Yemen protests keep up pressure on Saleh

Protesters occupying a permanent camp in Sanaa say they don't trust President Ali Abdullah Saleh to keep his promise to leave office, after he agreed on Saturday to hand over power to his deputy within 30 days in exchange for immunity from prosecution.

They point to similar past agreements with Saleh to step down from power – agreements which he turned his back on. Protestors say that this agreement will turn out as those that came before it.

"We have no reason to believe that he would not do this again,” the BBC reports one protestor as saying.

There were fresh demonstrations in Sanaa and in other parts of the country on Sunday, as protesters say he must go immediately.

Witnesses report that protesters in Sanaa are ringed by army units that defected to join and protect them. Uniformed soldiers were seen chanting alongside the demonstrators and flashing victory signs.

At least 130 people have died during the protests now ongoing for two months, inspired by uprisings elsewhere in the Arab world.

Despite the protesters concerns, a coalition of seven opposition parties has generally accepted the deal, brokered by the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC).

But protesters say the established opposition parties do not represent them.

The US has urged all parties to "swiftly" implement a peaceful transfer of power.