Agreement Reached To End The Unrest In Yemen

Anti-government protesters are reflected on the sunglasses of a fellow protester during a demonstration demanding the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside Sanaa University February 28, 2011. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Yemeni Leader to Set Exit Plan -- Wall Street Journal

President, Foes Find 'Common Ground'; Succession Blueprint Expected This Year.

SAN'A, Yemen—Yemen's president and opposition members agreed to a deal late Wednesday that opponents said gives the president until year's end to work out a framework for his eventual exit and that would rule out handing down power to his son.

A government official confirmed late Wednesday that the sides had reached "common ground" on opposition demands, but gave no details. The plan opposition leaders described, which would give President Ali Abdullah Saleh nearly a year to work out how he would eventually transfer power, would mark a softening from their demands earlier Wednesday that he step down this year.

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