[Emirates 24/7] Yemeni troops are defying orders to withdraw from the streets of the capital, signaling trouble with a deal meant to ease the president from power and end months of protests.Saturday is the deadline for ending the military presence used in the crackdown on protesters. But the powerful Republican Guard force led by President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh
... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it...
's son and the Central Security forces led by his nephew can still be seen throughout the city.
The deal signed by Saleh and several opposition parties is aimed at bringing an end to the authoritarian ruler's 33 years in power.
Street protesters, however, are refusing to end rallies because they object to part of the deal granting Saleh immunity from prosecution over the killings of demonstrators in the uprising, which began in February.