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Attack in Yemen: Is Al Qaeda stronger now? (+video)
Yemenis are hopeful that Yemen's new president will be more effective at reining in Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula than his predecessor.
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US eager to send foreign aid to Yemen, a land battling poverty and Al Qaeda
The West sees foreign aid as a way to help counter extremism and issues like child malnutrition, but Yemenis caution against too much, too soon – and point to Afghanistan.
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Profile: Yemen's new president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi
Mr. Hadi is a relative unknown in Yemen, despite serving as former President Saleh's deputy for 17 years.
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Yemen vote ousts Saleh, but will new leader bring change? (+video)
Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the sole candidate, won the historic Yemen vote. Many Yemenis hope his win will pave the way to a more democratic society.
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Terrorism & Security Yemen's Saleh could be away for months, complicating transition plans
Yemen's political opposition and protesters are pushing for an immediate transition amid reports that Saleh's injuries are worse than previously admitted. But his supporters are intent on his return.
06/08/2011 09:36 am -
In Yemen, celebrations and confusion after Saleh leaves
Fireworks lit up the sky last night after embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh left Yemen to Saudi Arabia for 'medical treatment,' but loyalist forces continue to battle tribal fighters.
06/05/2011 10:37 am -
In Yemen, civil war comes to Saleh's door
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, whose compound was attacked today, appears unable to shut down the unprecedented challenge to his 32-year rule.
06/03/2011 01:28 pm -
Terrorism & Security Saleh deploys US-trained counterterrorism forces as tribes escalate fight
Gen. Ali Moshen al-Ahmar, a top military leader who defected in March, has backed the powerful Hashid tribal confederation with 1,000 troops of his own.
06/02/2011 10:20 am -
Yemen thrust into deeper uncertainty after Gulf deal falls through
A Gulf-brokered deal to usher Saleh out of power has failed. Yemeni protesters have settled in for the long haul with tents wired for Internet access and satellite TV.
05/13/2011 04:03 pm -
Yemen protesters jeopardize deal on Saleh's exit
At least 10 Yemen protesters were killed Wednesday when they marched through a heavily contested area of the capital, a route that seemed intended to incite a violent response.
04/28/2011 01:45 pm -
As Yemenis run low on gas and food, revolution could take off
Since protests began earlier this year, Yemen's currency has plummeted, oil production has dropped, and food prices have risen by as much as 45 percent.
04/18/2011 01:38 pm -
The Monitor's View Yemen will be the big test for democracy vs. Al Qaeda
The Yemen protests are working. Ali Abdullah Saleh is likely on the way out. But a democracy in Yemen will be up against the terrorist group's vision of violence.
03/21/2011 03:05 pm -
Yemen imposes state of emergency after 42 killed
Just after Friday prayers, men armed with semiautomatic weapons began firing on protesters in Yemen's capital, more than doubling the death toll of the weeks-long protest movement in one day.
03/18/2011 12:58 pm -
Yemen protest violence seen as start of more intense confrontation
Two were killed and hundreds injured Saturday after security forces loyal to Yemen's 32-year President Ali Abdullah Saleh confronted protesters with tear gas, rubber bullets, and live ammunition.
03/12/2011 09:10 am -
Yemen rejects Saleh offer with biggest protests yet
Nearly 100,000 called today for President Saleh to step down, despite his proposal yesterday for sweeping reforms. But Yemen's growing protest movement lacks a coherent plan, raising concern that other groups could seize control of the country.
03/11/2011 02:07 pm -
Yemeni security forces open fire on protesters
As Yemen's growing protest movement sought to expand its presence in the capital, scores were injured by gunfire from security forces, eyewitnesses said.
03/08/2011 08:40 pm -
Terrorism & Security Suspected Al Qaeda attack kills four in Yemen
The attack comes as Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh refuses to step down early, and US, UK warn citizens to leave country.
03/06/2011 09:26 am -
In Yemen, a tentative road map for Saleh's departure
President Ali Abdullah Saleh has 'favorably received' a plan to lay out an exit strategy by year's end. But protesters have yet to come up with a plan for what's next.
03/03/2011 09:56 am -
Why Yemen's youths are not bowing to government pressure, violence
Despite brutal attacks against them throughout the past week, Yemen’s idealistic youths continue to be the main voice pressing for regime change. Monday, they engaged in a peaceful sit-in.
02/21/2011 02:17 pm -
From Libya to Bahrain, Mideast autocracy under fire
After Egypt set Arab imaginations alight, autocrats from Qaddafi to the Khalifa dynasty face an assault unparalleled since the post-World War II revolutions that brought independence.
02/18/2011 01:51 pm -
Yemeni president tries to avert revolution as protests escalate
Rival protesters clashed in Yemen's capital today, with police firing live ammunition into the air.
02/16/2011 05:22 pm -
Nine countries in the Middle East where 'winds of change' are blowing
Those who said that "winds of change" were blowing through the Middle East were right. The past few weeks have seen a series of political shifts in response to widespread discontent and popular opposition that once went unacknowledged. On Friday, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ceded to protesters in Cairo and stepped down. As Egyptians' cries, first of anger and now of jubilation, beam into living rooms throughout the Middle East, here is a look at where those "winds of change" are taking us. (Editor's note: This is an updated version of a story that originally ran on Feb. 2)
02/02/2011 01:23 pm -
Are Yemen's protests going to bring another revolution?
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Yemen's capital of Sanaa. But they appear to be pushing democratic reforms more than Tunisia-style revolution.
01/27/2011 12:00 pm -
Terrorism & Security Yemeni protesters fill streets, calling for president's ouster
The thousands of Yemenis who turned out to protest President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule were met with counterprotests by government supporters.
01/27/2011 08:39 am -
Terrorism & Security 'Liberation caravan' keeps pressure on Tunisia's old guard while Yemen sees copycat protests
While Tunisians demand departure of former president's allies in a 'liberation caravan', Yemeni activists launch copycat protests in Sanaa.
01/23/2011 09:48 am
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