Yemeni agreement to GCC proposal positions group as regional mediator

Protesters in Yemen will have reason to celebrate their president's departure. (File Photo)

By JAMES M. DORSEY
SPECIAL TO AL ARABIYA

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s willingness to resign in 30 days as part of a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) proposal to solve his country’s three-month old crisis could position the Saudi-led group as a major regional …