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... demanding President Bashar al-Assad step down. And security forces again opened fire. Human rights activists reported at least eight people were killed. While in Yemen, heavy fighting between government forces and tribal fighters spread to new regions today, leaving the country at the brink of civil war, as President ...
... fields with grass and trees and there were bodies lying in the field," she said. (Additional reporting by Daniel Sagalyn.) Explosions Kills 28 in Escalating Yemen Violence There are conflicting reports from Yemen on the cause of a series of explosions that killed 28 people -- the government has claimed the ...
... blockade, like, a lot of cities. More -- almost all the cities in Syria are blockaded. RAY SUAREZ: There were also huge new protests today in Yemen, and troops there killed at least three more people in Ibb, a city south of Sanaa. Embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh drew his own ...
m or al-Qaida is not Yemen's biggest problem. It's not this government's problem and it won't be the government's next biggest problem. The biggest problem will be dealing with a failing economy. And that will be a huge -- a huge dilemma which this next ...
... the initiative, though some balked at forming a temporary government with Saleh. But, late today, Reuters reported the opposition had agreed to join. FUAD DAHABA, Yemeni Parliament Opposition Member (through translator): We appreciate any efforts that can bring Yemen out from its ordeal. MARGARET WARNER: It's unclear, however, if ...
... of President Saleh, who has been an ally to Washington in the region. In addition to the Times, here's more reporting and analysis about Yemen: From the New Yorker: Letter From Yemen: After the Uprising A Western diplomat in Yemen said, "O.K., fine, Saleh goes. Then what do ...
... The president was sending them a warning, and it goes something like this: To: President Bashir Assad, Damascus, Syria President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Sana'a, Yemen His Royal Highness, King Hamad bin Isa Al-Kahlifa, Manama, Bahrain From: President Barack Obama, Washington D.C., USA Dear Bashir, Ali and Hamad ...
Yemenis lined up bodies after a massive blast killed at least 75 people at an ammunition plant in southern Yemen looted by al-Qaida on March 28. (AFP/Getty Images) In Jaar, Yemen, several massive explosions at an ammunition factory killed at least 78 people after it was raided by ...
... JUDY WOODRUFF: For more on what happens next in Yemen, we turn to Nadia al-Sakkaf. She's the editor and publisher of The Yemen Times. She has been in Washington for a conference of the International Women's Media Foundation. Nadia al-Sakkaf, thank you very much for ...
... JEFFREY BROWN: And next tonight, the Arab revolution boils in the nation of Yemen. Judy Woodruff has that story. JUDY WOODRUFF: Yemen's streets are becoming increasingly violent, with clashes between government troops and protesters over the attempted ouster of longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Last Friday, more than ...
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