YEMEN UNREST PROTESTSYemeni female anti - government protesters sit in front of a large Yemeni flag with an inscription reading in Arabic ' Go away ' during a protest against the 33 - year regime of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh , in Sana ' a , Yemen , 06 September 2011 . According local media sources , tensions in Sana ' a and other main cities in Yemen have been mounting quite steadily since the opposition has been calling for more protests across the country to escalate its ousting campaign of Yemeni President Ali Saleh . EPA / YAHYA ARHAB < 연합뉴스 모바일 앱 다운 받 기 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >