Yemen’s youthful democratic movement needs the support of outside powers – otherwise the stalemate, the and worsening economic and humanitarian crisis, will continue.
The people of Yemen fighting are not only fighting for their freedom and democracy, but they continue to be unimpressed with the scams and schemes that are woven around them by president Saleh and the gulf states.
A rebellious dictator can be handled (some shrapnel and an airplane ride to Riyadh will do). But an entire country?
If the opposition protest movement can get Hadi on board, and set up a transitional government, then there is a chance that they can neutralise counter-revolutionary forces.
A group of young Arab students in Montreal are working on an international development conference for this upcoming fall.
Abdul Rahman Bafadil is a Yemeni opposition leader, sexy redhead and member of the country’s parliament.
Time to give these old, crumbling autocracies a few pointers on how to tackle the never-ending conundrum of people pressure.
The sky seemed to be filled with rocks, all flying at the stadium’s entrance. Something was on fire, the protesters had started to use Molotov’s. In the midst of all this, the snipers could clearly be seen.
He’s ruled for 32 years. What’s another month? Millions of Yemenis will answer that…
The protesters in Sana’a remain defiant in the face of government brutality. Expect the next demonstration to be bigger and angrier, our correspondent in Yemen reports.