President prepared to step down if Yemen in 'safe hands'
By Ahmed AL-HAJ | China Daily | Updated: 2011-03-26 07:32
An anti-government protester holds up a local currency banknote with the word "leave" on it during a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside Sanaa University on Friday. Khaled Abdullah / Reuters |
Saleh repeatedly sought to appease protesters but without any success
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