Yemeni president emerged from powerful tribe to rule his country for 33 years . Ali Abdullah ## On Wednesday , as he has before , he appeared to reverse course , telling the television station France 24 that he had no more desire to stay in power . i is the fourth Arab leader uprooted by protesters in the last year . Protesters and international media criticized his violent crackdown on protests . He will stay in Saudi Arabia , a presidential spokesman says .
Yemeni president emerged from powerful tribe to rule his country for 33 years . Ali Abdullah ##i is the fourth Arab leader uprooted by protesters in the last year . Protesters and international media criticized his violent crackdown on protests . He will stay in Saudi Arabia , a presidential spokesman says .