Gates says Yemen's president appears to be reluctant to support the idea, because it would imply his government is not capable of handling the resettlement.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06

Yemen's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and his ruling party support the law.

VOA: standard.2010.03.27

Yemen's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, says members of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hizbullah militia are teaching them.

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Yemen's president has been quoted as saying he would contest any such efforts by the United States.

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There, they say, they will stay until Yemen's president of 32 years, Ali Abdullah Saleh, steps down.

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