Protesters mistrust to terminate deal for Yemen leader

Mr Saleh offer, its Arab neighbors was put down, his opposition has accentuated the subunits. The opposition coalition, known as the J.M.P., said Sunday it welcomed the initiative, but only, if a Government of national unity after was founded in Mr Saleh, not immediately required as of the current proposal together with the Gulf Cooperation Council joined. The coalition parties want to be part of a Government with Mr Saleh.

The protesters are a harder line take and say that the J.M.P. is are affiliated with the requirements of the so-called "independent" youth non-permanent political parties. Leaders of some who said tens of thousands of street demonstrators - originally young people but now Yemenis from all segments of society, who have set up permanent protests camps in cities across the country - they suspected that Mr Saleh could wiggle of the business at a later date, and try to expand his 33-year rule.

Many said that by the youth protests in Tunisia and Egypt, the autocrat in these countries out relatively quickly and without conditions forced were inspired. They said they wanted a similar result here.

Some demonstrators of the outright rejected the offer. Others, as Atiaf Alwazir, a youth organizer in Sana'a, said that her, were at best mixed feelings. "It's just another game," she said. "Let do the J.M.P., to be politically what they do to negotiate, and the youth will do, what to do and remain on the road."

Mrs Alwazir, said the idea of immunity for Mr Saleh and his sons had shared many.

Protesters have repeatedly their rejection of the offer of immunity of the President, expressed, although on Sunday, there was some chatter about social-networking sites for a more pragmatic approach argue, when ushering Mr Saleh meant it to stop.

Typical for his political cunning and a movement set the feeling that Mr Saleh was adoption of the Gulf Cooperation Council proposal other demonstrators that seem to make opposition in a negative light, as if it were a work to stop the country from falling into chaos.

"This initiative is because of the regime," said Tawfiq al-Shaoubi, a protest leader in the city of Taiz, home of Yemen's largest demonstration. "We protest keep is," he said. "This regime must go, so we can a build a new modern society in the Yemen."

In Sana, protesters who camped out for weeks have seemed to not have the intention of moving and continue with their demonstrations on Sunday, singing, "No negotiation, no dialogue - withdraw or flee," according to Reuters.

In an interview with BBC Arabic, Mr Saleh said television on Sunday, that he would not hand over power, what he called "Insurgents."

"Who should I pass it?" he told the BBC. "Those who try to make a coup d ' état?" No We do it by polls and referendums. We are invite to monitor international observers. "All coup is rejected, because we are committed to the constitutional legitimacy and accept no chaos."

Mr Saleh also said that Al-Qaeda, which is known to have a presence in the country, had infiltrated protest camps. "Al Qaeda move in the camps, and this is very dangerous," he said. "Why is not on in the West this destructive work and their dangerous consequences for the future of search?"

Added its call, the ballot box to use the suspicion among his opponents. "The G.C.C. announced that he required himself, says after 30 days to leave, and he, that he is leaving only through the ballot box", said Ms. Alwazir, the youth leader. "There is no trust," she said. "First of all, as he is himself now contradict."

An independent Yemeni diplomat, who wanted to not be identified, said, that Mr Saleh seemed confused and reluctant to step aside, but he had his own learned from the experience of the Egypt and knew that he should take advantage of this offer of immunity.

He said that some in the opposition increase Yemen's delicate condition, with violence in remote provinces, and the economy ground to a halt, they were understood, ready why something compromising.

"Some leaders J.M.P. understand, the current status of the Yemeni scene", said the diplomat. "they recognize that Yemen faced on the edge of total collapse and possibly civil war." But others, saying, especially Islamists from the Islah party, to keep pressure, until she gives take signaling a split not only between demonstrators and the formal political parties, but also within the Coalition itself.

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Yemen protesters reject President's exit plan - ABC Online

Posted 24 April 2011 18: 55: 00 defiant demonstrators have camped in Yemen's capital and second city of Taez (local time) Sunday, demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh step down immediately, even after his ruling party a 30-day exit plan adopted.

"There is a consensus to reject the initiative" proposed by the Gulf Cooperation Council, said Abdulmalik al-Yusufi a leading activists during the demonstration, sit-in in Sanaa's University square.

Mr Saleh of General People's Congress which said late on Saturday that it welcomed adopted the GCC proposal in its entirety, a decision immediately by Washington, on all pages, "quickly" implement a peaceful transfer of power.

The golf plan would see Mr Saleh to submit his resignation to the Parliament within 30 days after the formation of a Government of national unity and the transfer of power to his Deputy.

A presidential election would be held for two months.

The common forum parliamentary opposition coalition also took the proposal, but said it would not take part in a Government under Mr Saleh, pointed out that he makes should hand, before the Cabinet sworn in is formed.

But demonstrators, since end of January, in the streets were demanding the departure of Mr Saleh and his regime were not as open as the opposition.

Mr Yusufi said protesters at the University square, that change square synchronized have, camping protest after midnight on Saturday staged stressed their rejection of the plan.

"Down with the regime" and "Down with all parties," they sang.

"The golf initiative are the problem as if it were a political crisis between the two parties..." "We the streets in a revolution have taken, which calls for a comprehensive change, said Mr. Yusufi."

He calculated that Mr Saleh, who is in Office since 1978, was a "Liar and deceitful".

Ahmed al-Wafi, another leading activist in Taez, Yemen second largest current city and host mass protests, was also the recent statement by GPC as an attempt to "buy time".

"Only an immediate departure of Saleh accepted the youth." "It concerns not by negotiations," he said, insists, that the parliamentary opposition "follow the road stance".

"We remain on the places and we have plans to our protest peacefully escalate," he added.

He also stressed that although people in the Yemen are heavily armed, demonstrators have shown "Great patience by the thugs of the regime peacefully face".

More than 130 people have since end of January protests erupted in clashes with security forces and President loyalists have been killed.

- AFP

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Saleh of Yemen may close in exchange for immunity, says official

April 24, 2011, 4: 41 am EDT by Mohammed Hatem and Glen Carey

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April 24 (Bloomberg) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has accepted a plan negotiated in the Council of the Gulf Cooperation that allows it to relinquish power in exchange for immunity, a government official said.Saleh would transfer power to a Deputy Minister within 30 days and hold elections 60 days after that this, Tarik al-Shami, spokesman general decision of the Congress of the people, said in a telephone interview yesterday. The opposition must put an end to demonstrations and accept immunity for Saleh and his assistants and all of the terms of the GCC plan, said al - Shami .the GCC officials seek to avoid an escalation of violence in the country, or a military fatal gap like in Libya. Growing social unrest also threatens to strengthen al-Qaeda seeks to use the Yemen, the poor Arab nation, as a base to destabilize the neighbor Saudi Arabia, the largest exporter of crude oil.Saleh would be the third leader forced from Office since popular unrest spreading across the Middle East, this led to the overthrow Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia.Police and snipers killed 46 demonstrators in Sanaa, the capital, last month, which prompted several military and Government officials to abandon the system of Saleh. A total of 109 demonstrators have been killed since February 11, according to Majed al-Madhaji, Arab sisters Forum spokesperson for the human rights of the Sana ' A.Longtemps "it is possible that Saleh is manoeuvring," Theodore KarasikDirector of research at the Institute based in Dubai for the Middle East and the military analysis of the Gulf, said today in a telephone interview. "The more time that it gets the better it is for himself and his followers.". Thirty days is long in Yemeni politics and it is likely to be more disputes. "The United Arab Emirates United, Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan urged all parties to the Yemen to accept the plan of the CCG at a meeting yesterday with his Yemeni counterpart, Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi, said Emirates News Agency. The GCC "keeps on stability and unity of the Yemen," Sheikh Abdullah was quoted as saying by the press service.The plan of the Yemen Council could "solve the political crisis in a peaceful and orderly manner," the Obama administration yesterday said in a statement by the White House email. "We encourage all parties to act quickly to implement the terms of the agreement", said the statement.Protest against RightsA weak central Government in the risk Yemen also mirroring the situation in Somalia, across the Gulf of Aden, there where it has not been an administration works since 1991. Somalia became a breeding ground for pirates who attack shipping lanes.The Parties of the joint meeting, a coalition of six opposition groups, also accepted the plan of the CCG. They would not participate in a Government of national unity Saleh during the 30 days it will remain in power, said Mohammed al-Sabri, a leader in the opposition. They also support the right to protest. "When they said that the ruling party has accepted the plan, it was clear that he has accepted as Saleh is the President of the party,"said ruling party al-Shami. The party him Secretary General Abdel Latif al-Zayyani that he has approved the plan, said.Civil war RiskSaleh meeting with al-Zayyani April 21 to resolve the crisis. The Council, which includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates United, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait, held separate meetings this month with representatives of the General Congress of the people and the opposition.Saleh said yesterday that the opposition was pushing the country of the Arabian Peninsula toward civil war. "They want to drag the area of civil war and we refuse to be moved to the civil war, Saleh said in a speech to the military and students, the official Saba press service. He said power should change "at the ballot box and not by a coup," and those who want power "should be brave and to call for early elections if presidential or parliamentary elections," according to Saba.Protests continued yesterday in the city of Taizwhere the crowds demanded the end of the rule of the Saleh, Rashad Mohammed, an eyewitness, said by telephone. The majority of the stores of the city was closed for a general strike, he said. In Aden, more than 90 percent of shops, schools and businesses were closed on Saturday, said Marwan al-Yafee, an eyewitness.

-With the help of Todd Shields in Washington. Editors: Andrew j. Barden, Paul Armstrong

To contact the reporters on this story: Mohammed Hatem to Sana ' A-mhatem1@bloomberg.net. Glen Carey in Riyadh at the gcarey8@bloomberg.net

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Mass rally in the Yemen for and against Saleh - Reuters

Supporters of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh take to part in a rally showing their support in Sana'a, Yemen 22 April 2011.

Credit: Reuters/Ammar AwadBy Mohamed Sudam and Mohammed Ghobari

SANAA | Fri Apr 22, 2011 5:05 pm EDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemenis the streets of Sanaa and Taiz Friday in flooded rival demonstrations for and against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, gave a guarded welcome to Gulf Arab Plan for a three month transition which makes.

He told supporters in Sana'a, Yemen arrangements "in line with the Constitution of Yemen" - the objections to the plan are language - mask could and also promised, but "Challenge with challenge to confront" had to without bloodshed.

"Guns can be used today but do not use exclude them tomorrow." We are against war, "Saleh told."

Ten soldiers in three attacks by tribesmen and al Qaeda fighters in several provinces to life came, officials said.

In the southern city of Taiz, riot police fired in the air to keep large, said mass unruly demonstrators of Pro and anti-Saleh apart, but there were no serious injuries, witnesses.

A sea of anti-Saleh demonstrators flooded perhaps in the hundreds of thousands, the streets of third city of Taiz, Yemen and an epicenter of opposition to the 69-year-old President.

But Northwestern in Yemen town of Hajja, a 12-year-old boy killed when security forces opened fire on a crowd of anti-government protesters in the city to prevent witnesses told of Reuters by phone.

"Friday of the reconciliation," Yemeni waving flags and pictures of the President turned tens of thousands of Saleh loyalists out in Sanaa, which they have a capital, for what called.

Their numbers were by protesters demanding Saleh's immediate departure, spilling their usual protest area around Sana'a University "Last chance Friday" in the nearby Siteen Street, mark matched where was a heavy security presence.

Raised the concern that Saleh of the security forces and Republican Guard with troops loyal to General Ali Mohsen, protection of the demonstrators in Sanaa renegade clash could.

Demonstrators expressed skepticism about the latest golf plan to mitigate Yemen's descent into more violence and chaos.

The proposal of the Six Nations calls for Gulf Cooperation (GCC) Saleh to hand his Vice President a month after signing an agreement authorized. A leader of the opposition he insert interim cabinet with the preparation for the presidential election would appoint two months later charged a Yemeni official said.

IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL

The plan, presented Thursday, provides also immunity against criminal prosecution with Saleh, his family and his Adjutanten--anathema to stop his enemies, which would also protest the proposal.

Protesters Manea Abdullah said "We each initiative depend will not, that does not require, that this man can be immediately". "We are adhering to the requirements of the revolution for immediate departure and persecution of those who killed our comrades."

Saleh's long Gulf and Western allies worried that chaos in the Yemen will open more opportunities for ambitious al Qaeda fighters, trying to bring about an orderly transition after three months of protests against Saleh's 32-year rule.

Protests in the southern port of Aden was later in the evening on Friday, as called for Saleh's departure to avoid thousands of demonstrators temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).

Many demonstrators trust although organized opposition, still can ready to do a deal, the parties to implement not Saleh.

"This guy a liar, we believe not all others also if the opposition accepts the golf initiative", said Abdulnasser Ahmed.

"Every time, if he agrees something, saves then." We know his ways and hence the rest of the world. That is, why should the world support our demands that he go. "

Anti-Saleh tribesmen in the lawless Eastern Province of Maarib, a local official had said troops try, a major route for gas shipments to secure two soldiers kill, wounding 18 and destroy a tank and an armored vehicle in an ambush.

Tribesmen disturb the main street of Sanaa after Maarib, where most of the Yemen gas is produced, are impossible for trucks to distribute cooking gas to the rest of the country made.

Deficiency have quadrupled cooking gas prices on the black market to 5,000 rials ($20) from 1,200. Angry residents blocked roads in some areas Sanaa with empty gas bottles. The crisis led others to anti-Saleh protests, where have they scrawled on gas bottles "left".

Ongoing turbulence the Rial in nearby deep of around 250 dollars of 214 record driven has nine weeks. It is more difficult to points of sale, sell dollars become find, residents say.

Suspected al Qaeda fighters with violence flared up with seven soldiers killed, when their convoy under fire in Maarib, came on Friday, an official said.

A soldier killed and another injured when the army clashed with armed thought to al Qaeda Yemen-based wings are trying to use a post office in Zinjibar, in the southeastern province of Abyan. The armed men later away accelerated on motorcycles.

The toll in a clash Thursday night in the southern province of Lahej rose to five soldiers killed and three wounded, according to a local official. Two fighters were also killed.

(Additional Mohammed Mukhashaf in Aden and Erika Solomon in Dubai, writing of Alistair Lyon, editing by Philippa Fletcher)

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'Crisis - Aljazeera.net close Golf deal' on Yemen

Gulf Arab states appear set to unveil details of an arrangement?to end Yemen's political crisis that could result in Ali Abdullah Saleh?stepping down as?the country's?president.

Sources told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that the?deal -?brokered by the six-member Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) - was close to being agreed on, and that?an envoy was shortly to be sent to Yemen.

"We're told that the UK and the US are behind this deal," Kristen Saloomey, Al Jazeera's correspondent at the United Nations in New York, said.

"It's not clear right now where the opposition and the president stand on this deal, but our sources here at [the UN] feel that they are very close to reaching a final agreement."

Under?the GCC proposal, Saleh would most likely hand power to Abed Mansour Hadi,?his vice-president, and both Saleh and his family would have immunity from prosecution.

Saleh, who came to power in 1978, has faced protests since January calling for his departure that have cost more than 130 lives in the impoverised Arab country.

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Even as a deal appeared close, Saleh was?reported as telling a group of supporters that he would remain steadfast and would not accept "conspiracies or coups".

"Those who want power or to gain the seat of power should do it by heading to the ballot box. Change and departure will be through voting under the legal framework of the constitution," he was quoted as saying by Yemen's official state news agency.

The expected deal on Yemen comes a day after GCC?foreign ministers met a Yemeni government delegation in the United Arab Emirates.

There were fears that little progress had been made at the meeting after a brief, vague statement was issued calling the meeting "constructive" and vowing to "exert more effort to preserve security, stability and the unity of the Yemeni state", but offering few details.

Ahmed bin Dagher, the spokesman of the Yemeni delegation at the meeting, said that any solution should not violate the constitution.

"We adhere to the constitution which we cannot breach," he said,?indicating that Saleh could serve out his term until 2013, a position stated previously by the General People's Congress, Yemen's ruling party.

The GCC, which is made up of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, has tried for weeks to mediate a solution to?Yemen's crisis.

Protesters killed

The latest developments come against a backdrop of continued confrontations continued between security forces and anti-Saleh protesters.

One protester was killed on Wednesday?when an armed man?on a motorbike opened fire at demonstrators during Muslim dawn prayers in the city's Al-Nasr Square, witnesses said.

"One protester was killed and around eight others were wounded," Arafat Makki, a member of the protest organising committee, said.

The?AFP news agency said a policeman was shot dead and three others wounded by protesters?in Aden, Yemen's main southern port city.

Medics and witnesses?in Sanaa said that eight people had been shot dead since Tuesday, including a passer-by and a policeman.

The UN Security Council also met on Tuesday to discuss Yemen, adding the crisis there to?its agenda for the first time, but failed to come up with a joint statement on the situation.

A press statement drawn up by Germany and Lebanon, both temporary members of the 15-nation UN Security Council, was blocked by a minority of states, diplomats said.

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