Unrest In Yemen -- News Updates February 18, 2011



Spiraling Violence In Yemen As Protesters Clash -- Time Magazine

The Yemeni capital Sana'a experienced its most violent clashes between pro- and anti-government demonstrators to date on Thursday as protests continued for the seventh consecutive day. Thousands of protesters faced off in a street battle that took place at a major intersection in the city.

Inspired by revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, opposition activists have increased calls for Ali Abdullah Saleh, president of 32 years, to step down. Yet Saleh, who has recently made a host of concessions that include a pledge not to seek reelection in 2013, still holds some support in the country.

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More News On the Unrest In Yemen

Violence marks 'Friday of Rage' across Yemen -- Yahoo News/AP
Rival Yemeni protesters take to streets -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Two killed in Yemen as police open fire on the eighth day of anti-government protest -- Daily Mail
Tens of Thousands Protest Across Yemen -- Wall Street Journal
Rival supporters clash in Yemen's capital Sanaa -- BBC
'Day of Rage' Rallies Staged in Yemen -- Voice of America
Yemen unrest: Dozens injured in Sanaa clashes -- BBC
Casualties mount in Yemen’s ‘day of rage’ -- Financial Times
Largest Yemen Protests to Date Turn Violent as Security Forces Crack Down -- Bloomberg
Yemen protesters blasted with grenade, two dead -- AFP
2 Killed On 'Friday Of Rage' In Yemen -- RTT News
Two killed as anti-Saleh protests sweep Yemen -- Reuters

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