February 19 - February 25, 2012 (107 images)

Yemeni men shows their ink-stained thumbs after they voted in Sanaa, Yemen on February 21, 2012. The election brings an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year hardline rule in Yemen, the first Arab state where a revolt ended in a negotiated settlement. UPI/Mohammad Abdullah

A Yemeni woman registers her name at a polling station in Sanaa, Yemen on February 21, 2012,for the election that brings an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year hardline rule in Yemen, the first Arab state where a revolt ended in a negotiated settlement. UPI/Mohammad Abdullah

A Yemeni man shows his ink-stained thumb after he voted in Sanaa, Yemen on February 21, 2012. The election brings an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year hardline rule in Yemen, the first Arab state where a revolt ended in a negotiated settlement. UPI/Mohammad Abdullah

A Yemeni man shows his ink-stained thumb after he voted in the presidential election in Sanaa, Yemen on February 21, 2012. The election brings an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year hardline rule in Yemen, the first Arab state where a revolt ended in a negotiated settlement. UPI/Mohammad Abdullah