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Opponents of Yemen's President Divided Over Deal

SANAA, Yemen - Deep divisions within Yemen's opposition appeared to doom an Arab proposal for the president to step down within a month, raising the prospect of more bloodshed and instability in a nation already beset by deep poverty and conflict. President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has ruled for 32 years, agreed Saturday...

Yemeni President Agrees to Step Down in 30 Days

SANAA, Yemen - Yemen's embattled president agreed Saturday to a proposal by Gulf Arab mediators to step down within 30 days and hand power to his deputy in exchange for immunity from prosecution, a major about-face for the autocratic leader who has ruled for 32 years. A coalition of seven opposition parties said they also...

Mass Protests in Yemen Over Leader's Women Remark

SANAA, Yemen - Security forces fired on anti-government protesters in Yemen's capital Sunday as hundreds of thousands of marchers - including many women - packed cities around the country to denounce the president and remarks he made against women taking part in rallies demanding his ouster. The massive turnout suggests...

Yemen Troops Fire on Protest; 6 Killed, 30 Hurt

SANAA, Yemen -- Security forces and plainclothed gunmen opened fire on crowds of Yemenis marching through a southern city Monday, killing at least six and wounding more than 30, in an intensifying crackdown against the uprising against the 32-year rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Witnesses described troops and...

Yemenis Hold Largest Protest Yet Against Leader

SANAA, Yemen --- Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis packed a square in the capital and marched in villages and cities across the nation on Friday in what appeared to be the largest demonstrations in more than a month of demands the country's longtime ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh step down. Youth leaders said they planned a...

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Arab Spring Countries' Statuses In 2012 (PHOTOS)

Tunisians gather at Habib Bourguiba avenue in Tunis to celebrate the one year anniversary of the revolution, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Amine Landoulsi) The first Arab country to throw off its ruler, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, in January 2011, Tunisia has also had the smoothest transition.

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05/28/12 Yemen army tightens grip on militant-held town Source: KNAU - Flagstaff AZ Yemeni troops tightened their grip on Monday on a southern town largely controlled by an al Qaeda-linked group as they fought to dislodge them in a new U.S.-backed offensive against Islamist militants.
05/28/12 Why a 'Yemen-style' solution may not work in Syria Source: The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada As the killing rages on in Syria, all eyes are turning to Russia as the country best able to rein in the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and effect a so-called Yemen-style solution to the conflict.
05/24/12 Strife in Yemen: Hadi tries harder, against the odds Source: The Economist - Middle East & Africa THE suicide-bomb that was set off on May 21st in the heart of Sana'a, Yemen's capital, by an adherent of a branch of al-Qaeda, killing more than 100 soldiers and injuring several hundred more, epitomised the country's continuing insecurity.
05/24/12 A nation-by-nation look at Arab Spring's progress Source: Erie Times-News - Erie PA Elections in October resulted in an interim coalition led by the election-winning Islamist Ennahda Party in a coalition with two liberal parties.
05/23/12 US hacked Yemeni al-Qaida sites: Clinton Source: Sify Clinton was speaking alongside Adm. Bill McRaven, head of the U.S.

Background on Ali Abdullah Saleh

Ali Abdullah Saleh (; born 21 March 1942) is a Yemeni politician who was President of Yemen from 1990 to 2012. Saleh previously served as President of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) from 1978 until 1990; upon the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen in 1990, he became President of Yemen.

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