President Ali Abdullah ## i asks the Americans to sign the agreement at the palace . A deal designed to end months of anti-government protests in Yemen suffered a setback Sunday when embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh rejected the opposition signature , officials said Sunday . They refuse , saying he is not to be trusted . Yemen , a major al Qaeda battleground , is a U.S. ally .
President Ali Abdullah ##i asks the Americans to sign the agreement at the palace . They refuse , saying he is not to be trusted . Yemen , a major al Qaeda battleground , is a U.S. ally .