(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) -The Riyadh regime and the Obama administration have done all they could to support and protect Saleh over the past four months but the Yemeni people’s resistance, both in the South and the North, disappointed the dictator and his supporters as far as his ability to remain in power was concerned.
Al-Quds al-Arabi daily has published a statement from the Saudi king that shows his submission to the Yemeni people's demand for overthrow of Saleh. "Abdullah bin Abdulaziz emphasized immediate resignation of Saleh, in one of his latest phone contacts with him,” the newspaper reported.
The latest round of Saleh regime’s crimes occurred in the Shia province of Sada, where Yemeni and Saudi armies under the political support of US committed all sorts of war crimes against civilians. In the meantime, more than one thousand people have been killed or injured by Saleh regime’s security forces.
Alarmed by the ouster of its allies in Egypt and Tunisia, the Saudi regime knows well that the developments in Yemen will influence Riyadh a lot more because of the geographical proximity and socio-cultural relations. Now, Saudi Arabia is pushing for a plan by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council regarding transition of power in Yemen.
Analysts believe the (P)GCC plan is to calm the situation and prepare the environment for the rise of a new political figure, close to Riyadh and Washington. The plan would protect the current political structure with little changes of high-ranking officials. The deal calls for Saleh to step down within 30 days and for the ruling party and the opposition to come together in a national unity government. In exchange, Saleh would get immunity from prosecution.
The fall of Yemen's dictator is yet another success for the Islamic awakening against pro-Western totalitarian regimes which can also shake the pillars of the Saudi regime.
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Al-Quds al-Arabi daily has published a statement from the Saudi king that shows his submission to the Yemeni people's demand for overthrow of Saleh. "Abdullah bin Abdulaziz emphasized immediate resignation of Saleh, in one of his latest phone contacts with him,” the newspaper reported.
The latest round of Saleh regime’s crimes occurred in the Shia province of Sada, where Yemeni and Saudi armies under the political support of US committed all sorts of war crimes against civilians. In the meantime, more than one thousand people have been killed or injured by Saleh regime’s security forces.
Alarmed by the ouster of its allies in Egypt and Tunisia, the Saudi regime knows well that the developments in Yemen will influence Riyadh a lot more because of the geographical proximity and socio-cultural relations. Now, Saudi Arabia is pushing for a plan by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council regarding transition of power in Yemen.
Analysts believe the (P)GCC plan is to calm the situation and prepare the environment for the rise of a new political figure, close to Riyadh and Washington. The plan would protect the current political structure with little changes of high-ranking officials. The deal calls for Saleh to step down within 30 days and for the ruling party and the opposition to come together in a national unity government. In exchange, Saleh would get immunity from prosecution.
The fall of Yemen's dictator is yet another success for the Islamic awakening against pro-Western totalitarian regimes which can also shake the pillars of the Saudi regime.
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