dealing with. >> logan: who are they dealing with? >> ghani: the bones of my ancestors guide us. this country was not the gift of anyone. it is the results of millions of people sacrificing. what did we have? our bare hands. >> logan: one of president ghani's biggest challenges is some

ali abdullah saleh escapes unhurt and has announced his alliance with the houthi rebels. [ explosions ] >> it's the first time the saudi-led coalition has targeted yemen's former president ali abdullah saleh. he was unharmed in the attack and remains defiant. >> you should continue carry area arms, willing to sacrifice lives in defense of these attacks. i can describe this aggression as an act of could you wards. if you're brave enough, face us on the battlefield. come and we'll be at your reception. shelling with rockets and jet fighters cannot help you achieve any of your goals. >> this is the moment the international air force in sanaa was struck by coalition jets. houthi fighters who control the capital say the attack was to prevent the landing of aircraft carrying aid. [ explosions ] >> the saudi-led coalition has intensified it's military campaign pounding targets in aidsen and any other provinces. saudi commanders say that this is an ammunition depot that the houthis were planning to use. saudi arabia has offered a five-day humanitarian truce but the houthis remain skeptical. t

they're a net energy importer and king abdullah telling us he is looking at wind and solar and bringing new deals to this country. take a listen. >> we are going to be moving with the chinese and very big deal of wind and solar and that's going to be moving and we're going to see renewables for jordan in the future. >> talk to me about those strategic deals you're talking about. the deal with the chinese. very exciting for jordan. what other deals are we going to see in the pipeline? >> well, we do have obviously nuclear for two on the table. renewable for many different companies but the big one is the chinese. we're the first country in the region where the government starting it and most government institutions and military security are all going for administrational vehicles all electric. we have 5,000 schools that will lead -- sorry, 50 schools but 3,000 schools in jordan will all be renewable energy. so all the public schools will be renewable and that shows the trend of how we're thinking and how we're adapting. >> china isn't the only place where jordan is looking to sign some d

and the unwillingness of the houthis and the followers of ali abdullah saleh the previous president of yemen to play the diplomatic side of this equation. i think that the ceasefire will go into effect at 11:00p.m. on tuesday. but, again, it was conditioned by the fact that the different parties in yemen would accept it, abide by it, stop the fighting not take advantage of the ceasefire, allow maximum input from the humanitarian organization to let the humanitarian supplies reach the population in yemen, which was described as a disastrous situation, and agreed to come to the negotiating table afterwards, in riyadh together with all the parties in yemen. that is a lot of conditioning. that's a lot of issues that are not going to happen easily and are not going to happen fast. i would have hoped personally that that offer would have been made at least a couple of weeks back together with the military strikes that were used against the houthis, and ali abdullah saleh's followers in yemen, allowing that first phase to last so long i think, will make the next phase much more difficult. >>

>> reporter: another air strikes, belonging to former president ali abdullah saleh and coalition jets hit a houthi base and arms depot. these talks meant to start on thursday in geneva have been delayed but a spokesman for ban ki-moon is not indefinite. >> we are seeing the yemeni people continuing to suffer. a lot of people have different stakes in this conflict. we're asking them to put first and foremost on their mind the welfare of the yemeni people who are continuing to suffer. >> pro-government forces are backed by the saudi led campaign to restore yemen's president in in exile, abd rabbu mansour hadi, in power. victoria gait gatenby, al jazeera. >>> propaganda war in syria has been raging for as long as the fighting. mohamed janjun reports. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. fighters scream their rallying cries. showcasing to the world how they're close every than ever to syria's seat of power. on syrian state television though the message couldn't be more contradictory. a bombastic montage and message whether by land, air or sea the country's armed forces are as strong as ever. in syria th

ali abdullah saleh was unharmed in the attack in the capital anna. for the first time, he openly announced his alliance with houthi rebels. >> south africa's main opposition party the democratic alliance elected its first black leader, seen as an attempt to shake off the party's image of being dominate by the white minority. >> four boats carrying 574 people washed ashore in western indonesia. half are rohingya, possibly refugees from myanmar. >> german military ships rescued 200 migrants found in the mediterranean abrupt. most were from somalia and eritrea. more than 400 have been rescued since friday. defense ministers from five european union countries are due to meet to talk about how to stop human trafficking and the flow of migrants from north africa. >> libya's ambassador to the u.n. rejected a plan to tackle the growing migrant crisis saying libya's been left out of crucial international discussions. thousands of people from the middle east and africa leave from libya's shores for europe, when many of them die at sea. a warning, some of the c

abdullah is one of the many parents whose sons have gone to fight in syria's war. his youngest son was killed and the eldest gaoled on his return. both were fighting with al nusra front. >> will >> translation: young people went to fight. some were martyred. and then they found that this is an international game a big one, they came back with different parties. >> reporter: he says while the jordanian men are being taught to fight, he punishes them he said when they return they should be welcomed home. >> reporter: an iranian ship loaded with food and supplies for yemen has been inspected. the vessel is in djibouti across the nation from yemen. iran agreed to an international inspection of the ship ending a show down with saudi arabia forces fearing that they were carrying weapons for rebel forces. peace talks are faltering before they start. as the fighting intensifies in and around yemen's largest cities. gerald tan reports. [ gun fire ] >> reporter: aden - yemen's second city is at the crux of an unrelenting war. in the north, the east and the west, fighters loy

to move forward with resistance to put an end to this and the crimes that have been committed by ali abdullah saleh and houthis against yemenis across the nation, and put an end - in order to put an end to the saudi-led strikes in yemen. houthis will need to stop and the only one that can stop them are the yemenis on the ground. >> i'm going to have to stop you there on that thought. joining me live from new york. thank you very much. >> coming up on the newshour the latest on india's scorching heatwave that's killed nearly 2,000 people. plus uniting against a common foe. ukraine and georgia make a deal likely to inflame tensions with russia >>> and center stage at the french open in paris. paris. >>> thousands of people are fleeing violence in south sudan's unity state as the government finds rebels. the situation is the worse that it's been for months. catherine wambua-soi reports from bentiu >>> these me arrived at a camp for displaced people in unity state. they come from a village, and have been on the road for 24 days hiding in swamps during the day, and daring to walk at night, in fear

couple of weeks back, together with the military strikes that were used against the houthis and ali abdullah saleh's followers in yemen allowing that first phase to last so long i think is going to make the next phase the talks much more difficult. >> mr. ambassador your take, that five day humanitarian ceasefire will it hold? >> i don't know what the domestic houthi tensions might be within the houthi population, just to be sure just how far they can go in committing that population to a ceasefire. but you know, this whole affair i think signals that -- signals to us, to americans the impatience that the gulf countries feel today about the united states it's influenced by the fact of the red line in syria which was violated by the change over to dominance from shia to sunni in iraq. saying look, we have been patient now the united states has got to go along with us. and on yemen the united states did go along has gone along to support the saudis logistically. i sense some hesitation, some doubts about the wisdom of that operation in washington's opinion about the wisdom of the attacks on ye

to ali abdullah saleh. restoring yemen's president in exile, abd rabbu mansour hadi to power. ordinary people continue to sifer. saudi arabia and its partners have said the air strikes will continue until the houthis military capabilities are diminished. neave barker, al jazeera. >> attack took place in the town of bajii i.s.i.l. tried to capture parts of the town and its oil facility that are are that are the biggest facility. >>> a low number for a nation that relies on tourism as its main source of revenue. nicholas hart reports. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: they do this for every newly arrived visit or at the club hotel. they book their holiday online to enjoy the sunshine, the food, the music the good company. >> we were work being for. >> wealth and a safe and exotic destination on the flight from paris. senegal foot the bill. >> more than 10,000 have died from the virus in neighboring countries. fear of ebola is following faster than disease itself. >> many have had to closing we were hit badly by the bad situation.some went bankrupt. >> another casualty of the ebola crisis

abdullah taher (ta-her) mohamed is the head of the kurdistan democratic party in makhmour the major political party here. >> do you want the arab families to return or to stay away? >> the divisions in iraq extend beyond arab and kurd. 150 miles southeast of makhmour we visited a refugee camp in diyala province, where sunnis say they were displaced by shia militias. >> the entire frontline is scattered with refugee camps and each with their own harrowing stories. this camp is full of arab families and they're not so concerned about the battle with islamic state, because they tell us they fled from they tell us that they fled from the iraqi army government allied shia militias. >> since the 2003 u.s. invasion most of the country's power has been consolidated in the hands of the shia majority. the government of former prime minister nouri al maliki has been criticized for marginalizing sunnis and excluding them from the political process. during saddam hussein's rule it was sunnis who were favored over shia. now, during the fight against isil, the iraqi government - dominated by shia - is recei

al jazeera. >> king abdullah of jordan urges leaders of arab countries to work together. he and egyptian president al sisi are among those attending the world economic forum on the middle east and north africa. american 800 leaders from government business and civil society gathered for the conference in jordan. >> my friends, we will solve the problems of hour region but only when we build on its strengths. we cannot be sidetracked by regional turmoil. we need to be our own leaders on this although we welcome probably support. in fact, the violence that threatens so many in our region is part of a global assault on peace, law democracy and coexistence. >> voters in ireland were taking part in an historic referendum. they're asked whether to amend the constitution to allow same sex couples to get married. gay coupleles are allowed to sign civil partner ships but friday's vote could make it legal by popular vote. >> ireland is holding the world's first national referendum on same-sex marriage, voters asked to vet yes or no to this question, marriage may be contracted in ac

backed by soldiers loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh have intensified their campaign to capture yemen's third largest city. >> translator: we are ordered by our religion, norms and morals, to defend yemen. >> reporter: the saudi led coalition has ramped up its positions against houthis in the saada the capital. southern province of shebwa, as the fighting picks up international efforts are underway to bring together yemen's warring factions to start political talks in geneva. saudi arabia which backs president hadi said iran is not welcome at geneva. >> the last time i checked iran was not a member of the gcc not a member of the arab states, not in league with countries near yemen, why not invite others to the conference, there is no place for iran at geneva. they have not played the constructive role and as such cannot be rewarded by a seat at the table. >> reporter: international aid agencies warned the ongoing crisis will affect millions of people across the country. yemen's key factions say they welcome the geneva talks but remain divided over its agenda. government official

divisions between the government and its allies and the houthis and forces allied with former president ali abdullah saleh. >> the yemenis and houthis are not at those be talks are they? >> yes, the government is not taking part because it does not recognize the houthi take over. for any talks in the future the houthis should restore the government of abd rabbu mansour hadi. and at the end of the day the u.n. officials will urge political settlement not fighting on the ground. >> i guess that puts more of the spotlight on the u.s. role, what role are they playing there? >> the u.s. has a huge concern they have been actively engaged in the fight in yemen against al qaeda for many years. the concern is that al qaeda will further spread in the country. they would like a political stability with the houthis on board so they could relaunch that activity in yemen to stem the rise of al qaeda. >> thanks so much. hoda abdel hamid. hashem ahelbarra. >> reaching europe does not mean the search for a better life. hoda abdel hamid reports of migrants telling her about their escape and the life they were coming

some say the houthis and fighters loyal to former former president ali abdullah saleh are seizing the fuel, exacerbating the people who are already seriously ill. >> activists say the government has dropped barrel bombs with chlorine gas. at least 15 people including women and children have been treated for breathing problems. earlier on saturday, at least 15 cases of suffocation have been reported. the use of color rein gases are banned internationally. in aleppo, government forces are reported to have bombed a school. activists say 10 children were killed. the barrel bomb hit a kindergarten in aleppo city. >> the united nations is saying the syrian government's also stopped bombing and shelling the refugee camp with palestinians. it was bombed overnight on friday. thousands are forced to leave the camp after armed groups entered it a month ago. we have this report. >> the united nations wants this to stop. the syrian government has been bombarding the yarmouk camp as part of an ongoing military operation. the camp is home to thousands are palestinians. they've been under siege by go

. >> the house of former president ali abdullah saleh has been the target of airstrikes for a second day after he pledged allegiance to houthi rebels. we spoke to yemen's foreign minister. he said the former president is only looking out for his own interests. interests. >> morocco said one of its fighter jets taking part in the saudi-led air campaign in yemen has gone missing. the houthis aired these pictures of the downed jet. it's not known whether the pilot ejected or not. let's get more on what's happening in yemen live from riyadh. muhammed, first of all more airstrikes in yemen but also more houthi attacks on saudi territory. tell us what's been happening. >> after the attacks over the night on nisran, another attack by the houthis shelling in the southwestern side of the border between yemen and saudi arabia. this happened a few hours ago. it has caused the killing of a saudi citizen and the injuring of four other people there. the houthis have escalated activities along the border and that is what the saudis described has led to an intensification of airstrikes on saada amou

spoke to tell us how they were terrified of the houthis and forces who were loyal to the president ali abdullah saleh. they are by no means out of harms way. diseases could easily spread here and many of them have already fallen sick. the hope for those of them still playing seemingly unaware of their plight is that the world will hear for their calls for help. jamal al saleh. al jazeera djibouti. >>> at least 43 people have been killed in a gun fight between suspected gang members and police in southwestern mexico, one of the dead is a police officer. gang involved is thought to be a powerful drug cartel. john hol holman has more from mexico city. >> that sound is gun fire and these people were killed in what authorities said was a shootout in michoacan southwestern mexico. by the time the conflict was over, 43 were dead, one of them a police officer. police were attacked by gunmen and returned fire in a ranch. this all in a region controlled by a powerful new generation cartel. they shot down an army helicopter and killed police. states authorities said those killed in the shootout could be f

requirements are first and foremost that there is a commitment by the houthis and their allies, including ali abdullah saleh and those forces that are loyal to him to abide by the ceasefire. >> provided that the houthi of houthi agree that there will be no bombing no shooting, no movement for military advantage no movement of heavy weapons or others that it's conditioned on the houthis living by these commitments, it is roobl a renewable agreement, opening for extension for a longer period of time for the political process to help resolve these differences. >> the two ministers said the period before the truce is an opportunity for the fighters to put down their weapons if the ceasefire is accepted. but these coming days will see a major intensification of the attacks on the houthi. all of sadaa is a military target urging everyone to leave the area before friday. but according to residents they have refused to go. on the humanitarian level six weeks of fighting have left yemen in at that timers. hundreds have been killed and thousands of families have been displaced or had to flee the country. yemen'

but for the time being they say the houthis and the former president, ali abdullah salah, should face trial. >> translator: there have been systemic crimes committed by the houthis. intentionally targeting civilians. it is a crime. >> reporter: reconciliation in yemen may be a long way. weeks of fighting have deepened the divide between the feuding factions. yemen's main political factions are expected to meet here in riyadh in the coming days to form a knew alliance against the houthis and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah salah. they hope to build international support for the new alliance that is likely to run the country in the near future. >>> the conflict in yemen will be high on the agenda as representatives from gulf nations meet with president barack obama at camp david in maryland. allan fisher is there. not all of the leaders expected to attend the meeting will actually do so alan what sort of message does that send to the obama administration? and how is it going to impact upon these talks? >> reporter: we think we have just heard barack obama's helicopter arri