If you remember back in april president and he had hoped to hold a parliamentary session in aden and his arguments but in fact that wasnt able to go ahead because the Southern Transitional council wouldnt allow it to me had to hold it and had remarked so it was only a question of time this all the sucking up indications at the moment from the Southern Separatists that they are committed to a ceasefire at the same time the United Arab Emirates is withdrawing or scaling down its military presence in yemen when of course we know that thats where their military and financial backing comes from does this mean that there might be a pathway towards some sort of dialogue. I think we need to disentangle those 2 points the u. A. E. Drawdown of its military and yemen indicates more than anything that it is tired of the war in the north with the who sees it has all these local forces are treated on the ground who are in the south and you cannot help this use of an separatist ngs so in a sense it s
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.