Lina Sinjab

At least 40 people are killed in Syria as two suicide car bombings target security service bases in the capital, Damascus, media and officials say

Thousands of people protested across Syria on Friday after the bloody crackdown on Hama.

There have been continued reports of heavy clashes in Yemen between troops and suspected al-Qaida gunmen in the south of the country. Meanwhile, Ali Saleh remains in medical care in Saudi Arabia. The BBC’s Lina Sinjab reports from Sanaa.

At least 39 people have been killed in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, doctors and officials say. The clashes come as domestic and international pressure continues for President Saleh to step down. Lisa Mullins gets the latest from BBC’s Lina Sinjab in Sanaa.

Syria’s president Bashar Al-Assad disappointed those hoping for reform in his address today to the nation. The BBC’s Lina Sinjab reports from Damascus that demonstrations continue despite warnings of a new crackdown.