Rebel group blocks main roads in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Dozens of supporters of a Shiite rebel group demanding the reinstatement of fuel subsidies blocked major roadways in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Wednesday in an escalation of their standoff with the government. Supporters of the group ...
Yemen president dismisses government to end stand-off
Yemen’s president has dismissed his government and promised to review fuel subsidy cuts in a bid to end a stand-off with Zaidi Shia rebels. via BBC News – Yemen president dismisses government to end stand-off.
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In this photo provided by Yemen's Defense Ministry, Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, left, speaks to members of the government and the parliament during a meeting in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. The Yemeni president on Tuesday dismissed ...
Yemen rebels reject presidential overture
Sanaa (AFP) - Yemeni Shiite rebels and activists took to the streets of Sanaa on Wednesday to reject a presidential overture to replace the government and reduce a disputed fuel price hike. Faced with increased pressure from the Huthi rebels and a ...
Supporters of Shiite rebel group block main roads in Yemen's capital
SANAA, Yemen — Dozens of supporters of a Shiite rebel group demanding the reinstatement of fuel subsidies have blocked major roadways in Yemen's capital Sanaa in an escalation of its standoff with the government. Supporters of the group, known as the ...
CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Yemen's Houthis reject government move to quell protests
But the Houthis, a Shi'ite Muslim group that had massed tens of thousands of supporters in the capital Sanaa with camps set up near the Interior Ministry, rejected the compromise proposals by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. The impasse raises fears of ...
Yemen's Houthis reject govt move to quell protests
Hadi had dismissed the government and planned to cut petrol and diesel prices, partly meeting demands of Houthi protesters who have poured into the capital. Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi dismissed the government on Tuesday and suggested a ...
Yemen president moves to end Houthi standoff
Yemen's president is to name a new prime minister and cut a disputed fuel price rise as he bids to head off protests by Shia rebels, an official said. Faced with pressure from the Houthi rebels and a deepening political crisis, president Abdrabuh Mansour ...
Official: Yemen Protesters Plan Ukrainian-Style Revolution
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Yemeni president on Tuesday dismissed the Cabinet, firing the prime minister for the first time in two years, while partially reversing an earlier decision to lift fuel subsidies in a bid to end a standoff with Shiite rebels ...
Yemen's Houthis reject government move to quell protests
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's President dismissed his government on Tuesday, proposed a national unity administration and suggested reinstating fuel subsidies, government sources said, in a bid to quell weeks of protests by a Shi'te Muslim rebel group.
