A deal to end Yemen’s political crisis hit a potential snag on Saturday as doubts were raised about whether President Ali Abdullah Saleh would personally sign an agreement that would have him quit power within a month.
But the country’s main Opposition coalition said it still hoped wealthy Gulf states who brokered the deal would be able to ensure a signature by Saleh, a shrewd political survivor who has faced three months of pro-democracy protests seeking his ouster.
“Until now, we still have hope that the efforts of the secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council will succeed in persuading the President to sign,” a prominent Opposition leader told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Mr Saleh had been due to sign the deal on Saturday in an agreement that, if implemented, would make him the third Arab ruler ousted by a popular uprising. —Reuters