Ali Abdullah Saleh

SANAA, Yemen -- Yemeni leaders led a somber ceremony Tuesday to mark the country's national day, scaling back the celebrations a day after a suicide bombing killed nearly 100 soldiers during a rehearsal for a military parade.President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, along with top military commanders, government officials and foreign diplomats, took part in a small, symbolic parade held inside Sanaa's Aviation Academy. Hadi sat behind a bulletproof glass shield with his armored car parked nearby...Read Full Story

Samuel Aranda's Award Winning Photo An amazing, moving, deep photo. (via. Huffington-Post) Samuel Aranda Wins World Press Photo Of The Year Award For Arab Spring Shot By TOBY STERLING, Associated Press AMSTERDAM — Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year award Friday for an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen. Jurors said Aranda’s photo, taken for The New York Times, encapsulated many facets of the...Read Full Story

Time Out London London’s Times – click on the image below for more information. London’s Times Time Out London Click on the button for more London’s Times information and reviews. London’s gummed streets Image by eliazar Yemen’s Saleh Signs Deal to Transfer Power BY SHELLY YANG ANCHOR LAUREN GORES Another toppled leader in the ongoing Arab Spring. Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a deal to hand over power. Following the likes of Ben Ali, Mubarack and Gaddafi, he now becomes the...Read Full Story

Beritai.com-UN human rights body says Yemen should ensure that all parties involved in the violent anti-government protests will be processed hukum.Kepala UN human rights body, Navi Pillay, said the request for amnesty to all persons involved in the riots would violate international law. President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to step down in February next, with the assurance he and his family enjoy immunity hukum.Protes anti-government in Yemen started in January 2011, following the outbreak of...Read Full Story

A truce agreed last week collapsed after four days, with each side blaming the other President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been slightly hurt in an attack on a mosque in his compound in the Yemeni capital Sanaa and is in hospital, officials say, as fighting continues between the government and armed tribes. Earlier, officials told TV he was well and would address the nation shortly.The PM and parliament speaker were hurt and an imam and three guards killed. Earlier troops shelled the home of the...Read Full Story