12 August 2011 - 19:30

An emergency meeting has been reportedly arranged in Saudi capital, Riyadh, to negotiate a deal on ending Yemen's political crisis.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Yemen's transitional council members are on their way to Riyadh to attend the meeting, reports say.

This is while Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh has objected to key points of a deal that calls on him to step down in return for immunity from prosecution.

Yemenis have turned out for regular demonstrations in Yemen's major cities since January, calling for an end to corruption and unemployment and demanding the ouster of Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been in office since 1978.

The demonstrators have also been calling for the creation of the interim council to prevent the return of Saleh.

Protesters have vowed to continue their protest rallies through the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan until their demands are met.

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