>> reports of a ceasefire in yemen after heavy clashes between houthi fighters and the army near the presidential palace. >> hello i'm martine dennis. live from the doha headquarters of al jazeera. the nigerian armed group boko haram kidnapped hundreds in cameroon. why thais are celebrating the drop in oil prices while

mike cairns are not. mariannas aremariners aremalasians are not. fighting apparently between the army and the houthi fighters who took control of part of the country last summer. first of all can you confirm that there is quiet now on the streets surrounding the presidential palace because state tv is reporting there is a ceasefire. >> there is a ceasefire here but there are also clashes heard every now and then and even sometimes have explosions. so i do believe that there is a ceasefire intact but it would take aat least an hour for all the field fighters to know that or that would reach them. there are still clashes as of

now but it is most likely earlier in the day and a ceasefire is taking place and political powers are negotiating with the government and with the houthis that are trying to solve the problem. it is possible a military council will be formed where all parties will be taking place. later today. >> u.n. brokered deal being broken what do they mean by that? >> the houthis know that the u.n. has a lot of force in yemen. the houthis want yemen to be or mostly two states or to remain how it is. the u.s. ask pushing for six state resolution that's why most of the political powers, mostly

a war in yemen. >> what is the whereabouts of president hadi? >> our sources informed us that a health took president hadi from his house to an undisclosed location. >> was this the seat of government or was it the president's personal residence? >> it was everything. the president hadi new that hundreds of houthi fighters were entering sanaa last night. he closed many roads when these roads were closed houthis teamed to open the doors again. that is where clashes happened near the president's house and near the palace. the houthis then tried enter the palace through the southern

entrance which is less guarded here at the capital and that's where the heavy damages in the local residence took place. right now we have no casualty tolls but we have dozens of houses that have been damaged by heavy artillery near the presidential palace and clashes are thought taking place now as he left the house there is no reason for clashes to happen anyways. >> thank you very much indeed. is. killed in an israeli helicopter attack on sunday will be buried a few hours from now. men were reportedly targeted in the syrian province of koneptry. victoria gattenby has more.

>> killed in the syrian capital damascus in 2008. syrian problems of province of konetra. it is believed israel used helicopters to target the fighters. >> hitting up and coming leaders within their military establishment. possibly hitting another irgc link meaning islamic guard link. >> hezbollah is a lebanese sheer organization opposed to israel and fought a war against it. fighting in support of president bashar al-assad.

this isn't the first time israel has attacked targets in syria since the civil war started. israel's repeated air strikes and attacks on syria. his forces have been stockpiling weapons which could include long range missiles. >> now this huge attack against hezbollah, his credibility online basrala would like to retain contacts with israel that's why i don't think hezbollah would be passive. it's a matter not if, but when. >> this attack is a serious blow to hezbollah. the group says it will retaliate at a place and time of its choosing. victoria gaitenby al jazeera. let's get a report from

nicole johnston. nicole are we expecting a big show of support particularly in the hezbollah stronghold of southern baiz ruth beirut? >> we would expect thousands of hezbollah supporters to be out on the street for the funeral ever jihadofjihad magnia, the son of a late hezbollah commander who was also killed by israel in 2008. more funerals we will expect on tuesday as well in some of the southern villages where some of the men who were killed are from. the sayings is quite tense down

on the lebanese israeli border. the united nations peace keepers are down there. high alert for lebanese army down there. speaking to people inside beirut they do expect some kind of retaliation at some point by hezbollah. but the people we've spoken to don't necessarily think it will happen immediately. it could take some time. having said that though, they also believe that hezbollah doesn't want to open up a new present right now with israel. it is very much occupied inside syria fighting the war aside the assad regime. some retral ya retaliatory action but something that doesn't lead to war. >> nicole johnston there in beirut.

recep tayyip erdogan's plans to reform the government in turkey. >> not content with shaking hands with visiting dignitaries erdogan is set to influence the very government. >> it looks like under the circumstances he can get away with it. becoming partisan and involving in policy matters suggestions criticisms or making certain amendments in the policies, et cetera, are not necessarily foreseen as the role of a president. >> so on monday prime minister amit davatoolo would have to move over and let president erdogan sit at the top of the

table. turkey's most influential president was ataturk. erdogan is hoping to be as influential, but turning the country east, playing a dominant role. >> when erdogan was elected in turkey that changed. massive election campaign, he went to rallies in turkey, he said that i have a vision for turkey. he actually promised to be a much more active and much more involved president. >> what erdogan wants to do is change the country's constitution to enshrine an executive presidency in law. he's hoping parliamentary elections later this year will give his party the two-thirds

majority it needs to push this through. bernard smith al jazeera istanbul. >> as suspected, boko haram fighters have captured at least 80 people in northern cameroon. on the border with nigeria where the group is based. cameroon's minister spoke with al jazeera where he says they burned houses. >> they destroyed 80 residences. they can killed killed three people and many people including children, teenagers were taken hostages. i think at the end of the day we have no chance to get rid of them by fighting them. >> the group is also expected of a suicide attack in northeastern

nigeria. five people were killed, at least 35 people were wounded in the town of potiscam. that's been the scene of three attacks in just a month. a bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a bus station. we take a look at how 40 years of war has left deep psychological scars on the people of afghanistan. >> ali velshi kicks off our special state of the union coverage at 7:00. >> we'll take an in-depth look at our nation's financial future. >> then john seigenthaler breaks down the issues. >> we need to know what's going on in our backyard. >> plus, objective analysis and live reports from across the

nation and reaction from around the world. the state of the union address. special coverage begins tuesday, 7:00 eastern. right here on al jazeera america.

>> hello again, let's have a look at the top stories here at al jazeera. in yemen reports are coming in of a ceasefire following heavy fighting close to the presidential palace in the capital sanaa. the fighting is between the army and houthi fighters who have had control of the capital since last year. funerals for some of the lebanese hezbollah fighters that were killed in a helicopter strike has taken place. the area of kofetra close to the golan heights. boko haram has captured 80 people and killed at least three, near the border with nigeria. our top story now we've got some pictures, a top story of

the events in sanaa that have been happening in the past hours or so. the houthis and the presidential guard clark. these are pictures that intren been uploaded onto the internet. let's have a look at these. well many so that was a scene just a few hours ago. we do understand now that there is some form of ceasefire in place. let's talk to our correspondent omar al saleh who is in the yemeni port city of aden. first of all omar, it is appearing that heavy weaponry was used from members of the

houthis and members of the presidential guard on the other. >> that's right. according to witnesses it was very loud, the sound of gun fire started around 6:00 a.m. this morning and continued for several hours. now there is a ceasefire declared by the president's office we understand the president is meeting with his set of advisors with includes members of the houthi group. this is a dangerous escalation. the two sides are trading accusations, the houthis on the one hand says the president since yesterday ordered the army to deploy around the presidential palace. the houthis didn't like that decision and in the morning the houthis say that members of the presidential guard attacked a houthi vehicle or a number of houthi fighters. now, the president side or the republican guards, the

presidential guards rather, give another picture saying that they were approached by a speeding vehicle by the houthis and it was some sort of provocation which led to the escalation. now, it is the talk of ceasefire is tentative and things remain tense in the capital sanaa. >> we talk about the houthis being in control of much of the capital, sanaa. clearly they are not in control of all of it. does that mean they have made a bid to take complete control of the capital? >> well, they are pretty much in control of the capital what's new i think is that the president's decision to be more active and find and deploy forces that are loyal to him. i think his decision on sunday to deploy the army was triggered

by the fact that his chief of staff was kidnapped over the last 48 hours by the houthis and i think that's what triggered the response. the president held a high level meeting with his security advisors and by that decision they took the position to impose some sort of law and order. the president is inactive and can't sand the advance of the houthis not only on sa that but the rest of the country. >> omar al sala, thank you. eastern ukraine where some people have returned to their homes to assess the damage that has been caused by fighting over the weekend. the military launched an

offensive. paul brennan reports. >> in east ukraine grad rockets land with little warning and even less accuracy. killing 13 civilians including a teenage girl. the prolonged battle for donetsk airport appears to be reaching a climbclimax. the terminal buildings have been apparently completely destroyed. the president will press his eu colleagues for financial and personnel report. >> coming from russia from this part of the border. the border is key to any kind of

stable and sustainable solution. >> reporter: the osce now has more than 360 staff trying omonitor the conflict zone but their limit movement is limited and risky. there is grave concern. >> in the meantime we have to take care of operational needs. >> reporter: away from the localized combat zones there is a semblance of normality in the separatistist controlled east. >> translator: despite the fact you may hear explosions outside all the infrastructure of the city works. you have been out on the street. no has been blown police are on

duty. >> 1.4 million people are described as haily vulnerable. there is a shortage of medicines and vaccines, raising the risk from polio measles and tb. the death from the conflict stood at 4808 with 888 wounded. >> there is an air of strange normality in donetsk. the buses are running people are going about their business. but the sounds of conflict just a couple of miles away are a continue backdrop in the city. paul brennan, al jazeera donetsk. four people detained in an alleged plot to attack belgian police. belgian please killed four

people during a raid on thursday. haiti's announcement of a new governmental, follows more protest calling for michel ameliamartelly to resign. the u.n. and mali's health minister since the outbreak in october mali has recorded a total of six deaths. travel restrictions are being eased. the people are being advised to maintain basic basic health standards. post-traumatic stress disorder. there's a cultural stigma

attached to the condition. as jennifer glasse explains. >> in kabul's only specialist military ptsd, or post-traumatic stress disorder, this soldier wants to go back to the battlefield. you're in a hospital not a prison the doctor tells him. tell the commander to come get me out of here or i will kill myself, he threatens. the doctor tells a nurse to give him an injection and ensures the patient he will feel better. suicide is forbidden in islam. >> there are lots of ptsd case et cetera in the west because of the search and statistics. we have no way to measure it here. extensive cases are present here as well.

>> reporter: but only a small fraction end up here. there is a social stigma to admitting any kind of mental problems especially in military. doctors say there are so many empty case beds here not because there are fewer cases of ptsd but because they are reluctant to report them. there are no guidelines or doctors to diagnose troubled soldiers. >> translator: the commander and i and other officers are on the lookout for other problems and if we see one we do our best to solve it. >> for a young afghan soldier it's too late. he was like all the soldiers here under tremendous pressure, facing danger while on base and

threatened by enemy fighters when traveling home. >> translator: they have to work here. they can't leave the job and they can't leave the family. any one of them could develop mental problems. >> reporter: back at the hospital the patient has grown restless again. the doctors let him take a walk to calm down. he won't be going back to the battlefield any time soon ttlefield any time soon

going abroad to pay for oil imports more will be staying in thailand. >> it will be a big boost to consumer confidence. people can go shopping, spend money on items here, rather than spending money on filling their tank. >> others say this is short-lived for the economy and this focus on cheap oil should be on saving the untapped oil thailand still has. >> if you don't have results then it will prolong. are its use. >> with extra cash in their pockets, thais will help more

with their economy. lower oil price will prompt malasians to spend less. >> 30% of our government revenues are derived from oil sources. so it's going to be very difficult for malaysia, obviously, if oil prices go down obviously oil -- government spending will also reduce and our economies are heavy of heavily dependent on government spending. >> delayed dollars some feel the impact of these low oil prices could push malaysia to look 52 other sources of income drawing down their reliance on oil revenue. that means it will have less impact on the economy. back in thailand some think the

nation could use good news too legs reliance on imported energy, a time to build its renewable energy industry. >> and don't forget the al jazeera website aljazeera.com. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher. you're in "the