At first glance, it might seem that Yemen -- like Somalia -- is a place we should best forget about. It has few proven natural resources, its hinterland is largely barren and inaccessible, and it has a long history of being virtually impossible to govern. But first impressions can be misleading, and if Yemen were to sink into a state of anarchy the implications for the Gulf region and beyond would be profound.
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Yemeni Students Struggle Amid Uprising The Kuwait high school is located walking distance away from the Sana'a city Centre in Yemen's Capital not far from the country's main museums and libraries. Yet despite this seemingly advantageous position, the school has faced regular electricity and water cuts and had been damaged by vandalism after the mass protests against Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's regime erupted. The students of the school have also been personally affected by the crisis. Most of the graduates struggled with their university entrance exams, which started on June 25th. Analysts say the condition of the town's educational facilities, many of which were damaged in the protests, was partly to blame. However, despite all this, Mr. Akhmat, the headmaster of Kuwait school, said he was encouraged by the number of students taking the exams. "The attendance rate was about 98% in Kuwait high school; 675 students took the exam in school on time, and only 23 were absent." There are currently more than 500000 students taking part in the high school and university entrance exams in Yemen, where life goes on despite the turmoil. By: Nadia Idriss Mayen Al Arabiya with Agencies Speaker: Mr. Akhmat, the headmaster of Kuwait school Voice: Jovan Djordjevic
Three French aid workers kidnapped in southeastern Yemen a month ago have been "located" and are "alive," the deputy information minister told reporters on Tuesday. Duration: 00:46
Thousands have come out in massive anti-government protests in the Yemeni capital of Sanaá and in the city of Taiz. The demonstrators want the president Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down, and for elections to be held. The protests come amid growing uncertainty over the future of Saleh. He's in Saudi Arabia for medical treatment. Al Jazeera's Khadija Magardie reports.
The West is weighing in to Yemen's ongoing unrest - with deadly force. Officials in the troubled country say US drone strikes have killed over a hundred people, including civilians, in the past two weeks. Now, the UK's preparing attack helicopters and commando squads for possible action in Yemen.
Yemen's government says dozens of people have been killed in US drone attacks in the country over the last few weeks, many of them civilians. Washington recently resumed its unofficial military campaign against Al-Qaeda terrorists there, fearing they may exploit the current unrest in Yemen to seize power. The CIA is also reportedly building a secret air base in the Persian Gulf to target militants. And as RT's Gayane Chichakyan says, introducing CIA spooks will move the operation into the legal shadows . RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
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With Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria and Bahrain all in mind: But I have never seen anything like The Yemeni Revolution. Have you? Chanting: "THE PEOPLE DEMAND REMOVAL OF THE REGIME" viva la revolution-Long live revolution-تحيى الثورة اليمنية
Read the Transcript: to.pbs.org In other news Tuesday, US officials said Yemen's president, hurt in an explosion at his compound, has burns over 40 percent of his body and is bleeding inside his skull. He is now in Saudi Arabia for medical treatment. In Syria, fears of an impending attack by the military sparked an exodus from a town near the Turkish border.
While Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh is in a Saudi hospital with serious injuries, the country's opposition has grown bolder. It has asked the vice president to discuss a transition to a democratic Yemen without Saleh. But that request has been rejected. Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra reports.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday that Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's absence from Yemen as he recovers from his injuries in Saudi Arabia gave Yemen's government the opportunity for an 'immediate' transition. www.france24.com
Read the Transcript: to.pbs.org More violence rattled Yemen Monday even amid celebrations of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure from the country for medical care. Gwen Ifill reports.
A source in Yemen has told Al Jazeera the Republican Guard is in control of the city of Taiz. A truce between supporters of the Yemeni President and the opposition appears to be holding. But with Ali Abdullah Saleh in Saudi Arabia, the future of his leadership remains uncertain. Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports.
Protesters danced and sang in the central square of Yemen's capital Sunday to celebrate the departure of the country's authoritarian leader for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia after he was wounded in a rocket attack on his compound. (June 5)
There has been renewed deadly fighting in Yemen on Sunday, with heavy gunfire in Taiz as well as a rocket attack in the capital Sanaa. Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen's president, is seeking medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, after being injured in a rocket attack a day earlier. While pro-democracy protesters have been celebrating the president's departure as a victory against the government, the foreign ministry in Saudi Arabia has told Al Jazeera that Yemen's political future is an internal matter and Yemen has said he will be back in the capital in a few days. Al Jazeera's Hazem Sika reports.
He resisted months of mass protests, as his people demanded he step down. But a rocket attack has now forced Ali Abdullah Saleh to leave Yemen, and hand power to his deputy. Saleh is in Saudi Arabia for treatment to injuries he suffered in the attack on his palace. Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the vice-president, has taken over as acting president, and commander of the armed forces. So, what is next for Yemen's rulers and its opposition?
Fresh fighting gripped Sanaa on Saturday as Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh vowed to hit back after he was wounded in shelling of his compound, sparking a deadly tit-for-tat. Reaction to the attack on the presidential palace.Duration: 01:02
The Yemeni presidential palace came under fire on Friday. Seven people died and president Ali Abdullah Saleh was injured. The government has blamed the al-Ahmar tribe for the attack. But some residents in Sanaa suspect that the raid could actually be orchestrated by the president himself. Al Jazeera's Bhanu Bhatnagar reports.
Abdul Rahman Bafadil, a Yemeni Opposition leader and member of the country's parliament, spoke to Al Jazeera in Doha.
Thousands of armed tribesmen are reported to be heading to the Yemeni capital to battle forces of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Several days of fighting in Sanaa have claimed the lives of at least forty people. Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith reports.
How has Saleh contributed to fighting Al-Qaeda? He might have been very productive while Washington refrained from criticizing his domestic policies. Today anti-regime protests are being crushed around Sanaa. Would the West prefer to sacrifice its special relationship with the regime for the sake of people power?
Heavy fighting resumed Tuesday in Yemen's capital of Sana'a after a cease-fire broke down between President Ali Abdullah Saleh's government troops and tribal militia. Margaret Warner reports on why Yemen's president remains in power amid growing violence and calls to step down.
Chaotic clashes in Sanaa and Taiz have been ongoing for days. Dozens have been killed, and scores more injured. Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker reports from Yemen.
Yemen's opposition would be willing to sign an agreement with the West to combat al-Qaeda in Yemen, if Ali Abdullah Saleh, the country's president, steps down, according to an opposition official. Abdel Rahman Ba Fadel, a member of Yemen's opposition Islah party, told Al Jazeera that the country's opposition had contacted the office of the US ambassador in Yemen to this effect.
A sharp escalation in fighting overnight in Yemen's capital Sanaa has reportedly left at least 24 people dead. Scores of others have been killed in three days of clashes between government forces and tribal fighters. As the spectre of a long drawn out conflict looms, the United States is ordering its non-essential diplomats to leave. Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports.
Civil war looms as big blasts rock Yemeni capital of Sana'a where heavy fighting near ministries leave the airport closed.
Inside Story, discusses with Hussein Shobokshi, Asharq Alawsat columist; Zaki Chehab, editor of www.arabstoday.net; and Hassan al- Haifi, a political commentator and columnist.
All eyes are on Yemen's president Ali Abdullah Saleh. He says he will sign a Gulf brokered deal on Sunday, which would see him stand down in thirty days. But some are skeptical whether he will actually deliver. Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker explains.
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Yemeni women and men converged together in protest against the 30 year rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Friday. Just blocks away, Saleh announced that he will step down to give way to elections, but did not specify when this would take place.
The Yemen Youth Declaration On behalf of the youths of the Yemeni revolution We are, the Yemeni youths, writing this declaration to explain the situation in Yemen from the sight of the Yemeni youths and clarify our aims and requests. Millions of people are protesting in a civilized peaceful manner to request the change of the Yemeni President (Ali Abdullah Saleh) and ruling party This Channel was created in order to be a witness of the peaceful revolution In Yemen and how the government is killing its people with cold blood. This is an archive for all the events happened in our Revolution, so that everyone in the world can reach the hidden truth. Innocent people are dying every day. They have even used snipers to shoot people deliberately on head. In Sana'a more than 56 people killed in one night on 15th March and more than 1000 injured, similar case happened in Taiz 17 people killed on 8th of April by the security force, which is ruled by the son Of Ali Abdullah Saleh. In Aden only, more than 14 people have been killed and tens are injured on 25th of February only and the number is exceeding 42 martyrs in Aden since the beginning of the revolution. Some statistics from human rights organizations till 28 of April, shows the number of martyrs in the whole country has exceeded 419 since the beginning of the revolution, while more than 12000 people were injured.. Killing and injuring the peaceful nations is not the only way used by the cruel regime, but kidnapping the active ...
Across Yemen, thousands of protesters have been rallying in the streets to demand the resignation of the president. In the Capital Sanaa, the industrial centre of Taiz, and the Red Sea port city of Hudaida, Yemeni forces opened fire on the crowds. Nine people were killed and dozens more were injured. Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker reports.
Yemeni security forces, including snipers, opened fire on thousands of anti-government protesters marching to the Cabinet building in the capital Sanaa on Wednesday, killing one and injuring at least 40, medical officials and protesters said. (May 11)
Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside in Sanaa.... No Comment | euronews: watch the international news without commentary | www.euronews.net
Ali Abdullah Saleh was expected to sign a Gulf council deal on Saturday which aims to end three months of unrest in Yemen. But a government spokesperson says talks about whether he will do that, are "ongoing". The opposition is expected to sign the agreement on Sunday. Al Jazeera interviews Jamila Ali Raja, a Sanaa-based political activist and the former spokesperson for the Yemeni foreign ministry, about the negotiations.
Yemeni security forces opened fire on anti-government protesters, killing at least three as international concern rises over the situation in the strategically located nation. Clashes also erupted between anti and pro government protesters. The country's opposition, inspired by the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, says nothing short of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's immediate departure would end the unrest. Tens of thousands took to the streets in the capital Sanaa and thousands demonstrated in Aden, Ibb, al-Hudaydah, Taiz and other cities where most of the shops were closed in support of the protesters.
Four protesters have been killed in the Yemeni cities of Sanaa and Taiz when security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protesters. Anti-government protests have engulfed the country for more than two months. On Tuesday, the UN Security Council was briefed on the situation in Yemen for the first time, but the UN body was unable to agree on a statement proposed by Lebanon and Germany expressing concern at the political crisis. The Security Council met as a Yemeni government delegation headed to nearby Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, for talks with the six-nation Gulf Co-operation Council over a proposal for Ali Abdullah Saleh, the president, to transfer power to his deputy to end the crisis. The opposition held similar talks in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the United Nations, told reporters after the closed Security Council meeting that "there were several delegations that wanted instruction from (their) capitals". Al Jazeera's Khadija Magardie reports.
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Alex talks with pastor Lindsey Williams, who has revealed a plan by the globalists to take oil to $200 a barrel, devalue the dollar, and destroy the United States. www.prophecyclub.com www.infowars.com www.prisonplanet.tv www.infowars.net www.prisonplanet.com
In schools across Yemen students are preparing to vote for a representative to sit in the children's parliament. We follow Bashir as he runs for election
There is mounting pressure for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to go before the end of year elections. Inside Story with Kamahl Sanatamaria discusses with: Shiraz Maher, a senior fellow at the centre for the study of radicalization at King's college London; and Hakim Almasmari, Editor in Chief of the Yemen post. This episode of Inside Story aired from Wednesday, 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 a hundred 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.
Yemen's president has made a new offer to end the country's political crisis after talks with opposition parties stalled on Saturday. The proposal suggests that Ali Abdullah Saleh stay in his position, but hand over some of his power to a caretaker government. But it's not enough for tens of thousands of protesters in Sanaa. Our correspondent, who we are not naming for safety reasons, filed this report.
President Ali Abdullah Saleh said protesters intended to loot banks and offered amnesty to military officers who had joined the opposition movement. But his speech increased the mood of defiance on the streets of the capital, Sanaa, ahead of planned protests dubbed "Friday of Departure" by protesters demanding Saleh's immediate resignation.
Yemen's president has announced a state of emergency, after security forces opened fire at a protest in the capital Sanaa, killing at least 41 people. Witnesses say armed men opened fire from nearby buildings as protesters gathered in Sanaa's University Square after Friday prayers. Al Jazeera's Yemen correspondent Hashem Ahelbarra reports.
Yemeni security forces have opened fire at a protest in the capital Sanaa, killing at least 30 people. It is the highest death toll in a single day after weeks of demonstrations calling for Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Yemeni president, to stand down. Witnesses say armed men opened fire from nearby buildings as protesters gathered in Sanaa's University Square after Friday prayers Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reports.
As demonstrations advance across Yemen, People&Power follows activist Tawakkol Karman.
A police raid on an anti-government protest at a university campus in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital, has left at least one person dead, and several others seriously injured. In a separate clash between pro- and anti-government protesters in the country's south, one supporter of Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Yemeni president, was killed. Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra in Sanaa has more on the brewing political crisis in Yemen.
Yemen's ruling party is brushing off the resignation of a leading tribal figure from the president's party. Hussein Abdallah al Ahmar leads a family which runs a financial empire and has huge political influence. His resignation is the latest in a series of defections from the president's ruling party and inner circle. Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra has more from the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.
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