More protests have erupted across the Middle East in the aftermath of the Tunisia uprising. On Saturday, thousands of people rallied in Yemen to demand the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The demonstration appeared to be the largest ever to directly oppose Saleh’s three-decade leadership. The protest was confined the campus of the University of Sanaa, avoiding a street confrontation with Yemeni forces. Meanwhile, in Algeria, protesters clashed government forces in a bold defiance of a ban on public gatherings. Opposition leaders say around 40 people were wounded.
Anti-Gov’t Protests Held in Yemen, Algeria
HeadlineJan 24, 2011