As Yemen and the rest of the world , watched transfix millions of Egyptians protest against their first democratically elected president in over three decades, President Mohammed Morsi this Wednesday, politicians and state officials drew a deep sigh,

Yemen Human Rights Minister Hooria Mashour announced on Sunday she was hunger striking in reaction to the state's refusal to release, as promised, all of 2011 political prisoners.

Officials at the ministry of finance have revealed that as Yemen is facing an ever mounting deficit, which is threatening to bankrupt the country unless something drastic is done to improve Yemen's cashflow, the government is leaning toward putting an end to oil subsidies as to generate a new source of income.

According to traditions the Jews of Yemen history can be traced back as far as King Solomon , with legends telling the tale of some 75,000 Jews who, having foretold the fall of Jerusalem

At times like these, media freedom and independence are more important than ever . Let’s not let the harmful acts of a few overshadow the rest

Last February, Yemen applauded newly elected President Abdurabu Hadi. After the fall of the 33 year Ali Saleh regime, reformists saw hope for change.

The Defense Ministry on Monday said Abdul Rahman Al-Halily started his post as the new commander of the third republican guard brigade in the capital Sanaa after two months of the rebellion of the former commander against a presidential decree replacing him.

Scores of people were injured when the security forces cracked down a demonstration in Yemen's western Hodeida province on Saturday, locals said by telephone.

Yemen's Parliament passed on Monday the state budget for fiscal year 2012 after rows between MPs from the GPC and the JMP delayed the decision for some days.

When Sara Ahmed joined a protest in November to demand the resignation of Yemen's president, she and the other women marched at the very front of the crowd.

The Senior leader of the Joint Meeting Parties Yassen Saeed Noaman has stressed the importance of meeting the demands of Yemeni protesters, urging to reconstruct the military and security services before engaging in dialogue.

Dozens of armed men loyal to the ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh have been continuing their control on the state-run Al-Thwara Newspaper since the early of February.

Yemeni Vice President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi is considering the idea of forming a military committee to run the affairs of Yemeni Air force temporarily, according to local sources close to Hadi's office.

When President last met with Saudi King Abdullah in November, Saleh informed him that he hates rule, and compared ruling Yemen to wearing dirty shoes. Abdullah smiled and replied, “Then take them off,” referring to Saleh to step dowm from power. Saleh stood in silence finally knowing that everyone was fed up with his lies and dirty tricks, even his closest allies.

Within the framework of the institutional revolutions currently sweeping the country, the personnel of the biggest air force base in Yemen demands the resignation of their commander Mohammed Saleh, who is also the half brother of the Yemeni outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh's.

Director of Aden Security said that the governorate faces risks of Al-Qaeda, armed men of the Southern Movement and other groups, emphasizing that Al-Qaeda operates without restraint in Aden.

Violent clashes erupted on Monday morning inside the 62nd Brigade of the Republican Guard led to the killing of four troops.

Many, including major leaders in the ruling General People's Congress party, got surprised at what they called a bad-produced comedy that took place last week during a meeting of this party's leadership and concluded in a decision to prevent President Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the party, from travel for treatment.

Living in Yemen, you will easily notice that the revolution is far from over. Millions continue to march rejecting the immunity that President Saleh was given. Though he is stepping down from power, Saleh will be forced to live outside Yemen, fearing the worst-case scenario.

His activities and dedication got him noticed by France 24 a major TV news channel as it was looking for commentators on Taiz.

Among the 16 people killed yesterday by government forces in Taiz province were three women and three children.

Yemen's very own worldwide celebrity and Nobel Prize winner Tawakkul Karman has been for the past few weeks lobbying against President Saleh's regime in the United States of America, trying to convince the Americans that their interests lied with the revolution and not with the regime.

Yemen's most prominent human rights advocacy organization has just announced that it was launching a new campaign against the government, denouncing the illegal imprisonment of protesters and their mistreatment.

Abu Bakr al-Qirby, Yemen's Foreign Minister, accused the Opposition on Tuesday of pushing the population to revolt against the government as he believed they did not come to term the 2006 presidential elections.

A chronology of key events:

1500s - Ottomans absorb part of Yemen into their empire but are expelled in the 1600s.

1839 - Aden comes under British rule, and when the Suez Canal opens in 1869 serves as a major refuelling port.

Millions of anti government protesters gathered for the 10th Friday of the revolution throughout the country demanding the fall of President Saleh's regime. The capital Sanaa saw the biggest anti protest since the beginning of the revolution where nearly one million took the streets.

The Russian Confederation has joined several western countries, urging on Thursday its nationals to leave Yemen amid the escalating protests demanding the ouster of the regime.

Police in the United Arab Emirates have thwarted an attempt to smuggle pistols to Yemen, where the popular uprising demanding the ouster of the regime is gaining further momentum.

The army's first armoured division and some military camps and units officially joined the popular uprising demanding the departure of President Saleh, in a sign the hold of the Yemeni president is now eroding the protests gain further momentum across the republic.

Hundreds were wounded early Saturday morning when the security forces raided the thousands of the youths who have assembled outside Sana'a University demanding the ouster of President Saleh. There were unconfirmed reports one protester was killed.

The House of Representatives formed on Tuesday a panel to investigate the revolt inside the Central Prison in Sana’a, Yemen’s capital, as many inmates continued for a second day their rioting demanding the removal of the regime.

Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi has urged donors to pump $ 6 billion in aid to Yemen over the next five years to help it meet the demands of the anti-government protesters and sit-inners.

Millions of people took to the streets in Yemeni cities on Friday to pray and demonstrate full support to the hundreds of thousands who have been conducting sit-ins for weeks, mainly in the capital Sana'a, the business capital Aden and Taiz, demanding the ouster of the regime.

A sit-inner died on Wednesday at Sana'a University where hundreds of thousands of people are continuing their sit-in vowing they will not abandon the square of change until the government was ousted.

With all eyes watching to see which Arab regime will fall next, it seems that Yemen’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, is making the most effort to avoid the final mistakes of fallen leaders. But the signs are indicating his attempts, in light of the growing violence and street protests, will not be enough, said opposition members and analysts.

In an audio tape posted on the Internet, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, AQAP, urged Muslims to revolt against Arab rulers and establish governments based on Islamic law.

President Ali Abdullah Saleh vowed on Saturday to defend the republic of Yemen to the last drop of blood, saying at a meeting with the army commanders that the hundreds of thousands of protesters seeking the ouster of his regime are just imitating the Libyan people.

Protests continue in Yemen against President Ali Abdullah Saleh as Yemenis have now been demonstrating every day for the past two weeks, demanding the ouster of the head of state and inspired by the revolts in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya.

Director of the Arab League Secretary General's Office said on Thursday that the situation in Yemen is more complicated as protests and revolts are continuing to sweep through Arab countries.

Director for the Middle East and North Africa at the National Democratic Institute Leslie Campbell said on Wednesday that Yemen's President Saleh has an opportunity to achieve a peaceful transfer of power.

President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Monday the Yemeni people is the only guarantor on implementing the reforms he proposed, as he said that the U.S. and European Union guarantees are rejected.

By Dr. Murad Alazzany
Professor in Sana’a University
The Egyptian youths have remarkably achieved a great victory when they put an end to a thirty years of autocracy in Egypt. Their historic uprising which started on the 25th of January and continued for almost 18 days has forced Hosni Mubarak , the president of Egypt to bow to their demands; to step down and to hand over power to the army council.

Tens of thousands of Yemeni people started on Sunday indefinite sit-ins in several provinces including the capital Sana'a, Taiz, Ibb and Aden.

Southern politicians living in exile attacked on Saturday the Saleh regime, saying it is inciting violence and hiring bullies to attack anti-government protesters killing and injuring many of them in several cities.

At least two protesters were killed and others wounded today in Yemen's southern port of Aden in a demonstration that took place for the eighth successive day demanding the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh inspired by the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt.

Tens were injured on Thursday in violent pro and anti-government protests in Yemen's capital Sana'a, as anti-government protests escalate in several Yemeni cities in the aftermath of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions.

Salel supporters and bullies continued on Wednesday attacking students and anti-government protesters at Sana'a University, exposing the confusion of the regime and negative steps it is taking to thwart what appears to be a sign of a true revolution in the aftermath of the revolts that forced the Tunisian and Egyptian regimes out.

The waves of change is flying over the sky of Yemen, with President Ali Saleh knowing that he is playing his last deck of cards.