Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They
AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German
Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who
By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an
Edition:
U.S.
Africa
Arabic
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
China
France
Germany
India
Italy
Japan
Latin America
Mexico
Russia
Spain
United Kingdom
Home
Business
Business Home
Economy
Davos 2012
Technology
Media
Small Business
Legal
Deals
Earnings
Summits
Business Video
Markets
Markets Home
U.S. Markets
European Markets
Asian Markets
Global Market Data
Indices
M&A
Stocks
Bonds
Currencies
Commodities
Futures
Funds
peHUB
World
World Home
U.S.
Brazil
China
Euro Zone
Japan
Mexico
Russia
India Insight
World Video
Politics
Politics Home
Election 2012
Issues 2012
Candidates 2012
Tales from the Trail
Political Punchlines
Supreme Court
Politics Video
Tech
Technology Home
MediaFile
Science
Tech Video
Opinion
Opinion Home
Chrystia Freeland
John Lloyd
Felix Salmon
Jack Shafer
David Rohde
Bernd Debusmann
Nader Mousavizadeh
James Saft
Lucy P. Marcus
David Cay Johnston
Bethany McLean
Edward Hadas
Hugo Dixon
Ian Bremmer
Mohamed El-Erian
Lawrence Summers
Susan Glasser
The Great Debate
Steven Brill
Geraldine Fabrikant
Breakingviews
Equities
Credit
Private Equity
M&A
Macro & Markets
Politics
Money
Money Home
Global Investing
MuniLand
Unstructured Finance
Linda Stern
Mark Miller
John Wasik
Analyst Research
Alerts
Watchlist
Portfolio
Stock Screener
Fund Screener
Personal Finance Video
Life & Culture
Health
Sports
Arts
Faithworld
Business Traveler
Entertainment
Oddly Enough
Lifestyle Video
Pictures
Pictures Home
Reuters Photographers
Full Focus
Video
Article
Comments (0)
Slideshow
Full Focus
Photos of the week
Our top photos from the past week. Full Article
Images of December
Best photos of the year
Follow Reuters
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
YouTube
Read
Huntsman outraged at ad targeting adopted daughters
06 Jan 2012
UPDATE 3-Hot air balloon crash kills 11 in New Zealand
06 Jan 2012
Oddly mild winter leaves much of U.S. on thin ice
|
06 Jan 2012
Exclusive: West readies oil plan in case of Iran crisis
|
06 Jan 2012
Republicans sharpen knives for twin debates
9:25am EST
Discussed
151
Obama to help unveil ”realistic” military plan
131
Iran threatens action if U.S. carrier returns: IRNA
96
Huntsman outraged at ad targeting adopted daughters
Watched
World's first chimeric monkeys are born
Thu, Jan 5 2012
NZ hot air balloon crash kills 11
Fri, Jan 6 2012
Three freight trains collide in Indiana
Fri, Jan 6 2012
Rift threatens Yemen power transfer plan
Tweet
Share this
Email
Print
Related News
Islamist fighters halt Yemen peace march: witnesses
Sat, Dec 31 2011
Key military positions dismantled in Yemen capital
Wed, Dec 28 2011
Street fights in Yemen as U.S. considers letting in Saleh
Tue, Dec 27 2011
Yemen leader urges truce after troops kill protesters
Sun, Dec 25 2011
UPDATE 6-Yemen's Saleh vows to leave, troops kill 9 protesters
Sat, Dec 24 2011
Analysis & Opinion
Talking to the Taliban:an elusive peace in Afghanistan
In Pakistan, history may not even rhyme, let alone repeat
Related Topics
World »
United Nations »
Yemen »
1 of 3. Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh addresses a meeting of his General People's Congress party in Sanaa January 4, 2012.
Credit: Reuters/Yemen's Presidency/Handout
By Mohammed Ghobari
SANAA |
Sat Jan 7, 2012 9:05am EST
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's acting leader has threatened to leave office unless outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his allies stop "interfering" in his duties, a senior member of the opposition said Saturday.
The rift between Saleh and his deputy Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi is the latest obstacle to a Gulf-brokered plan to end months of protests and political deadlock that have paralyzed the impoverished Arabian Peninsula state.
"Relations between Saleh and his deputy have deteriorated... and Hadi has informed Western mediators he will leave Sanaa if the interference in his jurisdiction continues," a senior member of the opposition Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
Under a power transfer plan drawn up by Yemen's wealthier neighbors, the JMP and Saleh's General People's Congress party (GPC) divided up cabinet posts, forming a national unity government to steer the country toward a presidential election in February under Hadi's leadership.
Saleh signed that deal in November, having backed out of it three times beforehand, but question marks remain over the intentions of the veteran leader, who earlier this week said he would stay in Yemen, reversing a pledge to travel to the United States.
The JMP member said Hadi warned the mediators he would go to the southern port city of Aden and give up his position if Saleh and his followers continued to hinder him, adding that their differences had led him to boycott a recent meeting.
"Extremists in the Congress party headed by Saleh harshly criticized the deputy president in a meeting attended by the president, which made the deputy boycott the last meeting that president Saleh convened with the leaders of his party and his ministers," said the JMP member.
Relations between Saleh and his deputy soured after Hadi refused the president's orders to restore his allies to jobs from which they were ousted by protesting workers, the JMP figure said.
More than a month after the Gulf deal was clinched, Yemenis angry at its offer of immunity from prosecution for Saleh over the killing of demonstrators by security forces are still taking to the streets, calling for him to be put on trial.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Friday any guarantee of immunity to Saleh would violate international law, undermining the Gulf initiative.
In the south of the country, where central government control has been weakened by the political upheaval in Sanaa, militants halted a march by thousands of Yemenis trying to return to their homes, which they fled due to fighting between the army and Islamist fighters suspected of links to al Qaeda.
The United States and Saudi Arabia, both targets of al Qaeda, fear a power vacuum in Yemen is giving militants space to thrive alongside a key shipping strait.
Marchers said they were stopped around 10 km short of the city of Zinjibar by militants who told them they could not pass because the area was mined.
"We will not despair. We will try a second time and a third time and a fourth until we can enter and go back to our houses and our city. The militants must understand they are not wanted," said one marcher, Saleh al-Mosalli.
(Additional reporting by Mohammed Mukhashaf in Aden; Writing by Isabel Coles; Editing by Rosalind Russell)
World
United Nations
Yemen
Tweet this
Link this
Share this
Digg this
Email
Reprints
We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/
Comments (0)
Be the first to comment on reuters.com.
Add yours using the box above.
Edition:
U.S.
Africa
Arabic
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
China
France
Germany
India
Italy
Japan
Latin America
Mexico
Russia
Spain
United Kingdom
Back to top
Reuters.com
Business
Markets
World
Politics
Technology
Opinion
Money
Pictures
Videos
Site Index
Legal
Bankruptcy Law
California Legal
New York Legal
Securities Law
Support & Contact
Support
Corrections
Advertise With Us
Connect with Reuters
Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
RSS
Podcast
Newsletters
Mobile
About
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider
An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution
A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance
Our next generation legal research platform
Our global tax workstation
Thomsonreuters.com
About Thomson Reuters
Investor Relations
Careers
Contact Us
Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests.
NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.