SANAA - Those who want to "gain power through a coup d'etat should be aware that this will lead to a" civil war, a bloody war. " The stark warning comes from the Yemeni president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, after the defection of several generals, including the powerful Ali Mohsen, who decided to join the cause of the demonstrators.
Speaking in front of some military commanders, the Yemeni leader, for weeks the target of protests, called on the military 'rebels' to "carefully consider" the risks of a possible coup. The Yemeni army divisions are "disastrous" for the whole country, said the president, who yesterday met the National Council of Defense.
After the meeting, in a statement, the armed forces had said they would face any "attack on the Constitution and democratic order." Saleh: "I'll leave after elections in January 2012." The President Saleh of Yemen said that he will leave power after the parliamentary elections of January 2012.
First, in fact, wants to know who will be his successor. "Saleh does not seek power, but will not leave without knowing who will come after him," she told Reuters press officer of the Yemeni president. "Saleh said that he will leave only after the elections and the formation of democratic institutions at the end of 2011 or January 2012" he added.
The Yemeni opposition has been rejected by Saleh. "We reject the offer, because the next few hours will be decisive," said a spokesman for the opposition group. Two soldiers died in the clashes. The army, after the defection of some senior generals, is now divided into two camps, as evidenced by the clashes in Mukalla, in the southeast, where troops and Republican Guard remained loyal to the regime have been addressed.
In the fighting the two soldiers were killed, according to medical sources: it is a regular army soldier and a member of the presidential guard. Three soldiers were wounded, including an officer of the regular army. The clashes began when members of the presidential guard tried to move the military had taken control of the area around the presidential palace in the port city.
This is the first time you record this kind of fighting, since she left the dispute to the head of state, in power for 32 years, in late January. Witnesses said the clashes took place last night and have contrasted the soldiers of the Eastern military district commander, General "rebel" Mohammed Ali Mohsen, who leads the military context, and members of the presidential guard led by Ahmed Saleh, a son of president.
More ambassadors join the protest. The ambassadors of Yemen in Qatar, Oman and Spain have declared their adherence to protest against the Yemeni president. They did it today in a statement quoted by the newspaper Gulf News in Dubai. "We declare our total support to young people and their demands," write the three diplomats, speaking "to Yemeni officials, the essays in the armed forces, public institutions, intellectuals and religious people" because "the interests to prevail chief of Yemen on their personal interests.
" Among the defections announced by Gulf News, also that of the Yemeni consul in Dubai. Yesterday it was learned officially of defections of Ambassadors to Syria and Saudi Arabia, but according to sources of the Arab Community in Italy (coma), would be at least a dozen, including one at the Arab League.
Frattini: "Harsh sentence for killing protesters." Firmly condemned the killing of demonstrators in the streets of Yemen "was expressed by Foreign Minister Franco Frattini during the radio broadcast Radio too. Ue:" Violence is unacceptable. "To the European Union in Yemen''the use of violence to suppress the protests is unacceptable and those responsible must be brought to justice.'' He explained today Michael Mann, spokesman of the High Representative for EU Foreign Policy, Catherine Ashton, responding to questions from journalists on the situation in Yemen, in Brussels today.
The spokesman of the EU Commission has also reported ongoing contacts''with the government and all parties''to the local level. Mann reiterated 'call for dialogue addressed to the Government of Yemen and to all parties, contained in the conclusions of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the 27.
In addition,''the European Union is ready to support all parties on the ground in the country''in the process of political transition and the necessary reforms. The reporter of the daily pass Aden with the rebellion. The editors of the newspaper on Oct. 14, spokesman for the Yemeni regime in Aden in the south of the country, joined the rebellion, which is opposed to the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh has decided to cease publication as of today.
The suspension was set to "protest against the orders given by the Ministry of Information" that decides the editorial of the newspaper. In addition, the publishing company that owns the print shop to print the newspaper and other publications, in solidarity with the journalists decided to turn to close.
Also in this morning Aden costumed called "extremists" by witnesses, have plundered the city at dawn three clubs that serve alcohol regularly. Syria, arrested writer Loay Hussein. Tension remains high in Syria, where the writer was arrested today Loay Hussein, and his computer was confiscated.
Leader of the protests that inflame Syria, a political prisoner from 1984 to 1991, Hussein was taken from his home in the district of Senhaya, near Damascus. For the fifth consecutive day hundreds of people have returned to gather today in the center of Dara, in the south of the country to protest against the regime in power for almost half a century, pan-Arab Al Arabiya television reported.
Other press sources report that similar anti-regime demonstrations also Nawa, a town a few miles north of Dara. The UN high commission, meanwhile, has called for an investigation "independent, transparent and effective" on the six people killed in the protests of recent days, including an 11 year old boy, choked by tear gas fired by security forces during the violent repression.
"The excessive use of force constitutes a clear violation of international law," said spokesman Rupert Colville. "We urge the Syrian government to open a large and significant dialogue with the protesters," he added. 
Speaking in front of some military commanders, the Yemeni leader, for weeks the target of protests, called on the military 'rebels' to "carefully consider" the risks of a possible coup. The Yemeni army divisions are "disastrous" for the whole country, said the president, who yesterday met the National Council of Defense.
After the meeting, in a statement, the armed forces had said they would face any "attack on the Constitution and democratic order." Saleh: "I'll leave after elections in January 2012." The President Saleh of Yemen said that he will leave power after the parliamentary elections of January 2012.
First, in fact, wants to know who will be his successor. "Saleh does not seek power, but will not leave without knowing who will come after him," she told Reuters press officer of the Yemeni president. "Saleh said that he will leave only after the elections and the formation of democratic institutions at the end of 2011 or January 2012" he added.
The Yemeni opposition has been rejected by Saleh. "We reject the offer, because the next few hours will be decisive," said a spokesman for the opposition group. Two soldiers died in the clashes. The army, after the defection of some senior generals, is now divided into two camps, as evidenced by the clashes in Mukalla, in the southeast, where troops and Republican Guard remained loyal to the regime have been addressed.
In the fighting the two soldiers were killed, according to medical sources: it is a regular army soldier and a member of the presidential guard. Three soldiers were wounded, including an officer of the regular army. The clashes began when members of the presidential guard tried to move the military had taken control of the area around the presidential palace in the port city.
This is the first time you record this kind of fighting, since she left the dispute to the head of state, in power for 32 years, in late January. Witnesses said the clashes took place last night and have contrasted the soldiers of the Eastern military district commander, General "rebel" Mohammed Ali Mohsen, who leads the military context, and members of the presidential guard led by Ahmed Saleh, a son of president.
More ambassadors join the protest. The ambassadors of Yemen in Qatar, Oman and Spain have declared their adherence to protest against the Yemeni president. They did it today in a statement quoted by the newspaper Gulf News in Dubai. "We declare our total support to young people and their demands," write the three diplomats, speaking "to Yemeni officials, the essays in the armed forces, public institutions, intellectuals and religious people" because "the interests to prevail chief of Yemen on their personal interests.
" Among the defections announced by Gulf News, also that of the Yemeni consul in Dubai. Yesterday it was learned officially of defections of Ambassadors to Syria and Saudi Arabia, but according to sources of the Arab Community in Italy (coma), would be at least a dozen, including one at the Arab League.
Frattini: "Harsh sentence for killing protesters." Firmly condemned the killing of demonstrators in the streets of Yemen "was expressed by Foreign Minister Franco Frattini during the radio broadcast Radio too. Ue:" Violence is unacceptable. "To the European Union in Yemen''the use of violence to suppress the protests is unacceptable and those responsible must be brought to justice.'' He explained today Michael Mann, spokesman of the High Representative for EU Foreign Policy, Catherine Ashton, responding to questions from journalists on the situation in Yemen, in Brussels today.
The spokesman of the EU Commission has also reported ongoing contacts''with the government and all parties''to the local level. Mann reiterated 'call for dialogue addressed to the Government of Yemen and to all parties, contained in the conclusions of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the 27.
In addition,''the European Union is ready to support all parties on the ground in the country''in the process of political transition and the necessary reforms. The reporter of the daily pass Aden with the rebellion. The editors of the newspaper on Oct. 14, spokesman for the Yemeni regime in Aden in the south of the country, joined the rebellion, which is opposed to the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh has decided to cease publication as of today.
The suspension was set to "protest against the orders given by the Ministry of Information" that decides the editorial of the newspaper. In addition, the publishing company that owns the print shop to print the newspaper and other publications, in solidarity with the journalists decided to turn to close.
Also in this morning Aden costumed called "extremists" by witnesses, have plundered the city at dawn three clubs that serve alcohol regularly. Syria, arrested writer Loay Hussein. Tension remains high in Syria, where the writer was arrested today Loay Hussein, and his computer was confiscated.
Leader of the protests that inflame Syria, a political prisoner from 1984 to 1991, Hussein was taken from his home in the district of Senhaya, near Damascus. For the fifth consecutive day hundreds of people have returned to gather today in the center of Dara, in the south of the country to protest against the regime in power for almost half a century, pan-Arab Al Arabiya television reported.
Other press sources report that similar anti-regime demonstrations also Nawa, a town a few miles north of Dara. The UN high commission, meanwhile, has called for an investigation "independent, transparent and effective" on the six people killed in the protests of recent days, including an 11 year old boy, choked by tear gas fired by security forces during the violent repression.
"The excessive use of force constitutes a clear violation of international law," said spokesman Rupert Colville. "We urge the Syrian government to open a large and significant dialogue with the protesters," he added.
- Yemen's Saleh offers elections as pressure mounts - Reuters (23/03/2011)
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- Yemen's Saleh Wins Emergency Rule Vote as Lawmakers Defect - BusinessWeek (23/03/2011)
- Yemeni president Saleh threatens civil war, - Washington Post (23/03/2011)
- Head of Yemen's top tribe tells president to go (24/03/2011)
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