Gunbattle in Yemen as Saleh remains defiant a day after he backed out of deal to quit.
The most recent developments in Yemen including the deadly clashes in the capital Sana’a and the refusal of President Saleh to conclude a GCC power transition deal raised fears whether Yemen will fall in civil conflict, especially as President Saleh continued to blame the unrest on others and warn of war. (more…)
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Yemen’s embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh refused to sign a GCC-brokered power transition deal on Sunday, shortly after his party and its partners concluded the deal that would see him out of power in return for immunity from prosecution and end month-long protests. (more…)
Yemeni anti-government protester chants slogans during a demonstration against President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen. Photo Credit: Ahmad Gharabli/Getty Images
In another stunning reversal of policy, the U.S. now seeks the removal of Yemen’s besieged president Ali Abdullah Saleh, a long supported and key ally of Washington in the fight against al-Qaeda in the strategic Arabian Peninsula. (more…)
Yemen: pro-Saleh forces and thugs shot directly at unarmed anti-government protesters
At least 42 people were killed and hundreds injured, tens in critical condition, when the security forces and the government supporters attacked the protesters in the square of change outside Sana’a University in Yemen’s capital on Friday.