Thousand of Yemenis protested the streets of Sana'a since 15 January 2011.It was initially against unemployment,poor economy and government corruption,as well as against the proposals to modify Yemen's constitution that Saleh could become president for life.The protestors' demands then escalated to calls for Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to resign.Saleh's regime was also facing a conflict with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula as well as a revolt from secessionists in southern Yemen,and Shia Houthi rebellion in the north of the country.On 23 November,Saleh signed a power-transfer agreement brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh.A presidential election was held in Yemen on 21 February 2012.With a report claims that it has 65 percent of its turnout,Hadi won 99.8% of the vote.Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi was taken the oath of office in Yemen's parliament on 25 February 2012.It means the end of Saleh's 33-year rule and the beginning of a new era. <<