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    In Yemen, 'Too Many Guns and Too Many Grievances' as President Clings to Power

    Mar 21, 2011 11:58 PM EST

    ... says we support the Yemeni government and will provide them with military and security assistance, at the expense of the Yemeni people, and everyone in Yemen sees that we're supporting the regimes, at the expense of the Yemeni people. RAY SUAREZ: Does instability in Yemen also threaten a sort ...

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    News Wrap: Snipers Kill Dozens of Protesters in Yemeni Capital

    Mar 19, 2011 12:10 AM EST

    ... Saleh denied the snipers were his security forces, and he invoked new restrictions that give the police a freer hand. ALI ABDULLAH SALEH, president of Yemen (through translator): The National Defense Council has decided to announce a state of emergency today in Yemen and impose a curfew on armed men ...

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    Police Open Fire in Yemen; Dozens Reported Dead

    Mar 18, 2011 01:52 PM EST

    ... Medical staff estimated the number of injured in the hundreds. < img src="http://www-tc.pbs.org/prod-media/newshour/photos/2011/03/18/0318_yemen_blog_main_horizontal.jpg" title="Yemen March 18" alt="" class="blog_main_horizontal" /> Yemeni anti-government protesters carry away a wounded demonstrator in Sanaa ...

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    News Wrap: Police in Yemen Raid Protesters' Camps, Injuring 80

    Mar 18, 2011 12:10 AM EST

    ... close at 11,774. The Nasdaq rose 19 points to close at 2,636. The unrest in the Arab world turned deadly again today. In Yemen, police and government loyalists attacked protest camps across the country. More than 80 protesters were injured in one southern city. And in Bahrain, police ...

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    News Wrap: Yemeni Police Fire on Protesters, Injuring 50

    Mar 09, 2011 12:57 AM EST

    ... HARI SREENIVASAN: There were more protests across the Middle East today. Police opened fire on protesters in Yemen, injuring at least 50 of them. Separately, thousands of inmates rioted at a prison in Sanaa, demanding that the president step down. In neighboring Bahrain, three hard-line Shiite Muslim groups ...

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    News Wrap: Amid Biggest Protests, Yemeni President Accuses U.S. of Instigation

    Mar 02, 2011 12:50 AM EST

    ... HARI SREENIVASAN: The president of Yemen is now accusing the U.S. of instigating protests against his rule. President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been a U.S. ally, but he charged today the White House is directing the unrest from an operations room in Israel. A U.S. State ...

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    In Shadow of Libya, Protests Continue in Yemen, Oman, Bahrain

    Mar 01, 2011 04:31 PM EST

    ... on governments elsewhere in the region, including Yemen and Bahrain, both allies of the U.S. Here are recent developments in some of those countries. Yemen Protesters are hoping to garner momentum in anti-government protests in the streets of Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, where thousands gathered Tuesday. The ...

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    News Wrap: Protesters Continue to Pressure Governments in Bahrain, Yemen, Oman

    Feb 28, 2011 11:48 PM EST

    ... a constitutional monarchy.&nbsp; And in Oman, protesters were out in force for a third day, after one person was killed on Sunday.&nbsp; In Yemen, hundreds of women joined ongoing protests against longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh.&nbsp; He offered to form a unity government, but opposition leaders rejected ...

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    News Wrap: Protests Continue in Bahrain, Yemen as Saudis Work to Avoid Unrest

    Feb 23, 2011 05:00 AM EST

    HARI SREENIVASAN: New protests erupted in other Arab countries today, but there was also new violence by one regime that is under siege. It was night in Yemen when pro-government forces set upon protesters camped in Sanaa, the capital. At least one person was killed and a dozen more ...

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    News Wrap: Protests Continue in Bahrain, Yemen

    Feb 22, 2011 11:26 PM EST

    ... a barrel, its highest close in two years. A host of other protests took place again today in North Africa and the Middle East. In Yemen, hundreds of people rallied in the capital of Sanaa, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down. The group scuffled with pro-regime ...