We want asylum in the u. K. Migrants desperately trying to get from france into the united kingdom. And blinding sand briefly seals off jordan from the world. Good evening, im tony harris this is Al Jazeera Al jazeera america. We begun in qatar, where secretary of state john kerry spent the day reassuring skeptical gulf allies that the u. S. s nuclear deal with iran is a good one. Kerry met with the emir of qatar first. He told officials the regions security is a top priority. Kerry then pledged to speed up u. S. Arms shares as well as share intelligence and step up joint military exercises. All iran to destabilize the region. They also believed tehran would use the money to increase support for groups like hezbollah and the houthis in yemen. He also met with russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. Reporter a delicate mission for the u. S. Secretary of state. John kerry is trying to convince longstanding allies that Irans Nuclear deal with world powers will bring peace and prosperity. Trans
Choking with smog the next. A city in poland tries to clean up its act. Houthi rebels are strengthening defenses in sanaa, after suffering more losses in the south. Troops loyal to the exiled president are now in the strategic city of ibb, being backed by saudiled air strikes. Reporter fighters take up positions in the mountains. The winding roads lead to the city of ibb. An important flash point as progovernment troops advance towards the north. They are backed by the saudilead coalition, and loyalists of former president saleh. In recent weeks they have made sweeping gains in the south and say they have the support of the tribesmen. Translator we say go on, the people are behind you and victories are coming. Reporter the fighters supporting president hadi, who remains in exile in saudi arabia, have been able to seize control from the houthis with the help of their allice. Saudi arabia and the uae are providing weapons which seems to be changing the situation on the ground. Fighters a
And picture perfect one day, choking with smog the next. One of polands most beautiful cities tries to clean up its act. Houthi rebels are strengthening defenses in the yemeni capitol after suffering more losses in the south. Troops loyal to the exiled president hadi are now in the strategic city of ibb. Reporter in the early hours, fighters take their positions in the mountains. The winding roads lead to the city of ibb, an important flash point as progovernment troops advance to the north. They are backed by the saudilead coalition. In recent weeks they have made sweeping gains in the south and say they have the support of local tribesmen. Translator we say to the popular resistance, go on. The people are behind you, and victory is coming. Reporter the fighters supporting president hadi who remains in exile in saudi arabia have been able to seize control from the houthis with the help of their allice. Saudi arabia and the uae are supplying weapons, vehicles and advisors which seem to
Neighborhoods. Plus why this band will soon become the First Western rock group to perform in north korea. Hello, United Nations secretary general ban kimoon has forced his special representative in the Central African republic to resign following allegations that u. N. Peace keepers have committed rape and murder in the country. Amnesty International Says troops have been linked to the alleged rape of a 12yearold girl, and the killing of a 16yearold boy and his father early this week. Ban kimoon has this to say a short time ago. Enough is enough. Today i have accepted resignation of my special representative, head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization mission in the Central African republic. Lets go live to gabriel who is live at the United Nations in new york. Tell us more about the investigations and how this all came to light. Reporter very strong words from ban kimoon he said he was anguished, angered and ashamed by these allegations. They date back to au
Waiting for just advertise. Im Bernard Smith in istanbul, and that red brick building is the former ruin of communist revolutionary trot ski. Its on the market for 4. 5 million. We start in macedonia, where police have fired stun grenades to drive back a huge crowd of refugees trying to get into the country. But the border has just opened and some refugees have managed to get through. On thursday it declared a state of emergency to try to stop people coming in. Macedonia is one of the major transit points for refugees who are trying to get from greece to other e. U. Countries. The vast majority are syrians escaping the syrian war. A small town just three kilometers away from the border with greece was the focal point of fridays violence. Its on the main route north. Emma hayward reports. Reporter they spent a cold night in no mans land waiting to cross the border between greece and macedonia, but their passage was blocked by riot police. Rocks were thrown, then this. [ gunfire ] [ scre