Yemeni tribes are deeply loyal to their people........

Thousands of tribesmen threatened to descend on Yemen s capital to join the battle against forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

 For months, youth-led protesters have tried to drive out Saleh peacefully. But their campaign has been overtaken and transformed into an armed showdown between Yemen s two most powerful families, the president s and the al-Ahmar clan.

In Yemen Anti-government protests continue.....

In Yemen Anti-government protests continue following an informal ceasefire.

The confrontation between tribal groups and government forces broke out when President Saleh s security forces attacked the home of Sheikh Sadeq al-Ahmar, head of the powerful Hasid tribal confederation.

 Tribal fighters came to al-Ahmar s defence and seized a number of government buildings in Sanaa.

Saudi Arabia struggles to limit region’s uprising.....

Saudi Arabia is flexing its financial and diplomatic might across the Middle East in a wide-ranging bid to contain the tide of change, shield other monarchies from popular discontent and avert the overthrow of any more leaders struggling to calm turbulent nations. 

From Egypt, where the Saudis dispensed $4 billion in aid last week to shore up the ruling military council, to Yemen, where it is trying to ease out the president, to the kingdoms of Jordan and Morocco, which it has invited to join a union of Persian Gulf monarchies, Saudi Arabia is scrambling to forestall more radical change and block Iran’s influence.

PROTESTS AGAINST CIVIL WAR IN YEMEN .....

Thousands of anti-government protesters fill the streets of Sanaa to demonstrate against civil war.

 Thousands of protesters, seeking to overthrow the Yemeni government, marched on Wednesday in the capital Sanaa, to condemn what they call an attempt to drag the country to civil war. 

The protesters chanted slogans decrying civil war and demanded an end to the deadly gun battles between Yemeni government security forces and opposition gunmen. 

US froze the assets of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad .......

United States froze the assets of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six other officials.

 The step was taken to pressurise the government to end its crackdown on protesters. Property in US or interests in property belonging to al-Assad and the officials will be frozen, according to US Treasury Department. The other officials include Syrian Vice President Faruq al-Shara, Prime Minister Adel Safar, Interior Minister Mohamad Ibrahim al-Shaar and Defense Minister Ali Habib Mahmoud.

SYRIAN SECURITY FORCES OPENED FIRE ON PROTESTERS....

Syrian security forces killed at least 20 protesters today.

Protest in Syrian city again started after Friday prayer when hundreds of people gathered and started protest against president Bashar al-Assad.

Eye witness told that at least 8 people were killed when security forces opened fire on the protesters in Homs city. News of the killing of at least 12 protesters are coming from other parts of the country. Dozens got injured in the clashes with security forces.