Supporters of a tribal leader rallied the opposition took on the night of Tuesday 24 Wednesday, May 25, control of the official Yemeni news agency SABA. Fierce fighting between since Monday in Sana'a, the chief supporters of the powerful tribe Hached, Sheikh Sadeq Al-Ahmar, forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh denied.
These clashes have claimed at least 44 dead in the capital. The men of Sheikh Al-Ahmar also took control of the national airline Yemenia and tried to occupy the interior ministry has said a top official and witnesses said. Intense fighting continued late into the night in Sanaa. Faced with such violence, the mediator of the Gulf called for "immediate cessation".
Abdellatif Zayani, Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has expressed its concern that the clashes s "extend", and called on parties involved to exercise restraint. He estimated that the GCC mediation initiative continued to offer "an opportunity to reach a peaceful solution" to Yemen.
In spite of several missions in Sanaa, Abdellatif Zayani failed to persuade President Saleh, in power for nearly thirty-three years, signed a plan to end the crisis. The GCC announced Sunday "suspension" of his mediation. The plan includes training by the opposition of a government of reconciliation and resignation a month later the president in exchange for immunity for himself and his family, then a presidential election within sixty days. 
These clashes have claimed at least 44 dead in the capital. The men of Sheikh Al-Ahmar also took control of the national airline Yemenia and tried to occupy the interior ministry has said a top official and witnesses said. Intense fighting continued late into the night in Sanaa. Faced with such violence, the mediator of the Gulf called for "immediate cessation".
Abdellatif Zayani, Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has expressed its concern that the clashes s "extend", and called on parties involved to exercise restraint. He estimated that the GCC mediation initiative continued to offer "an opportunity to reach a peaceful solution" to Yemen.
In spite of several missions in Sanaa, Abdellatif Zayani failed to persuade President Saleh, in power for nearly thirty-three years, signed a plan to end the crisis. The GCC announced Sunday "suspension" of his mediation. The plan includes training by the opposition of a government of reconciliation and resignation a month later the president in exchange for immunity for himself and his family, then a presidential election within sixty days.
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