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Yemen: police fire on protesters, one dead

A Yemeni protester died of gunshot wounds after being hit when police opened fire overnight on anti-regime demonstrators who attempted to establish an encampment outside Sanaa University.

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Yemen: al-Qaeda attacks amid protest wave

Suspected al-Qaeda gunmen killed four soldiers in Yemen—one day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh refused to yield to protesters demanding his immediate resignation.

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Bahrain: protesters demand king step down

Thousands of protesters faced down riot police at Manama’s al-Qudaibiya Palace, where Bahrain’s cabinet meets, chanting slogans against the small but strategic Persian Gulf state’s monarchy.

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Tens of thousands march in Arab capitals

Tens of thousands took to the streets in Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Yemen and Bahrain to demand political reforms. The march in Tunis was the largest since the fall of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.