SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen's government and armed tribesmen seeking President Ali Abdullah Saleh's ouster have agreed to a temporary cease-fire to allow for negotiations after five days of clashes that killed at least 124 people, a mediator said Saturday.
The mediator said the two sides will discuss terms for a withdrawal of tribal fighters from at least nine government ministries they occupied during the fighting. The truce is to expire Saturday evening, he said.
The clashes followed a breakdown in efforts by Yemen's Gulf Arab neighbors to negotiate an end to the three-month political crisis. The deal would have required President Saleh to step down in exchange for immunity from prosecution, but he balked at signing.
The powerful Hashid tribal confederation involved in the fighting had turned against Saleh two months ago, throwing its weight behind the protesters. But it had kept its well-armed militia on the sidelines.
The Hashid and allied tribes opened fierce attacks Monday after Saleh's forces tried to storm its leader's compound in the capital, Sanaa.
The tribesmen laid siege to at least nine government ministries, and government troops responded with shelling, including mortar fire.
Even as talks were supposed to get under way Saturday, Yemeni authorities issued an arrest warrant for the Hashid leader, Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, and other tribal leaders.
The mediator spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to talk to the media.
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