Yemen President to quit; activists say protests go on
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step down within weeks in return for immunity from prosecution, putting him on course to become the third veteran Arab leader toppled this year by str
Yemen protesters reject US-backed Saleh exit plan
Yemen protesters demanded on Sunday the immediate departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh after his ruling party accepted a Gulf plan for him to quit in 30 days in a move promptly hailed by Washingt
Yemenis use Facebook in anti-regime revolt
Young and educated, like most protesters in Sanaa, the Shamakh brothers shoot videos of demonstrations and post them on the Internet as part of an uprising against President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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Yemeni opposition urges protests as talks stall
Yemeni opposition called for mass protests on Wednesday after deadly confrontations with the police, while talks between Gulf mediators and representatives of Yemen’s embattled President appeared to have made no progress.
Yemen police kill one, wound protesters in Taez
Yemeni police killed one person and wounded several others when they opened fire on anti-regime demonstrators marching in the city of Taez on Tuesday, a medic and witnesses said.
Yemen tribal heads urge Saleh forces to defect
Yemen's influential tribal and religious chiefs, siding with a 10-week-old uprising, have urged security forces to defect and called for the "immediate" ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Yemeni President ready for power-transfer: Statement
Embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Monday welcomed Gulf "efforts" to end his country's political crisis, saying he was ready for a "peaceful" transfer of power in a constitutional way, according to a statement from his office.
Embattled Yemen leader rejects Gulf exit plan
Embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh rejected an exit plan by Gulf states trying to broker an end to bloody unrest, as tens of thousands of Yemenis massed on Friday for pro- and anti-regime protests
At least 10 protesters shot dead in Yemen: medics
Yemeni security forces shot dead at least 10 anti-regime demonstrators and wounded scores more on Monday in the city of Taez, South of the capital, medics said.
Yemenis in biggest ever rally against president
Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis have packed a main square in the capital and are on the march elsewhere across the nation, demanding the country's ruler of 32 years step down.
Many mosques in Sanaa