out of time, until next time >> as the saudi-led air strikes continue in yemen, the parties meet i'm jane dutton you're watching live from doha. coming up al-shabab fighters storm a hotel in the somali capital. the siege is over. election day in nigeria, millions head to the polls to pick the next leader. plus - a look at how this is

taking thai children on a unique journey the saudi-led military intervention in yeg is in the third -- yeg is in the third day. meeting in the resort town of shammual sheikh. the saudi king is among those attending the meeting. he is greeting the egyptian president. yemen will be on top of the agenda. fighter jets have hit targets in sadr haider. and the port and other areas. a weapons storage unit was a target. weaponsor being gathered -- weapons are being gathered near

the border. >> reporter: for a third night tarts were surrounded -- targets were surrounded. missile launchers, supply routes and weapons depios were targeted. >> beware the attack by the coalition. now the airbase is under the control of the yemeni army. we continue to target the movement their concentration of forces until we clarify all the areas that they are controlling now. >> reporter: in the meantime yemen's president abd-rabbu mansour hadi arrived in egypt to attend the arab summit. he is widely recognised as yemen's leader. he'll call for support from the arab leaders to end the houthi takeover of his country. the shia houthis swept through the kapt in september.

they stormed the presidential palace in january, he resigned under protest. he escaped to aden and attracted a resignation. abd-rabbu mansour hadi is ilgait mitt. they want to form a presidential body and healed elections. they have powerful friends. the houthis get support from iran, and have an alliance with the long-time president from yemen. abd-rabbu mansour hadi. he has influence over the military and main tribes. gull states and the u.n. consider salah as the orchestrate yore of the chaos. he is calling for dialogue and released a statement through an aid. >> reporter: we propose the following initiative. stop the campaign coinciding with the hult of military movements. the dialogue should be moved to

the u.a.e. or other locations. >> that call could be a little late. the houthis were involved with the national dialogue since 2012 and signed a u.n. backed peace and partnership deal. many accused them of backtracking on

deal. ..the two areas will be the areas where the houthis focus on more today to ensure that these are strategic, rather areas remain under the control as long as the air strikes continue that update from somali. let's bring in a former advisor to the yemeny prime minister joining me from london. thank you for joining us. what are you hearing as far as the fighting is concerned, the fact that the houthis are moving on saudi arabia. is it going as planned? >> i think the moment with saudi arabia is a gimmick, hit hard. the worrying thing is the movement towards aden. our folks in aden are - there's

a lot of civilians that have fallen and we think that there is something - there must be something to be done for the civilians living in horror for the past few days. as far as the call - really it feels sad and a pity to see my friend being used by the deposed sergeant salah to try to cheat people by calling for dialogue. the man should be now confronting, you know criminal - his criminal record all over. all of this has been caused by him, and what is yemen - what yemen is suffering from now... >> i was going to ask you about the call to dialogue with the houthis, why would the houthis go to the negotiating tail. what's on offer -- negotiating table. what's on offer to them? >> they are presenting not a call from the houthis, but a

call to the deposed dictator who is trying to play a kimmic showing that he wants to go in between, as if he's not part of what is going on while he is the backseat driver of the situation in yemen. the houthis hoems are adda -- themselves are adamant. they'll come to their senses now. their last i think, straw is aden. the situation in aden is grave. we call our international partners, and regional partners to take care of aden it's getting out of hand with the killing going on in the streets. the situation is critical. >> excuse me jumping in i want to ask about the arab league

mealing in shamal sheikh what do you think they can do to resolve the situation and draw on the players, and the houthis, who have a lot of support? >> i think arab summit is a turning point in the history of the region or the contemporary arab industry. the message is clear not only to the houthis and former dictators, but to their backers. the formation of arab force which is on the agenda is meant to send a message that nobody is going to tolerate the nonsense going on in this important region on the world. they are really threatening and regional peace and stability. the message is loud and clear from shamal sheikh and hopefully the iranians

understand what is the message. deciding from our international partners from the united states and from u.k. and from europe is important. we want to hear a clear voice for them. we are now aiming as we heard my friend disrupting the naval route. which is quite grave, i think, for the world peace. >> good to have you with us on al jazeera. thank you a hotel siege in somali is now over. police say al-shabab fighters took control of the hotel, killing 20 people. we have more. >> as somali's fighters attacked the hotel in the capital. witnesses say some jumped out of the windows. a survivor said gunmen killed everyone they could find. it started with a bombing. armed men entered the hotel and

the fire fight began. >> a suicide car bomber went off at the rare entrance, and gunmen attacked, and that caused casualties. i saw injured people taken to the hospitals. among those killed is the ambassador to switzerland. the attack came a day after somali government spokesman announced the capture of commanders much the two men were involved in planning attacks and assassinations. officially al-shabab was pushed out of mogadishu, and other centers in 2011. the group has retreated and launched attacks on government and foreign targets. until somali's western backed government can assert its own control, it may not be able to stop attacks like these.

nigerians are heading to the polls to choose a president. and lawmakers in the upper who lower houses of parliament. the incumbent leader jonathan goodluck is facing a strong challenge from muhammadu buhari. the race is close. some 68 million nigerians registered to vote. jonathan goodluck is running for his second full term serving as vice president in 2010. he came to power that year after the death of the president. a year later jonathan goodluck won the presidential election. he is a christian from the group. his presidency is marred by a boko haram insurge city in the north. jonathan goodluck main opponent is bare muhammadu buhari, a

retired general that ruled. he ran for president in 2003, 2006 and "11. he's a muslim fulani coming from katsima state nigeria's ministry pushed them out of the state. the army announced a success in borno state on the eve of election day. from the capital we have this report. >> reporter: the nigerian ministry said it has captured a boko haram state. in a rare address a military spokesperson gave the statement. terrorists died. many have been captured in the

process. >> the home of the terrorists have been destroyed. >> reporter: it can't be verified. restrictions have been pleased on the society and the media and accessing the north-east. al jazeera journalists have been confined to the hotel since tuesday. the army accused them of operating without accreditation, and they'll be held without further notice. both were embedded with the military. the al jazeera news crew has been prominent in reporting events in the north-east of the country, and has been one of the few, if not only sources of information from them. and ahead of elections happening, and the expectation that we'll be getting reports from the al jazeera journalists who are baste there and worked embedded with the military.

and reports on the military activity in the region we are worried about this situation. >> reporter: this is the closest presidential election since the end of rule in 1969. the incumbent will have to tackle corruption. insecurity and unemployment and major economic challenges brought on by falling oil prices and there are concerns about violence. >> there'll be some violence around the country. i'm not worried about nation-wide violence. the fact that there has been a healthy discussion about violence will turn out to be helpful. >> this highly anticipated vote comes after a 6-week delay. >> the electoral commission had problems distributing cards and are testing a new identification system waving concerns and is a challenge for 60 million

expected to vote in over 120,000 polling stations. but they say they are ready. german prosecutors found doctors notes excusing the co-pilot of germanwings from work on the day he flew a plane into the french alps fuelling suspicious that andreas lubitz was hiding an ill innocence before the crash -- illness before the crash which killed 150 people. dominique kain reports from montabaur, his home down in germany. >> reporter: are president pays his respect. as more information emerges about the co-pilot of the crashed state, germany's head of state joined these people at this church in a small town that is mourning 16 pupils, and two teachers killed in the federals as they -- fraps, as -- french alps as they returned from a

school trip. i came out of church, i was among the crowd and herd people sobbing. i wanted to mourn with them. >> reporter: in germany many are struggling to understand why andreas lubitz flew the airbus a320 into the mountainside on purpose. german media reports that he suffered depression no 2009, for which he received treatment. now prosecutors say they found evidence at his apartment, shedding new light on his mental state. >> medical documents were confiscated pointing towards existing illness and correspondenting treatment by doctors. the fact that there were torn-up sick notes, that were recent from the day of the crime supports the assumptions on preliminary examinations that he hid his illness from employers

and professional colleagues. >> reporter: at the crash site in southern france they are going through the debris trying to find human remains. when they do they'll be taken away from dna analysis. identifying the victims and notifying the relatives will be a slow process. then there's the question of accountability. >> translation: should it be the case the colleague was signed off sick i have to be clear, someone with a sick note had no business being in the cockpit. >> reporter: some of the victims have left a tribute in a memorial near a spot where their loved ones died. >> reporter: the last-known ebola patient in liberia has died. in neighbouring sierra leone, the government enforced a 3-day lock down to stop the spread of the disease. the president ordered everyone to stay indoors until sunday

night. dozens of infections are reported. health officials worry that people are compleasant. >> we want to remind people we have ebola, and must make a children push. >> a u.s. state of indiana is dealing with an h.i.v. epidemic. john hendren went to scott county, where the number of infections has gone up. >> in rural india an h.i.v. epidemic caught theme off guard. the health department is shocked that this is happening. we have to do something drastic. >> locals say the rustic slice of the midwest faced problems associated with big city slums. tammy carries a pistol to protect her om... we are breaking into the story

to take you to shamal sheikh. the sheikh is giving opening comments. we assume that the focus will be on yemen. let's listen in. >> all our appreciation and gratitude to my brother. my brother, abdul fatah al-sisi, the president of egypt. and the government and people of egypt for the warm reception and generous hospitality. and outstanding ground work to this summit which... which will contribute to us achieving what we are as spireing to. i extend welcome to the

secretaries, generals for efforts during my presidency of the 25th annual summit. which helped us build on what we have achieved. commenting the ground work to the present summit. your royal highnesses excellenceies, ladies and gentlemen. it is with pleasure that i begin by thanking god that he bestowed recovery on my brother, extend

extending my congratulations and myself praying to the almighty that he will enjoy help and wellbeing to continue to lead his people. your royal highnesses the period proceeding the 25th summit was very critical and complicated and our joint arab actions during that period was experiencing the most difficult times and in the face of all this will remain adamant, and sound support and solidarity by brother leaders, a catalyst that

enabled them to work and embark on the ground work to the regular summit that was the first to be convened where we put a discussion and obstructed the joint arab actions. and by the grace of god, we were able to arrive at certain conclusions and lay down resolutions that put into action the resolution during our presidency of the summit and coordination and cooperation with brother leaders, in an attempt to address and remedy all the issues in a new perspective and today we notice

the political arena in the arab world is getting more complicated in the face of the deterioration of the situation in libya or yemen. however, we find sol as in that -- sol ace in that our joint arab access in the coming periods will be taken over by my brother abdul fatah al-sisi where we are confident that he will harness egypt's resources and potentials to serving our joint cause egypt has taken the lead and sent out delegations to

lebanon, iraq and yemen in an attempt to provide sass to these countries -- assistance to these countries, reiterating our solidarity with them and the extraordinary circumstances they are living through. all this comes in implementation of solutions we laid down and an attempt to put into action the plans of our joint arab action. after more than four years, this region has ushered into a new era of instability. as many as arab springs, where the countries have been destabilized entering into

incalculable circumstances which made us all suffer a sharp decline in the growth and development rates and a downward trajectory of development journey. we aim at joining forces to live above differences and lay them aside and joint forces in a joint arab action which would enable us to achieve the aspirations of our peoples. terrorism, with its destructive ideology heinous acts and twisted thoughts comes as the

most challenging threats. our region has seen a great deal of tension in the face of terrorist organizations that have taken ground in certain countries, harbouring and conspiring and perpetrating terrorist acts especially that the international community fail to address the pockets of tension and conflict which provide ground to terrorism. what is regretful in this respect is that the more conflict and sufferings of the people are prolonged, the more international community is incape aim of addressing them.

here i would like to reiterate that our efforts in combatting this grave matter must be comprehensive, concludes if with a strategic fault on the basis that terrorism and radical ideaism should be stood up to in order to immunize our people and countries against the destructive dark thought of these terrorist organizations. your royal highnesses excellenceies, ladies and gentlemen, the humanitarian crisis in syria entered its fifth year causing more

fatalities refugees and displaced person. der tear rating regions on the world did and its entiry. the crisis in syria cannot come to an end without intervention guaranteeing syria's sovereignty and living up to the as spiration and as we feel and touch the suffering of the syrian people we have endorsed the petition made by the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon to host the second international conference to support the syrian people on 31st of the counter

month of march, and from here i would like to invite you all to affectively and generously take part in this conference which we hope will provide sufficient assistance to our brotherly people of syria, your royal highnesses excellenceies, the palestinian cause, the focus and the focal part of the middle east and it remains our top priority which will continue to exert efforts to have it resolved and have the palestinian state established with east jerusalem as its capital as per the international reso