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Yemen: Thousands Call for Saleh to Quit

(Democracy Now! 0752 PT, May 13, 2011) As news is developing from Yemen this morning, Democracy Now! interviews Iona Craig, a Times of London correspondent, based in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a. Tens of thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets today for what organizers have called the "Friday of Decisiveness."

 

The marches are taking place days after Yemeni forces opened fire on demonstrators. The death toll from weeks of protests has surpassed 160. The violence comes as Qatar has pulled out of international talks on a deal that would see Saleh voluntarily resign.

 

 

 
 

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Yemen: Protests Continue Ahead of Summit

(Euronews: 0549 PT, May 9, 2011) Government forces in Yemen have this morning opened fire on protestors blockading government buildings. At least one person was killed and 10 injured in the city of Taiz, south of the capital Sanaa.

 

It comes as a Gulf-mediated plan to end the country's political crisis appeared close to collapse. The long-serving President Ali Abdullah Saleh has not yet signed the ten-day-old initiative which would force him to step down after a month-long transition.

 

 

 
 

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Algerians Mark May Day and Libyans Celebrate Death of Gaddafi's Son

Algerians Mark May Day Amid Tight Security
(Press TV: May 2, 2011, 1200 PST) Following on the success of the students march in April, members of the "Unemployed Rights Defense Committee" gathered at Civil Harmony Square in the Alegrian capital, to proclaim the rights of thousands of unemployed youth:

 


Libyans Jubilant: Gaddafi's Son Killed
(Press TV: May 2, 2011, 1130 PST) Press TV reports on the latest developments of the Libyan revolution:

 

 

Protests Continue as Saleh Refuses to Exit
(Press TV: May 2, 2011, 1130 PST) For the third month running, anti-government protesters took to the streets of Yemen's capital Sanaa calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh's immediate ouster, as he refused to sign a Persian Gulf-brokered agreement:

 

 

 
 

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Yemen Protesters Hold Firm

(Al Jazeera English: 1025 PST, April 6, 2011) Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Yemen, demanding an end to the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. More than 100 people have been killed in anti-government demonstrations since February. Our special correspondent has this report from the Yemeni capital Sanaa. We are not naming her due to security reasons.

 

 

 
 

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Deaths in Yemen Protests

(Al Jazeera English: 0726 PST, April 5, 2011) Renewed violence has broken out in both capital Sanaa and the city of Taiz, with supporters of embattled president Ali Abdullah Saleh and his opponents blaming each other for at least three deaths and hundreds of injuries.

 

UN officials have urged government forces not to attack protesters, while president Saleh has called for negotiations with his opponents. Al Jazeera's Tarek Bazley has more on the deepening divisions in Yemen.

 

 

Deadly Clashes in Yemen as Saleh Clings to Power

(Associated Press: 0745 PST, April 5, 2011) Tribesmen loyal to Yemen's embattled president on Tuesday clashed with a group of soldiers whose commander has sided with the opposition, and the fighting in a suburb of the capital Sanaa left three tribesmen dead.

 

 

 
 

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