Yemen Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 25 February, 2011

25 February, 2011 — creative-i.info

Thousands continue anti-government protests in Yemen
CNN International
Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) — Thousands of demonstrators, mostly students, were lining the streets outside Sanaa University Friday, as anti-government protests continued. Government loyalists had also said they planned counter-demonstrations in the Yemeni …
edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/02/25/yemen.protests/?hpt=T2

UN: 57 Somalis Drown in Waters Near Yemen
Voice of America
The UN refugee agency says 57 Somalis drowned when their boat capsized
Sunday in rough waters in the Gulf of Aden near southeast Yemen. The agency
reported Thursday that 54 of those who died were refugees and three were
smugglers. …
www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/UN-57-Somalis-Drown-in-Waters-Near-Yemen-116837563.html

Britain to double Yemen aid package to £90m by 2015
The Guardian
Photograph: Steve Back / Rex Features Britain is to double its aid to Yemen
from £46.7m this year to £90m by 2015, as the government re-focuses its
overseas development budget on failing states. The increased aid, which
will be at the heart of a review …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/25/britain-double-aid-package-yemen

Davidson graduate reports on unrest in Yemen
The Augusta Chronicle
His reality now is taking cover during anti-government protests in Yemen
while scribbling the thoughts of demonstrators on his notepad. Life now is
seeing the love and hospitality of the Yemeni people against the violence
thrashing in the streets …
chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2011-02-24/davidson-graduate-reports-unrest-yemen

Yemeni man dies of self-immolation
The Australian
AN unemployed 27-year-old man who set himself on fire four days ago in
southern Yemen, has died of his injuries in the port city of Aden, his
relatives and medics told Agence France Presse. Abdullah Mohammed Qasem
died yesterday after dunking himself …
www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/unemployed-yemeni-man-dies-of-self-immolation/story-fn3dxity-1226011713563

Protesters Keep Up Pressure In Middle East
Sky News
The official SABA news agency also reported the president and senior
officials discussed Yemen’s economy and ways of solving the country’s
chronic unemployment problem. A lack of jobs in Yemen has been one of the
chief complaints of protesters, …
news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Middle-East-Protests-Day-Of-Rage-In-Iraq-As-Protests-Continue-In-Bahrain-Yemen-And-Algeria/Article/200912415940612?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_3&lid=ARTICLE_15940612_Middle_East_Protests%3A_Day_Of_Rage_In_Iraq_As_Protests_Continue_In_Bahrain%2C_Yemen_And_Algeria

‘US selling arms to Yemen regime’
Press TV
Military aid to Yemen’s government as necessary to combat terrorism…
The US reportedly is providing the Yemeni government with hardware and
intelligence meant to counter Al Qaeda, but critics charge its being used
instead against Yemeni citizens …
www.presstv.ir/detail/166932.html

Yemen: Bring Attackers on Rights Group’s Guard to Justice
Human Rights Watch (press release)
The Yemeni government should bring the attackers on a human rights group to
justice. The authorities need to send a message that work of rights
defenders will be respected. (New York) – The Yemeni government should
bring to justice the armed men who …
www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/24/yemen-bring-attackers-rights-group-s-guard-justice

Research and Markets: Yemen Gas Company LNG Export and Import Markets, 2000 to …
Business Wire (press release)
Yemen Gas Company LNG Export and Import Markets, 2000 to 2015- Profile and
Analysis and Forecasts of Terminal wise Capacity and Associated Contracts”
is a complete report on Yemen Gas Company’s histroic and forecasted LNG
operations and the profile of …
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110224006073/en/Research-Markets-Yemen-Gas-Company-LNG-Export

Cairo It Ain’t – Protests in Yemen – By Haley Sweetland Edwards …
By HALEY SWEETLAND EDWARDS
SANAA, Yemen—The night that two anti-government demonstrators were shot
dead by supporters of the Yemeni regime amid the protests and
counterprotests roiling Yemen’s dusty capital city, I visited the scene of
the crime: a blocked-off …
www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/02/24/cairo_it_aint

Yemen: At the Boiling Point? (Video) · Global Voices
By John Liebhardt
Protesters in Yemen have called for political reforms and the resignation
of Saleh, who they claim looks the other way regarding corruption, poverty
and the violence in the country. After the fall of Egypt’s Honsi Mubarek,
Saleh is the …
globalvoicesonline.org/2011/02/24/yemen-at-the-boiling-point-video/

Long live Yemen!
By Afrah Nasser
For me as a woman; facing harassment everyday in Yemen’s streets; the
protest area was the safest place for me. With all the protestors being
there it felt like home. There is a great sense of belongness to each other
by all the people …
afrahnasser.blogspot.com/2011/02/long-live-yemen.html

Yemen Blues Begins North American Tour
By WMC_News_Dept.
Middle Eastern band Yemen Blues is starting its North American tour this
week. Yemen Blues performs traditional Yemenite melodies combined with the
world of blues, jazz and funk.It is the powerful…
worldmusiccentral.org/2011/02/24/yemen-blues-begins-north-american-tour/

Yemen Protests: How Long Can They Hang Tough Against the Thugs?
By Denis
The mood at the makeshift camp is almost festive if it were not for the
angle — small tents encircle an obelisk tha…
howtofixblogs.com/yemen-protests-how-long-can-they-hang-tough-against-the-thugs/
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