Yemen on the brink
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An anti-government protestor chants slogans demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa on March 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) Keystone -
Anti-government protestors gesture during a demonstration in Sanaa on March 8, 2011. The Arabic message on their hands reads: " Leave, leave, the youth revolution is peaceful". (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) Keystone -
Anti-government protestors throw a demonstrator holding his national flag into the air during a demonstration in Sanaa on March 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) Keystone -
A Yemeni girl in Sanaa wearing a headband that reads in Arabic, "Leave", during a demonstration by anti-government protestors on February 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) Keystone -
Anti-government protesters at a rally in the southern city of Taiz on March 11, 2011. (Reuters) Reuters -
An anti-government protestor in Sanaa on March 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) Keystone -
Yemeni riot police charge towards anti-government demonstrators in Sanaa on February 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) Keystone -
Supporters of the Yemeni government seen through the smoke of a burning vehicle in Sanaa on February 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) Keystone -
An anti-government protestor flashes the victory sign through a gap in his national flag in Sanaa on March 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) Keystone -
Anti-government protestors raise bread as a symbol of poverty in Sanaa on March 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) Keystone -
Injured anti-government protestors lie in the garden of a mosque used as a field hospital following clashes with Yemeni police in Sanaa on March 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) Keystone -
Supporters of Yemen's government climb a tree holding posters showing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh during clashes in Sanaa on February 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) Keystone -
Opposition supporters wave roses during an anti-government protest in Sanaa on January 26, 2011. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah) Reuters
Tensions have been steadily rising as anti-government protests continue to grow.
This content was published on March 17, 2011
Protestors are calling for reforms and for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down after 32 years in power. The demonstrations have left at least 30 people dead.
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