Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Unrest In Yemen -- News Updates March 22, 2011



Yemen's President Saleh Offers To Step Down By Year's End -- Christian Science Monitor

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's concession comes closer to protesters' demands. But it also could complicate US counterterrorism efforts in the country, home to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

After the defection of several top military commanders yesterday and a wave of weekend resignations from Yemen's diplomatic corps, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said through a spokesman Tuesday that he is willing to step down by the end of this year in a “constitutional” power transfer.

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More News On The Unrest In Yemen

Yemen's Saleh to step down by Jan 2012 after polls -- Reuters
Yemen’s leader says he is ready to step down by year’s end -- Toronto Star
Reports: Yemen's President Offers To Step Down By Year's End -- NPR
Yemen leader willing to step down this year -- MSNBC/AP
Yemeni President Negotiates Exit -- Wall Street Journal

Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh warns of coup -- BBC
Yemeni president says coup would lead to civil war -- Xinhuanet
Yemen president warns of "coup", civil war -- Reuters
Yemen President Warns of Civil War -- Voice of America
President warns rebels of civil war -- Sydney Morning Herald
Yemen President Warns of Civil War, U.S. Concerned -- New York Times/Reuters

12 senior Yemeni military commanders break ties with government -- AHN
Military divided as loyalty dissolves -- Sydney Morning Herald
Fresh defections are fresh blow for Yemen's Saleh -- Swiss Info
Yemeni leader runs out of allies -- Sydney Morning Herald

Al-Qaeda could benefit from chaos in Yemen -- Ottawa Citizen
U.S. concerned about Yemen instability, Qaeda fight -- Reuters
Is it time for change in Yemen? -- CNN
In Yemen rebellion, snakes have bitten -- Daniel Martin Varisco, CNN
Factbox: Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh -- Reuters

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