Yemen
Sizeable protests continue on and off against the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in power now for 33 years.
The poorest Arab country, Yemen suffers from high unemployment, overpopulation, dwindling oil reserves, dwindling water tables, a Shia rebellion in the north, a separatist movement in the south, a resurgent al-Qaeda in the east, a wasteful national preoccupation with the narcotic qat leaf and too many guns in private hands.
The protesters want more job opportunities, an end to corruption, more even distribution of wealth and an end to the president's rule. He has agreed not to stand again when his term expires in 2013 but shows no sign of leaving before then.
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