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Yemenis ignore call to protest deployment of US Marines:

Organizers cancel Sunday's planned demonstration in front of Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi's residence after people failed to show up. Ref. Source 1

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Gunmen kill two officials in Yemen:

"An official of the General People Congress party and another official of Lahj local government were gunned down by masked attackers riding a motorbike when they were traveling toward the neighbouring southern province of Aden," A local security official told Xinhua. Ref. Source 2

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Yemen president names new PM, Shiite Houthis welcome choice:

Yemen's president on Monday appointed Khaled Bahah, the impoverished Arab country's envoy to the United Nations, as prime minister, in a move welcomed by the Shiite Muslim Houthi group which now controls the capital Sanaa. Ref. Source 6

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Gunmen Kidnap Yemeni President's Chief Of Staff:

Gunmen kidnapped the chief of staff to Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, and his two guards in capital Sanaa on Saturday, security officials said, according to media reports. Mubarak was also the first choice for the post of prime minister last October, but his nomination was derailed after Houthis opposed the move. Ref. Source 6

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Yemeni president under house arrest - govt:

The Yemeni government on Thursday accused Houthi rebels of keeping President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah under house arrest. Ref. Source 6

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Yemen Houthis 'open' to partnerships:

Yemen's Houthi rebels offer an 'extended hand' to other political factions after their takeover of Yemen opponents call a coup. Ref. Source 4

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Yemen's president steps down, cabinet resigns:

In quick succession, Yemen's president and cabinet resign following a Houthi takeover of the presidential palace this week Ref. Source 2