Officials Say Yemen President Will Not Return Home

by The Associated Press

Associated Press Protestors shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011. Security officials say government troops shelled a district overnight in the capital Sanaa that is home to the chief of the main tribe opposing Yemen's president, killing three and wounding five people. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Associated Press Protestors shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011. Security officials say government troops shelled a district overnight in the capital Sanaa that is home to the chief of the main tribe opposing Yemen's president, killing three and wounding five people.(AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Associated Press Protestors shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011. Security officials say government troops shelled a district overnight in the capital Sanaa that is home to the chief of the main tribe opposing Yemen's president, killing three and wounding five people.(AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Associated Press Yemeni doctors clean the wounds of an anti-government protestor, who was injured in clashes with security forces in Taiz, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011. In the southern city of Taiz, 10 protesters were wounded as the army opened fire at tens of thousands who were rallying on Thursday, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down.(AP Photo/Anees Mahyoub)

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SANAA Yemen September 16, 2011, 05:34 am ET

SANAA Yemen (AP) — Officials in Saudi Arabia and Yemen say that President Ali Abdullah Saleh will not return to Sanaa and will, instead, remain in Riyadh, where he has been since June recuperating from serious wounds after an attack on his compound in June.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because they were not authorized to release the information.
On Thursday, the U.S. State Department said in a statement that it believes Saleh could sign a Gulf-sponsored proposal to transfer power to his vice president within a week.
Saleh has drawn back several times from signing the power transfer accord proposed by Yemen's powerful neighbors.
Al-Qaida linked militants have taken advantage of months of turmoil surrounding huge protests demanding Saleh's resignation.