houthi vehicle. now, the air force is in the air attacking. the operations that are happening now are not coming from outside the cities. it is run by the militias that were already in the cities. and work is underway to control the matter.

as for the first part of the question the minister is speaking in a general manner and he was talking about the main aims of this campaign. there is a need for land force interference when the time comes to that it will be different. but for the land forces to interfere, it must have purposes. not have targets. if there's -- if it's necessary, the coalition forces are ready. i do not wish to concentrate on the ground interference as if it

must happen. if we can achieve our purposes in other ways. it's not necessarily that after area aerial campaign there should be land interference. no. there should be a military plan which includes land aerial and naval forces plus intelligence and all this. all these whenever the time for each one of them to implement, this will happen. the second part of the question please. according to international news there are some medical assistance being sent to the houthis. what is the nature of these injuries? >> maybe they came from iran we don't know. the air forces -- the -- all the

areas are under control. this is what you mentioned with regard to all the organizations that want to give assistance to yemen to organize it with us. as for the land all forces are there. as for the sea ports, they're all there. tell us in what matter they follow to deliver this help, medical help? what the soldiers are doing. it is the electronic war,

warfare. this assault that the saudi carries out any electronic or hasn't been subjected to any electronic forces. this is a delicate question which is right at the heart of the military operation. when we organize a military action, we take all possibilities possibilities. we do everything for the operation and you have to look at all aspects of any military operation. listening, sensoring, all operations. this place is not the right place to mention what has been done until the operation is finished. until we finish this. there's another part to this question. they try to spread rumors

through websites to create confusion amongst saudi and coalition forces. every section of our -- >> all right. we're bringing you breaking news now. we'll get pack to that briefing in a moment. but of course one of the top stories we've been following, the elections in nigeria. we know that the opposition candidate was heading for a win against president good luck jonathan on tuesday. the opposition had declared victory and we understand official results are in. so much of this was sort of being driven by the complex calculations about the need -- not about the majority but getting some 25% of the vote in

most nigerian states. is it official now that the opposition has indeed won this election? >>reporter: it is official. we can now officially say that the main opposition presidential candidate, the 73-year-old former military general is now the new president elect of the central public of nigeria. he's met the constitutional requirement of having the majority of votes overall across the country. he's also managed importantly, and this is a requirement of the constitution to get at least 25% of the vote in at least 24 of nigeria's 36 states. the chairman of the independent national electoral commission has just announced this in announcing the votes that were cast in northern nigeria. there are still two more states to be announced. one of them is in the north. borno state which has been the

center of the group of bo echococoa echo boko haram. >> so as you say, this is the announcement that we've been waiting for from the independent election commission and we have confirmed that the opposition's lead was just too much for president good luck jonathan to overcome. is this result one that is going to be widely accepted in the country? >>reporter: that's a good question. if you look at the number of people that participated in this call it was a close race and people will be divided about this outcome. that is clear if you look at the number of votes.

i guess there's a feeling of relief around the country that this has been aclear-cut outcome. many were worried it would end up in a runoff if they were not able to score at least 25% of the vote in 24 of nigeria's 36 states. it's clear what has been announced here by the electoral commission that a runoff has been avoided and as i say, the opposition has won. >> this was is crucial announcement from the commission and the result is now in. i'm sure we'll get back to you later on. for now, thank you very much. it has now been a week since

the pie jeer yap military detained two journalists in the north of the country. they've been held in their hotel since tuesday. al jazeera is demanding their immediate release. just a few hours remain before a deadline to reach a deal on iran's nuclear program and russia's foreign minister says the chances of reaching consensus are very good. he's now joined negotiators in switzerland to work towards a preliminary agreement to restrict iran's nuclear program and in exchange they'll deliver relief from several crippling sanctions. several sticking points remain. james, are reports a little bit early. i think it was stated that they're prepared to continue these talks beyond the deadline into wednesday. what are you hearing? >>reporter: well the deadline

is now just over five hour away and, yes, for the very first time, a u.s. official suggesting that perhaps they can inch past that deadline. it's always been considered a hard deadline by the u.s. remember it's the u.s. very much who want this deadline for what they've been describing as a framework agreement. i think most of the other countries are very happy with the main deadline at the end of june but for the u.s. they need something to show to congress before congress comes back from its recess because they are considering fresh sanctions against iran. >> exactly. obviously those concerns from congress and concerns on the part of the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. have we heard anything from the israelis? >> yes, prime minister netanyahu

speaking in next couple of hours. he's saying that if this deal goes through it means that iran is going to end up getting a nuclear weapon. we will watch the talks as they continue intensely in the coming hours. for the first time suggestions that they might go on past midnight that in itself presents a potential problem for the u.s. particularly and some good ammunition for people like mr. netanyahu because of course if we go past midnight it becomes april 1st and i'm sure some critics of the deal will describe it as a fool's deal. >> i guess that's something they

have to be prepared for. among the sticking points sanctions relief has been absolutely key and very important to iran and specifically important to the supreme leader. there's been the issue of u.n. security council resolutions and those sanctions and the need for them to be sort of removed all at once rather than this phased removal that western powers have been talking about. where are we on that? >>reporter: certainly as you say iran wants to get as many of the sanctions lifted as soon as possible for important economic reasons. they want to trade like any other nation. but i think those u.n. security council sanctions not only have economic importance i think they also have symbolic importance where iran stands on this. the other nations certainly want something that can be reimposed if iran does not comply with the

deal. and i think they know that it might be quite hard to actually get fresh sanctions at the u.n. security council. i can tell you from my work in new york on a daily basis that russia now is very hesitant about sanctions on all sorts of issues whether it be south sudan, yemen or anything else. so i think all right james. thank you very much. now, opposition activists in syria say fighters have killed at least 13 civilians. people were shot, burned and stabbed before forces were forced back. delegates at a donor's conference are planning to -- do

you really think $1 a day is enough for a person to live on? we hear the u.n. is supposed to help with our rent. we've never received it once. the international aid agency has

issued a report where it says many donors do not come through on the money promised in public. but the u.n. here in lebanon says it has received most of the funds. >> even though the money is coming at an increasing pace it's not matching the pace of increasing needs. >>reporter: lebanon has 1.2 registered syrian refugees. over half live in informal camps. they will tell you there's no dignity to living like this. refugees need to renew their registration every year with the u.n. and that's what most of these people are doing. it's a reminder that none of them will be going home any time soon and it's why aid agencies say they need donors to keep on giving or they won't be able to cope with their needs. everyone we spoke to tells us they don't want to be here that the situation is desperate. the donors in kuwait seem a long

way off from their reality. >> nations are meeting and we have a crisis that's hurting the region. let them solve the crisis in a positive political way and everyone can go back to their homes in syria rather than pledging all this money, solve the crisis and then everybody goes home and the problem is solved. >>reporter: but a political solution is nowhere near meaning if these people and millions of others remain on handouts to survive. now the head of libya's government has been sacked by his own ministers. he was dismissed after being accused of misleading parliament about government finances. a spokesman for the general national says he was sacked after complaints by the central bank and other ministers but that it should not impact peace talks three journalists have been arrested in malaysia. the editors from the malaysian

insider were detained after publishing an article on royal opposition. >>reporter: it starts to the north where the -- one of the opposition parties an islamic party, is in charge of that state and they want to bring in islamic law. in doing this they have upset some of its partners including the parties that favor the chinese community. if you add to this now the statement itself of bringing islamic law in it would have to be brought in not state by state but as a national law and therefore it comes into conflict with the constitution.

that aside, malaysia also has a rotatingeingeing monarchy. it was that conclave and the decision to reject islamic law that was reported in this magazine and it's why these five have been arrested. the issue and the controversy remains as to why they have been arrested. it should be up to the sultans to complain about the article, it should be then up to the magazine to retract and apologize. why officials and security services have now got involved is what is controversial but it's all ability sedition and the government and the authorities here being able to arrest people if they think they disturb the calm of malaysia or the integrity of the malaysian

community. the u.k. and rising asian powers india and indonesia are among the bank's prospective founding members while brazil russia and germany say they intend to join. china and other emerging communities say they have often underrepresented in the world bank. >>reporter: the chinese initiative is not being seen officially as a competitive threat. the american president of the bank says it's already in deep discussions about cooperating on infrastructure projects. the imf is also sounding positive about the new lending

group. >> i think that the manyier, sometimes the better. and there is plenty of work to be done. infrastructure need is not in short supply. >>reporter: u.s. officials say they're willing to look at cofinancing some projects with the chinese-led bank as long as they maintain the high standards of transparency and the environment. turkish special forces have entered a courthouse in istanbul where a prosecutor was taken hostage by an armed group. a banned leftist group has claimed responsibility and is threatening to kill the prosecutor unless certain demands are met. negotiates are now under way. they are now investigating the death of a teenager who was hit by a tear gas cannister two

years ago during antigovernment protests. search operations are continuing in the french alps around the site of the germanwings crash last week. 150 people died after the co-pilot veered the plane into a mountain top on the french alps a week ago. istanbul and the capital were among the areas hit by a electrical blackout. reports suggest a fault with a transmission line in the agean region is being blamed. the opposition has won presidential elections in nigeria. they have historically voted along -- south of the country.

during his five years of power, the economy is rapidly growing but there's also rampant corruption. and he struggled to defeat boko haram with thousands of people killed over the past few years. his main aont is a muslim from the north. he's a military general who seized power briefly in the 80s. his rule was marred by human rights abuses. if re-elected he's promised to defeat boko haram within months having survived an apparent assassination attempt last july. we know now with the results in that that, that the opposition has won the election. >> yes. >> now, i wanted to talk about the significance of this because this is really the first time an opposition party will have taken

power in nigeria. >> it's huge. >> from my point of view this is one of the most significant moments in history. we've never had a situation like this where the opposition has run a campaign where the president has been defeated. i think nigerians should be happy at our democracy and the way they've moved forward. people never really expected that he could get this. >> this wasn't expected but it has happened. he's won the election. but i suppose the question now is whether it's going to be viewed as a convincing victory, whether it's one that will be widely accepted in the country. >> i think this is one of many hurdles. as you saw earlier at the vote

counting, agents were up in arms. he was calling it rigged saying there were allegations of bias and tribalism. there are still a lot of steps to go. hopefully if we conduct things in the correct way, it will go smoothly. >> what about the chances of the handover. we saw earlier there was a little bit of an objection at the election committee when proceedings were underway. is that perhaps something that is representative of how the majority of people feel in the country? i mean, could we see perhaps something worse than that? >> i wasn't too pleased at the outburst of the polling agent is the i think in a democracy, okay we're young, we have to grow. i think litigation will take place in certain states. the president and his party have

said there are irregularities of voting underage voting. but i still believe out of respect for democracy and nigerians, there should be a peaceful transfer of power. >> for now, thank you very much. good to get your thoughts on this. >> thank you now, electronic cigarettes have been marketed as a less-harmful alternative but the u.s. center for disease control warns they're just as bad as normal one and no are you targeting them in a new antismoking campaign. >> all right. so we appear to be having some technical problems. let's see if we can get that report now. a new antismoking campaign underway in the u.s. as reports suggest that electronic cigarettes which have been popular in recent years might actually be just as dangerous as

normal cigarettes. but we'll try to bring you more information on that story and of course you can find more on that story on our website, aljazeera.com where you'll find all the congratulate latest news and top stories. of course our top story this hour the opposition party declaring victory in the nigerian election. i have with me here a political analyst to give me more on this. just perhaps brief thoughts from you on the biggest challenges facing the winner. this is a country that's seen huge economic growth but serious corruption inside the country remains. >> the issue that cocoa -- boko

haram is the biggest thing to face. there have been taking back of several areas from them in the last six weeks. but he will not only have that problem but also the problem to reconcile certain parts of the country that did not vote for him. the south and southeast of the country voted overwhelmingly for president good luck jonathan. so i think he'll have to reach out and make peace with them. thanks very much. we'll get back with you later on with more analysis. we'll certainly have more at the top of the hour. very significant, the opposition has claimed victory in nigeria, the first time an opposition party has won an election in

nigeria. more on that in a moment. stay with us. stay with us.

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