Yemen talks end in stalemate

Talks between Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Yemeni president, and opposition forces who are calling for him to step down from power have ended in a stalemate.

Saleh says that he is prepared to leave office by the end of the year, and possibly sooner, but only if he is allowed to leave with "dignity" and to remain head of his political party.

The opposition, however, has accused Saleh of political manoeuvring, and insist that he and his family stand trial for alleged corruption.

Al Jazeera's special correspondent, who we are not naming for her own safety, reports from the capital Sanaa.