is. >> side by side, the u.s. and russia try to reassure gulf gulf nations about regional conflicts and the deal with iran. hi i'm maryam nemazee houthis take control of an important air base in the south of the country of yemen. also. >> no challenge face a a harsher

threat to our security than climate change. and how the railway system is taking shape. the u.s. secretary of state and russia's foreign minister have offered their support to gulf states as the region tries to come to terms with the escalating conflict in syria. the threat from i.s.i.l. and the fallout with the west's nuclear deem with iran. u.s. secretary of state john kerry was speaking at the gulf cooperation council meeting in doha. as hashem ahelbarra now reports. >> reporter: a delicate mission for the u.s. secretary of state. john kerry is trying to convince long standing allies that iran's nuclear deal with world powers will bring peace and prosperity.

>> translator: the five other european countries have technology and knowledge in the nuclear field. the council welcomes it on that basis and what john kerry's demonstrated about iran's development of nuclear weapons and also the direction inspection to sto o this not only for iran but to move them from the middle east. >> the u.s. has offered to sell advanced weapons and upgrade the region's defense capabilities. >> today my counterparts and i discussed the steps that we will take and how we will build an even stronger more enduring and strategic partnership with particular focus on our cooperative counterterrorism, counterinsurgency and also, on our cooperation in countering the destabilizing activities

taking place in the region. >> reporter: the predominantly soonl muslim gulf countries need more than just reassurances, they ceuf iran backing their shia proxies accusations dismissed by iran. russia could be the country to bridge differences between iran and its arab neighbors. foreign minister sergey lavrov says russia is willing to help negotiate political deals in syria and yemen. >> we have always been in flavor of the bloodshed stopping in syria and we are not giving any kind of un, unconditional support to anybody except to the syrian people. the main threat in our mind and to the middle east as oa whole

is that which emanates from the so-called islamic state. >> increasing fighting in yemen. >> the policy of the united states with respect to syria is clear. we believe that assad and the assad regime long ago lost legitimacy. in part because of his regime's continued brutality against the syrian people themselves and that has been a magnet for foreign fighters. drawing them to syria fueling the rise of daesh and other violent extremist groups and since there is no military solution to syria's challenges there has to obviously be a political solution. >> the u.s. says iran's nuclear deal is a good one but arab leaders feel the opposite. their biggest concern is iran

positioning it self with the u.s. and as the most powerful country in the region. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera doha. >> moving the yemen now taken control of the al anad military base. their gain folt military follow military provisions of being sent. province of lahich neighbors the port city ever aden actually to the north of that city which the houthis lost control of last month. let's discuss the are issues there with adam barra. adam how do we know about the extensive push, how much of the air base they're actually in control of? >> first it's important to know that the al anad air base, this

is not just a strip it's one of the largest military encampments in the entire country. anti-houthi forces are taking control of it, they have dfned they have lost complete control of aden. regardless of the different media reports it's very clear if the antihouthi force he have not taken control of al adnan now they are clearly in the wake of doing this. it is very clear which way this is going at this point. >> can you just put this into context for us. how important is the el anad base be? what would control of the facility allow the anti-houthi fighters what would it allow them then to do in terms of building on these gains? >> it's probably the biggest air

force base, you would call it the anad triangle, it means control of aden and it will potentially give control of a base of anti-houthi fighters acknowledge a lot of the anti-houthi fighters who have taken over the battle, they are essentially see secessionists. ta'izz has been a hotbed, since the fighting began a few months ago. it is very clear, this is the continuation of the process a few weeks ago for the first time since operation -- since the saudi led military operation began you see the houthis on the defensive rather than the offensive. and there is this widespread

belief that the tide in some sense is turning even if the end to the war is nomp in nowhere in sight. >> they have their own priorities that perhaps don't ally with those of thes exiled president. if they were to gain control of the el anam, consolidating their taish tri before thef can push forward to the noort. >> it leant really reach with deeblg with the is differences before them. that being said, the differences are considerable. in terms of trying to get everyone to at least coordinate and be at the same table, even if they do maintain very deep

differences between them. >> all right well adam barron good to get your analysis. the u.s. president has unveiled what he says is an ambitious plan to cut climate change. from u.s. power plants and being seen as a challenge to other countries to do more. the president says it's the most important step the country has taken to deal with global warming. >> the simpler layman's way of doing it, it is about cutting every, 166 million cars off the road. by 2030, we will reduce premature deaths from power plant emissions by nearly 90% and thanks to this plan there will be 90,000 fewer asthma attacks among our children each year.

>> let's go straight to washington d.c. where al al jazeera's patty culhane somewhere tells ustells usmore about this. >> you can see how he feels this is part of his legacy. he went off script a couple of times. also a pep talk telling them that they can do this. this involves coal fired power plants that makes up 30% of the energy this country schools. that is a big deal. the president has ruled that these power plants have to cuss their carbon emission by 30% the president says, he is heralding how much they have increased in under this watch. last year solar energy was

accounted by .4% and of went it was 4.4%, not at all career that this will be the rule of the law of the land because in this case they will plan to sue to stop the federal government from doing that. it's likely to go to the supreme court, and that takes four or five times. he is hoping he wants to use this to get others down, u.s. climate change pact in december. >> thanks very much. patty culhane from washington d.c. also from washington d.c. is delwood zelke. of course there is i guess a lot of the momentum behind obama's announcement reality gearing up for pairings 2015, this is where

we'll be expecting or hopefully be be a i have wide ranging deal to come about. is does this is signal from president obama send a strong signal to other countries? does it encourage you? >> it does encourage me. one of the most important things isthe president is walking the walk not just talking the talk. he's going to ask other countries with major economies china indian, indonesia brazil, south africa, to step up their game to the same level he has. i think it's tremendously important, becoming the fulcrum of the the international effort, the in preparation for the paris u.n. agreement in december. >> away do we need to be

watching right see whether countries are going to put their strongest commitments on the table now or whether they'll be hedging. whether they'll be satisfied with the amount of funding that is going to be offered and whether they'll embrace issues and venues that can do part of the problem outside of the u.n. treaty. this includes for example the montreal protocol where nearly 95 parties have already asked for an amendment to phase down one of the maven super-greenhouse gases like mhcs. we want to be sure we are addressing more than just the pairgsparis agreement. and the supreme court challenge in all states there is a

challenges. it has an incredibly good likelihood to 75 the current challenge. it could be two maybe three years, even faster given how important this issue is. >> and so just a quick final one. you mentioned the united states supreme court. could it be killed off by a republican president before it even comes the that? >> well, it depends on so many different things, theoretically the answer is yes but the population forts united states is shifting to more and more support for climate rules more and more believe this is a swb technology that does not impose new cost. as the president said this particular rely will saver ever civilian accident in the united

states near 1:00, republican president they are going to be tacking to a more central poks over time. and this rule is already well underway with so many utilities. that every seen this coming. they're making their plans now. a lot of this is going to happen no matter what the republican challenge is should that day unfold. >> delwood zelke. thank you very much. there is more to come to you thisham hour pfn italian mieg rantsd attempting to cross into the country from calais.

>> welcome back to al jazeera. a recap of our top stories for you. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has promised more weapons intelligence sharing and special forces training for gulf states. he did this at a meeting in the country capital doha. in yemen antihouthis forces have taken control of the military base north of aden. barack obama has where announced plans to cut carbon emission from pawr plants. power plants.

war plane went down in the rebel held northwestern town of areha in syria. osama ben javad has more. >> this little girl is looking for her mother. in shock. helpers didn't know for sure where to take them for help. >> translator: it is a popular market that is packed with vendors who you can see are under the debris. the war plane its pilot and its rockets hilt the market and the damaged it completely. >> reporter: more than a dozen people were reportedly killed and many more wounded. >> translator: when it carried out the war strike, the body of the plane immediately went down. >> most hospitals in idlib have been destroyed. activists say it is a deliberate

tactic by the government. orchestrated against the people in the area. the town was under the attack of the syrian air air force when the crash occurred. some witnesses think the jet may have developed a fault. >> when the pilot fired two missiles on civilians it femme where it carried out the air strike. >> reporter: it crashed in the center of the town and left a trail of destruction. homes, shops and market stalls tmswere all destroyed. >> i was with my nephew ton sidewalk. then i found myself under the debris. the guards came to rescue me. >> much like the northwestern profnls of idlib now hundreds of

civilians have been killed. osama ben javad, al jazeera. the head of the taliban's political office has resigned after the election of the new leader mullah al mansowr. for people outside the country this is a great historic mistake. he added that the leader had to be appointed in the presence of the mujahideen. resignation is the latest mullah omar as jennifer glasse explains from kabul. >> al jazeera has spoken to are tal leaders around the country. sent letters out to taliban commanders asking for their support in his new leadership or if they don't support him

suggesting a new leader for them. we understanding at a while some taliban commanders have accepted manseur,mansowr,mansowshmansour, he was mullah omar's assistant, this comes at a very critical time. peace talks with the taliban and the afghan government were to be held on friday. when the news of omar's death they were put on are hold. the afghan don't says it is committed to peace talks. a splintered taliban would make it more difficult for the.afghan government would have any chance at peace talks. and fighting with the taliban

throughout this pert. a i have complicated situation over whether they should support the new taliban leader in the wake of the news of mullah omar's death and the whole peace process thrown into a state of uncertainty. >> hundreds have held a candlelight vigil to support sheila banke fm insteadke stefanie dekker sends us an update. >> people gathered in tel aviv and basheba her family issued a statement because she supported people answer right to live as they please. she was there when she was stabbed in the back. they also said they would be

donateing her vital organize ans. pressure coming out here ton ground on the israeli government to do more to tacking these jewish trem is, did it only a short time before this happened. be questions be how he could mechanic the be acknowledge less than twoir hours later we had the arson attack on a beings poit onous terrorists acts of terrorism and they will be doing everything to bring them to justice. one other thing the israeli security cabinet convened and said they will be passing what are called administrative detention on these what does it mean we spoke to a human rights

lawyer she told us it's always been the case, but they haven't just implemented it. we are going to wait to see what the details are when it goes to the israeli plairnlg, the economies it. is and the larger issue and how they are going to tackle i.t. >> migrants entering the 61 illegally, be the government will change the law in order to allow landlords to convict charles stratford is at the channel tunnel. >> reporter: behind the security fence is the railway track. the tunnel is in that direction. and the trains as they move slowly through here migrants at night try and hop through this

fence at various dpirchts locations in this area. i try and literally grab hold of the train as it gloss by in so many snanlses. we were here last night and there were a lot of migrants here that were eventually dispersed. as can you see behind me here as well the french authorities have put in extra lighting. we've just heard a helicopter go over and there are police data erd sarnd this area. i spoke to an ngo worker earlier and i asked her what really needs to be done and really who are responsible for these migrants specially as thrmps sis on french so i ym. >> why is it that the government has the stop people, but the

idea is we don't want to stop people we want to see who wants to come and who has lightd rights to come. deal with that in a humane way and not make people wait months and months before their asylum requests are looked after. it's such a weighs of human positions. when you think of people who have to live in conditions like that for six eight months they ask not they don't develop their skills. >> certainly the focus are of attendance on more on security. meanwhile the people on southbound tamps like this one have incorporate to go and the cijt is getting worse every day.

>> tarek bazley has the story. >> it's taken 10,000 workers more than six years but now london's newest underground train opportunities are almost ready. they we've their way the alinements had to be installed to would it any existing foundations or any existing opportunities. >> sament layswalls of the tunnel were sealed using 200,000 concrete segments. at the same time, engineers have been working on an all new

digital communications network the first ever to accumulate more than 600 internet telephones and more than 1600 high definition cameras all simultaneously. >> rue steen maintenance is a lot quicker ability to fix problems is quicker. also additional coverage for passenger safety and provides realtime information. the operators make decisions quicker. >> the control network has also been isolated to help prevent it from being hacked. >> all systems are closed off. there are only a few operator terminals that have an ability to log on, usb ports are disabled so they have no access

to the areas. >> there will already be over a year for an expected 200 million passengers a year. stearktarek bazley, al jazeera under central lond. >> remember to go to aljazeera.com. ze tossing on the waves of the mediterranean, thousands upon thousands of migrants fleeing wars and chaos and searching for opportunity. the single biggest group are syrians - tens of thousands of them with their children and little else - will risk this voyage. most often it leads to italy, but that is not where this journey ends of the to better understand what happens after they hit dry land, we joined them on the way through europe. i'm sheila macvicar, and this is "compass" -