. >> and i thing that sound you heard, unfortunately is we lost our connection reporting for us were riyadh saudi arabia on the latest announcement that saudi arabia has deployed ground troops to yemen. we'll gather information for you. let me continue with the rest of the news now. the u.n. says the syrian government must stop using explosive weapons in the yarmouk camp. the camp on the outskirts of damascus housing palestinian refugees was attacked on friday. the relief agency says it's becoming alarmed for the safety of civilians within yarmouk. the secretary-general condemned the shelling of the camp. thousands were forced to flee. more maying rant have been saved from the mediterranean sea. 3,900 were saved in 13 rescue missions in the last two days. they were spotted off the coast, adding to unprecedented numbers rescueded. now to nepal where the only international airport was forced to stop accepting large jet because of a backlog of flights. there's concern that badly needed supplies were not reaching the interior of the mountainous counselled rip. it's been eight days. more than 7,

were injured. we'll get more from hashem ahelbarra who is in the saudi capitol riyadh. tell use about what you know about this attack hashem. >> reporter: basically eyewitnesss say that they were praying, the friday prayers when they heard an explosion and 20 people were killed dozens injured. the saudi highest religious authority condemned the attack saying this is a heinous crime targeting the unity of the saudi people saying that the perpetrator is someone who is affiliated with a foreign agenda to further destabilize the region. the saudi ministry of interior said that he is further investigating the case. this happened in a -- area that is home to the shia minority. the authorities say that these are people affiliated with radical groups who are trying to use the violence as an excuse to exacerbate the sectarian tension in the country. >> is there any idea who is responsible for the attack? >> reporter: no claim of responsibility so far. we're getting reports that the -- isil is claiming responsibility for the attack inside saudi arabia and the attack which took place in t

. >> other correspondent in riyadh talk me through the language that the saudis have used. you were telling us it's quite specific in what is happening now as to what possibly could be coming. >> if we take his words the spokesman of the coalition if we take his words to mean what they mean, he basically said no, saudi arabia hasn't sent, the coalition hasn't sent troops to the ground, but reading between the lines and looking at some of the expressions he used during the conversation with al jazeera earlier on, he said that i can confirm that today we haven't landed any troops in aden and he used that word today a couple of times during the interview. he also said in the interview that we don't reveal information about an operation that is going on or an operation that is going to happen. these two expressions caught my attention and it is as if the coalition doesn't want to reveal something else that there is probably something going on but they don't want to talk about it. it might be an extensive ground operation that is going to continue until it reaches the goals of expelling

us from sanaa and yemen. we'll cross to riyadh and bring in our correspondent, mohammed val, joining us from there. i think you were listening in to that interview. not much clarity on whether the houthis accept that ceasefire proposal and whether they will adhere to it. >> that's right. it shows that there is a lot of complexity around this whole initiative. because we have two sides who in principle say they are willing to stop the war for a while, but we don't see a mechanism on the ground and enough coordination even behind the scenes that is going to happen. each side is very much suspicious of the other side. they don't trust one another, of course understandable. within this context there must be another side a third side in this, to mediate the ceasefires. to give a guarantee that they'll stop at the same time. none will violate the ceasefire. this is a huge problem. we heard that iran is sending a ship a cargo ship to a port under houthi control. if it happens without the coordination of the saudis and their alike it will be another complexity there. the saudis announced that they are now ready for the cea

us in riyadh. thanks very much. >>> [ inaudible ] exploded at a mosque in the yemeni capitol. 13 people were injured.has claimed responsibility for that attack as well. >>> planes from the saudi-lead coalition have been pounding houthi rebel positions in three yemenese cities. huge explosions rocked the outskirts of sana'a after the air strikes there. planes targeted an air base at the international air base. there were also raids on aden in the south and to the east of the capitol. >>> an iranian cargo ship loaded with aid bound for yemen has arrived in djibouti. the supplies will be unloaded and taken to the world health organization to the port under houthi control. >>> iraq is appealing for more international help to fight the islamic state of iraq and the levant. iraq's deputy prime minister says isil's recent capture of ramadi is a big disaster from which iraq's own forces can't adequately fight back. isil continues to edge closer to baghdad. it has now taken the last syrian government held border crossing between iraq and syria, which sits on the main highway. and in syria, isil fighters are r

joining us live from the saudi capitol of riyadh thanks for being with us this morninging. >> malaysia detained migrants who landed on their shore this week from the rohingya minority. many were in urgent need of medical care when they arrived. we have this report from kuala lampur. >> police confirmed that about 1,000 row ming something and bangladeshi migrants came ashore in the resort town last night. many of them were women and children and they were extremely hungry thirsty and in need of medical attention. the home minister here has not confirmed details yet but news agency is reporting that the boat these migrants were traveling on appears to be abandoned by the people smugglers, perhaps because of the crackdown on their activities by thai authorities. they have of course been cracking down on these so-called slave camps discovered on the thai side of the thai-malaysia border where mass graves were also discovered. this is not just a problem for malaysia. across the waters in indonesia authorities rescued 400 people, migrants that were trying to make their way off the coast of oche province. they expect an increasing number in the next coming days. the malaysia governm

the backdrop of the riyadh conference where key yemeni factions were working on an agreement on the future of the country. they would like the stop the houthies, even if it means an use of force. but that has not been enough as the houthis were not at the talks. the international community hopes to bring all the feuding factions in yemen to agree on a political settlement to put an end to violence and instability. >> still to come on the program a camp in lebanon where one aid group is helping syrian refugees earn a living. >>> no. nepal there is exposed a lack of leadership. stay with us. [baseball crowd noise] ♪ ♪ [x1 chime] ♪ ♪ [crowd cheers] oh! i can't believe it! [cheering] hi, grandma! ♪ >> well back. a reminder of the top stories. thousands of shia militia and iraq have arrived in the city of ramadi in an effort to take it from isil. the group took it over on sunday. iran said its ready to help secure the city. >>> protesters in burundi are on the streets chanting slogans against its president. he has sacked two ministers after a failed coup attempt. >>> the lebanese army said it has detained more than 50 syrian refugees, most of them for having expired paper

us. that's yemen's foreign minister on the line from riyadh. >>> syrian activists say at least nine government troops wereled when a roadside bomb exploded in the capitol overnight in damascus. meanwhile there has been fighting in the province of idlib, and in the mountain range near lebanon. our correspondent has the latest from beirut. >> reporter: on the offensive and making gains, syrian opposition rebels are pushing to control this town. it is the last mayor town under the government's control in the province of idlib in northern syria. these men are from a coalition which includes al-nusra front fighters who areal lyed to al-qaeda. they took over the city over a month ago and have made gains in the entire province. >> translator: we are preparing to take these towns. it is a place where government forces are. we need to get and target their military posts. >> reporter: idlib province is important. securing it means tlebls have the gateway to the president assad's power base. but the syrian army is declaring achievements in the mountain range. state television say they have taking control of the moun

riyadh and go back to rosalind jordan... before we lost you we were talking about john kerry. you were updating us on what john kerry has been doing and what he is hoping to achieve there. >> my apologies. communication are strong in yib uty. the secretary is looking at - trying to do more to enhance the military. it's the first time that we heard this sort of thing on the record. he talked about the critical role that djibouti plays, in what mr kerry is calling violent extremism. it has been targeted to help somali defeat the group which raised so much chaos in that country for the better part of the decade. as for the situation in yemen, the question has come up. i don't have the answer. i came up to see what has been happening on the trip but suffice to say the u.s. is concerned about the humanitarian situation, the secretary did announce a short time ago another 68 million to provide direct humanitarian assistance to yemenis caught in the fighting on behalf of the abd-rabbu mansour hadi government and members of the houthi who are trying to retain control of the government. so there's a lot of

were injured and the mosque was used by shia houthis. let's get more now from our correspondent in the saudi capitol riyadh for us now and what more can youus about the attack in saudi arabia? >> the mosque was packed with worshippers at the moment of the explosion. security forces say that they are investigating the case and trying to find out how the suicide bomber managed to get into the mosque and detonate the explosives. in the same area in the eastern part of the country there was an incident about two months ago when an armed man opened fire at shia worshippers at a mosque killing seven people. there were also similar attacks targeting security forces and foreigners. the government says that there are groups affiliated with al-qaeda targeting shia to undermine stability and unity in the government. the highest religious authority here in riyadh in saudi arabia which is very powerful issued a statement saying the attack was a heinous crime targeting saudi arabia and trying to destabilize the country. >> and the idea that this new saudi affiliate of i.s.i.l. how is that going to be greeted by the saudi authorities? >> this is somethi

us from riyadh. how difficult will it be to for houthis to join this cease-fire. >> the fighting has intensified across yemen today in several areas there and also in response to leaflets that were dropped today by coalition in the north of yemen particularly the area of sadaa the stronghold of the houthis. the coalition asked them to leave that area because it is now going to be intensely targeted by the airstrikes the response under houthi channel was that the civilians have refused to leave and instead of leaving or fleeing they said they would go, according again they say they will fight the saudis on their own soil. reports that the houthis have blocked roads and have refused and denied civilians with the possibility or access to leave the city. this--all of this is an indication of the houthis are not responding. they have not officially also commented since yesterday on the initial offer by saudi arabia to give that five-day truce nor did they comment on today's statements. the date of the truce has been decided. instead, in saudi arabia, two incidents that we would like to mention, here in riyadh a police commander has been killed by unknown gunmen. they were attacks and

us live from riyadh is hashem. >> a sued bomber detonated his explosive at the mosque. it was at the beginning of the prayers with about 120 work shippers inside the mosque. now, at least 19 people were killed and almost 60 people were injured in the attacks. houthi forces confirm the suicide talk and say they are further investigating exactly what happened and how the suicide bomber managed to get into the mosque. >> this is a sensitive time for sectarian tensions in saudi arabia. how is this likely to play out? >> it is. it is. a few months ago armed men opened fire on shia worshipers, killing some of them and also, there were attacks targeting foreigners and security forces. authorities here in saudi arabia accused fighters and armed men if i am 80 with radical groups of attacking shia. this is something against the backdrop of the saudi-led coalition against houthis and forces loyal to deposed president ali abdullah saleh. the who it is are shelling constantly sawed positions positions and the sawed's pounding houthi positions with fighter jets. there is mounting tension in the region and this is exactly why here in saudi arabia, the general sentiment is they are looking forward