Little changed in Yemen?

SANAA, Yemen, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Protesters remained in the streets of Yemen's capital, saying the transition deal signed by the president Wednesday wasn't enough.

Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh flew to Saudi Arabia to sign a deal for political transition. He spent most of the summer in Riyadh recovering from wounds suffered in a June assassination attempt and has made repeated promises to sign a deal to end his 33 years in power.

Video footage aired by al-Arabiya shows the president laughing as he signed a series of documents that apparently end months of political turmoil in the country.

Saleh, under the terms of the deal, leaves office in 30 days and cedes authority to Vice President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, who will negotiate with the opposition.

Yemen's official Saba new agency reports Saleh is headed to the United States for medical treatment.

Saleh, following talks with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, said what matters for Yemen is what follows the GCC initiative and the international role in helping the country overcome 10 months of political crisis.

The independent Yemen Post reports that demonstrators remained in the streets, saying the country's political class was more interested in self-preservation than the demands of the people.

The report notes that events in Egypt, the site of renewed clashes, are a sign that a change in leadership doesn't necessarily mean a change in how the country is ruled.

The report adds that while Saleh was signing the documents, clashes were reported near Sanaa's central square and fighter jets were flying north of the capital.