There are protests from both pro and anti-government groups in Sana’a Yemen, Friday, as President Ali Abdullah Saleh vowed to “stand firm” in the face of calls for his resignation. Defections of high-level government officials has indicated that the opposition movement was gaining ground, but so far the president has refused to step down. Laura […]
Protests continue in Yemen. Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh fired his cabinet on Sunday, two days after government-linked forces shot and killed protesters. The president has received criticism from the United States and a division of the Yemen’s military has allied itself with protesters. Laura Kasinof is reporting for The New York Times from Sanaa, […]