A huge development out of Yemen:
After weeks of angry protests, Yemenis took to the streets of Sanaa in celebration on Sunday following the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Saturday night. Saleh, who has ruled Yemen since 1978, left to seek medical treatment in Saudi Arabia for wounds sustained during a rocket attack on his palace and temporarily ceded power to his vice president.
Saleh's top officials insist his absence is only temporary, but it's unclear whether Saudi authorities will allow him to return. They may use his presence in the country to pressure him to sign the power-transfer agreement inked by the Gulf Cooperation Council and agreed to by the opposition, which Saleh has so far refused to sign.
Jane Novak relays the demands of the Civil Coalition of Youth Revolution. Juan Cole wonders if a revolution has already occurred:
If Saleh does not return within 60 days, according to the constitution, there must be new elections. [Vice president Abd-Rabbu Mansour] Hadi’s grip on power is likely insecure, and rebel forces are speaking of setting up a transitional council that would presumably include the ten-tribe coalition of Islah Party leader Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar, who emerged in the past two months as Saleh’s major rival.
The Dish 