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Roadside Bomb Kills 16 Yemeni Soldiers in Marib City: Sources
At least 16 Yemeni government soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in the province of Marib east of the capital Sanaa, military sources told Reuters late on Sunday.
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Heavy Fighting Breaks Out in Yemen's Taiz City, Red Cross Says Situation 'Dire'
At least 20 Houthi militia fighters were killed in heavy clashes in Yemen's third-largest city Taiz today, a day after they pounded it with rockets, forces loyal to the government said.
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'Will Not Leave Country', Says Former Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Former Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh said he would not leave the country in a post on his official Facebook page today, contradicting reports in the Gulf Arab media that he sought a safe exit.
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US again says no decision yet on Saleh entry
The United States insisted on Tuesday it had not yet decided whether to allow Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh into the country for medical treatment.
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Yemen's president says he's willing to leave power
President Ali Abdullah Saleh made vague comments on Saturday that he is willing to leave power in his first major speech since returning to Yemen, but he gave no concrete plan for the future of the country. Yemen's opposition cast doubt that the embattled leader was serious.
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Flipping again, Yemen president vows to stay
A day after he said he was ready to yield power to "safe hands," President Ali Abdullah Saleh asserted Saturday that his departure was not imminent, leaving unclear when and under what terms he would agree to step down. His statement was the latest pivot in back-and-forth negotiations over a transfer of power, even as Mr. Saleh tries to frame the t...
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Yemen: Police use teargas to disperse protesters
Thousands of people marching for the ouster of Yemen's U.S.-allied president clashed Tuesday with police and government supporters, and at least three demonstrators were injured in a fifth straight day of Egypt-inspired protests.Police tried to disperse the demonstrators using tear gas and batons, but about 3,000 protesters defiantly continued thei...
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Bahrain roiled after second protester is killed by police
More than 10,000 people streamed into the capital's central Pearl Square on Tuesday in the largest political protest to hit this Persian Gulf kingdom in recent memory.Galvanized by the death of a demonstrator in clashes with the police on Monday, protesters waved flags and chanted "peaceful" under the square's towering monument as a police helicopt...
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Yemeni president pledges not to seek another term
Yemen's US-backed president, in power for more than three decades, pledged Wednesday not to seek another term in office in an apparent attempt to defuse protests inspired by Tunisia's revolt and the turmoil in Egypt.The concession by Ali Abdullah Saleh signaled that another autocratic Arab leader once thought immune to challenge was ceding ground t...
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Roadside Bomb Kills 16 Yemeni Soldiers in Marib City: Sources
At least 16 Yemeni government soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in the province of Marib east of the capital Sanaa, military sources told Reuters late on Sunday.
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Heavy Fighting Breaks Out in Yemen's Taiz City, Red Cross Says Situation 'Dire'
At least 20 Houthi militia fighters were killed in heavy clashes in Yemen's third-largest city Taiz today, a day after they pounded it with rockets, forces loyal to the government said.
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'Will Not Leave Country', Says Former Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Former Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh said he would not leave the country in a post on his official Facebook page today, contradicting reports in the Gulf Arab media that he sought a safe exit.
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US again says no decision yet on Saleh entry
The United States insisted on Tuesday it had not yet decided whether to allow Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh into the country for medical treatment.
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Yemen's president says he's willing to leave power
President Ali Abdullah Saleh made vague comments on Saturday that he is willing to leave power in his first major speech since returning to Yemen, but he gave no concrete plan for the future of the country. Yemen's opposition cast doubt that the embattled leader was serious.
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Flipping again, Yemen president vows to stay
A day after he said he was ready to yield power to "safe hands," President Ali Abdullah Saleh asserted Saturday that his departure was not imminent, leaving unclear when and under what terms he would agree to step down. His statement was the latest pivot in back-and-forth negotiations over a transfer of power, even as Mr. Saleh tries to frame the t...
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Yemen: Police use teargas to disperse protesters
Thousands of people marching for the ouster of Yemen's U.S.-allied president clashed Tuesday with police and government supporters, and at least three demonstrators were injured in a fifth straight day of Egypt-inspired protests.Police tried to disperse the demonstrators using tear gas and batons, but about 3,000 protesters defiantly continued thei...
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Bahrain roiled after second protester is killed by police
More than 10,000 people streamed into the capital's central Pearl Square on Tuesday in the largest political protest to hit this Persian Gulf kingdom in recent memory.Galvanized by the death of a demonstrator in clashes with the police on Monday, protesters waved flags and chanted "peaceful" under the square's towering monument as a police helicopt...
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Yemeni president pledges not to seek another term
Yemen's US-backed president, in power for more than three decades, pledged Wednesday not to seek another term in office in an apparent attempt to defuse protests inspired by Tunisia's revolt and the turmoil in Egypt.The concession by Ali Abdullah Saleh signaled that another autocratic Arab leader once thought immune to challenge was ceding ground t...
