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| Yemen: Foreign Office travel advice tightened | Yemen: Foreign Office travel advice tightened |
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| The Foreign Office is warning Britons against all travel to the Middle Eastern state of Yemen. | The Foreign Office is warning Britons against all travel to the Middle Eastern state of Yemen. |
| Officials say the advice has been reviewed and reissued because of increasing violence in the country. | Officials say the advice has been reviewed and reissued because of increasing violence in the country. |
| UK nationals already in Yemen without a pressing need to stay are advised to leave using commercial travel services. | UK nationals already in Yemen without a pressing need to stay are advised to leave using commercial travel services. |
| There have been protests against the government in several cities, and there are reports of clashes between police and demonstrators. | There have been protests against the government in several cities, and there are reports of clashes between police and demonstrators. |
| The Foreign Office says there are reports of violence being used to disperse crowds, and of a number of deaths. | The Foreign Office says there are reports of violence being used to disperse crowds, and of a number of deaths. |
| Further protests are expected, say officials, and violence is likely. | Further protests are expected, say officials, and violence is likely. |
| The previous travel advice recommended against all but essential travel to Yemen, including the main cities of Sana'a and Aden, because of the threat of terrorism, kidnapping and tribal violence. | The previous travel advice recommended against all but essential travel to Yemen, including the main cities of Sana'a and Aden, because of the threat of terrorism, kidnapping and tribal violence. |
| It also advised against all travel to the northern region of Sa'ada, where Shia rebels have been active since 2004. | It also advised against all travel to the northern region of Sa'ada, where Shia rebels have been active since 2004. |
| Unrest | Unrest |
| Demonstrators are calling for the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has ruled since 1978. | Demonstrators are calling for the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has ruled since 1978. |
| They say they are frustrated about government corruption and about soaring unemployment. | They say they are frustrated about government corruption and about soaring unemployment. |
| In one of the latest incidents, rebels say the army fired rockets at an anti-government protest in northern Yemen, killing two people. | In one of the latest incidents, rebels say the army fired rockets at an anti-government protest in northern Yemen, killing two people. |
| President Saleh has rejected an opposition plan under which he would step down from power this year. He intends to serve his full term in office, which ends in 2013. | President Saleh has rejected an opposition plan under which he would step down from power this year. He intends to serve his full term in office, which ends in 2013. |
| He has blamed the US and Israel for the unrest in Yemen and across the Arab world. | He has blamed the US and Israel for the unrest in Yemen and across the Arab world. |
| Yemen is one of only four countries where the Foreign Office currently advises against all travel. | Yemen is one of only four countries where the Foreign Office currently advises against all travel. |
| The other three are Libya, Ivory Coast and Somalia. | The other three are Libya, Ivory Coast and Somalia. |