from georgetown university here in doha. the latest events in yemen come as diplomats meet once again in switzerland for talks on the nuclear programme. let's join the diplomatic editor james bays who joins us in lowes arn. how will the event of the last few hours, and the developments of saudi arabia getting involved affect the talks on iran's nuclear programme? >> well i don't think it will affect the talks, but i do think there'll be an interesting dynamic going on hear in lowes arn, the talks to get under way. you have the u.s. on one side, one of saudi arabia's closest ally's and iran on the other, with influence over the houthis. the iranian foreign minister wants to see a cessation of the saudi-led military bombing that is taking place in yemen as soon as possible. but he's also said that this will not be skid in the talks. they have been strict throughout the long series and rounds of talks that have taken place, not to discuss other issues and not to have the talks in any way hijacked by other issues. and the fact t

-brokered talks to resolve the crisis in yemen to be held in doha. hello i'm in doha. also ahead in the program. benjamin netanyahu apologizes. the israeli prime minister says he regrets his remarks about israeli palestinians. >>> no real progress on greece's bailout as the prime minister meets with the german chancellor. the political satire of a bangladeshi artist about giving a voice to the powerless. >>> hello, the u.n. special envoy to yemen says talks aimed at resolving the situation there will be held in qatar. jamar ben ali says the country is verging towards civil war. >> the residents of ta'izz are not going quietly as thousands protest against the advance of shia houthi fighters. in return they are fired on and tear gassed. their city, yemen's third largest was taken on sunday. with government buildings and its international airport now under houthi control. yemen is increasingly divided by a north backed backed by houthis and a south ruled by abd rabbu mansour hadi. >> the majority of us consider it a final option. however, if we felt compelled and the mini

. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour, i'm in doha and these are our top stories. houthi rebels open fire against protesters in the city of tshg e-thai. a powerful malitia accused of tearing the country apart and greece's bail out as he meets the german chancellor and we meet the cartoonist who gives a voice to the powerless. ♪ but first the u.n. special envoy to yemen says they will meet in qatar for peace talks possibly later this week to dampen an increasingly volatile conflict for forces loyal to the president hadi. people in yemen's third largest city have been rallying against the houthis after they took over much of the city. the houthis are said to have opened fire on the crowd killing four people and injuring 11 others. hadi's foreign minister appealed for help to launch the houthi advance and charlie has more. >> reporter: this is a country on the brink of civil war. for the residents here they are not going quietly as thousands protest against the advance of shia houthi fighters and in return they are tear gassed and the third largest was taken on sund

brokered talks to resolve the crisis in yemen to be held in doha. >>> hello, i'm here from doha. also ahead - binyamin netanyahu apologises. the israeli prime minister says he regrets remarks about israeli palestinians. >>> returning - no progress on greece's bailout as the prime minister meets with the german chancellor. plus, the death penalty in the u.s. utah reintroduces the firing squad. >>> hello, the u.n. special envoy to yemen says talks aimed at resolving the crisis will be held in qatar. houthi fighters are in tiaz the third-largest city. the escalating violence is pushing the country towards civil war. >> reporter: this is a country on the brink of civil war. the residents of taiz are not going quietly. thousands protesting against the advance of houthi fighters. they are fired on and tear gassed. >> yemen's third largest was taken on sunday with buildings under houthi control. yemen is increasingly divided between a north controlled by the houthis, backed by iran and a south dominated by supporters of ousted president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. now the country's foreign

hello, i'm in doha. also ahead - protests rage as yemen's president arrives the u.s. security council to back military action against the houthis. the advance on idlib. why the latest battle means

hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, i'm jane dutton. from bad to much worse. u.s. declares venezuela a security threat. open letter written by u.s.

. >> the houthis also rejected peace talks that were supposed to be sponsored by doha held in doha. they said they do not trust the fact that president abd-rabbu mansour hadi is being backed by his allies and they are hosting these peace negotiations. you can understand that it's not a mutual ground in which to hold peace negotiations. >> that is true. as far as the houthis are concerned, president abd-rabbu mansour hadi is not the president. they accuse him of being is puppet of the west and regional powers, referred to as saudi arabia and qatar. i remember reading a statement on social media saying we reject meeting in riyadh and doha and having lunch in dubai, he was being sarcastic saying what is going on outside of yemen is none of our business. i remember him saying that there was a dialogue taking place. i think he's making reference to the forces while aligned with the houthis. as far as qatar and saudi arabia are concerned, the houthis are seen as bias. they are seen as enemies, rather than supporters of yemen >>> the houthis say it's a yemen problem, and it's rich coming f

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hello, i'm martine denise, with the world news from doha. also to come: i.s.i.l. is accused of using chlorine gas during attacks in iraq. entire communities have been descrid butdestroyed but the first aid is on the way to vanuatu and: >> apparently this is what the future will look like. more in the program. >> a group of children were arrested anti-graffiti protests on a wall in syria no one could have predicted what had happened. 7.5 million have been displaced another 4.5 million are hard to reach or displaced. registered as refugees in another country. rurula amin looks back at how this began. >> reporter: these are the images that helped spark the war in syria. >> when we took to the streets each one of us felt as if we had a revolution simmering inside of us waiting for the right moment to come out and we could feel free. the fear barrier just collapsed. we all went out my mother, my brother, my entire family, the chanting came from our hearts. >> gardenia is not her right name. but she says she cries when she looks at pictures of the beginning of the durat

lowell there i'm shiulie gauche in doha. -g shiulie ghosh in doha. mixing technology with fashion. manufactures of smart watches make a major push in the market. soldiers from niger and chad have joined the fight against boko haram in nigeria. recaptured the town of damasak. crossing the border into borno state on saturday. this is latest offensive inside nigeria. on friday the african union introived theapproved the force of nations. the joint force has made great progress so far. bring us up to date on the latest fighting. >> absolutely a lot of progress has been achieved by troops from chad niger also the nigerian army is claiming victory over boko haram from a lot of areas. attacking boko haram positions. so the latest offensive against boko haram by chad and niger is a good report. at least within the nigerian border so they can launch a major offensive against the group. it was thought to be a major nigerian problem until boko haram started expressing its ideas into cameroon, establishing base he there. of recent last month and early this month we have seen how boko haram fig

you're watching al jazeera live from doha. a reminder of stories. 20 houthi rebels have been killed in fighting against tribesmen in the south. hundreds of faters are being deployed by air. >>> heavy fighting inside libya is threatening to derail peace talks being held in morocco. forces loyal to the tibruk based government have been fighting against an unified government. >>> secretary of state john kerry has been in london negotiating negotiating iran's nuclear program. talks will repsalm next week. >>> the threat of boko haram attacks mean that university in northern nigeria is a major concern for people ahead of the presidential election. it may determine people who go to the polls. >> until recently this was boko haram country. the faters may have fighters may have left. it's extraordinary that people are turning out for campaigns to better understand who to vote for. after six years of valence that has left thousands dead there is a thirst for change. this man had a thriving business. then boko haram took over, and he lo

. >>> hello from doha this is the newshour. boris nemtsov remembered. thousands rally in moscow after the murder of a leading opposition figure. also a push for peace in mali a deal is agreed but excludes the tuareg's. >>> and a relaxed one child policy - the rules if china after an easing of them >>> and the magnificent men in their flying machines - how they became the world's first fighter pilots >>> they have broken the cold in their thousands in memory of a man they had never met. this is a scene in moscow a vigil for boris boris nemtsov, opposition and vocal critic of vladimir putin, shot and killed near the kremlin friday night. the rally will pass through the center of the russian capital, culminating at the spot he died. thousands on the streets. rory challands is our correspondent keeping an eye on things. as you have been saying it is something in and of itself that this many people are out marching in the middle of moscow and a politically charged moment. >> absolutely. for the last 2-3 years or so it's been incredibly difficult for oppositi

. >> hello from al jazeera headquarters in doha. this is the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes: >> chaos in southern yemen gun battles erupt between rival groups near aden's airports. >> an attack on tripoli's working airport delaying officials due for peace talks. >> solar eclipse setback. a thrill for am for a astrong merse could pose energy problems across europe. >> it's the stuff of science fiction, robots doing everything for us. it could leave millions unemployed. >> we begin this news hour in yemen. at least four people have been killed in heavy fighting between rival groups in the southern city of aden. the fighting happened near the international airport. there are reports that two shells hit the ground. we have the latest from i aden. >> this is a battle not between groups, but between two men. forces loyal to president hadi take the airport from the former president. it was a short but tougher battle lasting four hours. with passenger planes within range of the bullets this special forces unit fighters refused to give up their arms a

hello, i'm martine dennis you are with al jazeera live from doha. also to come. twin blasts from a church in lahore. 14 kill and more wounded. their homes stood here. the island nation of vanuatu tries to recover from the deadly category 5 cyclone, and... >> phil lavelle - it's 2015 - not the future. apparently this is what the future will look like. noisy, isn't it. find out more later in the programme. >>> when a group of children were arrested for scrawling anti-government graffiti on a wall in syria, no one could have predicted what would follow. the protest which began is now in its fifth year. the united nations says more than 220,000 syrians have been killed. more than 7.5 million people have been forced from their homes, but have stayed within the country. 4.5 million are thought to be trapped in areas that are besieged or hard to reach. in all, more than 12 million syrians are in need of help inside their own country. 4 million others registered as refugees. here is the report on how it all began four years ago. these are the images that helped spark the

welcome to al jazeera, live from our headquarters no doha. i'm elizabeth puranam, also ahead. the coalition against boko haram makes headway. forces recapture two towns in north-east nigeria. jordan hands out harsh prison sentences to those joining around groups in syria, and republican senators in the u.s. write a letter to iran saying the nuclear deal pushed by president obama will not last long >>> the united states has declared venezuela a national security threat and imposed sanctions on seven venezuela officials. it's a sharp downturn in a tense relationship between washington and caracas. late last month venezuelan president announced meshesures to limit documents here. rosalind jordan has more from washington d.c. >> a worsening economy, and security forces cracking down. in light of the arrest of nicolas maduro's political aappointsa aappointsa aappoints -- political processes. no travel to the u.s., their assets seized. >> certainly there are sanctions against individuals. separately we put out information about what will be required to travel to venezuela in terms o

he joins us here in doha. marty, that the u.s. pulled out special force he from yemen they might nt have not have known the u.s. had special forces in yemen. >> this makes all the sense in the world limited number of troops there specifically to take on the war or the fight against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. they don't want those forces being caught in what may become a full blown civil war. >> because the axes of conflict are multiplying day by day. >> almost by the hour. >> the number of participants was getting too great. >> exactly. and this does not mean that the u.s. will stop conducting attacks or strikes against aqap. in all likelihood, those units will be relocated to another country in the region where they can operate from there if necessary. >> how account u.s. pick and choose if you like who it decides to fight against within the yemen context given that you have got i.s. operational now operations of the mosques on saturday, who does the u.s. decide to take on who not to? >> again the u.s. presence in yemen i

. >> hashem joins us live from doha. now we're hearing this news of 45 internally displaced people being killed in this camp housing them. how damaging would this be for the saudi-led coalition? >> it is going to create problems for the saudi-led coalition and stoke anti-saudi sentiment among people in in the northern part of the country. the yemeni foreign minister said that. he laid the blame on the outies saying that they have been moving fighters from that area, and was spotted by the saudis and launched a airstrike targeting them. some of those fighters managed to flee inside the camp. that's the reason why we have a high number of casualties. they're reporting non-stop and there is definitely going to create problems for the saudi-led coalition. >> hashem, it's the fifth day of airstrikes against houthies in yemen. the saudis are putting a good spin on it, they're manageing to defeat and push back the houthies. how successful have these airstrikes been? >> well, the saudis have made some specific targets. they say

. >>> right now the news continues from doha. from doha. . . . . . . . . . >>> this is al jazeera. > this is al jazeera. >>> heavy fighting across yemen on the sixth day of the saudi-led offensive. >>> elections results from nigeria as nigerians wait to see who will run their country. >>> and a last-minute agreement on iran's nuclear future >>> plus out of africa and into the philippines. how

the news continues next live from doha. >> welcome to the news hour. i'm dick clark in doha. heavy fighting between houthi rebels and tribesmen across yemen for a fifth night in saudi-led airstrikes. >> we're working hard. we're working hard. >> world powers try to reach a deal on iran's nuclear program. >>> votes in nigeria people wait to see who will be their next president. >> i'm in

force, 60km from his stronghold of aden >>> you're watching al jazeera live from the headquarters in doha. also coming up recovery efforts in the french alps where a german airliner crashed, killing all 150 people on board. >>> the advance on idlib. why syrian rebels are being forced to work together. and at least nine are dead and several missing in a mud slide in central peru >>> we begin in yemen, where rebels reportedly are moving closer to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. taking an airbase which u.s. forces abandoned a few days ago. >> houthi rebels are pushing south to the capital sanaa, and that is where the president is trying to consolidate his power. the air base saw is battle between abd-rabbu mansour hadi's forces and the rebels. president abd-rabbu mansour hadi asked the u.n. security council to ask what he calls willing countries to use military action against the houthis. there's reports that saudi arabia has amassed troops on the border. a political analyst, editor-in-chief for the yemen "post" joins us from sanaa to tell us about the houthis taking over the air base near

. ♪ >>> hello and welcome to al jazeera, i'm sami zeidan live from our doha headquarters. also coming up the germanwings crash was deliberate and not an accident. >>> and nigerians are voting in elections soon. >>> and is it time to end a sentry's-old tradition, we report from the faroe islands where whale meat is still on the menu. >>> let's begin in yemen and the latest on the saudi thf lead air strikes on houthi targets. let's bring you up to date with all of the latest. the strikes have destroyed iranian-made missile launches. egypt is sending four navy ships to the gulf to help secure the region. several other countries in the region have joined in the campaign. the strikes are to support this man, president hadi who was driven out of the capitol by the houthi force. protesters are coming out to show their support for the saudi-lead intervention. thousands of people gathered in support of the houthi rebels in the capitol sunna too. we begin our coverage with this report from mohamed vall. >> reporter: the operation started in the early hours of thursday. saudi arabia

. >> welcome to al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead, the regional coalition against boko haram makes way. soldiers recapture two towns. iraqi forces closer to tikrit, driving out i.s.i.l. republican senators in the u.s. write a letter to iran saying the nuclear deal with iran will not last long. the united states declares venezuela a national security threat and imposes sanctions on seven venezuelan officials. it's a sharp down tush. last month the venezuelan president announced measures to limit the numbers of u.s. diplomats there. rosalind jordan has more from washington d.c. demonstrations against the worsening matter in venezuela and mad -- nicolas maduro, and the security forces. in light of arrests of some of nicolas maduro's political opponents, and protesters, one just 13, president obama ordered sanctions. no travel to the u.s. assets seized of seven individuals. >> there were sanctions against individuals. separately we put out informs about what will be required to travel to venezuela in terms of visas, given the

brokered talks to resolve the crisis in yemen to be held in doha. >>> hello, i'm here from doha. also ahead - binyamin netanyahu apologises. the israeli prime minister says he regrets remarks about israeli palestinians. >>> returning - no progress on greece's bailout as the prime minister meets with the german chancellor. plus, the death penalty in the u.s. utah reintroduces the

. >>> hello, welcome to al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha. i'm elizabeth puranam. also ahead. iraqi forces say they are only a few kilometres from the city of tikrit as they continue to try to retake territory from i.s.i.l. former secretary of state hillary clinton admits using her personal email account to conduct official business. >> i'm trying to tell you you're making a big mistake, you people >>> how a hollywood classic is helping people in argentina get used to the idea of jury trials. >>> columbia's president has announced announced it will seize air strikes for a month, after the f.a.r.c. or armed forces of columbia announced a ceasefire last year. peace talks have been ongoing in cuba since 2012. >> translation: to boost the deyefl callation of the conflict -- de-escalation of the conflict i have decided to stop bombings over-f.a.r.c. camps for a month. after that time we'll review op behalf and according to the results. we'll decide whether to continue with the measure. >> we have more from bogota. >> this is the first time in over two years of negotiati

welcome to al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead... >> we must end it. i'm going to tell you the steps. >>> nigerian president jonathan goodluck says there's nothing wrong with a government strategy against boko haram, in an interview with al jazeera. testing times for u.s. israel ties. binyamin netanyahu is in washington as a row raises over the upcoming address over u.s. congress. >> i'm m buenos aires, where hundreds dom show support for cristina fernandez de kirchner, and her last state of the nation address. >>> what was planned as an opposition strength but in the end it became a memorial march for russian opposition leader boris nemtsov. tens of thousands rallied on the streets of moscow in one of biggest demonstrations in protests against vladimir putin, four years ago. rory challands reports. >> reporter: boris nemtsov hoped sun's -- sunday's rally would be a re-energizing of the opposition. boris nemtsov was not here to do it. his murder arguably was a reason why they came. >> we came to protest because they killed a man, a man telling the trut

i'm in doha these are the top story on alyaz. yemen's president has arrived in egypt for an arab league summit. it comes as saudi-lead coalition air strikes against houthi fighters continue across yemen. they say they are trying to weaken the air defense system and cut off supply lines. the u.s. says it doesn't want an open-ended war in yemen. the state department has called for the military operation to result in a return to dialogue. >>> german investigators say they found doctors notes in the apartment of the co-pilot who flew an airbus into the side of a mountain. >>> nigeria's military says it has recaptured the stronghold of boko haram. boko haram has killed thousands of people in a six-year conflict. nigeria's president goodluck jonathan has made a final plea for peaceful elections across the country. the president is neck and neck with his challenger, buhari. a man who has tried and failed three times to get elected. the election was delayed by six weeks because of security concerns. both sides say they want toengd the co

-brokered talks to resolve the crisis in yemen to be held in doha. hello i'm in doha. also ahead in the program. benjamin netanyahu apologizes. the israeli prime minister says he regrets his remarks about israeli palestinians. >>> no real progress on greece's bailout as the prime minister meets with the german chancellor. the political satire of a

i'm elizabeth puranam in doha. these are the top stories - saudi arabia attacks houthi weapon storage facilities across yemen in a fifth night of strikes. houthi fighters can be heard firing anti-aircraft weapons at the coalition jets. iraqi army is meeting resistance in the fight against islamic state of iraq and levant had tikrit. hidden poms are slowing the advance, which they hope would be complete by sunday. thousands demonstrated over nigeria's elections in the oil-producing center of port harco urk rt. some accused goodluck jonathan of killing position campaigners. the election commission is investigating. >>> the war in yemen dominated the 2-day arab league summit in egypt. where leaders agreed to create a unified force. egypt's president says joint action is needed to fight terrorism, and foreign intervention in the mooest. the panel will work under the supervision of chiefs to decide the structure of the force. it's been reported the alliance will be made out of 40,000 troops. >> translation: arab leaders

doha is probably a good venue. to the extent there's offshore talks, we and others can be involved. our ability to have a sense of what is going on on the ground is going to be very limited. >> is that what we are seeing happen now, is it about yemen, a country of 26 million people with scant resources, small g.d.p. or is it about bigger powers outside the borders of yemen trying to work their will on what goes on in that corner of the world? >> like eitheror questions to which the answer is yes. this is essentially a yemen issue. the houthi problem goes back at least 10 years, before the iranians knew there were houthis, before they recognised the houthis, because for theo logical reasons it's different. the problems in the south go back a long title. they are problems of yemeni governs, questions of economic development, and are quintessentially a yemen problem. there are outside players, primarily saudi arabia and iran, who are turning this into something of a proxy war, and, of course, you have al qaeda and the arabian peninsula. what you have are three players, more, who are ta

. ♪ >>> welcome to al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up families of those killed in the germanwings air crash arrive at the scene as the french prosecutor says it was a deliberate act. >>> last-minute talks from swizland to try to reach a zeal -- deal on iran's nuclear plan. >>> plus after 500 years, king richard iii is formally laid to rest. >>> we'll begin in yemen and the latest on the saudi-lead air strikes on houthi targets. let's bring you up to date with the latest developments. according to al jazeera sources, the strikes have destroyed iranian made missile sites. and saudi arabia has strengthened security at its borders and oil facilities following the strikes. the strikes are to support this man, yemen's embatted led president, who was driven out of sana'a last month by the houthis. mohamed vall has the latest. >> reporter: this is a show of support for the saudi arabia-lead air strikes on the houthi rebels. the city fell to houthis earlier this week. popular protests like these against their presence have continue

he's an associate analyst at the doha institute. how far were the hopes and the optimism of the deraa protests resting upon the intervention of nato countries on the west as they saw in libya. how much did they rely on the outside intervention. >> at the very beginning the calculation was like this. we know the regime will use a zero policy towards the opposition, but the world will not allow or tolerate the zero policy of the regime in 1982 the regime delayed hama the world did not see what happened in hama. the media were not so much developed, communication was not developed. the world will not allow that. that tended to be a big mistake. that tragedy was transmitted live on international television. and the world did nothing. when the regime decided to use all sorts of weapons and heavy weaponry and chemical weapons. at the beginning no one was hoping for any start of intervention no one expected things would go that way, turning into a civil conflict, turning into a fully fledged war, actually from the regime against the people

. >>> hello, welcome to the newshour, i'm martine dennis in doha. these are the top stories - houthi rebels push further south towards the president's stronghold. >>> libyan peace talks on the verge of collapse as fighting rages for control of the capital. a warning that indonesia's growing population is demographing time bomb. >> in sport, one of the six nations closest finishes. in ireland - retaining the northern hemisphere's biggest title for the first time in 70 years. >>> we start this newshour in yemen where houthi rebels have taken over the airport in tiaz the third largest city. they fired gunshots in the air to disperse anti-houthi rally. the fighters are pushing for the capital. the president is trying to hold on to power. witnesses say anti-aircraft guns have opened fire at an unidentified plane that was plying over president abd-rabbu mansour hadi's compound. the united states has given this as an explanation for pulling out their forces: >>> these yemenis have no idea who is running their country right now. they say they are sure of on

. ♪ you are watching al jazeera live from headquarters in doha and also ahead, protests in ferguson after two police officers are shot. modi the first indian prime minister to visit sri lanka in over a quarter of a century. >>> chinese village 19 months after a devastating flash flood and doubts remain about the official government story about what happened here. ♪ the iraqi government is now confident that victory in tikrit is just days away. the iraqi army backed by sierra malitia and tribesmen have been advancing on several fronts and wednesday they captured some western neighborhoods and it focuses on the presidential palace and pockets of the city center and we report. >> reporter: pounding enemy targets on the outskirts of tikrit on the fourth day of a huge offensive. about 3,000 iraqi soldiers and police have been attacking positions held by i.s.i.l. as they try to reach the city center and backed by 20,000 malitia men known as the popular mobilization forces and sunni tribesmen and not lacking military hardware they have been slowed down by snipers, suicide bombers and boobie tr

i'm jane dutton live from doha. also coming up in the next 30 minutes, a march in solidarity about the victims of a deadly attack in the museum. nigerians get an extra day to vote after the elections were extended because of technical

. >> techknow only on al jazeera america >> hello, welcome to the news hour live from doha. coming up, three explosions hit houthi strongholds in yemen three are dead, including top clerics. >> in libya the army chief warns about the growing reach of isil. >> tapping into water technology. we'll show you a new machine promisessing to create water out of thin air. >> it's build as a tech friendly way to hail a cab but will it bump uber off the road to success? >> three explosions hit houthi strongholds in yemen killing more than 52 people and injuring at least 100. >> in the capitol sanna suicide attackers targeted two mosques during friday prayers. thee clerics connected to the houthi movement are among those killed. local media reports one of the suicide bombers detonated his device inside the mosque, a second suicide bomber then set off explosives outside when panicked worshipers evacuated the mosque. the latest blast was heard near a government compound in sadr city. no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks. we have more. >> the attackers knew the mosques would b

. >>> hello, welcome to the newshour live from al jazeera's global news headquarters in doha. i'm shiulie ghosh, these are the stories we'll be covering over the next 60 minutes. boris nemtsov remembered. thousands expected at a rally in moscow after the murder of a leading opposition figure >>> hamas criticizes the decision of an egyptian court to brand it a terror. >> organization. >>> one year of the relaxed one-child policy. we look at family life in china after the easing of strict parenting rules. >>> and how the magnificent men in their flying machines became the world's first fighter pilots >>> thousands are expected to march in central moscow later on sunday after the murder of a leading opposition figure. boris nemtsov was a vocal critic of vladimir putin, and was preparing a report about what he perceived as russian involvement in ukraine. he was shot dead on friday night near the kremlin. rory challands reports from the russian capital. >> reporter: the bridge where boris nemtsov died is now a shrine. all day saturday people brought candles and flours. -- flowers.

now, these air strikes come after the houthi rebels rejected doha-sponsored peace talks. stay with us here on al jazerra we will have more news for you right at the top of the hour. of course, more rolling coverage on those air strikes in yemen and also the regional implications on those strikes. up next here on al jazerra a letter to my child. >>> this new mark place has many unhappy consumers left in sticker shock. >> told me it was going to are to be a fixed rate. a specific rate. told me it was a two-year contract. >> gretchen and her husband own theo's downtown diner in new milford, con. she says she's quickly found out there was a problem with her new electric supplier. >> it ended up being not a fixed rate. not even starting at the rate that they gave me. and it ended up being a 36-month contract. >> it's not what you were promised? >> no. >> from the very first bill it tells you what they were charging for kilowatt hour. the very first one is 8.13. >> within months she was paying five times the rate she had been promised costing her thousands of dollars, almost br

i'm sami zeidan live from our headquarters in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. rival protests across yemen after a saudi-lead coalition launches attacks against the houthi rebels. >>> i'm lauren taylor in london it appears the german co-pilot of the plane that crashed into the alps wanted to destroy the plane. >>> last minute talks on trying to reach a deal in iran's nuclear program. >>> nigerians are voting in an election soon but how has the fall in oil prices affected ordinary people? we'll tell you what they say. ♪ >>> we begin in yemen, and the latest on the saudi-lead air strikes on houthi targets. less's bring you up to date on the latest. the strikes have destroyed iranian made missile launchers in the capitol. egypt has confirmed it is sending four navy ships to the gulf of aden to help secure the region. several other countries in the region are joining in the campaign. the strikes are to help support this man, president hadi. he was driven out of the capitol last month by advancing rebels. and let's kick off our coverage with this report from mohame

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. ♪ >>> hello, welcome to the al jazeera news hour live from our headquarters in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. [ gunfire ] [ shouting ] >> chaos in southern yemen, gun battles erupt between rival groups leaving planes stranded on the runway. >>> nine tooem are arrested in tunisia following a deadly attack on the few -- museum in the capitol. >>> and it's the stuff of science fiction. but it's a real concern it could leave millions unemployed. ♪ >>> we begin in yemen where president hadi has fled his residence in aiden amid escalating violence. two jets reportedly launched air strikes on the palace and hadi's forces responded with gunfire. it was centered near the international airport, and there are reports two shells hit the ground. imran khan has the latest. >> reporter: in many ways this is a battle not between two rival groups but between two men. forces loyal to president hadi retake the airport from forces loyal to the former president. it was a short but tough battle lasting four hours. the special forces unit fighters had reused to give up their arms

al jazeera doha. >> hashem joins us live from that conference. over to you. >> this is basically a conference to try to raise international awareness, and different partners in the region to tackle issues like weapons of mass destruction, arms control and non-proliferation. it comes against the backdrop of growing challenges, like the rise of isil in the region, struggle in yemen conflicts in libya and syria and crisis in ukraine. joining me to talk about these issues is ambassador alexander. you've been very critical of russia today in the crisis. how do you see the crisis unfolding there? >> of course the crisis seems at least in the short term to have eased a bit with the ceasefire reached in minsk recently, although it's not holding completely. i have to say that most people are pessimistic that this is anything more than a pause. we fear russia may be push forego more territory or fundamental political changes in kiev. on the subject of today's conference, i was very critical of russia, because there was a very key agreement in 1994 whereby

. ♪ hello and welcome to another news hour from headquarters in doha and coming up, in the next 60 minutes, saudi arabia tells the arab league strikes will continue in yemen as bombings against houthi targets intensify. a setback for syria and it's the second place to be captured by rebels. nigerian overcome technical glitches and threat of violence to take part in a historic vote. >> live in africa's largest democracy, we are up to 60 million people are set to choose their next leader. >>> and in london i have the top stories from europe france's foreign minister joins talks on iran nuclear program calling for robust deal but can it be done by tuesday? ♪ the war in yemen is dominating the arab league summit in egypt and air strikes the third day on houthi targets across the country. the king of saudi arabia has told arab leaders that military strikes against houthi rebels won't stop until yemen is safe and stable. leaders from across arab are there and king soloman said houthis are a grave threat to security across the region. >> translator: these houthi malitias and by foreign forces w

. ♪ from al jazeera's headquarters in doha this is the news hour and i'm jane and coming up, in the next 60 minutes libya army chief gives a chilling warning about i.s.i.l. growing strength and callings for more weapons to fight them. tunisia two gunmen who carried out wednesday museum attack were trained in libya. tapping into water technology we will show you a new machine that promises to create water out of thin air plus it's just the tenth time it happened in the 21st century, a total solar eclipse woes thousands in europe. ♪ we begin this news hour in libya where a new army chief is warning about the spread of i.s.i.l. and believes the number of people fighting under the i.s.i.l. banner is around 7,000 and he is warning that if the group is not reigned in it will spread to europe. >> translator: they come from mali and boko haram and desert to benghazi and sedan bi-planes to the military base in tripoli and the men are available, the army is growing everyday and increasing in number. i.s.i.l. concentrates on libya because it is a state with a small population and vast land and it

next live from doha. >> welcome to the news hour. i'm dick clark in doha. heavy fighting between houthi rebels and tribesmen across yemen for a fifth night in saudi-led airstrikes. >> we're working hard. we're working hard. >> world powers try to reach a deal on iran's nuclear program. >>> votes in nigeria people wait to see who will be their next president. >> i'm in the northern philippines. there is excitement here as the tribe welcomes a new arrival. >> we begin with yemen humanitarian workers. 45 people have been killed. airstrikers have hit a camp for displaced people in the north. a coalition has been bombing houthi rebels who control the capital of sanaa. houthies have ended the southern city. and they've launched a new offensive on the city of aden and there have been new battles in the central province. >> yemeni describes men and shia houthi rebels engage in fierce fighting around the town in eastern yemen. local sources say several houthi fighters have been killed. the houthies are trying to move through this area to the oil rich province, but l

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joined now in doha by al jazeera sports reporter robin adams, robben? >> this has been a painful process, but it is likely to end up with november and december. and indeed with december 18th. 1,568 days since they awarded the rights to the 2022 world cup. fifa had no rush to come to this decision, we knew it would be a winter world cup they wanted to be seen as consulting all of the relevant stakeholders and come to the decision that it was going to be a winter world cup, of course the biggest stumbling block was the clubs who stood to lose the most during the 2022 world cup because of the disruptions of the legal t.v. rights those kind of things. yet they are ironing out the deal for compensation for those players. >> the decision will be greeted very warmly across doha. absolutely, i have been here for nearly four years and i even still struggle with the summer temperatures which reach in ped of 51 degrees, so there was never going to be an ideal solution for fans volunteers for players of course it is worth remembering that qatar has pushed june july

whether in doha or in riyal. but as these military actions continue, i don't see any other option in front of the houthies but to go to the negotiation because today, for example the whole yemeni air is under the control of the coalition forces. like a longer time, very advanced aircraft, and do nothing but to change the direction of the fight the battles on the grouped. i couldn't see any reason why they cannot go to negotiation although he was trying last night to say that they are strong and they will fight to the end. there are some signs mr. saleh the form president, a very strong ahigh school ally of them. he gave a new initiative based on some points, one of them is to go to negotiation. and to stop military actions against the houthies, as he was saying in his statement read by the form foreign minister. >> the ousted ali abdullah saleh calling for another round of talks. isn't saleh part of the problem in yemen and if so, how can he be part of any solution for the country? >> well, i think yes he's part