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An anti-government protestor reacts as he and other demonstrators shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen on March 1.

Tens of thousands of protesters flooded Yemen's streets Tuesday, dedicating a fresh "Day of Rage" to the 24 people killed in demonstrations demanding an end to the president's three-decade rule, Reuters reports.

President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a U.S. ally against al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing, has failed to quell two months of protests in a country where half its 23 million people own guns, 40 percent live on $2 a day or less and a third face chronic hunger.

Protesters are also angry at widespread corruption. Yemeni university graduates struggle to get jobs without connections and youth unemployment is high.

Yemen is also riven with regional strife, with Shi'ite rebels in the north and separatists in the south demanding fairer political participation.

Saleh has been meeting with tribal and regional military leaders to rally support, but with oil and water resources drying up, his cash-strapped government is no longer able to pay off allies to keep the peace.

Saleh offered talks to form a unity government Monday. But the opposition swiftly rebuffed the offer, saying it was standing with protesters demanding he step aside.

In a meeting with religious leaders, also Monday, Saleh warned that those behind the protests were dividing the country.

"They would not be able to rule for even one week," he said, quoted by state media. "Yemen would be divided ... into four pieces by those who are riding the wave of stupidity."

Most deaths since January were in the southern port city of Aden, where protesters and police have clashed regularly. Many complain that security forces have reacted more violently to protests in the south, which was once an independent state.

"With blood and soul we support you Aden," protesters shouted on the streets of capital Sanaa. Al Jazeera television showed protesters making "V" for victory signs while others wore white headbands with "Leave" written in red.

Protesters in the last few days have chanted: "No to dialogue, no to dialogue, your leaving is the only option."

View more images from a month of protest across Yemen in our slideshow.

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An Egyptian raises Libya's old national flag in support of the uprising in Libya during a gathering at Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt on Feb. 25.

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A girl takes pictures with a mobile phone during prayers at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt on Feb. 25. Egypt's new military rulers, promising to guard against "counter-revolution", faced political pressure on Friday to purge the cabinet of ministers appointed by Hosni Mubarak as thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo.

 Here on PhotoBlog, we covered the Tahrir Square protests from beginning to end. Take a look back.

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Crowds gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 18. Egyptians held a nationwide "Victory March" on Friday to celebrate the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule one week ago, to protect the revolution and to remind new military rulers of the power of the street. Hundreds of thousands joined the rallies, which are also a memorial to the 365 people who died in the 18-day uprising, with many Egyptians expressing their intention to guard their newly-won prospect of democracy.

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Girls shout slogans in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Feb. 18.

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Pro-democracy campaigners pray next to an army tank during Friday prayers in Tahrir Square, Cairo on Feb. 18.

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A girl stands in front of an army tank during Friday prayers in Tahrir Square on Feb. 18.

Egyptians held a nationwide "victory march" on Friday to celebrate the overthrowing of Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule one week ago and to remind the new military rulers of the power of the street. Full story.

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Kashmiri Muslims watch as an unseen priest shows a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar on Feb. 16, on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims gathered at the shrine in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir to offer prayers on the Prophet's birth anniversary.

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Kashmiri Muslim women watch as an unseen priest shows a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad.

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Kashmiri Muslim men watch as an unseen priest shows a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad.

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Kashmiri Muslim women watch as an unseen priest shows a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad.

Indian news website sify.com reports:

Thousands of people braved the cold and inclement weather Wednesday to offer prayers at Kashmir Valley's holiest Muslim shrine of Hazratbal in summer capital Srinagar to celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad.

Dressed in warm clothes, men, women and children converged at the shrine on the banks of the Dal Lake to have a glimpse of the Holy Relic (a hair of the Prophet's beard) after each namaz.

'I have come from Kokernag village in Anantnag district. I have been regularly visiting the shrine on this day, since the age of 10 with my father,' said Muhammad Rajab, 72, who offered prayers here.

'Today, I have brought my grandson and granddaughter to carry forward the family tradition,' he said.

Rajab said he prayed for peace as his grand children's future depends on continued peace and normalcy in the Valley.

'Unless there is peace, there would be no normalcy and unless there is normalcy my grandchildren cannot be educated properly. Thus, I prayed for peace, well-being and prosperity for my family in particular and the Muslim Umma in general,' he said.

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Anti-government demonstrators fill Tahrir Square before Friday prayers on Feb. 11. President Hosni Mubarak announced in a televised speech the previous evening that he would not resign. Demonstrators on the square stayed all night and vowed to continue their movement.

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Anti-goverment demonstrators perform the Friday noon prayer during protests in Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square on Feb. 11, the 18th day of protests against President Hosni Mubarak.

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Opposition supporters attend Friday prayer in Tahrir Square on Feb. 11.

From a statement released on Facebook by Egypt's April 6 youth movement:

"These are the youth of the nation who have risen up against him [Mubarak] and hate him with a passion - they have nothing in common with him or his regime. They are the future and he is the past, that is why he has fought against them so violently."

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