Leader of Yemen\u2019s Shia Houthi movement says anti-government protests will continue in the capital Sana\u2019a as people demonstrate for the fifth consecutive day to force the Yemeni government to resign.<\/p>\n
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He also called on Yemenis to gather for Friday prayers on the road to Sana\u2019a International Airport.<\/p>\n
He insisted that the movement will employ \u201cpeaceful, civilized and legitimate means, urging the Yemeni President and Defence Minister to not fall into the trap of attacking people and protesters.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, the Yemeni President called for dialogue with Houthis and invited representatives to join a \u201cunity government.\u201d<\/p>\n
But the protests, fuelled by a steep increase in petrol prices, are gaining momentum with demonstrators showing no signs of backing down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Leader of Yemen\u2019s Shia Houthi movement says anti-government protests will continue in the capital Sana\u2019a as people demonstrate for the fifth consecutive day to force the Yemeni government to resign. He also called on Yemenis to gather for Friday prayers on the road to Sana\u2019a International Airport. He insisted that the movement will employ \u201cpeaceful, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[68],"class_list":["post-189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islam","tag-yemen"],"yoast_head":"\n