Yemen tribal figure joins protests

Hussein Abdallah al Ahmar sides with anti-government protesters amid rising tensions.

Hussein Abdallah al Ahmar

Yemen’s ruling party is brushing off the resignation of a leading tribal figure from the president’s party.

Hussein Abdallah al Ahmar leads a family which runs a financial empire and has huge political influence.

His resignation is the latest in a series of defections from the country’s ruling party and inner circle.

Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra reports from the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.

Source: Al Jazeera