President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen, who is seeking treatment for injuries sustained when the presidential palace was bombed in June, arrived on Saturday, officials said.
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Yemeni Leader Arrives in U.S. for Medical Treatment
Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrives in the US to receive medical treatment for injuries he sustained in an assassination attempt last June.
The Pentagon is rushing to send a large floating base for commando teams to the Middle East as tensions rise with Iran , al-Qaeda in Yemen and Somali pirates , among other threats. In response to requests from the U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, the Navy is converting an aging warship it had planned to decommission into a makeshift staging base for the commandos. Unofficially dubbed a “mothership,” the floating base could accommodate smaller high-speed boats and helicopters commonly used by Navy SEALs, procurement documents show. Read full article > >
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Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh told his countrymen Sunday that he is headed to the United States for medical treatment, and he has left the country for a first stop in Oman, according to reports. However, Obama administration officials declined to confirm that Saleh had been granted a medical visa to enter the United States. Read full article > >
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Yemen’s Saleh reportedly headed to U.S. for medical treatment
TAIZ, Yemen — Everyone in this restive city knows Brig Gen. Abdullah Abdu Kayran. Local politicians and businessmen seek his blessings. Higher-ranking military officials speak to him with deference. And at protests, children sing songs denouncing his alleged crimes. Read full article > >
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In restive Yemeni city, a local strongman rules
The UN’s human rights chief Navi Pillay warns a Yemen proposal to grant asylum for crimes during recent unrest would break international law.
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UN warns Yemen over amnesty plans
The UN’s human rights chief Navi Pillay warns a Yemen proposal to grant asylum for crimes during recent unrest would break international law.
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UN warns Yemen over amnesty plans
There had been hopes that President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s departure might ease antigovernment protests.
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Yemen President, Saleh, Won’t Leave Country
Despite the ongoing, muffled debate over the use of armed U.S. drones in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and elsewhere, technological advances allow better-integrated intelligence to go to those who pick targets, guaranteeing a continuation of these types of attacks from afar. Those same intelligence advances, however, also will enable better protection of American and allied forces fighting on the ground. Read full article > >
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Brave new world of weaponry
This article, written by Summer Nasser, appeared on Comment Middle East on December 30,2011 As the Arab Spring sweeps throughout the Middle East, it proves the strength of each country’s citizens. However, many do not show women in the frontlines of mass marches, with one notable exception: Yemen.
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The Women of Yemen: Breaking Barriers
In this remote, sun-blasted corner of southern Yemen, there’s a battle raging that is as important to the United States as it is to this nation’s beleaguered government. Each day, American-backed Yemeni forces engage in a grueling struggle to retake territory from militant Islamists — a conventional army pitted against a guerrilla militia with grand ambitions to stage an attack on U.S. soil. Each day, the soldiers feel increasingly besieged. Read full article > >
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Militants create haven in southern Yemen
Mass demonstrations in Yemen have called for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to face trial for the deaths of anti-government protesters.
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Yemen protests demand Saleh trial
HONOLULU — The Obama administration is reviewing a request from Yemen’s former president to enter the United States to receive medical treatment, a senior administration official said Sunday. Ali Abdullah Saleh, who relinquished power to his vice president Friday, told reporters over the weekend that he was planning to come to the United States to relieve tension after nine people were killed by government forces during mass protests related to the end of Saleh’s 33-year reign. Read full article > >
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Obama administration weighing ex-Yemen president Saleh’s request to enter U.S.
Thousands of Yemenis take to the streets of Sanaa, to protest against the killing of demonstrators and demand their country’s acting leader resign.
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Yemenis denounce protester deaths
Hours after the killing of at least eight protesters in Yemen’s capital, Sana, President Ali Abdullah Saleh said he would be leaving soon for the United States.
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Forces Loyal to Yemen’s President Fire on Protesters
Yemen’s Saleh reportedly headed to U.S. for medical treatment
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