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29 Mar 2012

Saudi diplomat kidnapped in Yemen

Saudi Arabia's deputy consul in the southern Yemeni city of Aden has been kidnapped outside his home. Police in the city's Mansoura district said gunmen abducted Abdullah al-Khalidi as he was about to get into his car, escaping in another vehicle. A security operation is now under way in the city in an effort to find him. Aden is the city closest to Yemen's Abyan province where government forces have been struggling to contain militant groups linked to al-Qaeda
Saudi Arabia's deputy consul in the southern Yemeni city of Aden has been kidnapped outside his home. Police in the...
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27 Nov 2011

Yemen’s President Saleh offers ‘amnesty’ to opponents

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has declared an amnesty for all those who "committed errors during the crisis", state media say. Opposition leaders said Mr Saleh had no authority to issue a pardon because he signed a deal last week transferring his powers to the vice-president.
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has declared an amnesty for all those who "committed errors during the crisis",...
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27 Nov 2011

Yemeni vice-president sets snap election date

Yemen will hold a snap presidential election on 21 February 2012, according to a decree signed by the country's Vice-President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. The move is part of a transition deal agreed this week which sees President Ali Abdullah Saleh hand power to Mr Hadi in return for immunity from prosecution.
Yemen will hold a snap presidential election on 21 February 2012, according to a decree signed by the country's...
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27 Oct 2011

Yemen women burn veils in Sanaa in anti-Saleh protest

Hundreds of women have set fire to their traditional veils in Yemen in protest at the violence used against anti-government demonstrators. The women, in the capital Sanaa, made a pile of veils in the street which they then doused with petrol and set alight.
Hundreds of women have set fire to their traditional veils in Yemen in protest at the violence used against...
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25 Sep 2011

Yemen unrest ‘Dozens dead’ in Sanaa clashes

Many people have been killed in clashes in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, as protests continue against President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Demonstrators camped out on Change Square - the focus of protests - have been caught in fighting between the army and dissident soldiers, a journalist in the city told the BBC.
Many people have been killed in clashes in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, as protests continue against President Ali...
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24 Jul 2011

Yemen Car bomb blast kills soldiers in Aden

A car bomb blast has killed at least five Yemeni soldiers in the coastal city of Aden, officials say. Several others were injured in the blast which hit as troops with supplies were preparing to leave for the nearby province of Abyan.
A car bomb blast has killed at least five Yemeni soldiers in the coastal city of Aden, officials say. Several others...
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4 Jun 2011

Yemeni President Saleh hurt by ‘shrapnel’ in attack

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has suffered shrapnel wounds and burns in Friday's attack on his Sanaa compound. Sources have told the BBC that Mr Saleh had a piece of shrapnel below his heart and second-degree chest and face burns. This has not been officially confirmed.
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has suffered shrapnel wounds and burns in Friday's attack on his Sanaa compound....
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28 May 2011

Hashid tribal fighters in ceasefire with Saleh

Yemen's president and the country's most powerful tribal leader have agreed a ceasefire after five days of fighting in the capital Sanaa, a mediator says.
Yemen's president and the country's most powerful tribal leader have agreed a ceasefire after five days of fighting in...
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26 May 2011

US withdraws diplomats from Yemen amid clashes

The US has ordered all its non-essential diplomats and family members of embassy staff to leave Yemen as fighting there escalates. At least 44 people have been killed since Monday in clashes between tribal fighters and government troops.
The US has ordered all its non-essential diplomats and family members of embassy staff to leave Yemen as fighting there...
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25 May 2011

Anti-Saleh Hashid rebels seize public buildings

Witnesses say hundreds of people are fleeing the capital on the third day of violence between fighters from the Hashid tribe and security forces. At least 44 people have died in the clashes, which began after forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh moved against the Hashid leader's compound.
Witnesses say hundreds of people are fleeing the capital on the third day of violence between fighters from the Hashid...
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25 May 2011

Anti-Saleh Hashid rebels seize public buildings

Witnesses say hundreds of people are fleeing the capital on the third day of violence between fighters from the Hashid tribe and security forces. At least 44 people have died in the clashes, which began after forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh moved against the Hashid leader's compound.
Witnesses say hundreds of people are fleeing the capital on the third day of violence between fighters from the Hashid...
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25 Apr 2011

Protesters keep up pressure on Saleh

Thousands of anti-government protesters are standing their ground in the capital of Yemen, despite a deal that would see the president step down. Protesters occupying a permanent camp in Sanaa say they don't trust President Ali Abdullah Saleh to keep his promise to leave office.
Thousands of anti-government protesters are standing their ground in the capital of Yemen, despite a deal that would see...
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15 Apr 2011

Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh defiant in Sanaa

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has addressed large crowds in the capital, Sanaa, denouncing protesters and vowing to stay in office. Mr Saleh, who has faced more than two months of protests, said the crowds gave him legitimacy.
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has addressed large crowds in the capital, Sanaa, denouncing protesters and vowing...
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