Yemen opposition official says told by Gulf Cooperation Council leader that president Saleh refused

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Yemen opposition official says told by Gulf Cooperation Council leader that president Saleh refused to sign transition deal
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1. Yemen unrest: Doubts over deal as Saleh wavers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13249744

A deal for Yemen's veteran leader to hand over power and end unrest looks in doubt after President Ali Abdullah Saleh wavered over signing it.

He had been expected to add his signature on Saturday after his officials said the deal brokered by Gulf Arab states had been accepted.

But Gulf mediator Abdul-Latif al-Zayyani was reportedly told Mr Saleh still had reservations.

New clashes in the Yemeni port of Aden have left three people dead.

Officials said two of the dead were members of the security forces, shot while trying to dismantle road-blocks set up by protesters in the al-Mansoura district.

The third person killed was a civilian.


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2. Yemen opposition: Saleh refuses to sign transition deal

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/yemen-opposition-saleh-refuses-to-sign-transition-deal

30 Apr 2011 18:47

Source: reuters // Reuters

SANAA, April 30 (Reuters) - Yemen's main opposition group on Saturday accused President Ali Abdullah Saleh of thwarting a Gulf-brokered deal that would see him cede power within a month.

"The authority has thwarted the deal. The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council told us that Saleh refused to sign in his role as president. He said he wanted to sign as head of the ruling party, and this is a violation of the text of the Gulf initiative," the official, Sultan al-Atwani, told Reuters. (Reporting by Mohammed Ghobari; Writing by Cynthia Johnston, Editing by Andrew Heavens)