Witnesses: Thousands protest Yemeni president's immunity deal
Source: CNN
Say'ūn :: Yemen | updated 2011-06-29 08:27:21 -0700 | political-news
The protests spread across 14 provinces Sunday, according to witnesses and journalists on the ground. Witnesses reported hundreds of thousands of protesters in Sanaa alone. On Saturday, Yemeni officials said the country's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, had accepted a deal...
Saleh says opposition dragging Yemen into war
Source: Arab News
Say'ūn :: Yemen | updated 2011-06-27 15:27:07 -0700 | political-news
Yemen's president on Saturday accused the opposition of dragging the country into civil war, as Yemenis boarded up their shops and businesses across the country in protest against his rule. Ali Abdullah Saleh, in a speech in the capital Sanaa,...
Eight die as tribesmen, troops clash in South Yemen
Source: NOW Lebanon
Sanaa :: Yemen | updated 2011-06-22 22:51:11 -0700 | political-news
A fierce clash between armed tribesmen and troops of Yemen's Republican Guard in the southern province of Lahij killed at least eight people, six of them soldiers, a security official said Friday. The clashes broke out overnight when tension linked...
U.N. Security Council unable to agree on Yemen response
Source: CNN
Sanaa :: Yemen | updated 2011-06-23 05:29:33 -0700 | political-news
Casualties mounted in Yemen Wednesday as world powers grappled with the political crisis paralyzing the impoverished and restive nation. The United Nations Security Council met for the first time Tuesday to tackle the hostilities in Yemen, in which anti-government protesters...
Yemeni Women can participate in politics just like men, says President Saleh
Source: Yemen Observer
Say'ūn :: Yemen | updated 2011-06-22 22:57:33 -0700 | political-news
The president's statements followed two-day women's demonstrations against his speech last Friday. Women protesters, mostly from opposition parties, accused President Saleh of insulting their honor when he said in his speech that women and men should be separated at sit-in...
45 Wounded as Cops Fire on Yemeni Protesters
Source: Fox
Sanaa :: Yemen | updated 2011-06-19 13:56:09 -0700 | political-news
Several top figures who defected from the embattled Yemeni president's camp set up their own opposition party Monday in another blow to the long-time ruler who has clung to power despite near-daily protests demanding his ouster and defections by key...
Tear gas and live fire at massive Yemen demos
Source: World News
Say'ūn :: Yemen | updated 2011-06-20 04:21:28 -0700 | political-news
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in massive protests demanding the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh across Yemen on Sunday, amid reports of casualties in the capital Sanaa . An AFP video reporter at a hospital...
Masses march for end to political stalemate in Yemen
Source: Yemen Observer
Say'ūn :: Yemen | updated 2011-06-16 22:12:01 -0700 | political-news
Demonstrators from Change Square in front of Sana'a University encouraged others to join them. They called for a government that meets the people's aspirations which include education and healthcare. They marched along al-Zira' Street in al-Ga' area near the presidential...
Gulf States Press Yemen's President To Quit
Source: Zawya Political
Sanaa :: Yemen | updated 2011-07-21 23:38:02 -0700 | political-news
Gulf states heaped pressure on Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Thursday, announcing they expect him to quit after more than two months of bloody protests. Members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council "hope to reach a deal with...
Six killed in Yemen violence
Source: CNN
Say'ūn :: Yemen | updated 2011-06-06 20:28:06 -0700 | political-news
Yemeni protesters and military and pro-government gangs clashed in several areas Tuesday, with at least six killed and hundreds more injured, as the future of President Ali Abdullah Saleh remained uncertain. The United States has no intention of stopping its...
Hundreds of Yemen protesters injured
Source: CNN
Sanaa :: Yemen | updated 2011-06-04 23:37:57 -0700 | political-news
One person died and at least 830 people were injured Sunday when Yemeni security forces attacked protesters at a square in Taiz, according to information from a field hospital...Nine people suffered gunshot wounds, including the person who died, the field...
Yemen ammo blast toll shoots up to 150 dead
Source: NOW Lebanon
Say'ūn :: Yemen | updated 2011-06-02 04:36:59 -0700 | political-news
The number of people killed in a massive blast and fire at an ammunition plant in south Yemen that was looted by Al-Qaeda has shot up to 150, a local official said on Tuesday. The final toll for Monday's explosion...
Yemen president 'ready to step down'
Source: CNN
Say'ūn :: Yemen | updated 2011-05-29 03:37:56 -0700 | political-news
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh told an Arab television network that he is "ready to step down with respect and dignity, even within a two hours notice." But Saleh, speaking to Al Arabiya television on Saturday, also warned that some...
Terror plot feared brewing in Yemen
Source: The Journal Gazette
Sanaa :: Yemen | updated 2012-11-02 00:32:22 -0700 | political-news
U.S. spy agencies have gathered new intelligence indicating that al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen may be close to launching a terrorist strike, according to U.S. officials who said the development adds urgency to concerns about the turmoil in the region.
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