this is the hill where the houthi-ali abdullah saleh forces she would, and they keep bombing the area nothing is left. only pages of old qur'an transcripts. >> joining us live in yemen analysts a london based journalist who has recently returned from yemen. thank you so much for joining us here in the studio. >> thank you. >> we've seen those pictures inside the museum, what have you made of those? >> unfortunately the museum is situated right in the middle of the fighting and it will get caught in the dross fire. >> most people would think isil and then syria and iraq, we've seen a destruction of cultural heritage site and a weapon in war. would you say this is happening in yemen or not at all? >> i think it's really close to the front line and it was hit by artillery fire. the relationship between intention and results is always very foggy when it comes to warfare. i don't think the intention was to harm the museum, but i think it got caught in the cross fire. in other instances where cultural sites have been hit in yemen the situation has been different. but . >> collateral damage

museum has been under heavy shelling by the houthi fighters, under forces of the president ali abdullah saleh. you can see the fire is in every corner in the building. everything was burnt down. the manu scripts. here in my hand, and it melted because of the fire. he was the leader of the family and the last monarch in yemen. this historical treasure melted because of the raging fire. this is yemen's heritage, burnt to the ground. various belongings of the ruling family this governed yemen and everything turned into ashes. this is the hill where the houthi forces shelled the museum from, until now, they keep bombing the area. nothing is left. only pages of old koran transcript >>> an egyptian appeals court overturned a mass death sentence given to 149 people. they are among thousands convicted in trials in egypt. they were accused of killing 13 police men nir cairo during anti-government protests. most of the defendants are believed to be supporters of the banned muslim brotherhood >>> japan put the military on alert to shoot down a north korean rocket if it threatens japanese territory, the

this is the hill where the houthi ali abdullah saleh forces she willed the museum from, and even untilnew they at th they keep bombing the area. al jazeera, taiz. >> south sudan's former vice president muchar has told al jazeera it will take at least three weeks and support from the international community to get troops to the capital of juba for the formation of the unity government. muchar had failed to meet the deadline despite signing the peace agreement. we have the latetress nairobi. >> for the third year south sudan is one of the countries that dominated the recent african union summit. what started out as a dispute between the president and vice president had evolved into an ethnic conflict. tens of thousands people since have been killed. millions displaced. the two failed to meet a deadline, and despite a peace agreement in place, fighting is still continuing. heads of state at the a.u. summit demanded the leaders form a traditional government as soon as possible. >> we have to form the government, and we will prepare ourselves. and then the security. >> muchar told us with t

killed by mortars and rockets fired by fighters and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh >>> he has a fearsome reputation as a vladimir putin loyalist. the chechen leader followed two weeks of written attacks on russian opposition figures with a troubling online video, saying it's tantamount to a death threat. rory challands reports. >> reporter: this video has a written warning. kasiona goes to strasburg for money for the russian opposition it syas, who hasn't understood, will understand. unsurprisingly the two men see ramsdam's instagram post as a direct death threat. >> well, i have no doubt and others are of the same position, that this is open and public incitement to murder. there's no other way to interpret it. especially given his reputation and his background. we will both file an official request to the investigative committee of russian investigation for a criminal investigation. >> the video is not a one off. two weeks ago kadirof was pictured with a snarling dog, waiting to sink its teeth into russian opposition leaders and independent journalists, we were told. chechnya's leader

supporters of ali abdullah saleh have been killed in the city. >>> the saudi-led coalition meanwhile said it will investigate civilian deaths in yemen during airstrikes against houthi rebels. more than a hundred bombing raids violated humanitarian law. they accuse houthi rebels of carrying out attacks against civilians. the director of doctors without borders have recently return from the besieged city of taiz in yemen, and he told us more about the situation there. >> the situation in taiz is very dramatic. it's been very a long time since i saw such a situation. it's a city cut in half by the front line and civilians on both sides being seriously affected and heavy shelling, rockets, and tank fire being exchanged on a regular basis. hitting civilian targets as well as military ones. as we're working across the country in many location where is opening new hospitals and location called al-qaeda as we speak. and so we're able to work. however, it is very difficult needs are great, and as there is a multitude of things we cannot do as an organization. we find that there is not enough

museum has been under heavy shelling by the houthi fighters, under forces of the president ali abdullah saleh. you can see the fire is in every corner in the building. everything was burnt down. the manu scripts. here in my hand, and it melted because of the fire. he was the leader of the family and the last monarch in yemen. this historical treasure melted because of the raging fire. in is yemen's heritage, burnt to the ground. various belongings of the ruling family this governed yemen and everything turned into ashes. this is the hill where the forces shelled the museum from, until now, they keep bombing the area. nothing is left. only pages of old koran transcript >>> well, there's more to come on the al jazeera newshour - including hopes fade for lasting peace between the philippines rebels. we'll tell you why >>> more on the controversial ruling on australia refugee policy, and in sport, the transfer of jackson martinez. the financial power of chinese football. >>> japan has put its military on alert to shoot down a rocket as it threatens japanese territory, the north koreans insist tha

fighters say taking over the mountains will cut off supplies loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. in the fight to take over a military camp, 60 soldiers and fighters have been killed. >> translation: battles are ongoing, our troops crossed the mountainous region from the east. here we are close to eliminating houthis in the district. >> reporter: the houthis have some support, and that slowed the progress in taking back territory. the group, massimilano allegri in the south, claimed control of several areas in several weeks. it's been targeted by u.s. drone strikes and a local commander was killed. they were also a field commander of many provinces in yemen. his death, if confirmed, is seen as a blow for massimilano allegri. yemen has been torn apart by conflict and for millions struggling to survive, military gains by any side do not mean much >>> now, all around the world oil producing countries and companies reel from the record plunge in oil. shell announced it's cutting 10,000 jobs. it's taking a look at some of the biggest winners and loser. nigeria and angola are in talks