Obama vows to freeze US assets of those who 'obstruct' Yemen

The National Wednesday 16th May, 2012

SANAA // The US president, Barack Obama, yesterday ordered the treasury department to freeze the US-based assets of anyone who "obstructs" the implementation of the political transition in Yemen. The order "will allow the United States to take action against those who seek to undermine Yemen's transition and the Yemeni peoples' clear desire for change. The president took this step because he believes that the legitimate aspirations of the Yemen...

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