. >> the saudi military said yemen yemen's hotely rebels moving towards borders as bombers intensify on houthi targets. hi, welcome to al jazeera. another provincial capital falls to syrian fighters. nigerians face technical glitches as they choose their next president. >> plus, one striking, viking

long boat, a single craftsmans man, thousands of hours in the faroe islands. >> the coalition of state led by saudi arabia has continued to launch attacks in yemen for a third day. saudi arabia's military say houthi fighters are now advancing towards the saudi borders. they have yet to deploy them across the border into yemen. airstrikes on the houthis have destroyed most of the ballistic missiles captured from the yemeni army, and they say the campaign will continue until stability is restored. >> the houthi militias are forefied inside houses, pop populated by civilians. they're putting anti-aircraft batteries

over buildings and right in the middle of civilian populations. that would force us to bomb niece areas and result in collateral damage of innocent lives. the coalition forces we're seeking to minimize these kinds of targets. >> well, as we mentioned earlier airstrikes across yemen are now in their third day. there has been a serious of explosions at an arms depo in aden. but it's not known if that was hit by the strike. dozens of people are said to have been killed. then also there have been attacks in houthi strongholds and in sanaa jets have targeted missile brigades as well as the special forces headquarters. the military air base near the international airport has also been struck and just outside of sanaa a weapons depo has reportedly been destroyed.

the war in yemen is dominate dominating the arab league summit in egypt. king salman of saudi arabia have told regional leaders that houthis are a grave threat. >> these houthi militias were able to subvert the government and take control of the state and institutions turning a blind eye to the hostile actions against the yemeni people and legitimate authority posing a threat to regional countries. >> yemen's president said that they are meant to protect the yemeni people. they called on the houthis to surrender. >> i am adamant adamant to continue my exercise as

legitimate president. i call on all yemeni people to continue to back and support the legitimate government of yemen and to showing forces to stand up to those militias to take to the streets and peacefully demonstrate at expressing their free will. >> all sides in yemen should negotiate for the good of the people. >> the lawful president of yemen hadi resorted to call for assistance and this call was heeded based on recent development. we call on all the parties and political forces to lay aside the differences and give presidency to the national interests. >> we go to our political

analyst in london can we expect any more action from the summit? given the saudi-led coalition has already started their military strikes. >> yes, i think it was very important for saudi arabia to get the support that it has received from most of those present there today. of course, there has been reservations and opposition from the likes of iraq and algeria. but over all i think it has gotten the support it wanted as well as from turkey and pakistan who were not present there. this is all good, it's a question of airstrikes where saudi arabia has the superiority. but once the airstrikes lose their effectiveness and there is going to be a need for east a return to the dialogue or a land move of some sort, or a land

invasion if you will, then of course it will all get complicated whether egypt or other gulf countries will be able to help. are they ready for the long haul in yemen? that's all questions that are open, and they're not receiving the answers that they require. >> well all sides emphasizing the need for dialogue, but who will be at the table? who needs to be for there to be a solution to the crisis in yemen? >> well, you know, that kind of dialogue has already started. but there was many questions about the seriousness of the houthis, who continue to their military campaign in aden in the southern part of yemen and not taking dialogue seriously. now the shock and surprise of the saudi-led attack, there is

hope that the houthis now will go back to the negotiation table with the support of iran, their patron, in order to quicken to fasten if you will, a diplomatic or political resolution to the issues of yemen. a civil war in yemen will be just as devastating as a civil war in libya or syria or iraq. those countries are basically losing their entire infrastructure, and their national unity and so forth. yemen would be wise, yemenis would be wise at this point in time to return to the buy dialogue, and houthis and president hadi, are going to be two important parties to this dialogue. >> manwar. the league suggested an unity force. what do you think that will do, and will it make a difference to the conflicts in the region, some of which you just

mentioned, syria libya? >> let me just start by saying i'm skeptical, of course, of this sort of initiative. an initiative that was proposed by egypt and ended up being supported by saudi arabia. but we all know that since 1950, since 1950. that's over half a century ago there has been a common defense treaty among the arab countries. but it has just been collecting dust and has not been implemented. now we have a more complicated issue of putting together a common arab force that has no precedence in the arab common military cooperation. it will take a very sophisticate sophisticated logistical operational cooperation. it would take a huge investment, and it's not even clear who it will confront. of course, it won't be able to confront the likes of iran, let

alone the enemies like israel, and it's occupation of palestine. it will have to be a directive against systematical enemies and those are very complicated threats and enemyies that, the kinds of forces that would join hands, let's say are used to fighting other armies, not systematical enemies. it's not clear how this will come together, who they will fight, who will pay for t and how it will be coordinated. >> certainly more questions than answers or solutions there. thank you very much. >> yes, there are. >> our senior political analyst joining us from london. thank you. >> the al nusra front has

captured the northern city of idlib. it is the second capital to be taken by the rebels. >> the syrian army is gone. and opposition fighters are now in control here. the city of idlib has been under the syrian government for most of this war. but after days of fighting it is the rebels who are now in charge. this fight was under taken by a newly formed coalition led by the al nusra front an al-qaeda affiliate and contains other groups. al jazeera spoke with a fighter in the city. >> al fattah is the main reason for the advance in idlib city. rebels have gotten rid of their names. all rebels are fighting under the one name of al fattah. >> celebrating in front of the governor's building, fighters

film themselves in victory. this shows fighters returning home reuniting with their families after what they say is years on the battlefield. geographically idlib is significant. it connects the road from hama in the south to aleppo in the east and borders turkey to the north. close to a million people lived in idlib including many who were forced to leave their homes and go elsewhere. now thousands have fled during this recent offensive. airstrikes have been carried out because it had been in government lands idlib was seen as a relatively safe haven throughout the war. this footage of the syrian army said its forces are regrouping in the south of idlib to fate fight what it calls rebels. but for now the they're

celebrating the take over of the city. the fight for idlib took four days. that's a huge blow to the morale of the syrian army. stephanie dekker, beirut. >> the united states and it's allies have launched 18 airstrikes against the islamic state in iraq and the levant. the u.s. military said eight of the strikes targeted positions near the iraqi city of tikrit. iraqi government forces have been trying to recapture tikrit during an offensive that began on the second of march. still to come on al jazeera. drastic measures to stop ebola spreading in sierra leone. and the candles for each of the victims of the germanwings crash pay tribute while searcher scale the mountain for more.

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captured the city of idlib after four days of intense fighting with government forces. in nigeria the elections have been extended into sunday. new technology has been put in place, but in some stations the machines were not reading the bio metric cards. voting will be extended by one day in those areas. earlier eight people were killed in two drive-by shootings at voting centers in the northeast. we have the latest from lagos. >> ask nigerians how voting went and you get mixed responses. then there are some who are complacent like those who are siting her. they're sitting here because they have to. they have been told they are out of voting material, and they have to wait until the materials

arrives so they can vote. some say why do they not have something in place? >> we believe after six weeks postponement but we are here. they will tell you that they can't be 100% perfection, but we need 90%. this is not 90. >> we are not happy. people want to go home and rest. they've been on their feet. we don't that this election is well managed by whoever is running it. >> you know, what despite the delays and frustration and many people we have spoken to in the line say they want to see a better nigeria. they want jobs created the economy to improve. they want corruption erased and they want better infrastructure in this country. it's not about who wins and

loses, but they want a better country for themselves and their family. >> al jazeera has teams across nigeria covering the presidential elections. our journalists are supposed to be reporting from maiduguri, but they're being detained in their hotel by the military. the representative for the committee to protect journalists is calling on the military to explain why the two have been detained. >> as a journalist myself, i think its sad. i think it's unnecessary or warranted, but to answer your question how is it? it's only the military who can answer that question. and unfortunately, we reached out to the authorities to give us the real reasons behind this detention, this restriction of movement of journalist who is have been covering the region for a long period of time. you mentioned ahmed idris. he has experience reporting and he's from the north east. ali mustafa is from the

northeast. they're not strangers to the area. how is it? that's a good question. we will like for the authorities to come out and explain further what it means. >> giving extra security to sierra leone to stop people who are avoiding the lockdown. the three-day quarantine lasts until sunday, and is being overseen by the army and police in sierra leone. >> reporter: the only people allowed on the streets of sierra leone are health workers. and the police and military officers enforcing the 60-hour lockdown to stop ebola from spreading. while the country's 6 million people are home, the response teams are going door to door isolating new cases. >> we've been in this fight for ten months, people are beginning to become tired and come pray

pray--complacent. we still have ebola. >> most people are doing what they've been told. they understand why there is a need for such strict measures. >> sure, i think it's the right thing to do. it's the only way for the government to stop ebola. >> the ebola virus spread from guinea to other parts of the west africa a year ago. >> the only thing we need is international support. if you look at the set up that liberia got that's the same set up we have here. you will see that we'll continue to fight the battle and succeed. we'll not get any more cases on this side. we will not get any more cases on that side. >> ebola is spread through bodily fluids, and causes diary y bleeding and often death. the head of the u.s. infectious

disease center involved in the trial said that ebola needs to be controlled across the whole region. >> the numbers in sierra leone and in guinea are also down from their peak. but with ebola, which is a very unusual infection. when you have an outbreak of ebola, until you've essentially gotten under control the very last case, and you're down to zero, there is always a threat of a rebound. >> this outbreak has a low mortality raid than previous strains but it still killed more than 10,000 people since december of 2013. ebola remains one of the most dangerous viruses alone. and this might just tip the balance against it. >> gunmen killed 20 people and wounded dozens more. among those killed was the

representative to the u.n. in geneva. the gunmen and the attackers assault lasted until saturday morning. world powers want iran to limit it's nuclear activities in exchange for the lifting of the sanctions. there are only a few days left before the preliminary agreement is meant to be reached. our diplomatic editor james bays reports. >> these talks are in a crucial phase. last week it was the u.s. secretary of state and the iranian foreign minister negotiating. now other foreign ministers have arrived or are on their way. the french foreign minister is known to be a hawk in these negotiations. >> iran, absolutely has the

right to nuclear power for civilian purposes, but as for nuclear bomb, it's a no. the discussions have been long, difficult, but they're pressing ahead nonetheless. what's important obviously, is the content of the agreement. but also insist on the transparency of the mechanism as well as controls so that any agreement made is respected. >> germany's foreign minister has also arrived. the u.k. russia, and china are expected here during the weekend for what are expected to be intense discussions. one session between the u.s. secretary of state john kerry and iranian foreign minister zarif, both men joked the talks may continue in all hours of the day. >> i'm expecting evening today evening, night midnight. morning. >> among the iranian delegation there seems to be growing confidence. but the u.s. energy secretary whose heading the technical discussions for his country was

giving nothing away. >> mr. secretary, are things going well? >> they are. >> are you hopeful you might get a deal this weekend? >> they're going. >> the hotel where the talks are taking place looks out over the lake and the alps. germany's foreign minister told reporters when he looks to the mountains, it reminds him that the hardest part of any climb is the last bit. that's where we are with these negotiations. germans bays negotiations. james bays lausanne. >> it is being said that the co-pilot that flew the germanwings plane into the alps was being treated with eye problems. >> at the alter the altar there were 150 candles one for each

victim. many came to remember them. >> it's terrible, horrible for the families. there are no words for this, i'm broken. >> on the mountainside the task of recovering remains and wreckage continues. it will take another two weeks. the second black box is still missing, but the need for its data is less urgent now the cause of the crash is clear. trying to understand what drove the co-pilot to such a heinous act is the focus of the investigation. one german up in quotes a former girlfriend saying he worried his health problems threatened his career, and he talked of doing something dramatic that people would remember him for. german doctors said he was undergoing treatment for unspecified medical condition and was flying despite being told not to. he had a history of depression. that has raised questions about his airlines assessment of his

suitability to fly. a düsseldorf airport, the destination of the documented flight, passengers paid tribute on saturday and signaled their determination to continue flying. >> i don't have any concerns. i trust our airlines. i've flown countless of times. i don't have a problem with it. it was very sad, of course, and i shed some tears when i heard about it. but now we have to move on, if it's okay to say that. >> on friday, it was recommended that all airlines adopt the policy to have two pilots in the cockpit at all times. each family has been compensated $50,000. but now cause is known for the crash, the compensation bill will be much higher. >> now building boats in the

faroe islands is not just an art form it is centuryies old. we caught up with one man who is trying to stop the craft from dying out. >> my father learned it from my grandfather after my great grandfather passed it on. i am the fourth generation of my family to build these boats. the faroese rowing boats have a history of the vikings boats that crossed the atlantic more than a thousand years ago. kaj hammer is one of the few craftsman still building them alone and by hand. >> it's the urge that keeps me going when i wake up at 7:00 in the morning. it's not because i have to go to work. it's because i have this urge to create something.

>> it gives me great pleasure to create and to see it turn into something useable. it's beautiful in the sea and good to row. it means a lot, and people are happy with what i've done. >> i've heard people don't under how you're able to create something like this without plans, without design. >> we interrupt our bulletin to take you to the arab league summit that is taking place in egypt where i believe the libyan representative is speaking. let's listen in. the challenge today are those challenges of security both nationally and recently. and mostly is the terrorism.

that is blatantly publicly attacking us. they will work to controlling these countries, and focusing on the most of the countries to establish a base in the arab world, and to destabilize the country, to spread terrorism and fear. we can say that today al-qaeda and isil terrorists has exploited the arab spring revolutions and made the future of our sons between obstruction. there are governments that we must unite our efforts to

confront this cancer of terrorism and prevent this spread and we must rely on what we have. the revolution of the 17th of february, we know it can play a major role in helping the legitimate libyan authorities to confront terrorism. and spread the nation on the entire libyan soil. and on this regard i thank all the countries and represented by the parliament, the government and to provide support to the libyan army