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US denies Yemen ex-president ordered to leave
Saleh's party says he risks facing sanctions over reported role in Houthi rebellion if he does not meet ultimatum.
Last updated: 05 Nov 2014
The US is reported to have ordered Ali Abdullah Saleh, the former Yemeni president, to leave the country or face possible sanctions, in an effort to defuse political tensions that have crippled the Arabian Peninsula country.
Saleh's office told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that he has been given a deadline of 14:00 GMT on Friday to leave Yemen or face possible sanctions.
Mathew Tueller, the US ambassador to Yemen, told Saleh's representatives that the ultimatum was being pushed by the US State Department on behalf of the UN Security Council, according to Saleh's office.
Saleh's political party, the General People's Congress (GPC), described the alleged decision as a blatant interference in Yemen's internal affairs, saying no country had the right to order a Yemeni national to leave the country.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/11/us-orders-ex-president-saleh-leave-yemen-2014115123852271779.html