In the face of unceasing protests in Yemen over the past six weeks, it looks like the country’s besieged President Ali Abdullah Saleh is about to step down.
In the biggest demonstration against the President yet, many thousands of Yemenis have gathered in capitol city of Sanaa demanding the immediate resignation of Ali Abdullah Saleh.
As the western powers and some of their allies in the Middle East impose a no-fly zone over Libya in an effort to protect civilians from Moammar Gaddafi’s armies, many questions have been raised about the campaign and its long-term implications.
Yemeni opposition groups are planning to march to the palace of the embattled president on Friday to demand his immediate ouster in defiance of the 30-day state of emergency passed by the parliament to quell unceasing rebellion in the poverty-stricken nation.
US stock slipped on the continued unrest in the Middle East and escalating tensions in Yemen.
Americans who are opposed to the U.S. participating in air strikes against Libya have held small (and thus far peaceful) demonstrations across the country, although there doesn’t appear to be a large national movement against the action yet.
The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has written a lengthy a column in The New Vision newspaper of Uganda in which he condemned the western alliance’s military strikes on Libya. He also proposes a resolution to the Libyan crisis through the auspices of the African Union.
Some prominent African leaders have expressed their condemnation of western air strikes on Libya.
Yemen's beleaguered president Ali Abdullah Saleh has dismissed his cabinet after popular protests demanding his resignation and constitutional reforms intensified. The move came after Saleh faced the ire of a powerful tribal group in the country on Sunday.
As a coalition of western nations launch airstrikes on Libyan military targets, British Prime Minister David Cameron warned that the UK could face terrorist reprisals should Moammar Gaddafi’s regime somehow remains in power.
Moammar Gaddafi has warned that if a no-fly zone is imposed n Libya by the UN Security Council, he and his military will respond with armed resistance.
A suicide bombing on a funeral procession attended by anti-Taliban militiamen in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday killed at least 31 people and injured over 50, hospitals and police officials said.
Rep. Peter King of New York recently used the term Self-Radicalization as he discussed the hearings set to start on Thursday investigating radicalization and the Muslim community in the United States.
President Barack Obama went back on his campaign promise to close down Guantanamo Bay detention center for suspected terrorists and signed an executive order to create a system for indefinitely holding suspects at the military prison.
Yemeni riot police have reportedly fired warning shots and used night-sticks to beat back prisoners in the central jail of the nation’s capital, Sanaa, after they demanded the overthrow of Ali Abdullah Saleh, according to a security official.
The Department of State has issued a travel advisory for Yemen, warning U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in the Middle Eastern country due to terrorist activities and the ongoing civil unrest.
The president of Yemen has agreed to step down from power in response to weeks of continuing protests against his regime, according to a government official.
Libya’s embattled leader Moammar Gaddafi has offered amnesty and some other concessions to anti-government rebels who turn in their weapons.
Taliban militants on Wednesday shot dead Pakistan's only Christian government minister for challenging a law that mandates the death penalty for insulting Islam, the latest sign of instability in a country where many fear radical Islam is becoming more mainstream.
Muammar Gaddafi launched a land and air offensive to retake territory in Libya's east at dawn on Wednesday, sparking a rebel call for foreign air strikes against African mercenaries they said were helping him cling to power.
Talibanism is on the rise in Pakistan and the government is helpless about it, Wednesday's ruthless assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti, the nation's only Christian lawmaker to hold a cabinet rank, has confirmed.
Fears of a supply disruption arising from continued unrest in Libya have pushed up oil prices, but a leading Libyan oil official warns they could spike even higher if there is no immediate resolution to the ongoing violence.
