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February 15, 2011

U.S. Increases Aid to Yemen as Anti-Government Protests in Sana'a Intensify 
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In Yemen, anti-government protests have entered their fifth day.
Protesters are marching from Sana'a University toward the city center,
calling for the end of the authoritarian rule of President Ali Abdullah
Saleh, who has ruled Yemen for three decades. Human Rights Watch has
condemned the Yemeni security forces for using tasers against the
peaceful protesters. On Monday, a journalist and a camera operator from
the BBC say they were deliberately attacked while covering the protests.
Meanwhile, President Obama is proposing to increase ties to Yemen by
sending nearly $200 million in aid to Yemen next year including $75
million to double the size of a special Yemeni counterterrorism unit.



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