Yemen's Saleh to seek exile in Ethiopia
<p><span word="Aides">Aides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="Abdullah">Abdullah</span> <span word="Saleh">Saleh</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ousted">ousted</span> <span word="Yemeni">Yemeni</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="exile">exile</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="pressures">pressures</span> <span word="mounted">mounted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="depart">depart</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sparking">sparking</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cycles">cycles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="aides">aides</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sanaa">Sanaa</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Saleh">Saleh</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sensitivity">sensitivity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="inaugurated">inaugurated</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Abed">Abed</span> <span word="Rabbo">Rabbo</span> <span word="Mansour">Mansour</span> <span word="Hadi">Hadi</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="power">power</span>-<span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="Saleh">Saleh</span> <span word="immunity">immunity</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="prosecution">prosecution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="turmoil">turmoil</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>.</p><p><span word="Saleh">Saleh</span> <span word="slipped">slipped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accord">accord</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="handover">handover</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="agreeing">agreeing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exert">exert</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>.</p><p><span word="Saleh">Saleh</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yemeni">Yemeni</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="worsened">worsened</span> <span word="anew">anew</span>.</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="Saleh">Saleh</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Hadi">Hadi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="inauguration">inauguration</span>.</p>
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