Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been given a 48 hour ultimatum by the opposition to resign.
The anti-government protests in Yemen gained momentum as major army generals along with people from various Yemeni tribes came out in support of the protestors. The opposition party turned down a proposition by the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in which he proposed that he will resign after holding the parliamentary election in 2012.
The pressure on President Saleh is increasing as the opposition gave him an ultimatum of 49 hours to resign in which if the president resigns peacefully, he will be allowed to stay in the country.
On the other hand, many government officials have started to resign being in favour of the protesters. President Saleh warned the rebel generals and bureaucrats that they will regret the decision for their disassociation with the government.
President Saleh said that if he resigned, a civil war will start in the country. At least, two soldiers have been killed in the war against the rebel forces and the Republican guards, in the southern city of Al Mukalla.
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