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ESL / EFL Lesson Activity on Yemen's Ruler

Yemen's ruling has accepted a peace plan for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to down. The plan was created the six Arab countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council. It gives Mr Saleh 30 days to office. Under the plan, Mr Saleh, his family and his will be free from prosecution for any they committed in his 33 years in . Thousands of Yemenis have died at the of security forces in the months of unrest the protests against Saleh’s rule .

Thousands of protestors in the Sanaa are unhappy with the development. One demonstrator, Wadi Al-Najar, said: "The Gulf plan for Yemen is a joke on the young people's revolution.” Another protester reporters: "Ali Saleh is a . We don't believe him. He has been lying for 33 years... If he was trustworthy, one or two wouldn't be a problem, but we don't him." Protestors are over corruption and the economy during Saleh's decades in .