JNN 22 April 2011 : Tens of thousands of Yemeni protesters demanding democratic reforms spilled out into the streets of the capital and insisted President Ali Abdullah Saleh step down after 32 years in power. Continue reading
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Yemenis Reject Ale Saud's offer to Mediate , gives two weeks deadline for Saleh to leave power
JNN 14 April 2011 : Yemeni opposition has set a two-week deadline for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to leave, rejecting an offer to join Saudi-mediated talks. Continue reading
Yemenis Reject Ale Saud’s offer to Mediate , gives two weeks deadline for Saleh to leave power
JNN 14 April 2011 : Yemeni opposition has set a two-week deadline for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to leave, rejecting an offer to join Saudi-mediated talks. Continue reading
Yemeni forces open fire on Protesters 17 Killed , Dozens Injured
SANAA, Yemen — Security forces and plainclothes gunmen opened fire on crowds of Yemenis marching through a southern city Monday, killing at least 17 and wounding dozens, in an intensifying crackdown against the uprising against the 32-year rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Continue reading Yemeni President close to finalizing transfer of power
JNN 26 Mar 2011 : A deal to transfer power peacefully in Yemen could emerge shortly based on an offer by President Ali Abdullah Saleh to quit by the end of the year, Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi told Reuters. Continue reading
Yemen's President fires his complete Cabinet – His days in office counted
JNN 20 Mar 2011 SANAA, Yemen : Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh has fired his entire Cabinet amid escalating protests demanding his ouster. Continue reading
Yemen’s President fires his complete Cabinet – His days in office counted
JNN 20 Mar 2011 SANAA, Yemen : Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh has fired his entire Cabinet amid escalating protests demanding his ouster. Continue reading
US-Backed Yemeni President's Brutal Crackdown Unsuccessful, People ready to Die to remove Dictator
JNN 19 Mar 2011 : A crackdown that killed dozens failed to stop massive demonstrations against Yemen’s U.S.-backed president, as crowds of thousands clashed Saturday with security forces smashing their protest camps and even seized control of one southern city. Continue reading
US-Backed Yemeni President’s Brutal Crackdown Unsuccessful, People ready to Die to remove Dictator
JNN 19 Mar 2011 : A crackdown that killed dozens failed to stop massive demonstrations against Yemen’s U.S.-backed president, as crowds of thousands clashed Saturday with security forces smashing their protest camps and even seized control of one southern city. Continue reading
Yemen Protest enters critical stage , two cities under control of Revolutionaries
JNN 14 Mar 2011 : As anti-government protests escalate in Yemen, revolutionaries have taken control of two major cities in the north and east of the country. Continue reading Million Yemeni Join the Protest to ouster President Ali Abdullah Saleh
JNN 09 Mar 2011 Sana : About one million people have staged a protest in southern Yemen, as forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh have killed a boy and injured several others. Continue reading
Million Yemeni Join the Protest to ouster President Ali Abdullah Saleh
JNN 09 Mar 2011 Sana : About one million people have staged a protest in southern Yemen, as forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh have killed a boy and injured several others. Continue reading
Arabian Dictators Serving for US & Israel – Yemeni Saleh Apologizes US Israel
JNN 04 Mar 2011 : The White House has announced that Yemeni ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh has apologized to the US and Israel for previously blaming the recent uprisings in his country on them. Continue reading
Yemeni Ali Abdullah following the footsteps Gaddhafi , vows to stick to Presidency
JNN 01 Mar 2011 Sana : Yemen’s decades-long president has vowed to maintain his cling on power until his last “drop of blood” in the face of a massive pro-democracy call across the country. Continue reading 22 Yemeni Protesters Killed by Police and Pro Govt Activist
JNN 22 Feb 2011 : Protesters continue to demand the ouster of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, despite a government crackdown on demonstrations which has killed at least 22 people. Continue reading
Violence grips while the Yemeni Students , Judges Protest to remove President Saleh
JNN 17 Feb 2011 : Anti-government protests flared in Yemen for the sixth consecutive day, turning violent as protests sprang up across the country, spurred on by the resignation last week of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Continue reading
Crude oil prices above USD 102 pb
JNN 15 Feb 2011 : The wave of pro-democracy rallies in the Middle East and the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak have resulted in the price of Brent crude oil soaring above USD 102 per barrel. Continue reading After Tunisia and Egypt , Yemeni wants Saleh's Ouster
JNN 13 Feb 2011 : Inspired by the Egyptian revolution, thousands of young Yemenis have poured into the streets of capital Sanaa, demanding an end to over three decades of rule by President Ali Abdallah Saleh. Continue reading After Tunisia and Egypt , Yemeni wants Saleh’s Ouster
JNN 13 Feb 2011 : Inspired by the Egyptian revolution, thousands of young Yemenis have poured into the streets of capital Sanaa, demanding an end to over three decades of rule by President Ali Abdallah Saleh. Continue reading Yemeni protesters call on Saleh to quit
JNN 27 Jan 2011 : Thousands of Yemeni protesters have taken to the streets of the capital city Sanaa and several other cities, calling for the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Continue reading After Tunisia, Now Yemeni students urge president’s exit
JNN 24 Jan 2011 : Drawing inspiration from revolution in Tunisia, hundreds of Yemeni students have staged rival protests against the country’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Continue reading After Tunisia, Now Yemeni students urge president's exit
JNN 24 Jan 2011 : Drawing inspiration from revolution in Tunisia, hundreds of Yemeni students have staged rival protests against the country’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Continue reading Yemen's Saleh aims for life presidency
JNN 02 Jan 2011 : Yemen’s parliament has preliminary agreed to a controversial constitutional amendment that would allow President Ali Abdullah Saleh to rule for life.The measure was adopted with an overwhelming majority on Saturday, with only two parliament members opposing the vote.
The parliament — dominated by Saleh’s General People’s Congress (GPC) party — is expected to hold a formal vote on the issue in March.
The constitutional amendment will then be submitted for a referendum, which will be held simultaneously with parliamentary polls on April 27.
If the Yemeni parliament votes in favor of the measure, leading to the cancellation of presidential term limits, Saleh could become the life-long president of the Arabian Peninsula nation.
Saturday’s parliamentary ruling has sparked an opposition protest outside the parliament, where thousands of Yemenis, among them opposition and independent MPs, staged a sit-in.
They warned that adopting the amendments would “destroy what remains of the foundations of democracy” in Yemen.
They also emphasized that the action would “pave the way for hereditary succession.”
Opponents accuse the 68-year-old president of grooming his eldest son Ahmed, who heads an elite unit of the army called the Republican Guard, to succeed him.
Some analysts say Saturday’s voting could also heighten already simmering tensions in Yemen, where the government is facing a growing Al-Qaeda threat, a Shia Houthi uprising in the north and growing calls for secession in the south.
Yemen’s Saleh has been in power for more than 32 years.
He previously served as president of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) from 1978 until 1990. After the unification of the country, he resumed his post as president.
Saleh was elected for the first time in 1999 for a term of seven years. His second term, which began in 2006, expires in 2013.
Yemen’s Saleh aims for life presidency
JNN 02 Jan 2011 : Yemen’s parliament has preliminary agreed to a controversial constitutional amendment that would allow President Ali Abdullah Saleh to rule for life.The measure was adopted with an overwhelming majority on Saturday, with only two parliament members opposing the vote.
The parliament — dominated by Saleh’s General People’s Congress (GPC) party — is expected to hold a formal vote on the issue in March.
The constitutional amendment will then be submitted for a referendum, which will be held simultaneously with parliamentary polls on April 27.
If the Yemeni parliament votes in favor of the measure, leading to the cancellation of presidential term limits, Saleh could become the life-long president of the Arabian Peninsula nation.
Saturday’s parliamentary ruling has sparked an opposition protest outside the parliament, where thousands of Yemenis, among them opposition and independent MPs, staged a sit-in.
They warned that adopting the amendments would “destroy what remains of the foundations of democracy” in Yemen.
They also emphasized that the action would “pave the way for hereditary succession.”
Opponents accuse the 68-year-old president of grooming his eldest son Ahmed, who heads an elite unit of the army called the Republican Guard, to succeed him.
Some analysts say Saturday’s voting could also heighten already simmering tensions in Yemen, where the government is facing a growing Al-Qaeda threat, a Shia Houthi uprising in the north and growing calls for secession in the south.
Yemen’s Saleh has been in power for more than 32 years.
He previously served as president of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) from 1978 until 1990. After the unification of the country, he resumed his post as president.
Saleh was elected for the first time in 1999 for a term of seven years. His second term, which began in 2006, expires in 2013.
Yemen Releases Hundreds of Huthi Shi'as
JNN 01 Jan 2011 : Yemen began to release hundreds of northern Huthi Shi’a prisoners on Thursday following Qatari mediation, the Shia and security officials said.
“The authorities on Thursday began releasing the (Zaidi) prisoners,” said a source close to the group, indicating that the decision would affect about 1,000 detainees.
A security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the release and added that “President Ali Abdullah Saleh ordered for 400 prisoners to be released in the first stage.”
Witnesses in Saada, the northern Shia stronghold, reported that about 150 prisoners had already arrived in the town.
The members from the Zaidi Shia group, also known as Huthis, have been engaged in sporadic fighting with government forces since 2004.
The prisoner release comes just days after a Qatari delegation arrived in Yemen in a bid to consolidate a fragile peace deal reached in February between the Sanaa government and the Huthis.
The truce has largely held, although a car bomb stuck a religious procession in a Shiite bastion in the northern province of Al-Jawf province on November 24, killing 15 people.
Yemen Releases Hundreds of Huthi Shi’as
JNN 01 Jan 2011 : Yemen began to release hundreds of northern Huthi Shi’a prisoners on Thursday following Qatari mediation, the Shia and security officials said.
“The authorities on Thursday began releasing the (Zaidi) prisoners,” said a source close to the group, indicating that the decision would affect about 1,000 detainees.
A security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the release and added that “President Ali Abdullah Saleh ordered for 400 prisoners to be released in the first stage.”
Witnesses in Saada, the northern Shia stronghold, reported that about 150 prisoners had already arrived in the town.
The members from the Zaidi Shia group, also known as Huthis, have been engaged in sporadic fighting with government forces since 2004.
The prisoner release comes just days after a Qatari delegation arrived in Yemen in a bid to consolidate a fragile peace deal reached in February between the Sanaa government and the Huthis.
The truce has largely held, although a car bomb stuck a religious procession in a Shiite bastion in the northern province of Al-Jawf province on November 24, killing 15 people.
17 Shia Huthi Killed By Car Bomb in Northern Yemen
JNN 26 Nov 2010 : At least 17 Huthi fighters have lost their lives and 30 others sustained injuries when a car bomb targeted a religious procession in northern Yemen.
The exact location of the attack is still not known.
The incident took place only one day after an army soldier was killed and two others were injured when a roadside bomb targeted their military vehicle south of the country.
The Yemeni government launched Operation Scorched Earth on August 11, 2007 to uproot the Shia Houthi fighters, whom Sana’a accuses of seeking a return to the Zaydi imamate overthrown in a 1962 coup.
The northern Houthi fighters have on occasions complained about widespread religious discrimination against them by Sunni fundamentalists who hold sway because of President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s cordial relations with staunchly Wahabi Saudi Arabia.
Saada and neighboring Amran province, the strongholds of the Shia Houthi fighters, were frequently pounded by fighter jets and helicopter gunships.
The conflict zones in northern Yemen remained cut off from the rest of the country and the locals were grappling with a pressing shortage of food and other basic supplies.
The United Nations puts the number of displaced people at around 150,000 civilians.
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