saudi arabia closes schools and captionles fights after shutting by houthis fighters. >> good to have you along, i am david foster, watching al jazeera. the survivors rescued from this sinking ding gi in the mediterranean. from captivity to safety, the hundreds of nigerian women and girls rescued from boko haram. plus. avalanche that destroys an entire village killing everyone. i will have more details of

what happened here. >> saudi arabia gulf leaders they must stand up to iran, as iranian backed rebels attack the saudi border tongue with mortar shells. under pressure from the u.n. that suspended bombing to allowed aid through they now plan to set up what they call a humanitarian aid center inside. mohamed reports from the gulf cooperation council, summit. >> yemen and france dominated the agenda at the gulf cooperation summit. but otherwise used to be a low key annual meeting. it comes during one of the most crucial moments the ever the region. the war in yemen enters it's 6th week without clear results. instead of being pushed out of adan the houthis are attacking the saudi border, forcing schools to shut down

and canceling flights. >> the humanitarian crisis verges on utter disaster, with the number of civilian deaths continuing to rise. a concern that slipped to the announcement of the kick, too establish a center to coordinate efforts. >> we hope the united nations will participate collectively in which this center will hold including coordinated all humanitarian works. with the anticipation of the countries that are supporting the initiative. >> french president is the first western leader to attend the summit, he is here to reassure the leaders that france is a reliable friend. >> question are able to take courageous initiatives. you competed in the fight against terrorism in the struggle. and you are able to develop the idea of a coalition. and today france supports the operation. this is a question of ensuring the stability of yemen, and you know you can

count on france. the leaders discussed the crisis in syria iraq, and palestine, but of major important has been the nuclear program, and the perceived interference in the region. >> leaders have stressed the importance of reaching a final and comprehensive agreement that can guarantee the peacefulness of the nuclear program along with ensuring that the uncans would have the right and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy according to the standards and under supervision of the international aatomic energy agency. >> and all these issues will be on the table when g.c.c. leaders meet president barack obama next week. the aim is to convey a united states regional matters the leaders are also hoping to persuade the u.s. that guarantees any final deal will not allow it to pursue a nuclear weapons program or continue to interfere in the region. al jazeera, real. >> now as those leaders were discussing the events that

mohamed described there we got in touch with him to ask him for his assessment of how the talks have been going. >> everything that iran does is a matter of close concern and observation include it is nuclear program and they have been watching the discussions and the talks in geneva. and that's an agreement between the western powers and the countries here, the gulf countries are concerned that iran may be given leeway there. they have that fear, on their minds today and they reiterated the right of iran to have a civilian nuclear program, but not a military one. and they want to take that issue to the u.s. president when they meet him next week. they are going to ask him for

guarantees after own final deal with iran, should the supervised iran as i said, to cross the line from civilian to nuclear, energy. also, they have discussed yemen and iran is involved in that and they reiterated that iran should stop from interfering in the affair of our countries including yemen. >> now to the migrant crisis in the mediterranean a new picture emerges of a dramatic rescue operation. crammed into a rubber dingy it was shot from a commercial vessel. on the southern than island of sicily. this shows us how deadly even a rescue can be. >> the ding gi is taking in water, people are panicking. many can't swim. we spoke to survivors.

so we are trying to get the boat on the sea. but that was not for user to climb on. it was to tie the boat, and they threw a ladder. we should use the ladder, but there was no more rom to climb up so many people jumped inside the water. there were no life jackets but these people tried their best. they threw life jackets they threw -- people were jumping inside the water many of them lost their lives like this and five of them lost their life inside the boat. >> it is hard to confirm how many dies and how many were recovered what some tell us is as many as 40 people could

have lost their lives in the panic, even reaching the safety must have take an huge effort. now safely in port, they el the us they all came from libya. >> libya isn't easy, they have no problem killing people there's no law over there. it is why all of us have come here even if we don't know what will happen to us, at least there are laws. as these people wait, they are also continuous rescue operations going on, and that's what we are seeing here. a constant turnover, and as that happens constant rescue operations at sea so we are talking about huge numbers of people all with individuals terrible stories to tell. >> the conflict in libya means that many who are working there have been left with no other choice but to leave. one man told us that there was no way he and others could go back home because of the violence, so their only choice was to leave by sea. and what this shows us is even a rest skew can be deadly.

stephanie decker al jazeera. >> u.n. backed talks to try to end the conflict in syria have started in geneva, the envoy meeting government and rebel representatives as well as regional players such as iran. two of the biggest rebel groups and isil have not been asked to take part. >> we must redouble efforts in search of a political process. this view is shared by the wider international community. russia hopefully refocused the attention on the political track earlier. there was also a youthful meeting in cairo. last week, they fully expressed to me, family, that the attempt to politically try to resolve the conflict should be made even if all of

the success are indeed low. the only way is to test the willingness of the parties to narrow the gap and if they are ready to narrow the gap. given the fanfare that greeted at his news conference here in geneva, and the media presence that was there, he was rather modest in setting out the aims for the next four or five weeks. he described this not as geneva three but consultations. he said they would be closed not as a run off meeting but low key consultations. his same is to try to find out what the situation currently is in syria. he described the talks as a reality check was another phrase he used, what he wants to try to find out is whether there is any room at all for compromise and negotiation in a meaningful sense.

he will speak to at least 40 different groups. he will also speak to 20 international and regional stake holders and that including the syrian government itself. so you can see he is casting his net as wide as possible. some meaningful peace negotiations but the indications are not positive. he admits himself that he is neither optimistic nor pessimistic, what he did say he has a duty to try he said given the situation, there is no luxury not to try. wash crimes are being committed against civilians. the human rights group is condemned the government use of barrel bombs it says the devices killed more than 3,000 civilians. rebel groups have been criticized too for using weapons such as mortars which

reportedly killed at least 600 civilians in the city of 2014. police are now saying that 200 people died in an avalanche. foreign trekkers are still missing. with an army team and sent us this report from what is left of that village. >> few would want to go there now, what used to be a large village, trackers from all over the world traveled here, local people made a good living out of their presence. now there's nothing left. one earthquake follows by an avalanche, destroyed everything. the massive avalanche came

crashing down the side, completely annihilated this village, no one here survived. hard to imagine what they are going through. so far they have only found body parts. >> there were about 108 locals here, and more than 100, 250 storyists. woe found about 42 local bodies. and then then lebanese. foreign tourists bodies. >> lined up in the gloom only seven bodies are waiting for identification. then lebanese amongst them. foreign embassies are anxiously trying to trace

finding and identifying all of the bodies. a large number of people living here, had sent their children to boarding school, leaving many organned. >> now the problem for them is losing the family, the property everything, so a shock for them, it is difficult to survive. >> ahead of it still standing back up against the mountain side, two elderly people and three children survived. they have now left. al jazeera nepal. >> now still ahead on this program, the protests continue in rural areas now say that the ruling party supporter tries to drive them out of the country. and france proves a controversy new bill that would extend the spying powers. just because i'm away from

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the headlines for you here. shelling by houthis rebels has forced saudi arraign yeah to close all schools in the southern border region. the flights to and from the region airport have been suspends as well. pictures released of a dramatic rescue to save people crammed into a rubber ding gi. the pictures -- which came to the rescue of these suspected migrants trying to reach europe. human rights group says the

syrian double use of barrel bombs remits to war crimes. the ex-mauvives. >> well the nigerian said that nearly 700 women in the last week alone saying advances on the last strong hold. i know you have spoken to these women your notes are harrowing what in particular sticks in your mind. >> horrific stories of abuse of rape, and even murder. these women and children,

particularly we met a little girl. they have been free from boko haram, and they was traumatized because right before her own eyes she saw how her bullet was kicked at least ten women and children. so the pain and trauma on these victims people have been rescued is visible. what does boko haram take these women for? simply to have them as six slaves or to try to find brides for their fighters or to bargain. to use them as a negotiating chip. what is it all about. >> after they were captured

one of the commanders of boko haram asked them to convert and they say lives. delay refused but she confessed that they were forcing marriages. women and girls who prove stubborn. to the demands and their own form of islam. the various forms of torture of rape, and forceful of young boys into boko haram ranks. including of course married women who have been captures by their fighters. you write about a woman that says she was pregnant, and gave birth just juan day before a deadline made given

for her to have her baby, does she say would have happened to her if she had been late. >> well, basically we also heard from girls who were told they were also given deadlines to convert to their own brand of religion, or be killed. others have been asked to mary boko haram fighters or be killed. she was told that either she gives back before the deadline. she saw her husband killed by boka haram fighters. if she had not delivered before the military rescued them. there's a suggestion that the ordeal may not be over.

from this part of the country there is the problem of stigma. >> a lot of they can speaking this afternoon, they were hoping that the communities would reintegrate them, but there are others that have given up hope. especially those with children whose husbands may have been killed. and those still living also are afraid that the husbands may reject them because of course they got married or been abused or even held captive. terrible. talking to us from northern nigeria. >> the united states is begin the process of re-establishing a mission in somalia after more than 20 years. john kerry made the announcement here is the most

senior officials go do the country since the failed military intervention. when two helicopters were shot down. traveling with john kerry sends us this from nairobi. john kerry's mission on tuesday, was the support for this fledgling democracy just three years old. in 2016, the secretary of state wanted to not only show the administration support but also to encouraging somalia to do more to try to improve it's military capacity particularly as it is trying to get rid of al-shabaab. even as they are -- other countries that have also pledged to use military force to try to degrade al-shabaab.

they wanted to underscore the willingness to help deliver the capacity. that the rule of law and that free expression both are important in any democracy. and to that end he made it a point of meeting with people who were very much instrumental. in trying to make sure that somalia has a healthy cultural environment not just one that is a state security environment. now to the constitutional court, cleared the way. more than two weeks demanding that he back down, critics say the plan in junes poll defies the constitution and the police deal.

more than 30,000 have fled to neighboring stated. from northern -- not his real name. he says they have been pushed introduce the doors. by accepting known. the tutsis minority, and the letters illustrating with coffins and graves. on this night chanting songs that threaten us. mostly from rural areas to fled to neighboring rwanda. people living around you there's a family of seven living in this house and they left about three months ago.

they could get money on the bus fair. we spoken to several more people. they are still trying to get the money together for the transport. we met the area leader outside the ruling party. he denied this of sending the letters or making threats. the opposition may be writing those letters to make them look back. the protests and the political stand off are not along ethnic lines. the ruling party was once a group, but now include as small number of houthis but there are many houthiss in the opposition party.

which was largely along ethnic lines. >> what kind of -- and his governor. is this man is a member of another opposition group. now he is leaving for rwanda in secret. many hope ten years on from the war it's ethnic hate speech won't catch on, but many more feel the threat of both ethnically and politically targeted violence is real. a stand off which has brought football in indonesia to a halt.

after they held a peteing that the minister considered to be invalid. they want the president. >> we all know football agency are all working for big businessmen. that matches are being brought. they support us, they don't want this to happen, but this is the reality. i also don't think that counseling the fall of the competition is the right solution. >> asking the president to use his conscious so our football will not die. >> a controversial bill, strengthening the countries intelligence. widespread political support after the attack on the

offices. lee barker reports many worried that the laws can be misused. security patrols outside the french parliament ahead of the crucial vote. france has been on a heightened state of alert. and now further increases in national security. the legislation would allow spy agencies to tap phones and emails without the need for permission from a judge employing so called black boxes to filter communications. the government also wants to spend $450 million to recruit extra security. and intelligence offices.

the french parliament vote resoundingly in favor of the bill here next door in the surroundings. they have been invited to express freedom of expression online. is it really possible to balance state security within internet freedom. here opinions are divided. we need these safe garts but we also need to make sure freedom is speech is protected. several journalists believe the law can lead to abuses of power, while internet companies say the changes will frighten away customers. should not open this door to abuse, and we know very well in the history of france, but of the whole world is full of cases where secret service intelligence organizations have abused the law.

now it has blown through parliament the new surveillance bill is almost certain to become law. while threat levels remain high, so too is the desire for greater state controls. al jazeera, paris. >> a great deal more, it is aljazeera.com. . >> fired over facebook. creating a sleepry slope. a lack at how this enforcement tool called civil forfeiture works. and an online platform