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03 May 2024

Yemen's Saleh holds out on signing of Gulf deal

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh attends a military parade on the national day of Yemen's unity in Sanaa, while officials said a Gulf accord to end the country's crisis is set to be signed the following day. Under the terms of the proposal, Saleh would hand power to the vice president 30 days after the agreement is signed, and he and his aides would be granted immunity from prosecution by parliament. (AFP)

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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.