(Euronews: 0814 PST, February 28, 2011) Yemen's opposition parties have said they will reject any offer from President Ali Abdullah Saleh to form a unity government. The offer is expected to be made within the next 24 hours but Yemen's opposition coalition insisted they would not compromise over their key demand that Saleh must resign.

Mass rallies against the president's 32-year rule began over a month ago. Saleh has already said he will not seek re-election at the end of his current seven-year term in 2013 but that promise has failed to quell the unrest.