Monday, January 31, 2011

Yemen News Updates -- January 31, 2011

In Yemen, Calls For Revolution But Many Hurdles -- Washington Post

SANAA, Yemen - The pro-democracy protesters marched through the dusty streets of this Middle Eastern capital, voicing hope that the revolution unfolding in the Arab world would soon reach them.

"Yesterday, Tunisia. Today, Egypt. Tomorrow, Yemen," they shouted, trying to make their way to the Egyptian embassy.

But the small march on Saturday never reached its intended target. A line of police stopped the protesters; then a loud, unruly crowd of pro-government supporters emerged, and the two groups clashed. The protesters soon vanished, their voices muffled by pro-government chants.

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More News On Yemen

Protests Spring Up in Rural Yemen
-- Wall Street Journal
Yemen: Orderly Uprising Set for Feb3 -- Jawa Report

FACTBOX-Security developments in Yemen on Jan 31 -- Reuters
Qaeda warns of 'Christian-Shiite pact' on Yemen -- AFP
Yemen al-Qaida commander declares war against Shiites -- Xinhuanet
Al-Qaeda Announces Holy War against Houthis -- Yemen Post
Yemen al-Qaeda Terrorist commander declares war against Shiite Muslims -- ABNA.ir
A coup in Yemen could give al Qaeda a stronghold, experts say -- Washington Examiner

Yemen protests lack grassroots base -- Jeb Boone, OpEdNews
Yemen is not Tunisia or Egypt -- Daniel Martin Varisco, CNN
Behind the unrest in Yemen -- CNN

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