There have been calls to try solve the Syrian conflict using the so-called Yemen Solution, whereby President Bashar al-Assad steps down, opposition parties join the government and there is immunity from prosecution for the president and his associates.
Yemen's long-time president Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down last month in a US-backed deal of this nature. He was replaced by his deputy, Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi and a unity government made up of the ruling party and opposition is in place.
Some Western diplomats consider the post-revolutionary situation in Yemen to be a successful example of a peaceful transfer of power, and something that possibly could be replicated in Syria.
However, the majority of Syria's opposition figures disagree and are demanding a radical break with the tradition of secret service brutality under al-Assad's regime.
In Yemen, many feel that the situation in their country should serve more as a deterrent to those seeking a similar solution in Syria, especially as Saleh is finding it visibly difficult to live with his new role of former president after 33 years in power.
"He involves himself in everything and won't let the government go about its work in peace," explained a former government official.
Pictures of Hadi were delivered to government ministers over the past week but in many places nails could not be organized to hang up his portrait.
Hadi has so far also failed to move out of the shadow of his predecessor. He has yet to take up residence in the presidential palace and only appears there on occasions to greet visitors.
Saleh, who is still chairman of the General People's Congress of which Hadi is also a member, has allegedly telephoned the new president on numerous occasions to pass on instructions, leading Saleh to be described by some as "the president of the president".
Mohammed Al Saadi, the country's planning and international cooperation minister, believes the Yemeni solution has created obstacles but still hopes that the experiment will be a success with the help of, and pressure from, the international community.
The minister, who is a member of the Islamic Islah party, had just signed an agreement with the German KfW development bank for a project in the area of health and family affairs.
"Our priorities are security and providing services for the citizens and I hope that our friends who signed the agreement to transfer power, keep their finger on the pulse in Yemen," he explained.
Information Minister Ali al-Amrani has cited the reform of security forces and army as having priority over all other issues. Saleh still exerts extensive influence over Yemen's security apparatus in which his sons and nephews hold key positions.
"The army is still controlled to this day by his relatives," complained the minister, who resigned from Saleh's party at the beginning of the revolution last year.
Al-Amrani survived an assassination attempt on January 31, when several men opened fire on his car as he left the cabinet building following a meeting with Prime Minister Mohammed Basindawa.
The minister is relaxed about the prospect of there being no room for an information ministry if and when Yemen becomes a fully functioning democracy, as there would be no need to exercise such rigid control over the media.
"My objective is to abolish this ministry in the medium term," Al-Amrani said.
He finds it regrettable that some Western governments still hold old-fashioned views about the region, such as the idea that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a stabilising factor for the Arabian Peninsula simply because of its large oil reserves.
"The new politics involves a coalition between Western governments and the people of this region, with the objective of achieving democratic reforms," he said.
The revolutionaries who pitched their tents on the streets of the capital Sana'a looking for justice, are convinced that they still have a long road ahead of them before achieving their goals.
There are still things going on every afternoon in the tent city and the peaceful protest has become part of Yemeni culture along with the chewing of the drug Khat and firing a volley of shots to welcome valued guests.