Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Civil War In Yemen -- June 8, 2011

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh looks on during a rally by pro-government supporters in Sanaa, in this file photo taken May 13, 2011. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)

Injured Yemeni President Getting Better, Embassy Says -- CNN

Yemen's injured president "continues to improve" after he was hurt in a strike Friday at the mosque in the presidential compound in Sanaa, the Yemeni Embassy in Washington said Wednesday.

President Ali Abdullah Saleh's "health condition is stable," the embassy said in a press statement.

He was taken to a hospital in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for treatment. He is recovering from burns over 40% of his body and a collapsed lung, a U.S. government official has said.

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More News On Yemen

Badly injured Saleh unlikely to return soon -- Independent
Yemen Uncertainty Grows; Leader’s Burns Called Severe -- New York Times
Yemeni president sustains severe burns: official -- Xinhuanet
Yemen leader President Saleh suffered 40 per cent burns, say USA -- The Telegraph
Yemeni activists press government to abandon Saleh -- Washington Post
Protesters Urge Yemen's Interim Leader to Start Transition -- Voice of America
Yemen Opposition Seeks Formal Declaration That Saleh No Longer President -- Bloomberg
Fighting turns southern Yemen town into "hell" -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Officials: Tribesmen control parts of Yemeni city -- Yahoo News/AP
Yemen's Future Hangs In the Balance, So Why Is Obama Once Again Missing In Action? -- Christian Whiton, FOX News
Yemen: Living with uncertainty -- Jamillah Knowles, BBC

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