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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh declared a state of emergency throughout the country on Friday. The state of emergency will last 30 days and gives security forces greater powers to maintain order...

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh promised Thursday to create a new constitution guaranteeing parliamentary and judiciary freedoms, but protesters were not satisfied, flooding the streets in response. In a speech given to supporters in Sana'a,...

Dr. Jonathan Schanzer : "Across the Middle East, protest movements are taking hold. While each draws inspiration from the examples of Egypt and Tunisia, each country has a story of its...

The Yemeni Parliament on Saturday agreed in principle to adopt a constitutional amendment that will abolish presidential term limits. Currently, the Yemeni constitution permits the president to sit for a maximum of two...

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday criticized methods used by the government of Yemen in counter-terror operations as violations of human rights. In a report, "Yemen: Cracking Down Under Pressure," the...

A Canadian man pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of conspiring to provide material support to al Qaeda before a federal court. Mohammed Abdullah Warsame, a Canadian citizen of Somali descent, was charged with...

The Yemeni Parliament on Monday voted against a bill which would have amended the country's electoral laws by restricting government officials from influencing the ballot. The bill would also have required electors to register in...

Ashley Deeks : "Last week the Department of Defense confirmed that Abdullah Saleh Ali al Ajmi, a former Guantanamo detainee, was one of the people...

Two websites with ties to Yemen's government Sunday denied earlier assertions that Jamal al-Badawi , one of the masterminds behind the 2000 terror attack on the USS Cole , had...