Massive protests in Yemen
Egypt isn't the only place where there are mass demonstrations in the Arab world. There's a massive demonstration going on Thursday in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen.Tens of thousands of protesters massed on Thursday at Sanaa University for a "day of rage" against President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule, while a similar number of loyalists flooded a central square in support of the embattled leader.When it rains, it pours.
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Facing demands for him to quit, Saleh on Wednesday announced that he would not seek another term as president, and said he will freeze plans to change the constitution that would have enabled him to remain president for life.
He also said he was opposed to hereditary rule, a response to suspicion among critics that was grooming his eldest son Ahmed Saleh, who commands an elite unit of the Yemeni army, to succeed him as president.
In what appeared to be yet another bid to stave off the kind of mass anti-regime protests that have swept Tunisia and Egypt and which have rippled throughout the Arab world, Saleh also announced he would postpone controversial elections due in April.
Unimpressed, opposition groups said they would press on with their "day of rage."
"Thursday's demonstration will continue as scheduled," said Mohammed Kahtan of the Islamist Al-Islah (Reform) party.
Labels: Ali Abdullah Saleh, Sanaa, Yemen
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 3:08 PM
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Nothing to do with Israel.
Nothing at all. Yemen does not share a border with Israel.
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