Sunday, May 22, 2011
Yemen's Saleh On Verge Of Signing Off On Transition Deal; Diplomats Cornered
After twice backing out of a planned transition to a new government, Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh is expected to sign off on a deal that would lead to a new government and Saleh's loyalists aren't happy. They're trying to hold up the deal by blocking diplomatic traffic and surrounding the UAE embassy in an attempt to thwart a deal:Armed Yemeni government loyalists trapped Arab and Western diplomats