Yemen
May 5, 2011
Vacancy for Qaeda Chief; candidate line-up for successors. 3 or 4 names have been repeatedly emerging amidst rumor-mongering on who is likely to step up to the plate for OBL's role. Al Bawaba brings you a greater line-up of potential AQ leaders, and a flavor of their CVs.
Yemenis are worried about the crisis in the markets of food and consumer goods in light of the deepening political crisis and the continuing protests and demonstrations.
May 2, 2011
So Obama finished him off - the world's most wanted man Osama bin-Laden. But Bush Junior certainly loosened the proverbial lid of the jar for him by kick-starting the wide-scale man-hunt with gusto, and officially declaring the search party to begin in 2001 when he demanded his nemesis Dead or Alive. Now 10 years later, the mission has been accomplished.
May 1, 2011
The Gulf Cooperation Council stated on Sunday that a ceremony to finalze a Yemeni deal ending three months of protests against the regime has been cancelled.
April 27, 2011
Clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces reported in south Yemen, leaving one protester and two troops dead.
April 26, 2011
Yemen's opposition has decided to be part of a transitional government under a Gulf-brokered plan for president Ali Abdullah Saleh to step aside.
April 23, 2011
Yemen's president agreed Saturday to a proposal by Gulf Arab mediators to step down within 30 days and hand power to his deputy in exchange for immunity from prosecution.
April 21, 2011
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been offered the option of stepping down after 30 days with a guarantee that he would not be prosecutedز
April 20, 2011
A gunman on a motorbike opened fire on Yemeni demonstrators in the coastal town of Hudeida Wednesday, killing one.
April 19, 2011
Yemeni policemen opened fire on demonstrators in Sanaa and Taiz on Tuesday, killing at least three people.
April 18, 2011
Yemeni opposition insisted on the need of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to quit.
April 14, 2011
The opposition in Yemen has set a two-week deadline for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to quit, turning down a Gulf-backed proposal to end the country's political crisis.
April 13, 2011
At least seven people were killed in Yemen on Wednesday, including four police who clashed with a dissident army unitز
April 11, 2011
While the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed Monday to the initiative proposed by the Gulf states, the Yemeni opposition coalition rejected it.
April 10, 2011
The Arab Gulf state declared Sunday that Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh should hand over power to his vice president.