Yemen

Rights group pushes US to prosecute Saleh
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Rights group pushes US to prosecute Saleh

An international rights group urged the US, where Yemen's outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh is staying, to probe his forces'…
Half of Aden polling booths seized, Yemeni official says
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Half of Aden polling booths seized, Yemeni official says

Separatists who had vowed to mark Tuesday's presidential vote as a day of "civil disobedience" have seized half of the…
Yemen votes for post-Saleh era amid violence
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Yemen votes for post-Saleh era amid violence

Yemenis began voting on Tuesday to replace President Ali Abdullah Saleh in an election many hope will give Yemen a…
US says Yemen’s Hadi ‘has vowed’ to destroy Al-Qaeda
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US says Yemen’s Hadi ‘has vowed’ to destroy Al-Qaeda

Yemen's sole presidential candidate who will be voted in this week is committed to "destroying" Al-Qaeda, US Deputy National Security…
Yemen’s Saleh ‘sorry’ to leave for US treatment
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Yemen’s Saleh ‘sorry’ to leave for US treatment

SANAA — Yemen's veteran President Ali Abdullah Saleh said he will head to the United States for medical treatment as…
Human Rights Watch: West should do more to support democracy
Egypt

Human Rights Watch: West should do more to support democracy

Western countries should do more to support democracy and human rights in the Arab world, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said…
Thousands protest at immunity for Yemen’s Saleh
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Thousands protest at immunity for Yemen’s Saleh

Thousands of Yemenis protested in Sanaa on Sunday against an immunity law protecting outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh from prosecution…
Sources: US seeks new home for Yemen strongman
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Sources: US seeks new home for Yemen strongman

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is engaged in an intensive effort with Yemen's embattled strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh to find…
Yemen: 3 soldiers killed in attack in south
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Yemen: 3 soldiers killed in attack in south

SANAA — A security official says three Yemeni soldiers were killed when assailants opened fire on their checkpoint in a…
Amnesty International: Mideast state repression set to continue in 2012
Egypt

Amnesty International: Mideast state repression set to continue in 2012

Violence deployed by Middle East governments to suppress dissent last year is set to continue in 2012, with some states…
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