A deal brokered by Gulf countries for a transition of power in Yemen is teetering due to the refusal of President Ali Abdullah Saleh to sign, increasing the risk of instability in the state of the Arabian Peninsula. The pact would make Salé, a political survivor who has been in power for 33 years, the third president to be toppled by a wave of riots in favor of democracy that is rocking the Arab world.
The Yemeni president had said he would sign the agreement Saturday. Yemen's opposition, furious at the last minute change, said it was considering scaling the pressure on the president to resign after three months of street protests demanding his departure. Soltan to Atuani, Yemeni opposition leader expressed his hope that the Gulf monarchies pressure on Ali Abdullah Saleh.
"The brothers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have two possibilities: the unyielding pressure for him to sign the plan or take action against that party, "said Soltan to Atuani. United States and neighboring oil giant, Saudi Arabia, want the crisis in Yemen is determined to avoid the chaos that could lead to the arm of Al Qaeda in the country to gain greater influence in the region. 
The Yemeni president had said he would sign the agreement Saturday. Yemen's opposition, furious at the last minute change, said it was considering scaling the pressure on the president to resign after three months of street protests demanding his departure. Soltan to Atuani, Yemeni opposition leader expressed his hope that the Gulf monarchies pressure on Ali Abdullah Saleh.
"The brothers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have two possibilities: the unyielding pressure for him to sign the plan or take action against that party, "said Soltan to Atuani. United States and neighboring oil giant, Saudi Arabia, want the crisis in Yemen is determined to avoid the chaos that could lead to the arm of Al Qaeda in the country to gain greater influence in the region.
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