Yemeni President to Resign

Today, Saturday President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen has agreed to deal proposed by Gulf Cooperation Counsel to step down within 30 days and hand over the power he held onto for more than three decades to his deputy. In return for his agreement, Mr. Saleh would be given immunity from prosecution. The opposition movement accusing Mr. Saleh's regime for poverty and corruption started protesting two months ago. The protests met with violence over the past two months when Mr. Saleh tried to ease the unrest in the country without any luck. The President also pledged that he won't run for re-election after his term ends in 2013 or that his son would succeed him, but both the options failed. Follow at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/yemeni-protesters-stage-general-strike-to-press-demand-for-president-to-step-down/2011/04/23/AFdk0qVE_story.html?hpid=z1

Submitted By: Namgyel Dorji