Yemen President Says He'll 'Leave Power in Coming Days' 4.00K Max Read 10/08/11 09:39AM Filed to: Yemen Yemen Jasmine Revolution Arab spring Ali abdullah saleh Protests Foreign Affairs Tweetg Fb President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh announced that he "will be leaving power in the coming days" following nine months of demonstrations against his government, reports Reuters. Of course, we said the same thing in April, and now look.