Yemen president to convene parliament ahead of demo

[Joanne98]

Source: AFP

Yemen's president, facing demands that he resign, has called for a meeting of parliament and the consultative council, as the opposition has declared that it is "too late" for dialogue and that he he must go.

Ali Abdullah Saleh is expected to address the special meeting ahead of a "day of rage" that civil society organisations have called for Thursday, an official said without providing details of what the president would say.

Facing protests that have multiplied since the mid-January ouster of Tunisia's president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali following a wave of demonstrations there, Saleh has taken measures aimed at soothing popular discontent.

On Monday, after increasing wages and reducing incomes taxes, he ordered the creation of a fund to employ university graduates and to extend social security coverage.



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[Raven]

1. The ME.IS.BLOWING. UP. About time. n/t

[Ghost Dog]

2. Angry Arab made this comment:

where is next?
I am getting a lot of questions about where it will hit next: the Arab great tsunami. I am getting a lot of buzz from comrades in Bahrain. But Morocco is ripe in my opinion. The king does not have the shrewdness of his father. And the royal family there is not unified.
Posted by As'ad at 8:54 AM

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