on many different fronts, secret contacts, open political dialogue, the saudi's will -- the saudis will try to find the pieces were coalition. katty: thank you for coming in. the former egyptian president mohamed morsi was sentenced to 20 years in jail with hard labor in the connection during the detention of protesters during his time in office. it is the first of the cases brought against him since the military disposed him in 2013. the british authorities arrested navinder singh sarao the charges at the request of the u.s. over allegations he manipulated the u.s. stock market, including an event in may known as the flash crash when the main index fell 600 point in five minutes. the army in south africa is deploying in areas hit by a wave of violence against immigrants from elsewhere in africa. soldiers are patrolling part of the provinces, including the ball is -- including the township of alexandria in johannesburg. a boat capsized off the coast of greece and they are telling halloween stories of their time at sea in the hand of people smugglers. sergeants are trying to crack down o

we have the latest. >> saudi-led airstrikes in yemen are over. coalition forces say that military goes the houthis are no long arrest threat to yemen and the region. but they warn that any attempt to destabilize yemen will be met with force. the airstrikes may be over, but the campaign can just be moveing into a new as yet unclear face. >> you we will bring support and help with evacuations and humanitarian support. the operations regarding the three goals though they could be smaller scale there will be some military action whenever they command. >> initial aid agencies over the concern of the riding numbers of the casualties. they say that 944 people were killed and nearly 4,000 were injured since the start four weeks ago. >> with the casualties the saudis realize they have done everything they can. and the best thing now you can have is an negotiated solution, this was a face-saving way out for them. >> the airstrikes have come to an end but piece may an long way off. houthi fighters backed by former president ali abdullah saleh are still activ

the saudis though have made a grave mistake. they're much weaker than the israeli regime inherently and yemen is much larger and the houthis are a much larger population. the iranians believe that the saudis are mobilizing the people of yemen against them and in general the contempt for the saudi version of islam is something that people are beginning to become more aware of. in yemen, saudis are fighting on the same side of the battle field as is al quaeda and all the news reports you've just now shown in afghanistan and iraq and the beheadings in iraq. >> these are common interests. the sunnis fear that the iranians are supporting the houthis as a bid to extend its influence not just in yemen but in the region as a whole. >> no these are not sunni. these are wahabi and they're not the populations. they're -- it's a family-run country, saudi arabia. it's named after the family. >> indeed. but do you deny iranian involvement then in the domestic situation of yemen? >> no. in yemen, it's the people of yemen who -- look the former

the saudi ambassador there also making a point about the u.n.olution on sanctions against the houthiss what did he say? well as you might expect, he welcomed it, and he took it as a sign that the international community was united behind saudi arabia, now approaching it's third week, but beyond that, it was very much a >> about some sort of mass ground maneuver exercises on saudi soil at some point. whether -- again these are just -- the announcements that we hear from time to time, but very general and it is difficult to pin them down as to what is being concerned as the saudis approach that third week of bombing and frankly all that we can really show ever the it at the moment, is the u.n. warnings of the mounting civilian death toll and the agricultural organization as well as other mgos saying that yemen on the brink of a crisis. just in the last hour, warning that their feed crisis may be on the horizon. >> washington, d.c., to saudi arabia now. correspondent, is there any sign of talk? i know you are close to the military now that anything

and in the growing part the saudi ground force and the coast guard will continue to protect the southern border of saudi arabia, and to prevent the militias to conduct any attack against the borders. in the military time action we will continue to have the maritime protection, to prevent any supply for the militias and to implement the resolution 2216 to make sure that no one supply the militias and help them to sustain their operation so the -- the committee that was designs or -- designed to receive all the evacuation and humanitarian aid and relieve the of ration will continue the direction through the numbers and the concern i show you in this slide and the will continue to perform their operation in a matter of hope for yemen wishing that yemen will become again stable and secure country for the region and for the yemen population thank you. >> is this mean that the houthis have surrendered? and the coalition has won? and what are the corner stones of this victory? you still have complete air supremacy on yemen. as i mentioned at the beginning of today accused of offering support br

and is it something that the saudis had hoped for? think it's quite reasonable to understand that the pakistanis because of their pilot al relationship with the saudis that they would defend saudi you integrity territorially. but hesitant to get troops or foot on the ground on the yemeni soil. and we have to take another dimension, the visit of the defense minister the the egyptian defense minister both islam bat and then later on further. i think perhaps clarify the position of the three countries both saudi arabia, pakistan and egypt. egypt because it's part of the arab coalition and the whole question of giving help to yemen is included in the arab lead pact considerations. pakistan would be outside the arab league, so i think they have left that to both the egyptians and the saudis if that's what my thoughts on that. if there is going to be foot on the ground. and if pakistan is needed then will he will be on the saudi soil as a bilateral relationship. >> what possible support would egypt supply? is that boots on the ground? >> eg

sent the aircraft carrier, why the saudis should decide it is the right time to end this? >> to be honest, we are look at far more questions than answers. a question of why this is happening what is next and there's a question of what is going on behind the scenes that we don't even know about. i think we have seen a combination of building trust races from the allies west we have also seen that pakistan, egypt, and others have counted on have shown reluctance in enganging in a drowned offensive. so i think the combination of these two things may very well have pushed saudi to do this. the fact is there has been a tremendous amount of casualties there's also. a decent amount of success in terms of taking care of the houthis, air and ballistic capabilities. so i think the saudis saw an opportunity where they can declare victory and move on on to a new stage. >> very difficult to know just exactly how successful the saudi air strikes have been in removing the houthis capability, presumably they have small arms on the drowned, put we don't know how many have been targeted and

>> yes, the saudis have been doing us everything they can to make sure no infiltration by the houthispens but we have seen a couple of occasions when saudi soldiers were killed by houthi attacks from behind the borderline. this is a very dangerous situation for saudi arabia particularly with regards to the internal public opinion in the country because one of the objectives for these strikes is to make sure that the conflict in yemen doesn't spill over in saudi arabia and cause what it caused in 2009 when scores of civilians on the saudi side were killed by houthi attackers. however, we have seen also the saudis warning that they have seen two days ago heavy artillery and military equipment being moved by the houthis from sanaa and it's very close to the border with saudi arabia and at the same time that they say that their border is safer that they say houthis doing what they can to be in a shooting range so that they can shoot inside the saudi territory so it's always a dangerous situation for particularly for the civilians near the border with yemen. >> all right, so at least perha

people's representatives will then decide whether the saudi request for help and what way to respond to that so after the debate they came to a conclusion that while there was no compromise on the defense and security of saudi arabia in the event wally that her boundaries or territorial integrity were violated that pakistan would go to any level. however, pakistan was against any military intervention in yemen, and what was needed was proactive measures to try to bring everybody to a negotiated settlement and to arrain for a ceasefire. they will stand shoulder to shoulder with the saudis if they were threatened however, they will remain neutral as far as the conflict inside yemen was concerned. >> we'll more later on the conflict when the saudi-lead coalition holds its daily briefing. >>> and pakistan has released the man accused of masterminding the assault on mumbai that lead to the deaths of 166 people. he has now been allowed to police custody. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: he is a hated man in india, but when he shows up for cou

radical shia ideology and destabilize the region including saudi arabia. this is the rhetoric of the saudis is the following we're never going to tolerate any force trying to destabilize the region and that the airstrikes will continue until the houthis disband. the presence of two vessels off the coast of aden is going to cause more escalation unless we see more in the future between the saudis and the iranian. but the situation is extremely extremely tense there. >> thanks, hashem. >> a federal jury in the united states has delivered its verdict in the case of one of the men behind the 2013 boston marathon bombing. let's go live straight away to allen fisher, who is in washington, d.c. this news coming up in the last half hour, guilty on all 30 counts. that doesn't leave a lot of room for doubt in terms of whether sentencing is going to go. >> well, it actually douse. the whole point of the moment is whether he's guilty of all the offenses. this is the indictment. there are 30 of them, and he was found guilty on every single one. we knew that that was lik

the video shows them straining for street to street contact. a saudi arabia policeman was injured and others injured during a raid. video has been posted on social media of the operation saudi media says police seized weapons, pistols and communication equipment. four were arrested. >> a vigil and rally is underway to remember the victims of the garissa university attack. 148 were killed. they stormed the campus. the kenyan military responded by sending jets in somali's western region. the armed region threatened more attacks unless kenya withdrew troops. al jazeera gained access to the compound where most were moredered. catherine wambua-soi reports. >> reporter: this is where the killings took place. bullet holes peppered the walls of the dormitory, signs of a battle between security forces. three soldiers were killed. behind the door around 100 people, mostly students, were shot dead in the courtyard. >> the dormitory is where it all happened. there's a strong smell of blood. it's difficult to imagine how horrified those who died were. bloodstains a

the death of one of the members on the ground of the saudis. there were some casualties, and there was fire. they turned the fire accordingly. and we have confirmed that the coalition forces that's the borders, the saudi borders would be safe and would not allow the militias to threaten the border. this was deep within the areas where they are moving and it would allow the militias to carry on with this operation which aim to support in a bigger scale. they tried to get the forces. we have not chosen that. it is us who will decide the time and place that we will engage on the ground. the operations that we made sure that they got easy access, and safer and to ensure that the aid gets to the hands of the yemeni people. through is a big number of the tribes join in in some of them events. they have given support and now time for the questions questions >> how do you feel with those who are rejoined-- >> we've been listen to what is happening inside yemen. let me run you through a couple of points. he mentioned the humanitarian situation saying tha

there was a consensus that in the intent of saudi arabia or the two holy mosques in mecca and medina that pakistan would you'll all possible means to help saudi arabia. it's a sproe compromise because it's a controversial foreign policy decision. they will help sawed rib if she's set in but they won't opt for boots on the ground in yemen and opt instead for neutrality with a proactive role to find a diplomatic solution. the pakistanis are saying that the united nations and oic must call for an immediate ceasefire in yemen. >> you mentioned the word compromise there. of course, pakistan has its own regional problems that it's dealing with right now, specifically with the pakistani taliban and border areas with afghanistan. how much is this resolution a recognition of microsoft concerns that pakistanis have about the possibility of sending military aid and troops to yemen? >> well as far as yemen is concerned, there's been tremendous opposition because as you very rightfully said pakistan has launched a major offensive along the border that's the country's western border. it also deploy

the saudis make their own decision along with their coalition partners but we understand the path forward here needs to be dialogue. >> now saudis say as they're transitioning from the operation decisive storm to operation renewly of hoperenewal of hope, they say the emphasis will be on protecting civilians, stopping houthi aggression and in particular, stopping the flow of humanitarian aid to the long suffering population there. >> we layer iranian war ships and cargo ships are off the coast there this has to be increasing the risk of a confrontation. >> this seems that way. both sides, united states and iran say they're not looking for a confrontation. of course the united states dispatched the aircraft carrier theodore roosevelt to the region, keep an eye on the iranian cargo ships that are believed to be possibly carrying arms or other supplies to the houthi rebels. iran dispatched war ships of its own. they are in the area, along with the cargo ships they claim the war ships are there to protect the cargo ships from piracy. >> thank you jamie. >> meanwhile tensions are high amid the

that's certainly not what the saudis have announced. but it suggests to me that perhaps there is some connection. there are some talks behind the scenes that have been taking place. we know of some meetings that have been taking place. we know that ban ki-moon met with the ambassadors and had a discussion with them. and we know that the u.n. security council has been discussing the wider implications in the middle east. when the president of that security council meeting the jordanian foreign minister met with the press i asked him about the announcement. and he said there is an important timeline with the u.n. security resolution passed last week. that resolution has a ten-day reporting unit in it. and ban ki-moon has to say every ten days how the compliance to the resolution is going. and the resolution says that houthis need to withdraw from all the territory they've taken. that's sport to report on friday. it's more likely that they'll call the security double meeting on monday. so a clear timeline for all of this. you heard hashim t

the saudi arabia asked for help including aircraft and soldiers. nicole johnson with this report from islamabad >>> for over a week the government stuck to the line that any thread to saudi arabia's territorial integrity will approach ebbing a harsh response from pakistan. now parliament is debating who kind of stops, and will it send soldiers to saudi arabia or yemen. >> the saudi leadership expressed undeserved support for saudi arabia integrity and expressed the hope that pakistan would join the coalition. by contributing aircraft vessels and ground troops. >> the political parties are decided over ha to do. the opposition is against getting involved. >> we are one of the biggest islamic countries and we are a nuclear state. our leadership tried to be neutral and we should act as a neutral. >> the parliamentary debate ended without decision or the level of what pakistan's involvement should be. many say that pakistan thu defend saudi arabia but if it isn't, islamabad should act as a mediator to defend the conflict. saudi arabia and pakistan are c

says it is speeding up weapons supplies to the saudi-lead coalition. shington also says it is increasing its intelligence sharing. the world health organization says more than 540 people have been killed and 1700 injured in fighting in yemen over the last few weeks. 74 children have been confirmed killed. but unicef believes that figure is much higher. the red cross is warning of a catastrophic situation in aden. it is hoping to fly in medical supplies on wednesday. jamal has the latest. >> reporter: a civilian in the sentence of aden is shot by a houthi sniper as he films the street below. an example of how dangerous the streets of yemen have become. this is the kind of violence the saudi-lead coalition says it is targeting. they blame the houthis and their allies of taking yemen by force and cracking down on anyone who oppose them. >> translator: they target buildings and people. we are working in coordination with tribesmen and popular committees. >> reporter: the fiercest battles are taking place in aden. there forces loyal to hadi are battling hout

they are clear the saudis are uncomfortable. 're making concessions, which is easy for the americans to do so, providing small-scale cover and warships closed by the port of aden and elsewhere. this is simply a matter of the americans making choices. it is about where they can support the saudis and where they can oppose them elsewhere at least, where they can work at odds with them. yemen is and has been for a long time the most equally impoverished place in the middle east. it is also been a political football in the region. the saudis and americans have kicked it around. we talk about catastrophe in the environment and who manager and consequences, and this is not new in yemen. her little has been done to address it. despite all of that, the u.s. is almost pursued does always pursued yemen as a place to target with a call militants. with that in mind, it is easy for them to support the saudis who claim to do the same thing. amy: the significance of the houthis calling for negotiation? >> they have long called for political set

dhayf allah offers to take me to the saudi border. the houthis had just taken over the yemeni government checkpoints. after years of sporadic fighting between the houthis and saudi forces, this part of the border is now no man's land. >> al ahmad: we met a local man who lived on the yemeni side of the border. on the saudi side, we could see a deserted village, emptied by the saudi authorities during the 2009 war against the houthis. >> al ahmad: the saudis attempted to establish a border. but the villagers have found a way around it. >> al ahmad: it is dangerous for yemenis to attempt to cross the border. the saudis are on guard. >> al ahmad: as part of their push for power, the houthis hope to seize territory across the saudi border, claiming land they say is rightfully yemen's. >> al ahmad: for the moment, the saudi border may be the limit of houthi control. but their ambitions go way beyond it. >> al ahmad: the saudis see them as a potent threat and accuse the houthis of collusion with their regional archrival, iran. it has been wid

yesterday, they had movement in northern yemen near the saudi borders. through the griefing ground forces have intensified their efforts on more than one location of, more than yemen. the units that have been targeted we have targeted division 3 of three 10 in sanaa and all of the locations where they stores equipment the division 20 task cameras camps in raza and sanaa, we have targeted more than one location there is a consolidation of troops or equipment. we have targeted a large number of caves. we will show you a few excerpts that show you the caves that were converted into weapons and ammunition stores. they have become command centers, which we also targeted. they have a consolidation and some of the military locations where they are trying to reorganize. we have targeted locations inside the sadaa airport, the miltsdz have tried to regain it and benefit it. also we are working on targeting stores and consolidations near aden and some of the caves located in the mourpt anous terrain around aden. we will show you some of the video access. before i b

border with yemen >>> we'll have the latest from the saudi-yemen border in a moment. you are watching al jazeera. i'm live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead - kenya gives the u.n. three months to remove a camp housing half a million refugees. >> this is obviously an historic moment >>> hoping for a turning point in relations the leaders from u.s. and cuba hold the first formal meeting in 50 years. >>> also... >> i'm wayne hay reporting from auckland and why the innovative art gallery is about to be thrust on the international stage in new york >>> planes fired rockets at the presidential palace in aden. there has been clashes between former president ali abdullah saleh, and local groups. the saudi defence ministry's three of its soldiers were killed by mortar shells fired from yemen, and the attack took place in najran. the fighting left hundreds without basic supplies. a second red cross plane loaded with aid landed in the capital. there has been a call in the fighting to deliver aid. >> in a daily briefing the spokesman for a saudi led coalition sa

the saudi-led coalition says they are only targeting areas with houthis but they are now hiding with lians. it's further south in aden that the heaviest fighting now taking place. houthi rebels, along with fighters loyal to former president saleh are infiltrating districts near the city's port. aden is the last strong hold of fighters loyal to president mansour hadi. and they are putting up a fierce fight. the city has become a battle ground. the locals are being caught in the middle. >> many have now become traped in their homes because of fighting. there is bodies in the streets. we cannot get close because there are houthi snipers on the roof top. anything that gets near this people they shoot them immediately. >> reporter: fa aden residents even the basics are now hard to come by. clean water is scarce, power is intermittent and people fear things are only going to get worse. >> translator: we have been without water for five days now and the houthis have been attacking us every day. >> reporter: the saudi-led coalition has agreed to give the red sox access to deliver life-saving

that taking place, of course live in the saudi capitol, riyadh where the spokesman for the saudi-leadtion is giving us a bit more information about what has been happening in yemen. let's listen in. >> translator: -- also brigade 111, and brigade from the border guards have went back -- have gone to the legitimacy, and we salute the officers and the leaders of these brigades because they are up to the responsibility. we know how big this responsibility is towards supporting the yemeni people and bringing back stability to the country. at the same time we call upon all of the leaders of the units and brigades in yemen to follow the steps of these ones who felt very responsible regarding the people in such a difficult situation in the country, and we stress at the same time that the humanitarian efforts are being there, and during the 24-coming hours, [ inaudible ] will be there on the ground in order to help facilitate these efforts, and they are all for the sake of the yemeni people the yemenny individual. and this will facilitate every day life of the yemenis. regarding the military

not allowed to get near the saudi borders. will prevent them from having trenches to keep everyone safe. aimed at preventing any movements from the airport and will follow them up. we work according to the plans and the progress is okay and we are achieving successes. god willing, we will be victorious and we will achieve that success, and we will restore stability to yemen. now, the questions if you want. >> from sky news arabia: you have urged more than one time the malitians of the houthis. you urged them to come back is there any mechanism for those who want to come back and this might be a wear for them to be protected. >> yes, brother, i have said that our colleagues from the yemeni eerm are very professional. they know their duties in this regard and do an important thing in this connection. this important thing is not to help the houthis' malitias and for those who want to cooperate with the malitias they know quite well the popular committees, they know even the leaders of the popular committees the military units kno

the saudi and the u.s. and egyptian trying to maintain control over that canal as well as the suez canal where on the other side we have russia, iran, and china trying to, you know, struggle for power trying to some how got their hands on those important geographical parts of the world. i think there is a struggle. of course there is a threat. right now you know, there is a fight in aden but i think it could be a problem. most of the world's goods maybe 40 person of the world's oil goes through the canal and it's the canal that actually connects the east with the west. it is an important point for people who--countries that are struggling for power. it's obvious, it's clear and i think that's why iran was trying to basically back the houthis and yemen and pushing them towards aden to fight them all the way to aden so that some how the houthis can get their hands onhands on the canal and then they would negotiate with iran and russia with "b" that. so it's very clear. it's very--the struggle for power is the

is that the goal for saudi arabia here? >> i think so. the revolution the iranians began to export that revolution and we saw them move into lebanon, syria and other areas. the saudis regard themselves as the key power player in the persian gulf. we are seeing that the iranians are on the verge of taking over that position. >> yeah, we certainly are. lieutenant colonel thanks so much for being with us. really appreciate it. coming up the political drama with a plot line that seems ripped from an episode of "house of cards." you have new jersey senator robert menendez accused of getting lavish perks. >>> and then hillary clinton hasn't said she is running for president yet, but a new clue that she's ready to announce sooner than later. >>> new jobs numbers are out and already they're being called a disappointment. the u.s. only added 126,000 jobs last month. that makes march actually the worst month for job creation since the end of 2013. the obama administration acknowledged the figures as below the recent trend, but the president himself

the saudis may now be using another tactic to confront the houthis. oh local tv station shows pictures of weapons and ammunition dropped by the saudi- saudi-led coalition jets in aden. meanwhile those loyal to hadi are engaged in street battles in the city. coalition jets bomb houthi forces and allies in and around the airport. a number of airstrikes force the rebels to leave the presidential palace a day after they captured it. >> they cannot keep that. they were just on the top of the mountains, and i'm sure they'll be on the run. but now they're besieged. aden is a peninsula and these people are blocked in, the civilians. they're hitting the civilians from the tops of the hills. >> the fight for yemen could be a long one and the number of casualties continue to grow. the u.n. said it is concerned. >> i call on all parties involved it make their obligations under international law. and do their utmost to protect the ordinary women children, and men. reports from humanitarian partners in different parts of the country indicate that some 519 people ha

they are urgently needed to treat people who have been hurt in the fighting. saudi's men industry says three soldiers have been killed by houthi shelling on the post in the southwestern city of najran. in the daily briefing the spokesman for the saudi-led coalition says it is escalating. >> the pressure is increasing day by day. at the beginning, there were only 35 airstrikes every day on the second phase, there were about 50 a day. then we moved to 80 when we started targeting the coalition forces. we are on the ground and continue to chase all of the enemy convoys supplying all of the equipment and help. mohammed albakurque says despite those strikes, the rebels remain define ant. they didn't achieve any progress. the army the security force and the popular groups are advanceing on different fronts. we are in negotiation and the negotiations at the capital after the start guy a sued e-led coalition, there is no active president to the negotiate with. we believe they should take this among political forces and molt individuals. we didn't leave our strongholds to al-q

. >> the sad saudi military say that the attack outy fighters are to blame. you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up. nigeria's new president steps forward pledging to heal old wounds saying this is not the time for confrontation. fighting continues as isil storms a palestinian refugee camp in syria's capital. >>> and fighting back. a breakthrough that could change the way that obesity is treated. >> hello the saudi military has denied hitting a factory in yemen during it's offensive against houthi fighters in the country, an incident that is said to have killed 23 people. the saudi-led campaign is now in its seventh day. saudi military said that it was targeting missiles and ammunition dumps. >> from the ground prove that it was mortars from houthi that hit the factory. again, we know that the houthi militias are manipulating media outlets in order to instigate the yemeni people. however, we're fully aware that the me then any people are fully aware that this operation was meant only to restore what was hijacked by the houthies. again, it

. >> reporter: the deal also has its worldwide critics, including israel. france and saudibia are also cautious. a deal between iran and the west is always going to be about more than just the nuclear issue, it marks a change in relations after decades of hostility. the next few months will bring more hard bargaining and tough rhetoric before the final deadline at the end of june. >>> iran's author and journalist give us his analysis. >> i think this has two purpose number one to calm the situation, especially about the doubters, and number 2, to position themselves for a tough negotiations that will come at the end of june so i think we should expect these sort of comments to be heard of. the ayatollah said i am supporting the negotiators, but there's no way to congratulate me or anyone at this stage, because we have nothing concrete. therefore i think he is just reflecting the reality as it is. but the president, of course said we are interested in negotiation, we continue to do so, this is part of the first part of our attempt to negotiate with everybody, especially on y

ambassador to the u.n. says saudi arabia has been doing everything it can to help people affected by the fighting. >> most of the casualties that we know of are happening in civilian areas bit the houthis and allies. the infrastructure is weak, following the years of destruction. and as far as we are concerned we are doing everything possible to make sure that medical supplies are delivered in time and in the right places. we have been supportive and cooperative of requests for evacuation. saudi arabia and the coalition forces establish the cell for humanitarian assistance. there was a supply of medicine and food products that have been airlifted. we have a situation in which the houthi militias conduct the activities in heavily populated areas throught yemebn. . >> a villagel has been held in nairobi after the killing of 147 after the al-shabab gunmen stormed a kenyan campus. mohammed adow reports from the kenyan capital. >> reporter: a sombre mood engulfed freedom park. hundreds of grieving kenyans holing candles tu

of course, the saudi have representatives at the u.n. any reaction at the u.n. james? >> no direct reaction that has been announceed by saudi arabia in the last couple of hours. and some of those that were speaking spoke with the situation in yemen. among those are the jordanian foreign minute. he's been presiding over some of the debate taking place in the security council. he was speaking about yemen briefly. and i asked him about yemen when he came to speak to reporters. he made it clear that it's quite an important moment in the timeline of diplomacy of yemen. that's because last week the u.n. security council went without resolution. they voted in favor of that resolution 22-16 now in that resolution which demanded that the houthis pull back from all the territory that they have taken, including the capital of sanaa, it's said that every ten days there needs to be an update from the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon. it will probably happen on monday and they will call an update meeting with the u.n. security council on an update of completion. remember, ban ki-mo

the highest level meeting between the countries in more than 50 years. iran has described saudi strikes in generally as an active genocide. houthi fighters are continuing their advance entering the provincial capital in eastern yemen. pakistan's parliament is expected to vote on whether or not to send forces to the saudi-led campaign there. prime minister currently meeting with heads of political parties and defense officials. >>> now, in afghanistan civilians have been killed in two separate attacks in the eads eastern city. four dead and 11 another injured. following a suicide attack on a convoy. and in the eastern province, a roadside bomb has killed 12 people. up to 3,000 people usually cross between turkey and syria every day, but for the past month there has been no activity as the boarder is closed. bernard smith reports now on the effect the closure is having on those who rely on freedom of movement. >> reporter: until a month ago mohamed could have crossed in to turk friday syria just by showing her passport as a turkey border gate. >> translator: i have been walking fo

sure that the conflict doesn't go over to saudi arabia. the killing of these border guards will push the saudis to try to change the tactics in this war in order to prevent concerns or growing concerns in the country. not only about the long-time it has taken them to achieve the goals in yemen, but the escalating dangers on the saudi arabia territory itself and we understand that there has always been a commentary by the saudi spokesman about the fact that saudi arabia will make a ground invasion and they have been hesitating because they don't want cas umenties amongst the -- casualties amongst the soldiers. let's see how they change their strategies to avoid death among their people and soldiers. >> a second red cross plane landed in the yemeni capital sanaa. the u.n. called for the fighters to pause so that aid workers can deliver supplies safely. there is a shortage of food water and medicine. >> to the syrian city of aleppo eight people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured in the attack by rebel fighters. buildings were

up next the saudi arabian ambassador to the u.s. talks about the violence in yemen and and this country's ongoing airstrikes on that country. the national council on u.s.-arab relations hosted this event. >> thank you, dave. good morning everyone. thank you for coming. this shows that the topic itself is timely, relevant and to some of the participants it's indeed urgent. we're talking about a region that is hardly marginal hardly beyond the back of the beyond. we're speaking of the region that has two kinds of oil turmoil and that other kind. with implications to no end of people's interests, their involvement, their concerns their key foreign policy objectives and all of these relate to issues of security and stability. and without security and stability you have no orderly effective peaceful development. without security you have no stability. without the tube you have no foreign direct investment. without foreign direct investment in the country as poor especially poor and that's pervasively poor as yemen, the future looks more

the saudis may well believe it. but one of the big things we're watching for in terms of direct influence from iran is the resupply of weapons to those houthi allies that they have. there is a good deal of concern that iran is shipping in weapons by air, landing airplanes at airports anden loading weapons, and even trying to get them into ports that they control in yemen. that was a proven tactic with hezbollah in the past. >> barbara starr, thanks very much very much. joining us now the white house deputy national security adviser ben rhodes. ben, thanks for joining us. we have a lot to discuss. let's go through point by point. first of all, i want your reaction, you heard evan perez reporting from his sources, he has confirmed that that hack that took place at the state department which was publicized at the time was actually done by hackers working for therussian government. eventually they managed to get into the white house computer system as well. what can you tell us about that? >> well wolf first of all, i'm

training of the pilot. when saudi pilots went down just a few days ago there was a u.s. to assist. so there's a lot that we're doing behind the scenes and the administration is not hiding this fact. the white house issued a statement on the day that operation decisive storm began blaming the houthis for causing the crisis ingz#ç yemen and recognizing president hadi's legitimate leader of yemen and president obama authorized the provision, quote of logistical support of military-led operations and the administration claimed that while u.s. forces are not taking direct military action in yemen in support of this effort we are establishing a joint station with saudi arabia to coordinate intelligent support. we can speculate that we're in support of what's going on and there's a lot of concern, perhaps that the longer that this persists the greater the chance for terrorists on the ground to become empowered. i'm glad that i woke up at 5:00 a.m. to prepare for this today because had i not i wouldn't have checked the news cycle and seen that there was actually a major operatio

and to the great saudi people. and to give respects to his majesty who passed - and we hope god will put him in his heavens. i'm pleased today to welcome the foreign minister of france our ally mr laurent fabius and his delegate in the kingdom of saudi arabia, and to welcome you in this conference. our cooperation we have discussed with the minister this morning. with an interview, a servant of the holy site. many issues that are of importance to both countries, and the discussion with the minister with the servant of the holy site was important and critical. the minister's visit reinforces the relations between the two countries and the continued coordination over a variety of regional and international issues that are common to us country. naturally one of the common reasons for the visit, and receiving a letter from the french president - today we held a discussion an expanded discussion, and i will classify them as fruitful and construct constructive and it covers the development in the bilateral relationships a

the u.s. representation in saudi arabia giving very direct approval of what's going on there. s so much. >>> a big deal this morning. big oil getting bigger. that's the top story this morning in money. shell buying bg group, a british firm with prized oil fields off the coast of brazil. it's a $70 billion deal. if completed, it would add 25% to shell's oil and gas reserves and 20% to production. energy prices of course have cratered from over $100 a barrel last summer to about $50 a barrel now. and that puts producers in a crunch. bigger firms use this they swoop in maybe to take over. shell just the latest to add to its expansive portfolio. and rock-bottom oil prices also mean layoffs in the oil patch. since june there have been more than 50,000 oil job cuts in the u.s. that's because of the falling price of oil. this is cnn money analysis for you, folks. layoffs in the first quarter in oil, in energy jobs in the u.s. are up almost 4,000%. in many cases, those are very decent-paying jobs too. so we keep saying there was so much action in petroleum engineering, for example. and

>> welcome to the news hour live from doha. saudi t.v. says houthi rebelsn after more airstrikes. >> celebration in iran over a framework deal on iran says nuclear program. israel said the agreement threatens its existence. >> despair and grief kenya vows it will not be intimidated after a shabab attack kills 147 people at university. >> we go along for a ride in what's called the vehicle of the future. >> let's start the news hour in yemen where the saudi-led coalition is bombarding targets in aden including the airport. the saudis are air dropping arms to anti houthi fighters in the city. the airstrikes began just over a week ago march 26. on monday. the saudi's imposed a naval blockade on yemen's ports to prevent the houthis from arming. an attack on a camp killed at least 29 people, including more than a dozen children. on thursday, houthi fighters took over president hadi's palace in aden. now the houthis retreated from that palace after more saudi-led airstrikes. we have the latest. >> fighting raged all night in aden as saudi-led co

gulf and what the saudi government was doing about it. and he's absolutely at ease in english. he did his masters at georgetown. >> we have seen him be the spokesman throughout this whole saudi led coalition of bombing in yemen. he's out there and forceful. >> he's very effective as a communicator. that's the prime reason and known as ultraloyal to the saudi royal family. >> what message is that sending? >> i think it does seend signal send a signal particularly to iran that saudi arabia has been uncomfortable and increasingly concerned about the iranian influence in the region and that's why we saw saudi arabia move very decisively on the yemen front several weeks ago start bombing. they want to get the signal across don't fool around in our backyard. >> final question for you: what does it mean internally, what message is being sent to the saudi people, this is by far the strongest move that's been made to switch to a younger generation. >> it's the first move. they in fact moved out of sons of the founder of the kingdom. with him gone t

the speaker said saudi arabia hadn't achieved its goals. has been accused of backing houthi fighters in yemen. >>> the united nations says that more than 113,000 people have now fled the fighting in the iraqi city of ramadi in anbar province. is there have been intense battles there in the past two weeks. aid agencies are warning that many of the displaced have nowhere to go. omar has more from baghdad. >> reporter: the iraqi government says it's forces are making gains in ramadi by pushing out isil fighters from areas surrounding the government compound in ramadi. they also pushed isil from areas isil controlled in the last 72 hours and mainly in the eastern part of ramadi and that's because of a number of reasons including reinforcements send by baghdad, and air strikes by the international coalition, as well as the iraqi air force. on the other hand the humanitarian situation for the people there is getting worse. the number of people who fled ramadi and the vournding areas has reached more than 113,000 people according to the u.n. they

the saudi's are afraid that the yemen case could serve as an example. a shiite power armor just supported by iran. this is their biggest nightmare. >> they might be trying to create a buffer zone. what iran is saying is that in fact saudi arabia is conducting a genocide and it will answer for war crimes. >> the term genocide is inappropriate. we can see if we look at the persian newspapers, they are full of yemen. yemen is the number one issue and there is concern in iran that this happened at a moment when a nuclear deal was prepared, prepared to be signed. the rainy and -- the iranians are in a difficult situation to somehow try to engage in the nuclear deal and at the same time the solve the conflict in yemen and i think saudi arabia is trying to interfere. >> yemen is of course located along a key shipping route. crucial for saudi arabia and iran. could we see a full-blown confrontation between these regional powers to secure the shipping route? >> i don't think we will have war or confrontation. everybody iran is just about to build a naval base on

there's a fear among the saudi-led coalition of the spread of terrorism. terrorism which could be extremely destabilizing, not just a war and a security threat in yemen but spreading beyond yemen. that borders saudi arabia. into saudi arabia and other gulf monarchies. they do not want to see their power threatened. there is the sunni-shiite aspect of this equation. there is also the general fear of terrorism and instability spreading through the region that might jeopardize the monarchy's whole and on power. especially in saudi arabia with the new king. genie: thank you. egypt, gunmen armed with grenades attacked several checkpoints in the sinai peninsula. the death toll has client to 17. 15 soldiers and two civilians. no claim of responsibility so far. militants who support the islamic state group have carried out similar operations in the past. at least 54 have been killed in a russian shipwreck that massive fishing vessel went down in the kamchatka peninsula. 132 crew and passengers were onboard, 15 are still lost at sea. claire williams has more. claire

we have a situation where the saudis are on high alert. stand by. and any time according to the statement, any time the houthis try to take action against civilians, and that's basically - that's it for the moment. >> mohammed val thanks for the update. >> saudi arabia's month-long air campaign failed to restore the yemen government. and critical threats projected, according to that. it holds more territory than before. the houthis controlled sana after pushing south. they continued the march south. moving into tiaz and closing in on aden. showing the presence on march the 25th the day the saudi-led coalition began. since then they moved south and west. over the past four weeks they increased their control influence and the areas which they can operate in. >> a houthi supporter and activist joins us on the phone from sanaa. good to have you with us. first of all the announcement that the saudi-led coalition is ending operation decisive storm - was that the result of a deal cut between - or involving the houthis. have you, in effect agreed through bac

arabia by the officials. saudi arabia will harvest the hatred. it denies accusations of supplying support to the houthis, hassan rouhani was speaking at an army day parade. >> translation: the other nations should learn from the army. they should not hatch a plot or attack children or people is and women in yemen. attacks on the innocent are a disgrace. >> we can go live to our correspondent who is on the saudi arabia side of the border in jizan. i'm tain be the number 274 million pledged by the saudi arabia for humanitarian assistance in yemen. that is exactly the hament that was requested by the u.n. >> exactly, it's the amount requested by the u.n. it's an estimate. no one knows what is going on on the ground. no one knows the sheer side. the u.n. are not on the ground or the saudis nor the coalition forces. this is an estimation that there is a dire need for it. the problem is how to reach those people how to count them, to know their numbers, their places. yemen is a vast country, people are dispersed across t