I know this all sounds a bit 'sing songy and silly' but there will be peace in the Middle East. The sacrifices of the populous is significant and they dearly want this. They want their lives to be far less threatened by every aspect of living. They want stability, peace and prosperity, although some of the concept of prosperity lies in their understanding of a 'better quality of life.'
I always thought it would be from a horrible war with potentially millions dead. But, when realizing the progression this has taken in upholding the value of life, it is completely remarkable.Timeline: Yemen unrest (click title to entry - thank you)
Agence France-Presse March 1, 2011
SANAA - Key dates in the revolt in Yemen:
- January 27: Inspired by the overthrow of the regime in Tunisia and a growing revolt in Egypt, thousands of Yemenis protest to demand that President Ali Abdullah Saleh quit after 32 years in power.
- February 2: Saleh says he will not seek a new mandate when his term ends in 2013. He promises reforms and shelves a plan for parliamentary elections that the opposition had denounced.
- 3: Tens of thousands take part in a "day of rage" against the regime. Saleh's General People's Congress (GPC) party holds a counter-demonstration.
- 16-17: At least five people die in clashes between protesters and security forces in the southern port of Aden. In Sanaa, students make daily attempts to march on the presidential palace, but are beaten back by pro-Saleh activists armed with clubs, knives and stones.
- 20: The parliamentary opposition decides to join the protests for the first time since the "day of rage" on February 3.
- 21: Protests continue in Aden, several demonstrators are killed. Unrest also spreads in the Shiite north of the country, at Saada.
In Sanaa, tens of thousands of people hold a sit-in to demand Saleh's departure, but he says he will only leave if voted out....
- January 27: Inspired by the overthrow of the regime in Tunisia and a growing revolt in Egypt, thousands of Yemenis protest to demand that President Ali Abdullah Saleh quit after 32 years in power.
- February 2: Saleh says he will not seek a new mandate when his term ends in 2013. He promises reforms and shelves a plan for parliamentary elections that the opposition had denounced.
- 3: Tens of thousands take part in a "day of rage" against the regime. Saleh's General People's Congress (GPC) party holds a counter-demonstration.
- 16-17: At least five people die in clashes between protesters and security forces in the southern port of Aden. In Sanaa, students make daily attempts to march on the presidential palace, but are beaten back by pro-Saleh activists armed with clubs, knives and stones.
- 20: The parliamentary opposition decides to join the protests for the first time since the "day of rage" on February 3.
- 21: Protests continue in Aden, several demonstrators are killed. Unrest also spreads in the Shiite north of the country, at Saada.
In Sanaa, tens of thousands of people hold a sit-in to demand Saleh's departure, but he says he will only leave if voted out....
