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Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar voices support for Yemeni election

Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
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Speaking about voting in the upcoming presidential election, paramount sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar said, "Yes, i will go...all of us, we must go, to fail the regime and to forget about Ali Abdullah Saleh."
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
02/25
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Speaking about voting in the upcoming presidential election, paramount sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar said, "Yes, i will go...all of us, we must go, to fail the regime and to forget about Ali Abdullah Saleh."
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
03/25
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Tribal sheikhs from Yemen's Mahwit, Sana'a, Sa'ada and Yarim governorates attended a meeting on Saturday afternoon to encourage participation in the upcoming presidential election.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
04/25
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Sadiq al-Ahmar, Paramount Sheikh of the Hashid Tribal Confederation, sat at the head of a nationally-televised meeting of sheikhs showing support for participation in Yemen's upcoming presidential election.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
05/25
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Sadiq al-Ahmar, Paramount Sheikh of the Hashid Tribal Confederation, sat at the head of a nationally-televised meeting of sheikhs showing support for participation in Yemen's upcoming presidential election.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
06/25
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Tribal sheikhs from Yemen's Mahwit, Sana'a, Sa'ada and Yarim governorates attended a meeting on Saturday afternoon to encourage participation in the upcoming presidential election.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
07/25
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On Saturday in Sana'a', tribesmen aligned with paramount sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar waited outside a just-finished meeting of sheikhs where support for lone presidential candidate Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi was declared.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
08/25
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On Saturday in Sana'a, a prominent tribal sheikh issued a fatwa declaring that all Yemeni citizens most participate in the upcoming presidential election, and that following the election, Southern Yemenis will be attended to first.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
09/25
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Speaking to a room full of tribal sheikhs and to a national television audience, Yemen's minister of electricity encouraged Yemeni citizens to participate in the upcoming presidential election.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
10/25
Caption
Speaking about voting in the upcoming presidential election, paramount sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar said, "Yes, i will go...all of us, we must go, to fail the regime and to forget about Ali Abdullah Saleh."
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
11/25
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Speaking about voting in the upcoming presidential election, paramount sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar said, "Yes, i will go...all of us, we must go, to fail the regime and to forget about Ali Abdullah Saleh."
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
12/25
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Speaking about voting in the upcoming presidential election, paramount sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar said, "Yes, i will go...all of us, we must go, to fail the regime and to forget about Ali Abdullah Saleh."
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
13/25
Caption
Speaking about voting in the upcoming presidential election, paramount sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar said, "Yes, i will go...all of us, we must go, to fail the regime and to forget about Ali Abdullah Saleh."
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
14/25
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A photo of lone presidential candidate Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi is pasted upon a truck carrying tribesmen aligned with the paramount sheikh of the Hashid Confederation, Sadiq al-Ahmar.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
15/25
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On Saturday in Sana'a', tribesmen aligned with paramount sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar waited outside a just-finished meeting of sheikhs where support for lone presidential candidate Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi was declared.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
16/25
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On Saturday in Sana'a', tribesmen aligned with paramount sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar waited outside a just-finished meeting of sheikhs where support for lone presidential candidate Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi was declared.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
17/25
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On Saturday in Sana'a', tribesmen aligned with paramount sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar waited outside a just-finished meeting of sheikhs where support for lone presidential candidate Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi was declared.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
18/25
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A photo of lone presidential candidate Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi is pasted upon a truck carrying tribesmen aligned with the paramount sheikh of the Hashid Confederation, Sadiq al-Ahmar.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
19/25
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A photo of lone presidential candidate Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi is pasted upon a truck belonging to tribesmen aligned with the paramount sheikh of the Hashid Confederation, Sadiq al-Ahmar.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
20/25
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A photo of lone presidential candidate Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi is pasted upon a truck carrying tribesmen aligned with the paramount sheikh of the Hashid Confederation, Sadiq al-Ahmar.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
21/25
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A photo of lone presidential candidate Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi is pasted upon a truck carrying tribesmen aligned with the paramount sheikh of the Hashid Confederation, Sadiq al-Ahmar.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
22/25
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On Saturday in Sana'a', tribesmen aligned with paramount sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar waited outside a just-finished meeting of sheikhs where support for lone presidential candidate Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi was declared.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
23/25
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On Saturday in Sana'a', tribesmen aligned with paramount sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar waited outside a just-finished meeting of sheikhs where support for lone presidential candidate Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi was declared.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
24/25
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Photos of lone presidential candidate Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi are pasted upon a truck carrying tribesmen aligned with paramount sheikh of the Hashid Confederation, Sadiq al-Ahmar.
Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
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On Saturday in Sana'a', tribesmen aligned with paramount sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar waited outside a just-finished meeting of sheikhs where support for lone presidential candidate Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi was declared.
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  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election
  • Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar voices support for Yemeni election

Sadiq al-Ahmar headed a gathering of sheikhs in Sana'a to encourage voter participation in the upcoming presidential election and to voice support for the lone candidiate, Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Sana'a, Yemen. 11th February 2011

Paramount sheikh of the Hashid Tribal Confederation Sadiq al-Ahmar headed a meeting of sheikhs from the governorates of Mahwit, Sana'a, Sa'ada, and Yarim in Sana'a on Saturday.

At the nationally-televised gathering, Al-Ahmar and others present urged participation in Yemen's upcoming presidential election and proclaimed support for lone presidential candidate Abd Rabbu Mansuor Hadi.

Speaking about voting on February 21, al-Ahmar said, “Yes, I will go. All of us, we must go, to fail the regime and to forget about Ali Abdullah Saleh."

Outside the meeting, held in a conference room at the University of Science and Technology Hospital on Sana'a's Sixty Meters Road, photos of Mansour Hadi were pasted on waiting trucks bearing tribesmen loyal to the attending sheikhs.

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