Advertisement

Turmoil Continues To Spread Through The Mideast And North Africa

03:33
Download Audio
Resume
An elderly Yemeni anti-government demonstrator shouts slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP)
An elderly Yemeni anti-government demonstrator shouts slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP)

Rumors are swirling that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has left the capital of Tripoli, where a main government building is burning.

In Bahrain, protesters are calling for the entire ruling monarchy to step down, following a week of clashes that has left at least eight dead and hundreds injured.  Yemen's embattled president rejected calls to step down, comparing deadly anti-government protests to a virus that has swept the region.

And British Prime Minister David Cameron has arrived in Cairo to meet with Egyptian leaders to make sure a genuine transition to democracy is occurring.  We speak with the BBC's James Reynolds, who is watching the region from London.

This program aired on February 21, 2011.

Advertisement

More from Here & Now

Listen Live
Close