Us. And we will sit down with japans central bank governor. He will be joining us later. King abdullah of saudi arabia has died at the age of 90 after being admitted to the hospital with a lung infection. He became ruler of the Worlds Largest oil producer in 2005. He will be succeeded by his half weather, prince salman, who is 79. He used the oil wealth to oversee a fivefold increase in the size of the arab Worlds Largest economy. President expressed his condolences to the saudi royal family, calling abdullah a ruler who took a bold stand. The price of Oil Futures Rose in the wake of the announcement of his death. Of his death. In the new came will face an immediate foreignpolicy challenge in neighboring yemen as the president there has resigned after shiite rebels have seized a palace in the p the rebels failed to honor an agreement to withdraw from the palace. In his letter of resignation, he says the country had reached a dead end. Lets get to elliott gotkine. Good morning. News tha
A swine flu outbreak kills 800 this year. We are in nepal where traditional art is helping to protect the past the u. N. Special envoy to syria is in turkey trying to secure opposition support for a freeze in fighting in aleppo. The battle for the city is fierce. Evidence has emerged of barrel bombs, and across syria. Well get to that and a scathing report that accuses the u. N. Security council of inaction on syria. First, more on the u. N. s push for a ceasefire in aleppo with zeina khodr. How is it playing out, any news . No, nothing tangible. This is a plan produced in october. For the past few months hes been should have lipping between should have lipping between damascus and tuckey. Turkey. His office is not devolving who he is talking with. We understand syrias government is prepared to stop air and Ground Forces for six week the opposition will have to stop targetting the west. The west is controlled by the government, and east by the rebels. They want to freeze the fighting.
This is al jazeera america, live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. The United Nations says the crisis in yemen is growing worse today, and their top envoy for the country has now resigned stepping down citing difficulties in the country as the reason for his departure. He had worked for about five years to bring about peace in that country, but it all unravelled when Houthi Rebels forced president hadi from power. Mohamed vall joins live from saudi arabia. Why is this resignation so significant . Reporter yes, stephanie it didnt come as a surprise here in saudi arabia and also in yemen, because almost five years of efforts to bring about a solution in yemen has miserably failed and he blamed all of the sides, particularly the houthis. He oversaw the signing of several agreements but those agreements were no sooner signed than violated by this party or the either but he put much of the blame on the houthis particularly since last september when they took over the capitol and other ar
On target yemens new Vice President called on the warring factions to stop destroying the country. He asked Renegade Army units to support the government instead of houthi rebels. Here is Hashem Ahelbarra with more. Reporter this is the man likely to be yemens next president. He is currently Vice President and Prime Minister. His task is to paul together a nation on the brink of civil war. He says hes willing to work with his houthi opponents and forces loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh, but only if they disarm. Translation we must give a chance united behind the project. And to achieve that militias loyal to the houthis. Yemens challenge is the deteriorating humanitarian situation. Hundreds of yemenis have been killed since the start of the the city of aden is bearing the brunt of heavy fighting. Translation yemen faces a tough situation shortage in food, water and food. It repairs International Intervention to prevent a catastrophe in yemen. A top priority of the gover
Memorial to be canceled. Plus russians are given a rare chance to question their president. We begin in yemen, where it seems both of the main warring sides are calling on the other to stop fighting. A senior houthi official is demanding an unconditional end to the saudi lead bombing campaigns. The Vice President meanwhile is calling for the houthis to stop their attacks. He says his priority is to deal with the urgent humanitarian situation. Translator the International Community and the region have to intervene urgently to pave the way for the citizens to live in a suitable manner and in order to put an end to the crisis. We need to stress that the utmost priority of the government is to deal with the urgent humanitarian situation yemen. The Vice President called for the forces to support those in exile. Translator i call upon the security and the armed forces to support the legitimate regime and to protect everything in this country, and we urge everyone to go back to the rational p