Yemen's Saleh blocks transition plan
By Hammoud Mounassar | China Daily | Updated: 2011-05-24 07:59
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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh (behind third from right) witnesses ruling party leaders signing an agreement for the president to step down in 30 days, in Sanaa on Sunday. Yemen State TV Via Associated Press |
SANAA, Yemen - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has thwarted a Gulf bid to end four months of deadly protests, refusing to sign up to a plan for his departure from office, in a move that "deeply disappointed" Washington.
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