Yemeni leader in KSA to sign power transfer deal

Yemeni state television says President Ali Abdullah Saleh has arrived in Saudi Arabia to sign a power transfer deal mediated by Gulf Arab states as a way to resolve his countrys crisis.The TV says Saleh arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday morning but did not say when the deal would be signed. It says that along with Gulf Arab representatives who brokered the agreement, European and American envoys will also attend the signing.Faced with months of mass protests calling for his ouster, Saleh has repeatedly promised to sign the agreement, only to change his mind every time.Under the deal, he would step down and transfer power to the vice president in exchange for immunity from prosecution.