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Arabia
Yemen VP to dismiss commander of Air Forces
2012-01-25
[Yemen Post] Military sources revealed on Tuesday that Vice President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi would issue a decree dismissing the commander of the Air Forces, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Saleh Al-Ahmar.

Hundreds of officers and soldiers have been demanding the ouster of Al-Ahmar, half-brother of the outgoing President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh
... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it...
, accusing him of corruption.

The soldiers complained that Al-Ahmar used to confiscate their rights and fail to keep his promises for which he pledged to grant them promotion and allowances. They have threatened to set up tents before the house of Hadi if their demands for Ahmar's ouster are not met.

On Saturday, one officer, Omar Al-Hatimi, strongly criticized Al-Ahmar while he was lecturing before a group of officers and threw his shoes at him.

Meanwhile,
...back at the pound, Zebulon finally found just the friend he'd been looking for...
Students of Sana'a University demonstrated on Tuesday, demanding to dismiss Rector of Sana'a University, Khalid Tarmoom and Dean of Arts, Hassan Al-Kohalani. They charged them with corruption, raising slogans in which they called for immediately hold Al-Khohlani accountable.

The students alleged that Al-Kohani raise incitements against those students who had taken to streets and demanded the ouster of the outgoing President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Students of the Science Faculty staged a protest on Tuesday, demanding to improve education,
They've got internet access, right? Let them access the free MIT courses and self-educate, like everyone else.
provide the supplies of teachings and electric generators, and cancel registration fees. They further appealed the Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Yahya Al-Shoabi to consider their demands and swiftly respond to them.

What has become known as the institution revolution hit many public authorities and resulted in the ouster of tens of corrupt officials in Yemen, as employees and students insisted on firing them.
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