The President of the Yemen offers to leave, with Conditions

Police officers clashed with a crowd of anti-government demonstrators in the city of Taiz Yemen, Friday.

Cairo - In difficulty of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, said Saturday that he has accepted a proposal for Arab mediators who would be to spend his Deputy 30 days after the signing of a formal agreement and to grant him and his familywho have occupied key positions, in the safety of the Yemen device immunity from prosecution.

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Mr. Saleh is a shrewd political survivor, and it was not clear if his offer to resign was an actual attempt to calm the unrest and growing demonstrations that shook his country for a month or a way to shift blame for a deadlock with the opposition. The offer follows days of pressure tirelessly to the stage of Saudi Arabia and other neighbouring States who feared more instability in the region.

Announcement of President triggered a wave of political manoeuvres and meetings, but at the end of the night, it was far from clear that it put an end to the deadlock and facilitate power after 32 years of autocratic regime.

The agreement would require the opposition to halt street demonstrations and take part in a coalition with the Party of Mr. Saleh. Leader of the opposition, Yassin Saeed Noman, said his coalition accepted the agreement of principle, but rejected those conditions, preferring to allow part of the Mr. Saleh to govern until he resigned and then join a power-sharing Government. Also, Mr. Noman said that the opposition had no power to force the demonstrators in the streets.

The opposition has continued to meet in the night, after a midnight deadline that had been set for an agreement.

Officials scoffed at counter-proposal of the opposition, that the transaction has been developed by the Gulf Cooperation Council led Saudi Arabia and that he had the support of the United States and the European Union. "It will be good for President, because now, it is clear that the opposition refused," said a Presidential Adviser, who spoke the condition of anonymity. "The opposition showed they fear enter into a coalition, and they are not ready to face international initiatives." "They are divided and weak".

Impasse leaves open the possibility of clashes over at Yemen, where tens of thousands of demonstrators - occupied central areas in the cities of the Yemen and have clashed repeatedly with Government forces - has clearly indicated that they were deeply unhappy with the terms of the agreement.

Still, it is known is not how long can hang Mr. Saleh, and announcement Saturday marked the first time he suggested that it was open to leaving office relatively quickly. Previously, he had agreed to resign when his current terms ends in 2013. When that did not to appease the demonstrators, said, he left at the end of this year, but is walking after that protesters rejected this plan, it quickly was back.

Popular anger to Mr. Saleh, who is widely perceived as corrupt, has only increased in recent weeks. The representatives of the United States became more in more concerned about the breakdown of order in the Yemen, which is host to one of the most active and life-threatening Al Qaeda branches. Yemeni counter-terrorism units, financed and trained by the United States, have been largely based during the recent troubles, and jihadists appear to be moving more freely in some areas.

State Department responded quite cautiously to the announcement of Mr. Saleh Saturday. His deputy Mark Toner, said acting spokesman officials saw reports on its acceptance of an agreement with the opposition, which said, would be welcome. But, added Mr. Toner, "the participation of all sides in this dialogue is necessary to reach a solution supported by the Yemeni people." He said that the youth of the nation, who have formed the core of the protests, must be included in the process.

Although the American authorities have long up Mr. Saleh as an essential partner in the fight against terrorism, they reported earlier this month that they would like to see. Saudi Arabia and other Arab States have quietly made similar gestures. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, met with Yemeni counterpart Saturday and urged to accept the proposal of the Council of the Gulf for the departure of Mr. Saleh cooperation.

The protest movement has force drawn from the high-level defections, including diplomats, Ministers, and officer of the country from the top of the page. As in other demonstrations around the Arab world, bloody clashes with the demonstrators have fueled popular anger. The Yemen, at least 130 people were killed in clashes with police forces, soldiers and irregular.

Reports, contributed by Michael Slackman of Krakow, in Poland. Nasser Arrabyee Sana, Yemen. Thom Shanker from Washington. and Mona El - Naggar in Cairo.

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