<p> Yemen's outgoing president Ali Abdullah Saleh has left the country for medical treatment in the US, the president's press secretary said.<br /><br />Saleh left the Sana'a international airport Sunday for the US via Oman, Ahmed al-Soufi told Xinhua.<br /><br />"The plane of president Saleh and his delegation took off from Sana'a international airport on Sunday evening, heading to Oman where he will stay for a few days before he leaves for the United States," al-Soufi said. <br /><br />He, however, did not say what was the reason behind Saleh's stopover in Oman. But he said the outgoing president is expected to arrive in New York by Wednesday.<br /><br />On Sunday, Saleh who has ruled for around 33 years delivered a live speech on state television, saying he will travel to the US for medical treatment and return to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the next president, his deputy Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.<br />"I ask for forgiveness from the people for my mistakes," he said.<br /><br />Saleh's trip comes a day after the parliament passed a law granting him complete immunity and protecting his aides from prosecution as part of a power transfer deal signed by the president and the opposition in Saudi Arabia in November 2011</p>
<p> Yemen's outgoing president Ali Abdullah Saleh has left the country for medical treatment in the US, the president's press secretary said.<br /><br />Saleh left the Sana'a international airport Sunday for the US via Oman, Ahmed al-Soufi told Xinhua.<br /><br />"The plane of president Saleh and his delegation took off from Sana'a international airport on Sunday evening, heading to Oman where he will stay for a few days before he leaves for the United States," al-Soufi said. <br /><br />He, however, did not say what was the reason behind Saleh's stopover in Oman. But he said the outgoing president is expected to arrive in New York by Wednesday.<br /><br />On Sunday, Saleh who has ruled for around 33 years delivered a live speech on state television, saying he will travel to the US for medical treatment and return to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the next president, his deputy Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.<br />"I ask for forgiveness from the people for my mistakes," he said.<br /><br />Saleh's trip comes a day after the parliament passed a law granting him complete immunity and protecting his aides from prosecution as part of a power transfer deal signed by the president and the opposition in Saudi Arabia in November 2011</p>