Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at san'a.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word San'a.

Examples

  • SAN'A, Yemen — The British ambassador in Yemen narrowly escaped a suicide attack Monday, when a young man in a school uniform detonated his explosives belt near the diplomat's armored car in a poor neighborhood of the capital San'a, officials said.

    UK Yemen Ambassador, Timothy Torlot, Escapes Suicide Attack 2010

  • Yahya Arhab/European Pressphoto Agency Women joined hands as they shouted antigovernment slogans at a rally in San'a.

    Protesters Call for Saleh's Ouster 2011

  • Muhammed Muheisen/Associated Press Antigovernment protesters shouted slogans at a rally in San'a, Yemen, Tuesday.

    Yemeni President Says U.S. Behind Unrest Oliver Holmes 2011

  • Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar defected to the opposition, deploying armored cars to face off against units loyal to the president, creating a standoff in San'a, the capital.

    As Arab Spring Turns Violent, Democracy Advocates Face Big Challenges Matt Bradley 2011

  • Outside San'a University, thousands of protesters, many with their faces painted with the red, white and black of the Yemeni flag, chanted, "We want the president to flee."

    Yemeni President Says U.S. Behind Unrest Oliver Holmes 2011

  • Addressing a crowd of tens of thousands in the capital San'a, the leader of 32 years refused "belligerent intervention" by foreign countries to resolve Yemen's two-months-old crisis.

    Three Die as Yemeni Security Forces Fire on Protesters Erik Stier 2011

  • "It's likely that Mr. Saleh has an alternative plan that he prefers to the GCC initiative," said Abdul Ghani al Iryani, a leading political analyst in San'a.

    Three Die as Yemeni Security Forces Fire on Protesters Erik Stier 2011

  • U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on Mr. Saleh to pursue political and economic change, but has also reaffirmed U.S. military and developmental support—underscoring Washington's need for a cooperative leader in San'a.

    Yemeni President Says U.S. Behind Unrest Oliver Holmes 2011

  • In San'a, a few miles from where Mr. Saleh addressed his supporters, tens of thousands of antiregime demonstrators continued calls for Mr. Saleh's immediate resignation.

    Three Die as Yemeni Security Forces Fire on Protesters Erik Stier 2011

  • Mr. Saleh told an audience of around 500 students and academics at San'a University that he would "reveal a secret" that there is an "operations room in Tel Aviv with the aim of destabilizing the Arab world."

    Yemeni President Says U.S. Behind Unrest Oliver Holmes 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.