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Yemeni Gov’t Rejects Transition Talks

HeadlineJun 08, 2011

Thousands of Yemeni protesters gathered outside the home of the nation’s vice president Tuesday after the government rejected a proposal for a political transition. Yemeni officials appear to have ruled out coming to any agreements until President Ali Abdullah Saleh returns. Saleh was taken to Saudi Arabia over the weekend to receive medical care for wounds suffered in a rocket attack on his compound.

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