Tribal Leader's Resignation Is Blow to Yemeni President

Tribal Leader's Resignation Is Blow to Yemeni President
Laura Kasinof and Sharon Otterman, The New York Times News Service: "A leading tribal figure in Yemen announced his resignation from the ruling party on Saturday, signaling a major blow to the embattled leadership of President Ali Abdullah Saleh as demonstrations calling for his resignation continue across the country. Four days earlier, Mohammad Abdel Illah al-Qadi, a key leader of the Sanhan tribe, a Hashid affiliate that is also a key power base of the president, had joined the growing protest movement."
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