Gunmen Kill 45 Protesters in Yemen
Wall Street Journal
"I strongly condemn the violence that has taken place in Yemen today and call on President Saleh to adhere to his public pledge to allow demonstrations to take place peacefully," President Barack Obama said. Top White House counterterrorism adviser ...
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More air strikes may be under way...Pressure builds on Yemen's leader ...
9&10 News
The monthlong uprising against President Ali Abdullah Saleh (AH'-lee ahb-DUH'-luh sah-LEH') has turned increasingly bloody in the past few days, and today his own powerful tribe called for his resignation. Massive crowds turned out across Yemen today ...
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Yemeni president sacks government
Daily News & Analysis
Place: Sanaa | Agency: PTI Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh today sacked his government in the face of massive protests demanding his resignation, the state news agency Saba reported. "The president has dismissed the government but asked ...
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The Big Defection in Yemen
Big Think
Also, today Himyar al-Ahmar, the deputy speaker of parliament, announced his resignation. This wasn't really a surprise, but he chose a politically astute time to get his name back in the news. Also, Yemen's ambassadors to Japan, Jordan, Syria, ...
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Libya a warning to Mideast authoritarians Ban
Moneycontrol.com
Ban, who has castigated the king of Bahrain and strongly condemned the repression of demonstrations in Yemen and Syria in recent days, told AFP as he began a trip to Egypt and Tunisia today that other nations have a duty to speak out. ...
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Moneycontrol.com
Yemenis launch social media video live from ground today in Ottawa, Sanaa ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
OTTAWA, March 21 /CNW/ - Yemen Rights Monitor, an effort of Yemenis and Canadians to circumvent Yemeni government bans on media coverage of attacks, launches officially today : www.yemenrightsmonitor.com. With more local correspondents than Al-Jazeera ...
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Amnesty: Yemen must act over sniper killings
Bikya Masr
The Yemeni authorities must immediately act to bring to justice those responsible for an apparently co-ordinated sniper attack on protesters in Sana'a today that has left dozens dead. At least 40 people were killed and more than 200 wounded in the ...
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Bikya Masr
The US and France Are Bombing Africa
Center for Research on Globalization
US-backed regimes in Yemen, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are murdering protesters in the streets today. The US still arms and funds Israeli terror against the people of Palestine and bombed Gaza again this week. US troops still occupy Iraq and Afghanistan. ...
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Center for Research on Globalization
Yemen mourns, buries democracy martyrs
Yemen News Agency
Yemen mourned today the democracy martyrs, wishing their souls rest in peace. The national flag was flown at half-mast at the public institutions in various governorates. The National Defense Council at his meeting on Friday formed a panel to ...
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Parliament urges Bahrainis to resort to dialogue, follows Yemen unrest
Ammon News
Also on Sunday, the Lower House of Parliament said that it was following with profound interest and concern the current situation in Yemen. In a statement issued today, the House expressed deep keenness that calm and stability prevail in Yemen for the ...
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Ammon News
Crude oil rises on Libya air strikes...Gold climbs
India Infoline.com
Elsewhere in the Middle-East and North Africa (MENA) region, massive public protests were reported in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain. Yemen declared a state of emergency on March 18. Oil futures rose as much as 2.3% today after Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi ...
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Ten things you need to know today
First Post
YEMEN'S PRESIDENT FIRES ENTIRE CABINETYemen's embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has fired his entire cabinet as protesters continue to call on him to step down. As many as 150000 mourners thronged the streets of the capital on Sunday forming a ...
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Other views: 'Isolate, strangle and replace'
USA Today
What about Yemen?' This is a totally different case, where a man is actually slaughtering his own people, has no regard for his own people. He uses mercenaries to kill them. It is a unique case, and it's being watched throughout the Arab world. ...
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Arabs Back Allied Offensive on Libya as Leader Qaddafi Remains Defiant
Bloomberg
In Yemen, tens of thousands gathered in the capital, Sana'a, today for a day of mourning after at least 44 people were killed in clashes between police, pro-regime gunmen and anti-government demonstrators, in the deadliest crackdown in two months of ...
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MCX Silver gains on industrial demand
Commodity Online
Geo-political tensions in MENA region are now spreading in nearby countries Yemen, Syria and Bahrain which can escalate safe haven appeal for the precious metals in the near term. E-Silver opened considerably higher today but it was seen finding ...
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RSF: More harassment of journalists in Arab demos
Bikya Masr
“We are dismayed by Sharabi's death during the brutal repression of anti-government demonstrations in Yemen today,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Our thoughts go out to his family and the staff of Al-Masdar. It is shocking that this photographer ...
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Making sense of the Bar exams
Manila Standard Today
And news kept coming in, although most of the time was given to covering the agony of the Japanese nation: Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain, Jordan and even Saudi Arabia —once thought unflappable—were feeling a different kind of a tremor! ...
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Jim Gardner's 'Conversation with the President'
6abc.com
... so the statement I made today to the American people, I think that should stand on its own. JIM: Once the opposition in Bahrain and Yemen hear your speech, and presumably they already have, they may well say 'why not us?' Why not them? ...
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Saudi women embrace feminism - on their own terms
Jerusalem Post
Perhaps one of the most significant developments emerging from the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions is the growing Arab women's rights movement that has spread to the anti-government demonstrations in Bahrain and Yemen. Absent, however, from the ...
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China's Benchmark Stock Index Gains as Oil Shares Rise on Libya Violence
Bloomberg
Bahrain Petroleum Co. employees went on strike last week in response to a police crackdown on anti-government demonstrations, while Yemen declared a state of emergency. Dongfang Electric, which derived 6.5 percent of sales from nuclear power-related ...
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Gold Climbs in London as Allied Aircraft Attack Libyan Targets
BusinessWeek
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh fired his cabinet yesterday. Gold reached a record $1444.95 an ounce on March 7. As “tensions in the Middle East and North Africa region increase, the precious metals, particularly gold and silver, could be poised ...
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Double standard seen in Arab response to Libya
Los Angeles Times
The police in Bahrain and Yemen are shooting protesters. The Arab world, which has been loath to change for generations, is confronting an unsettling burst democratic fervor that is tearing down icons and demanding free elections. ...
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Los Angeles Times
The Odyssey Dawn top 10
Asia Times Online
The Obama administration turned George W Bush's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan into open-ended occupations; started an air/counter-insurgency war in Pakistan; bolstered a war in Somalia; bolstered a war in Yemen; and now started a war in Libya. ...
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RFE/RL Radio
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei today said the country's Norouz festivities have been spoiled by "bitter incidents" in Libya, Bahrain, and Yemen. Khamenei was speaking on national television to mark Norouz. He said he hopes that "God will ...
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Bahrain protests: Hundreds march in London demanding downfall of their government
Daily Mail
He said: 'You have tens of thousands of people in Bahrain marching for this and you have people here today supporting this. 'These people have been supporting the same uprisings in Libya, Yemen, Tunisia and Egypt but today a lot of the protesters are ...
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Daily Mail
Mass. congressional delegation on Libya
Boston Globe
By Globe Staff The 12-member Massachusetts congressional delegation, all Democrats except for Republican Senator Scott Brown, offered an array of positions today in reaction to the launch of US air strikes on Libya over the weekend. ...
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Yemen's Most Powerful Army Officer (controls 60% of military) Says ...
Addressing a news conference, Brigadier Saleh said: "Yemen today, is suffering from a comprehensive and dangerous crisis and it is widespread. "Lack of dialogue and oppression of peaceful protesters in the pubclic sphere, ...
Democratic Underground Latest... - http://www.democraticunderground.com/
Palestinian Pundit: Top army generals defect in Yemen
By Tony
Brigadier Saleh said that, "Yemen today, is suffering from a comprehensive and dangerous crisis and it is widespread. "Lack of dialogue and oppression of peaceful protesters in the pubclic sphere, resulted in crisis which has increased ...
Palestinian Pundit - http://palestinianpundit.blogspot.com/
Imperial War on Libya | War Is A Crime .org
By Stephen Lendman
Bahrain (Yemen and Saudi Arabia) of today (are) the vision for Libya for tomorrow," Western-dominated, of course. Will it work? Love or hate Gaddafi, Libyans know what Iraqis, Afghans and Palestinians endure. Moreover, its society is ...
War Is A Crime .org - http://warisacrime.org/
SteveLendmanBlog: Imperial War on Libya
By Steve Lendman
Bahrain (Yemen and Saudi Arabia) of today (are) the vision for Libya for tomorrow," Western-dominated, of course. Will it work? Love or hate Gaddafi, Libyans know what Iraqis, Afghans and Palestinians endure. Moreover, its society is ...
SteveLendmanBlog - http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/
Killed in Benghazi: Mohammad Nabbous, the "face of citizen ...
By GreyHawk
New York, February 18, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists called on authorities today in Bahrain, Yemen, Libya to cease their attempts to prevent media from reporting on anti-government demonstrations. ...
ePluribus Media - discuss, debate,... - http://discuss.epluribusmedia.net/
What about Yemen, Mr Cameron? | The Mad Hatters
By duncanr
Today I ask 'What about Yemen, Mr Cameron'. On Friday, 53 people were shot dead by Government snipers firing from rooftops. Three Government ministers have . . . resigned their posts in protest at the killings, Two Ambassadors have done ...
The Mad Hatters - http://madhatters.me.uk/
Yemen: Powerful Army Officer Joins The Protesters
By Gus Lubin
Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar said today his soldiers would protect the protesters. Ali Mohsen is the half brother of President Saleh and is described by commentators on Al Jazeera as the most influential army officer. Ali Mohsen controls 60% of ...
Business Insider - http://www.businessinsider.com/
Dialogues: RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Libya; Why Not Yemen ...
By toinho
Libya; Why Not Yemen, Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia etc. Written by Paul I. Adujie. Today, France, Britain and the United States began a process which will culminate in the overthrow of Moamar Gadaffi, ...
Dialogues - http://dialogueseriesnew.blogspot.com/
Yemen's President Fires His Cabinet; Hospitals Under Siege in ...
By Past Member
Yemen's President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has reportedly fired his cabinet today in the face of demands for his ouster and more government officials resigning from their posts, according to the New York Times. ...
Politics for Change - http://www.care2.com/causes/politics/
Yemen | Sanaa | Protests | Funeral
By Jeb Boone
Sadeq al-Ahmar, one of Yemen's most powerful tribal Sheikhs, joined protesters in the streets of Sanaa today, demanding that Saleh relinquish power. The Al Ahmar family is made up of nine brothers, all of whom have considerable power ...
GlobalPost - http://www.globalpost.com/
Yemen President Fires Entire Cabinet -- News from Antiwar.com
By Jason Ditz
Though Saleh's firing appeared to cement his near-term hold on the government, he has lost the support of a growing number of tribes, including today his own, which called on him to resign. With the tribes against him, ...
News From Antiwar.com - http://news.antiwar.com/
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads
By The Huffington Post News Team
I love how everyone, Gregory included, is hot today to say, "Isn't this a double standard? What about Bahrain? What about Yemen?" Hey, media, by the way, y'all didn't give a tinned turd about what was happening in Bahrain and Yemen ...
Huffpolitics on The Huffington Post - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/@huffpolitics
AIUK : Yemen: Today's sniper killings 'deplorable'
The Yemeni authorities must immediately act to bring to justice those responsible for an apparently coordinated sniper attack on protesters in the capital ...
www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=19335
From rooftops, snipers kill 46 Yemeni protesters - USATODAY.com
A massive demonstration against Yemen's government turned into a killing field Friday as snipers methodically fired down on protesters from rooftops and ...
www.usatoday.com/news/.../2011-03-18-yemen-protests_N.ht...
YouTube - Street demonstrations in Aden yemen today Maala
Please try again later. Sign In or Sign Up now! Uploaded by noname1824 on Mar 13 , 2011. Street demonstrations in Aden yemen today Maala ...
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Yemeni president fires Cabinet
Muhammed Muheisen / AP Anti-government protesters pray Sunday around the bodies of demonstrators killed in clashes with Yemeni security forces. ...
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Today In Revolutions: Yemen Massacre, Syria Clash, Bahrain ...
The bloodshed seems to be halted in Libya today, hooray for the UN no-fly/no- massacre resolution, but some of the other many Arab Uprisings are still going ...
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Sheikha Mozah to visit Yemen today
Sheikha Mozah to visit Yemen today. HH Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad, chair of the Silatech Board of Advisers, arrives in Sana'a today to visit Silatech's ...
www.silatech.com/index.php?option=com...id...
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RNN: over 200 injured in Yemen today only
FROM @RassdNews: RNN: over 200 injured in Yemen today only... 1 minute ago. FROM @sunnysingh_sw6: If I didnt say this earlier, let me say it now: I.. ...
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46 dead in Yemen protest bloodbath: medics - The West Australian
"I strongly condemn the violence that has taken place in Yemen today and call on President Saleh to adhere to his public pledge to allow demonstrations to ...
au.news.yahoo.com/.../52-dead-in-yemen-protest-bloodbath-...
Yemen's Tyrant and a Bloody Friday : Veterans Today
Today, Friday, March 18, 2011, Yemen's Tyrant, President Ali Abdullah Saleh chose to unleash his police and snipers from rooftops to commit a massacre, ...
www.veteranstoday.com/.../yemen’s-tyrant-and-a-bloody-frid...
BBC News - Today - '45 dead' after Yemen massacre
Hakim Almasmari and Husam Alsharjabi describe the recent violence in Yemen.
news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid.../9429803.stm
News & Comments: Yemen today
YemenFreeVoice Today in DC in front of the white house, there was a freedom rally for #Libya and #Yemen. Anti-war rally joined us as well 1 minute ago via ...
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