For the third time in a month, the president of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, was yesterday slammed the international community, the opposition and the demonstrators in their country. Again refused to sign the deal brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), under which it would have to leave office in 30 days in exchange for immunity from prosecution.
Hundreds of supporters of armed Saleh yesterday surrounded the Embassy of United Arab Emirates, where they were meeting the U.S. Ambassador, European diplomats and five members of the GCC, including the secretary general of the GCC, Abdelatif Zayani, who had returned to Sana'a on Friday past to reach agreement after two failed attempts.
Did not allow a mediator to the Gulf out of the embassy in the presidential palace to prevent the signing of the agreement. The hosts of the President cut the main streets of Sanaa and burning tires, shouting through loudspeakers from cars: "We reject signing the initiative of the Gulf and the coup against legitimacy." UAE Foreign Minister Abdallah bin Zayed al Nahyanm, urged Yemen to ensure the safety of his embassy.
Being held for several hours, diplomats had to be rescued from the UAE embassy in a helicopter to the presidential palace. Tens of thousands of protesters demanded the immediate resignation of parallel Saleh and threatened to organize marches to the main government buildings. International pressure is growing on the president of Yemen.
U.S. and Saudi Arabia fear that increasing the influence of Al Qaeda and to dilate the chaotic situation in the country's poorest region for three months, in which 170 people were killed and shot by the police and the army. The great strength of Saleh to retain power in the international community was terrorism.
Again yesterday called on, and said on television that Al Qaeda could exploit the power vacuum if he resigns. It is the third time the president blocked the deal. In the first two occasions, formal hid behind rocks (not want to sign as president of Yemen, but as leader of his party). Ayer argued that the act of signing was to take place at a time between the ruling party and opposition, and the presidential palace.
The opposition refused to back signed, as he did Saturday against GCC and Western diplomats. Saleh was not enough, although late to the party itself, which ended up signing. The president, in a televised speech, blamed the failure of the opposition agreement and waved the specter of civil war: "If Yemen has just plunged into civil war, those responsible will be them, and bloodshed." For now, Saleh remains in place, as in the past 33 years. 
Hundreds of supporters of armed Saleh yesterday surrounded the Embassy of United Arab Emirates, where they were meeting the U.S. Ambassador, European diplomats and five members of the GCC, including the secretary general of the GCC, Abdelatif Zayani, who had returned to Sana'a on Friday past to reach agreement after two failed attempts.
Did not allow a mediator to the Gulf out of the embassy in the presidential palace to prevent the signing of the agreement. The hosts of the President cut the main streets of Sanaa and burning tires, shouting through loudspeakers from cars: "We reject signing the initiative of the Gulf and the coup against legitimacy." UAE Foreign Minister Abdallah bin Zayed al Nahyanm, urged Yemen to ensure the safety of his embassy.
Being held for several hours, diplomats had to be rescued from the UAE embassy in a helicopter to the presidential palace. Tens of thousands of protesters demanded the immediate resignation of parallel Saleh and threatened to organize marches to the main government buildings. International pressure is growing on the president of Yemen.
U.S. and Saudi Arabia fear that increasing the influence of Al Qaeda and to dilate the chaotic situation in the country's poorest region for three months, in which 170 people were killed and shot by the police and the army. The great strength of Saleh to retain power in the international community was terrorism.
Again yesterday called on, and said on television that Al Qaeda could exploit the power vacuum if he resigns. It is the third time the president blocked the deal. In the first two occasions, formal hid behind rocks (not want to sign as president of Yemen, but as leader of his party). Ayer argued that the act of signing was to take place at a time between the ruling party and opposition, and the presidential palace.
The opposition refused to back signed, as he did Saturday against GCC and Western diplomats. Saleh was not enough, although late to the party itself, which ended up signing. The president, in a televised speech, blamed the failure of the opposition agreement and waved the specter of civil war: "If Yemen has just plunged into civil war, those responsible will be them, and bloodshed." For now, Saleh remains in place, as in the past 33 years.
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