Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a deal on Wednesday to hand over his powers after 33 years in office, ending months of delay that had seen protests that erupted in January degenerate into deadly unrest. Saleh promised “real partnership” with the opposition in implementing the Gulf and UN-brokered agreement, and King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia. He hosted the signing ceremony at his Al Yamama palace in Riyadh, hailed a “new page” for the impoverished neighbouring country. But thousands of demonstrators again to took the streets of the Yemeni capital Sanaa to protest against the deal’s promise of immunity from prosecution for both Saleh and his family. A spokesman said they rejected the agreement signed in Riyadh.