Yemenis continue anti-regime protests

Thousands of Yemeni anti-government protesters have once again poured into the streets across Yemen months after the country’s political uprising began in January, Press TV reported.

The anti-government demonstrators called for a swift fulfillment of their revolutionary goals through escalating peaceful protests and sit-ins.

Chanting anti-regime slogans on Friday, protesters called for an end to Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh’s rule.

“We as revolutionaries are going to continue our protests and rallies which we stared six months ago until the ouster of the regime, we promise you the upcoming days will surprise the regime and the whole world,” Mohammed al-Asal, an anti-government activist, told Press TV.

As the political crisis lingers in Yemen since the eruption of anti-government demonstrations, protesters have declared in a statement that they will continue their daily protests until Saleh’s downfall.

Meanwhile, in another demonstration staged by the ruling party, Saleh’s loyalists said they would stand against any attempts “to drag the country into a civil war.”

The protests came as Saleh claimed on Monday that he was again ready to conditionally sign an agreement proposed by the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) supposedly to diffuse the political crisis in his country.

The plan, drafted by the [P]GCC in April, includes three steps to be taken by both the opposition and the Yemeni government.

Saleh also called for early presidential elections, urging the ruling party to start talks with the opposition, the [P]GCC, the United States, and the European Union to implement the deal.

Hundreds of thousands of people have turned out for regular demonstrations in Yemen’s major cities since late January, calling for an end to corruption and unemployment and demanding Saleh’s ouster.

The demonstrators have rejected the [P]GCC’s plan on numerous occasions and accused their Arab neighbors of meddling in their country’s internal affairs.

The developments come as Saleh continues to receive medical treatment in Saudi Arabia for injuries he received during an attack on Yemen’s presidential palace on June 3.