. >> thank you omar al saleh, speaking to us on the impact of the houthi rebels on yemen. if you joined us on al jazeera, we have rolling coverage on the recent air strike led by saudi arabia on sanaa. the capital of yemen, against houthi rebels. earlier hack im al-masmari spoke to us via skype. >> everywhere woke up. and the attacks happened quickly. the targets have been the headquarters, council offices, gathering points anything that belonged to the houthi forces even the missile brigade. this is a full-scale war in sanaa, starting an hour ago, and by morning we will know the damages. we can't leave the house. by early morning it will be different. different to what it was an hour ago. >> are the air strikes continuing as we speak. >> they are nonstop every second. you hear by the second a different location around sanaa. that's where i did it earlier, that the sanaa of the morning will be different to last night. completely different. all the air strikes will have results, especially since we heard they targeted the yemeni military airport, trying to handicap the airport and haven't succeeded. >> h

express your thoughts the stream it's your chance to join the conversation only on al jazeera america >>> very good to have you with usm david foster and these are the global headlines on al jazeera. egypt's gulf neighbors will invest invest money in egypt's economy. >> translator: the egyptian society is 35% of the population of the middle east stability in egypt is a very important role for the civility of the whole region. >>> nigeria's government as admitted that its army's troops are being trained by what it is calling foreign contractors. hundreds of mercenaries are believed to be in the country to help in the fight against boko haram. >>> we have been reporting on iraqi forces making significant gains, they say, in the offensive against the islamic state of iraq and the levant, isil. the army there says it is now confident that victory in the city of tikrit is just a matter of days away now. the soldiers have been advancing on a number of fronts and tech territory west of the city on wednesday. fighting now focusing on the presidential palace complex and pockets of the city center. >>> coast guard in turkey fir

nicole johnston al jazeera afghanistan. >> stay with us on the al jazeera news hour. still ahead we report from the serbian village that offered a surprising safe haven for greeks fleeing their homeland. >>> plus opening their homes to art, the galleries open. we will have sports in about 20 minutes. stay with us. >> welcome back to the al jazeera news hour. in yemen 20 houthi rebels have been killed houthis are moving south after being targeted on friday in attacks in sanaa. hundreds of houthi fighters are deployed by air. >>> secretary of state john kerry are talking in talks request iran towith iran say there has been process. >>> and 70 bodies have been found in northern nigeria. many had their throats slit and some were beheaded. >>> rebel-held parts of aleppo in syria activists say that government shelling has killed five people. but despite the civil war entering it's fifth year many syrians syrian continue to come out and protest. >> reporter: the number of people waving flags for the syrian revolution have dwindled in the last four years. these people live in

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and express your thoughts the stream it's your chance to join the conversation only on al jazeera america >> stay with us here on al jazeera. i'm david foster. these are the global headlines. yemen's government asking for military help to bring the country under control. president abd rabbuh mansur hadi has been trying to governor from the city of aden after houthies take control of the capital sana sanaa. >>> and a potential presidential candidate and son of a former president in senegal has been sentenced to six years in prison. >>> angela merkel in berlin and alexis tsipras meet over greece's international bailout. >>> doctors without borders criticize the "world health organization" in response to the ebola outbreak saying response was too slow. they say that the medical community is ill prepared for a further outbreak. >> all we know is that the delay that was caused by--that was caused by member states of the who not acting cost valuable time in preparing a response. we're in a different praise today. but we should be much further along. this is not just a hatchett job against the "who," but a refl

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on in egypt. thank you so much for joining us. >> still more to come here on al jazeera including the potential alzheimerse that's got scientists excited. and in sport god buy to one of their greatest footballers. . >> now a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. the u.n. has been accused of failing the people of syria with aid agencies describing the security council as defunct. security in ferguson missouri will be handed over to st. louis county police, and the missouri state highway patrol. the decision comes after two police officers were shot at a rally on wednesday night. over the resignation of the police chief. and at least five people have been killed and many more are feared trapped after a factory that was under construction collapsed in bangladesh. in iraq, the government says it's forces are making significant gains in their battle to push it sill out. thousands of fighters are involved in the offensive against the armed group and the defense minister expects troops to reach the center of the city in the next few days. what dean has more. pounding enemy targets. on the fourth day of a hu

us. >> don't try this at home. >> "techknow" where technology meets humanity. tomorrow, 6:30 eastern only on al jazeera america. >>>good to have you with us on the al jazeera newshour. i'm elizabeth puranam in doha. these are the top stories - saudi arabia attacks houthi weapon storage facilities across yemen in a fifth night of strikes. houthi fighters can be heard firing anti-aircraft weapons at the coalition jets. iraqi army is meeting resistance in the fight against islamic state of iraq and levant had tikrit. hidden poms are slowing the advance, which they hope would be complete by sunday. thousands demonstrated over nigeria's elections in the oil-producing center of port harco urk rt. some accused goodluck jonathan of killing position campaigners. the election commission is investigating. >>> the war in yemen dominated the 2-day arab league summit in egypt. where leaders agreed to create a unified force. egypt's president says joint action is needed to fight terrorism, and foreign intervention in the mooest. the panel will work under the supervision of chiefs to decide the structure of the force. it's been

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. >> good to have you with us on al jazeera. thank you >>> a hotel siege in somali is now over. police say al-shabab fighters took control of the hotel, killing 20 people. we have more. >> as somali's fighters attacked the hotel in the capital. witnesses say some jumped out of the windows. a survivor said gunmen killed everyone they could find. it started with a bombing. armed men entered the hotel and the fire fight began. >> a suicide car bomber went off at the rare entrance, and gunmen attacked, and that caused casualties. i saw injured people taken to the hospitals. among those killed is the ambassador to switzerland. the attack came a day after somali government spokesman announced the capture of commanders much the two men were involved in planning attacks and assassinations. officially al-shabab was pushed out of mogadishu, and other centers in 2011. the group has retreated and launched attacks on government and foreign targets. until somali's western backed government can assert its own control, it may not be able to stop attacks like these. >>> nigerians are heading to

. >> stay with us on al jazeera. still ahead, boko haram may have left a northern nigerian city, but they still pose a threat. >>> and academic ambitions, parents scale to new heights to push their children to succeed in school. >> the stream, >> your digital community >> you pick the hot topics and express your thoughts the stream it's your chance to join the conversation only on al jazeera america >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. a reminder of stories. 20 houthi rebels have been killed in fighting against tribesmen in the south. hundreds of faters are being deployed by air. >>> heavy fighting inside libya is threatening to derail peace talks being held in morocco. forces loyal to the tibruk based government have been fighting against an unified government. >>> secretary of state john kerry has been in london negotiating negotiating iran's nuclear program. talks will repsalm next week. >>> the threat of boko haram attacks mean that university in northern nigeria is a major concern for peop

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this is where we go our separate ways now and thank you for joining us on al jazeera america. the first major candidate to formally declare his candidate for president, is also a major skeptic of climate change. we'll see how the political debate . you'll see a dallas mom who sought hem for her messagely ill son, only to see him killed by police. >>> some comes helping them to make the split second decisions that could make the difference between life and death. i'm david schuster in for ali velshi, and this is "real money." next year's presidential race got off to a really early start today. senator ted cruz took advantage of his early timing to urge students to put their faith in him and help him win the republican nomination. >> i believe in you. i believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of america. and that is why today, i am announcing that i'm running for president of the united states. [cheering and applause] >> ted cruz is a meteoric figure whose rise has been fueled largely by controversy. he ran in washington, fo

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an dependent research on war and conflict who specializes in boko haram and lectures at the university joining us live from london now, very good to have you with us on al jazeeraget to the election the main issues of the selection. what is at stake for nigeria,? just a moment. but if i could start off by asking you how worrying is it just days before this much-anticipated election two al jazeera journalists who are probably accredited to cover it who had been embedded with the military have been arrested? >> well, it should be worrying particularly going to the fact that this is one election that everyone in the world has its eyes on nigeria. and it is expected -- everyone wants it to be a very credible free and fair election. world leaders have called that it is free and fair. and now we're having this kind of interference from the military. and given the fact that the opposition have been complaining that there is an attempt to use the military as a power of the imcouple banaci to weaken the of situation. this could be seen as a [ inaudible ] to that. >> oak. so let's get to the main -- to the election now, many expecting an incredibly tight race this time.

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al jazeera abuja nigeria. >> let's go to an independent researcher on war and conflict and specializes in boko haram. he's joining uslive from london. good to have you on al jazeera. many are expecting the tightest race in apology near i can't. what is at stake in this election? >> well, it is clearly the stability of nigeria and the africa region. nigeria is a populous country and one of africa's largest country. there will be all eyes on knee year i can't as nigeria will go to polls tomorrow. >> we know it will be one of the fiercest contests in the election with the opposition being able to stand up to the incumbent government, and shifting the election the incumbent government has been able too do some catch up and deal with the boko haram problem. we know that the regional leader has accepted the responsibility to the southern part of nigeria the incumbent is trying to douse that popularity. it will be a very tough election for both sides. i believe it will be a very close call. >> you brought up boko haram an issue that is not just affecting nigeria, but it has been spilling over its borders, which is why we s

stay with us on al jazeera, more news at the top of the hour. we have rolling coverage on the yemen dries us. saudi led g.c.c. coalition has began a military operation in yemen air strike start he hadding houthi fighters. there is more support coming from the 10-nation coalition egypt, jordan, sudan, ma rack owe and pakistan have expressed their willingness to join the fight. several key places including the presidential palace and police headquarters have been hit. houthi tv in yemen says at least 10 people are are dead and there are reports of dozens of casualties. well, it was the saudi ambassador to washington who announced the strikes and he wouldn't specify the extent of u.s. cooperation, the u.s. has revealed it's providing the saudis with logistical and intelligence support. but the saudi air strikes come as a critical time for the u.s. as it continues its negotiation with his iran. here is more. >> reporter: the saudi embassy in washington, d.c. was the venue chosen the audi ambassador refused to reveal what specifically his country was

. >> omar al saleh, great talking to us giving us the implication, wider implication of what is happening in the region. if you have joined us on al jazeera, we have rolling coverage of what happened in yemen, a saudi arabia led coalition conducted air strikes in yemen on the capital sanaa, targetting several houthi rebels there. we know at least 10 people have been killed in those air strikes. earlier we spoke with the former director of national security studies at the council on foreign relations, lawrence korb and he said it was inevitable. >> if the bombing doesn't achieve the objectives what next? more bombings will you do it like libya, where it lasted seven months before they got muammar gaddafi out. what will they do if the houthis send insurgents into saudi arabia? will they be willing to put ground forces in. it's easy to start a war, more difficult to stop and you should think about these things before you start. we hope that this will have such a shock that the houthis will negotiate with the government to come to a power sharing arrangement. >> do you think that will happen? how long can the houthis fight? >> i gain that is

is richard, the former boss of the australian antidoping association, thanks for speaking to us on al jazeerapean futbol michelle will meet greece sports minister on monday to discuss the ongoing crisis in greek futbol last week suspended for a third time because of crowd violence at a match between two of the most famous in the country and match got under way on saturday and sunday and played behind closed doors and they will be closed until greece has a chance to review the situation. mesi set a spanish league record after scoring a 32nd hat trick for barcelona in la-league and 6-1 home win and all three scored in the face of just 13 minutes and swarez got 2 and then scored for barsa. move ones them one point of madrid at the top of the table and athletico is 7 points back after 1-1 draw with valencia on sunday. united will host later on monday for a place at the semi finals of the cup and liverpool forced to reply by second tier black on sunday after a goalless draw and then he was taken to hospital after landing awkwardly on his head but says he is fine. england's cricket is taking on ban

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al jazeera river state nigeria. >> still ahead on the al jazeera news hour, putting profits to before public safety. the u.s. police in ferguson are targeted for using excessive power against targeted citizens. >> apparently, this is what the future will look like. noise, isn't it? more later in the program. >> in sport why maria sharapova is trying to make history. >> hello again, the top stories on the al jazeera news hour. taliban fighters in pakistan claimed responsibility for with it bomb attacks on churches packed with sunday worshipers. at least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded in lahore. >> iran's foreign minister arrived in switzerland for talks over its nuclear program with the u.s. the deadline has been set for the end of march. u.s. secretary of state john kerry said a temporary agreement past that date is unlikely. >> a conflict in syria enters its fifth year with no end in sight. >> when a group of children were arrested for scrolling anti-government graffiti on a wall in syria no one could have predicted what would follow. the united nations estimates more than 220,000 syrians have been killed. more than 7.5 million people hav

good evening and thank you for joining us on al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> and i'm antonio mora. now a major man hunt is on in tunisia for the accomplices on a major museum. >> police also killed two gunmen. so far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. >> meanwhile tunisia's president has called for unity. thousands hit the streets to denounce the attack. many held up banners no to terrorism. >> there has been concerns over security in tunisia because neighboring libya has become affected. >> nazanine moshiri has the story. >> they surround the bardo museum. one ever tunisia's most famous tourist destinations. there were hundreds of visitors inside when gunmen opened fire. some people managed to get out. running for their lives. authorities say the gunmen hunted people down spraying bullets. >> translator: we were visiting the museum and suddenly we heard big noises. at first we thought it was a statute falling but bit by bit we realized it was gun shots. there were four of us. we also found a couple with children and we did

on how to get a leader who few like out of power. rosalyn jordan, al jazeera the state department. >> richard murphy former u.s. ambassador to syria joins us, mr. ambassador did to have you on the program. what do you make of secretary kerry's comments is he leaving an opening that sood that assad was making amaketo remain as president after four years of war? >> i think he was making an opening, that we are ready to talk to assad. that was quickly pulled back by the state department a day or so afterwards and the position hasn't changed we don't think he can survive as president. >> in the meantime, the turkish prime minister saying this in response to kerry's statement he said you are going to have what negotiation with a regime that has killed over 200,000 people and has used chemical weapons unquote. how can these equivocations if we can call them, to making like turkey who wants assad out of power. >> we don't disagree with the turks about the long term prospects of assad. we did try in geneva a couple of years ago there has to be a transitional regime and at the end of the day he isn't going to be there. that wasn't accepted by assad

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good evening and thank you for joining us on al jazeera america. i'm imran garta. >> and i'm randall pinkston. antonio mora has the night off. swift end to the saudi run air air strikes. >> shia hughts are said to be advancing in southern and eastern yemen. omar saleh has the story. >> the head list on friday was diverse. air defense pat ris air base runway, supply routes and weapons depot. >> we were attacked by the coalition. now, the air base is under control of the yemeni army. we continue, we will continue to target their movement, their concentration of forces until we clarify all the areas that they are controlling now. >> reporter: in the meantime, yemen's president abd rabbu mansour hadi arrived in egypt to attend the summit. he is recognized as yemen's legitimate leader, he had called for intervention and will probably seek more military and political support from arab leaders to end the houthi takeover of his country. the shia houthis swept through capital sanaa last september. they stormed his presidential palace in january. he resigned

al jazeera america's award winning, investigative series... on al jazeera america >> saudi led airstrikes target houthi positions throughout yemen as new questions are raised about the possible use >> you're watching al jazeera from doha. also ahead russia's foreign minister ready to lead talks on iran's nuclear program as the deadline nears to reach an agreement. >> counting votes in nigeria people wait to see who will be the next president. >>

good evening and thank you for joinsjoining us on al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. >> and i'm stephanie sy. tomorrow ashraf ghani has an open meeting with president obama. >> but today ghani had a meeting with secretary of state john kerry. >> this is a major statement. of support our armed forces and our security forces are going to greet this, with enormous welcome. because it gives them the assurance that the resolute support mission is continuing and that we are able to focus. on our key priorities. >> now on wednesday ghani will address a joint meeting of congress. jamie mcintire has a report. >> security was tight tithe even by security standards. center courtyard to hear afghan president ashraf ghani to's message. >> my message as the defense community and the diplomatic community, but mostly to the american taxpayer. the men and women you all of you, who have made your hard earned dollars available going >> the exact amount is dispute somewhere between 2 and 4 trillion but the sacrifice extends far more than mere money. left 2215 dead, such as major general harold green killed l

good evening and thank you for joining us on al jazeera america. i'm antonio mora. >> i'm stephanie sy. we begin in egypt with the political rest regulation of abdel fattah al-sisi on the political stage. >> three members of the military were wounded in an attack on the egyptian military. >>> egypt has been rocked by instability. it continued in 2013 with thous terwith theout outouswith theouster of mohamed morsi. >> despite years of turmoil we are open for business. in his opening speech, president abdel fattah al-sisi welcomed and thanked those for their support. >> i'd like to thank all our brothers kings and presidents of the arab states that are giving us lot of honor of being here today in egypt. the egyptian society is 25% of the population of the middle east. stability in egypt is a very important role for the civility of the whole region. we need to make sure that these powers will be for the benefit of the stability of the nation and for the region. >> reporter: it started off well with billions of dollars pledged by some of egypt's riche

good evening and thank you for joining us on al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. >> and i'm stephanie sy. i.s.i.l.'s grip on tikrit is loosening. officials say they are close to taking full control of the city. >> just a few miles north of the city of al alam celebrated, taking back the city from i.s.i.l. ringing endorsement from the top military officer today general martin dempsey says he sees certain vicity in retaking the city from i.s.i.l. >> but i.s.i.l. pleased a an tack on ramadi. still can inflict pain even as it loses ground in tikrit. stefanie dekker has the story. >> this is northeastern tikrit. the iraqi army together with shia militia and sunni tribesmen are trying to push kyle i.s.i.l. out of the city. >> translator: we want to tell the people that tikrit will be liberated and taken from i.s.i.l. groups. four fronts started to take the neighborhood ton outskirts of tikrit city. we are heading with the help of god to liberate it from i.s.i.l. terrorist groups and from there we will advance to beiji and mosul. >> a freelance journalist shot these shots on wednesday. the c

. >>> good evening, thank you for joining us on al jazeera america i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm antonio mora. we begin with the tragic germanwings plane crash. recovery has been suspended until tomorrow. officials are certain none of the 150 on board survives. hundreds of police officers and rescue personnel scoured a remote part. it was travelling from barcelona to germany. one of the plane's black boxes was recovered. investigators say it will be analysed to see what caused the airbus 8120 to crash. >> the plane was flying over france, it lost altitude and at 6,000 feet lost contact with radar radar. mark giordano reports. jacky row lands reports. >> reporter: in a remote valley debris is strewn across the hillsides. no one could have survived and in this difficult terrain recovery will take days. you can just about locate the rescue workers, struggling to locate many pieces of the plane. crucially they found a black box flight recorder which should provide vital evidence as to why this happened. at doesel dorfe airport relatives and friends gathered to receive information and absorb the t

on al jazeera. we'll have a report on the afghan army that's taking on the taliban. more an that. stay with us. >> weeknights on al jazeera america. >> join me as we bring you an in-depth look at the most important issues of the day. breaking it down. getting you the facts. it's the only place you'll find... the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. >> shia houthi remembers in yemen fired shots in taiz to break up a rally against them. they've taken over the airport in the southern city. fighters are pushing south to aden where president hadi is trying to hold power. >> a third attacker involved in the museum shootings in in tunisia are on the run. the government is asking for help locating this man. >> israel's president is under pressure to form the next government. talks are underway between the three political parties that won the most seats in last weeks election. >> we've been through a stormy and passionate election season. this is the time to begin the process of fusing and healing israeli society. government that will be fo

very good to have you with us on al jazeera. so certainly some glitches in this election but overall how do you think it's gone? this is of course hugely important. africa's biggest population biggest economy. >> actually from what we've seen so far, it has not been too bad really but there are a few disappointments here especially with occasions of shootings and ballot snatching and other places where the leg to recall commission could not get material to start elections on time which is now necessitating the voting to continue to tomorrow. otherwise, i think it has been good so far and we hope maybe the violence that we have seen now should not escalate beyond this point. with the results coming out, a few of them unofficially are showing that there is kind of a result by nigerians to peacefully allow the process to hold. >> do you think that the main issues were addressed in this election? the issues of security, economy, corruption and what is meant to be what many say is the tightest race in nigeria for many years now? >> y

. >>> good evening, thank you for joining us on al jazeera. i'm stephanie sy. >> and i'm antonio mora. we begin in iraq where iraqi forces are forcing i.s.i.l. out of tikrit. government officials said their forces retook large parts of the city and drove the group out of alla la. >> the iraqi and shia militias are preparing for an assault should the joint offensive proceed, similar missions in other cities will continue. >> junioredon's king abdullah spoke to his people today. >> in the u.k. a new airline law aimed at preventing citizens joining i.s.i.l. >> the tikrit offensive is the largest against i.s.i.l. it's a combination of iraqi and shi'a militias. there are concerns the shia militias are targetting sunni villages. >> reporter: holding the flag of the islamic state of iraq and levant upside down is a victory sign for the iraqi soldiers and militias. they've retaken areas a few kilometres from tikrit. an i.s.i.l. held city, a major offensive is underway. >> translation: the popular mobilization of shia militia me forces and tribes of th

lucia newman, al jazeera santiago. >>> belgium is the only country louingallowing euthanasia at any age. thank you for joining us on al jazeera. the report we just played out about valentine's story obviously no one can be failed to be moved by this story but just explain to us how the law you have passed in belgium actually works. what checks would have to be put in place before euthanasia is franted to a minor? >> well -- granted to a minor? >> well, the minor has to be suffering from an incurable disease and is pain and then he can ask for euthanasia then he has the treating doctor who has to well, be assured that indeed, the disease is incurable. then the second and a third doctor is incorporated, to oversee the whole procedure. and there's also a psychological interview with the patient to see if he or she is pla dhur mature enough to make that decision. that means that he or she has to understand the meaning of the whole idea of life and death. and also, the fact that she knows or he knows that when he chooses that this really ends. so the idea of euthanasia. >> we saw in valentine's case obviously she's an o

on the though. a senior fell j for environment and sec nollie. that is the show for today. i'm ali velshi, thank you for joining us. >> weeknights on al jazeera america. >> join me as we bring you an in-depth look at the most > breaking it down. getting you the facts. it's the only place you'll find... the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. >>> columbia's president suspends air strikes against f.a.r.c. rebels for a month to support peace talks. hello, welcome to al jazeera, live from doha. i'm jane dutton. also ahead, an i.s.i.l. video appears to show a young boy shooting a palestinian captive accused of being a spy. iran's supreme leader slams family planning, western lifestyles and called for the population to be doubled. >>> a south korean flight

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thank you for joining us on al jazeera. these numbers are just so hard to comprehend. a thousand have been killed last month and the month before as well. these numbers i believe do not include the third of the country being held by isil, do they? >> no, i don't think they do. the u.n. has not been able to get good figures from them until now. and it does not include, after all, the numbers you just cited are people who were killed. usually in conflict situations, the ratio of injured and wounded to killed is quite--it's going to be a much larger number. a tremendous burden on already overstretched health facilities medical facilitated and we're talking about a country with well over 2 million people displaced from their homes. >> what sort of conditions are the people who have had to flee the violence. what sort of conditions are they having to live in. >> those who have been displaced for a while are probably living in make-shift arrangements, buildings under contrition construction, living in schools school buildings, public facilities, living in churches, mosques,

good evening and thank you for joining us on al jazeera america. i'm antonio mora. we begin with breaking news out of yemen. tonight saudi arabia says it and other gulf states have launched an offensive against shia houthi rebels threatening to overrun yemen. earlier today the rebels attacked the southern port city of aden. [ gun shots ] >> they seized the airport and a military base. the country's embattled president already fled to aden has left the country. mike viqueria is monitoring all the developments from washington. mike, what do the saudis and other guferl governmentsother gulf governments hope to accomplish by this invasion? >> the saudi ambassador adel al jabir, says they will do what they can principally targeting army barracks associated with the former president of yemen saleh. others are vowing cooperation with the saudi operation against the houthi reckless. we know president hadi recognized by the united states and saudi arabia as the legitimate leader of that country of yemen had fled sanaa just a couple of months ago in the face of a houthi onsla

. >> stay with us on al jazeera, we investigate port headland's price plummet >>> and a bubble in a booming bubble now burst >>> no signs of relief - why migrants arriving in greece are given indefinite detention >>> in sport, it's been called the richest fight history. boxing's two biggest names come face to face ahead of a highly anticipated showdown. >>> to russia where the daughter of murdered opposition politician boris nemtsov says vladimir putin is politically responsible for his death. she says the president must bear responsibility for his shooting. boris nemtsov was a fierce critic of vladimir putin, was gunned down in central moscow. vladimir putin called the murder vial and vowed to find the killers. >>> in russia 25 people have been dropped after a shopping mall caught fire. four are thought to be dead. dozens are injured in the city of kazan. >> reporter: for several hours they fought to clear the flames. in an area a big as a football pitch, this shopping center is burning. rescuers pulled carpets, anything that can catch fire from the building. terrified shoppers watched hel

>> next on talk to al jazeera, david duke addresses the country jersey surrounding his far right beliefs. stay with us. arch. >>> i am ray suarez. this week on "talk to al jazeera" we speak to the former leader of the ku space klux klan david duke. >> you have touched on it. i want to make sure we give it a good airing your idea that the essential nature of the country will change as the demographics of the country change. and i wonder if you think america won't be essentially america. >> i already see in america -- an american that's not the america i grew up in as a young man. we have every major movie, it seems like for young people today promotes all sorts of drug use, dis lucien, drinking yourself 25,000 kids die a year. they are producing the culture that's destroying this country. i don't think -- i don't believe hollywood represents the values. i will give you a good example of this. america now is torturing people and whether or not we torture them in a caa place somewhere around the world or whether we send them in readdition to some hershman tortures them. this is not the belief my forefath

al jazeera, abuja, nigeria. >>> ali musa is a specialist on boko haram and a lecturer in the u.k. he joins us skype from there. thanks very much for joining us on al jazeera. despite the combined african force to tackle boko haram, still, multiple suicide attacks happening. >> definitely. it is actually an institution whereby boko haram have found themselves stuck in between fire fire from nigeria and the multi-national forces. in a bid to get out of it, they are looking for soft targets. this is why they are talking bus stations and kind of unawares because they are unawares. it will continue on like this until they areability -- force them to succumb. >> are they making any headway against boko haram. >> significantly, boko haram, they are fight -- their fighting power is reduced each day with the attacks from both sides, from the multi-national forces as well as from the nigerian forces. this is why they are desperately fighting to get out of this situation and in a bid to get out of this situation, try for soft places like the bus stations and where they feel they will kind of weaken the

thanks for being with us on al jazeera.was saying that it is quite significant, that we see this alliance of arab parties and now represented in the israeli [ inaudible ]. is it expected to say that they will carry little or no influence when it comes to israeli policy? >> no i think that if they will have good results, they can play a role in blocking the way for the return of netenyahu right-wing government to -- to the next israeli government. and this is -- this can be a very significant achievement. but even if this is not the case, the arabs will be a significant block in the next [ inaudible ] in all cases. they seem to be united which will give them certain level of influence. >> they are expected to win around 13 to 15 -- we -- we think that they are expected to win between 13 to 15 seats. that is what predicts stand up so far. but you said if netenyahu is elected again, there is a big chance the next four years will see the end of a practical possibility of a two-state solution, but if herzog wins, there might be