SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said he is intent on leaving office in line with a Gulf-brokered power transfer plan and lashed out at his "deluded, malicious" opponents, in a speech on Saturday to mark the eve of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha.
A young Yemeni man: ambitious, dedicated, enthusiastic and hard working. I believe in our abilities to create a better future for ourselves and our children through changing ourselves and the current repressive regime. This blog means the start for me. I believe in living for others to live a better life. If you can give a hand to somebody to find themselves in their community, please do not wait- just do it. I am looking for your comments on how we can be better citizens in this world.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Car 'driven into' Yemeni protest
Fifteen people were injured today, four of them critically, when a car was driven into a protest march in the Yemeni capital calling for president Ali Abdullah Saleh to be put on trial.
A witness saw the unmarked car careen into the crowd of tens of thousands who had marched past the town hall without obstruction from police there. Protesters said they believed the car had been driven by a Saleh supporter, whom they detained after attacking the vehicle and setting it on fire.
A witness saw the unmarked car careen into the crowd of tens of thousands who had marched past the town hall without obstruction from police there. Protesters said they believed the car had been driven by a Saleh supporter, whom they detained after attacking the vehicle and setting it on fire.
Report: Al-Qaeda militants attack Yemeni officials
Cairo - Al-Qaeda militants were believed to be behind an attack that targeted a member of Yemen's consultative council and an army colonel in the southern Yemeni province of Abyan, Arab media reported Thursday. The two men were wounded when their vehicle came under fire while they were heading towards the capital Sanaa, Doha-based Al Jazeera television said.
Militants, suspected of belonging to al-Qaeda, opened fire with a barrage of bullets at the car of Mohammed al-Haithami Ashal, wounding him in the leg, the broadcaster said.
Militants, suspected of belonging to al-Qaeda, opened fire with a barrage of bullets at the car of Mohammed al-Haithami Ashal, wounding him in the leg, the broadcaster said.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Yemeni Protester Clash With Republican Guard Leaves 7 Dead
Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Clashes in the Yemeni city of Taiz left seven people dead, as hundreds of thousands gathered in the capital, Sana’a, to urge the International Criminal Court to try President Ali Abdullah Saleh and members of his government.
The fighting between armed protesters and members of the Republian Guard in Taiz injured 21 people, activist Ahmed al- Wafi said today by phone from the southern city. Government forces shelled several areas with mortars and tanks, including a protest camp dubbed “Freedom Square,” he said.
YEMEN: Living in a cave, cut off from aid
SANA'A, 2 November 2011 (IRIN) - Several dozen families in the Arhab region of Yemen have fled violence in their home areas and sought shelter in nearby caves, but the move has left them desperately needing aid, especially food.
Ali Hezam Salah, 37, who has taken refuge with his wife and four children in a cave overlooking Shaab village, said the last time they had a donation of food was in the final week of Ramadan - two months ago. The donation, comprising 50kg of wheat, 10kg of sugar, 30kg of beans and 10 litres of cooking oil, came from a local NGO, the Charitable Society for Social Welfare.
Ali Hezam Salah, 37, who has taken refuge with his wife and four children in a cave overlooking Shaab village, said the last time they had a donation of food was in the final week of Ramadan - two months ago. The donation, comprising 50kg of wheat, 10kg of sugar, 30kg of beans and 10 litres of cooking oil, came from a local NGO, the Charitable Society for Social Welfare.
Yemen protest singers whip up revolutionary zeal
(Reuters) - By nightfall, thousands of anti-government protesters in a scrappy tent city in Yemen's capital Sanaa catch their breath and begin to cheer musicians clambering onto a rickety stage. "Let's give a round of applause for the big hit, "Mother of the Martyr, Bride of Blood," their host shouts.
Sometimes jubilant, sometimes mournful, protest songs -- or revolutionary anthems, as their creators call them -- are the pulse of a nine-month-old movement still struggling to end the 33-year rule of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Sometimes jubilant, sometimes mournful, protest songs -- or revolutionary anthems, as their creators call them -- are the pulse of a nine-month-old movement still struggling to end the 33-year rule of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Yemen's Women are the Most Oppressed, says Report
The report, published by the World Economic Forum, assesses 135 countries worldwide on how well resources and opportunities in education, employment, health and political empowerment are divided between male and female citizens.
"A world where women make up less than 20 per cent of the global decision-makers is a world that is missing a huge opportunity for growth and ignoring an untapped reservoir of potential," says Klaus Schwab, Founder and Chairman of the World Economic Forum.
"A world where women make up less than 20 per cent of the global decision-makers is a world that is missing a huge opportunity for growth and ignoring an untapped reservoir of potential," says Klaus Schwab, Founder and Chairman of the World Economic Forum.
YEMEN: Why malnutrition could get worse
ABU DHABI, 1 November 2011 (IRIN) - The political upheaval in Yemen has made it harder for ordinary people to find enough food to eat, raising the prospect of increasing malnutrition, a top official in the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation said.
“With the problems Yemen is facing right now, there have been big challenges,” Abdulmalik Althawr, deputy minister for the agricultural production development sector, told IRIN on the sidelines of a UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) meeting in Abu Dhabi on 27 October.
“With the problems Yemen is facing right now, there have been big challenges,” Abdulmalik Althawr, deputy minister for the agricultural production development sector, told IRIN on the sidelines of a UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) meeting in Abu Dhabi on 27 October.
Breakthrough on Yemen power transfer near - EU envoy
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has moved a step closer to handing power to his deputy by accepting a U.N. formula to ease a transition and end an uprising against his rule, the EU envoy to Yemen was quoted by the state news agency SABA as saying.
Heavy fighting between Saleh's supporters and opponents spread through Yemen's third-largest city Taiz early on Wednesday with one person reported killed and ten
Heavy fighting between Saleh's supporters and opponents spread through Yemen's third-largest city Taiz early on Wednesday with one person reported killed and ten
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Officials of Joint Meeting Parties Agree on Saleh new Proposal
In a meeting with U.S. Ambassador Gerald Firestein and ambassadors of the EU today, the Joint Meeting Parties discussed the new proposals made by President Saleh to find a way out of the Yemeni Current Crisis. The new proposal includes delegating Vice President Hadi to choose the prime minister of next government from the Joint Meeting Parties and calling for an early presidential election. Published by Barakish Net (Arabic).
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