Yemen's Saleh holds out on signing of Gulf deal

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh is refusing to sign a Gulf-brokered power-transfer plan, demanding clarification on "mechanisms" for its implementation, a ruling party member said on Sunday.

"The president refuses to sign until an agreement is reached on mechanisms to implement" the deal that would see him out of office in 30 days, said General People's Congress head Sultan Al Barakani.