Yemeni President Saleh signs deal on ceding power
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23-Nov-2011 (2 comments)


Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed a deal under which he will step down, officials say.

Mr Saleh signed the agreement, brokered by Yemen's Gulf Arab neighbours, in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Under the deal, he is to transfer his powers to his deputy ahead of an early election and in return will get immunity from prosecution.

The 69-year-old leader - who has ruled since 1978 - has been facing protests since the beginning of the year.

He came close to signing the deal several times in the past, only to pull out at the last minute.

Meanwhile, clashes broke out between pro-Saleh troops and gunmen loyal to dissident chief Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar in Sanaa.

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Yemen leader signs deal to quit

by Darius Kadivar on Wed Nov 23, 2011 09:44 AM PST

Yemen leader signs deal to quitWatch

 

 


Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed a deal under which he will step down, officials say.

Mr Saleh signed the agreement, brokered by Yemen's Gulf Arab neighbours, in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Under the deal, he is to transfer his powers to his deputy ahead of an early election and in return will get immunity from prosecution.

The 69-year-old leader - who has ruled since 1978 - has been facing protests since the beginning of the year. 


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Frankly of all the dictators Saleh was the most open to dialogue

by Darius Kadivar on Wed Nov 23, 2011 09:29 AM PST

Honestly of all the leaders faced with the Arab Spring uprising in the region this year, Yemen's President was probably the one who truly tried to find a peaceful solution to the discontent before being a victim of an attack which burned him and nearly killed him. He was brave enough to come back and seek a compromise.

Had it not been for the anarchy and violent uprising in a country where nearly every citizen is armed to the teeth, this fellow given the odds at least tried to find a peaceful way out. His behavior was totally different from that of Assad or Gaddafi who immediately cracked down on their people. Saleh was just caught by surprise and was about to step down before being victim of a bomb explosion at his palace.

I am far from an expert On Yemen but Saleh truly never came across to me as a brutal tyrant ready to stay in power at all costs as was the case for his fellow dictator "colleagues" ...

 

Hope this gesture will help find a peaceful way out.

 

But I am not even sure it will all the more that I don't even think the Yemenese truly knew why they were demonstrating in the first place other than following a "Fashionable" Trend these days ... You know that like that word ..."DemoKrazy" ... LOL 


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