The president yesterday told parliament that he won’t seek to extend his term when it expires in 2013 and called for the formation of a national unity government.
Tens of thousands of Yemeni protesters, inspired by uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, rallied in the capital a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh tried to defuse tensions by agreeing to step down at the end of his term. Saleh who was last re-elected in 2006 has ruled the country for 32 years.
Shops and banks closed as part of a nationwide protest the opposition dubbed a "Day of Rage." Pro-government demonstrators also gathered in the city, chanting slogans in support of stability. The two crowds in Sanaa were of similar size and began to disperse by midday. Protesters shouted slogans such as "People want the regime to fall. People want Saleh to go".
Tens of thousands of Yemeni protesters, inspired by uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, rallied in the capital a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh tried to defuse tensions by agreeing to step down at the end of his term. Saleh who was last re-elected in 2006 has ruled the country for 32 years.
Shops and banks closed as part of a nationwide protest the opposition dubbed a "Day of Rage." Pro-government demonstrators also gathered in the city, chanting slogans in support of stability. The two crowds in Sanaa were of similar size and began to disperse by midday. Protesters shouted slogans such as "People want the regime to fall. People want Saleh to go".
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