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President Ali Abdullah Saleh remains in Saudi Arabia after he was seriously injured in an attack on his compound in June. Saleh has called for a “peaceful dialogue” to end Yemen’s political crisis but continues to cling to power, refusing to step down despite increased domestic unrest and international pressure.

Counter-terrorism officials continue to fear a simultaneous strike on US and Saudi interests by AQAP. While energy infrastructure remains a potential target, AQAP’s ability to carry out a successful operation is limited and it is seen as more likely that the organisation will pursue a ‘hybrid’ attack that ticks the ‘near enemy’ and ‘far enemy’ boxes, most likely a western compound.

On 26 April, it was announced that Yemen’s opposition would unconditionally accept a Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) deal to end President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s 33-year rule.

Western governments are reluctant to back popular revolts for fear Al-Qaeda will fill the vacuum if President Saleh goes. But Marib province shows there are several Islamist interests to consider, reports Our Yemen Correspondent

President Ali Abdullah Saleh faces increased pressure as the wave of unrest sweeping the Middle East and North Africa has ignited mass protests on the streets of the capital, Sanaa.

As the president’s close allies declare open support for protesters demanding regime change, the balance of power in the capital has shifted

Violence continues in Yemen as security forces clash with demonstrators calling for an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s 32-year rule. Behind the headlines, international aid organisations have told GSN in Sanaa that they are struggling to cope with the growing number of migrants and internally displaced persons (IDPs).

The opposition claimed the dead as their martyrs. The sit-in was one of several protests on the same day in Yemen. There were others in Aden and Taiz, and in the provinces of Ibb and Lahj.

The Central Bank of Yemen announced in mid-February that its first sukuk had been issued. The government is looking to benefit from the surplus liquidity of Islamic banks to finance investments and help boost the economy. The issuance is part of a

The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) Yemen Forum head Ginny Hill told a 7 February meeting on ‘Egypt and the road ahead’ that turmoil in Sanaa reflected a battle for control of the capital between the ruling

There were predictions that events in Tunisia and Egypt would lead to greater unrest in Sanaa. But, so far, any disruption has been more about party politics than grass-roots demonstrations

The 3 February demonstrations in Sanaa were diffused by midday due to disunity among the Yemeni demonstrators, and Syria’s equivalent did not take root, but mass protests in Egypt

Cabinet members had to submit their resignation three months before elections in order to become candidates. The future remains vague for former ministers such as Rashad Al-Alimi (deputy minister for security affairs), Sadeq Ameen Abu Rass (GPC assistant general secretary),

Barring major setbacks as a result of the Jasmine revolution, should the elections go ahead, the president and his 17 party alliance would be advancing democracy at a very crucial time for Arab regimes. But opposition members do not appear ready to take heed.

Yemenis may have come out on the street in support of the Tunisian people, but a disjointed opposition movement is offering President Saleh opportunities to strengthen his position ahead of the April 2011 parliamentary elections. As commentators try to predict the domino effects of Tunisia’s Jasmine revolution, in Yemen