After 33 years of authoritarian rule, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a deal to transfer power to his vice president. The deal gives Saleh immunity from prosecution and allows him to retain certain powers until an election is held in three months. As home to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Yemen remains crucial to U.S. interests.
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