THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: President Ali Abdullah Saleh has returned to Yemen after spending three months in Saudi Arabia recovering from a June assassination attempt.
Mr Saleh's return comes amid a surge of violence in the capital Sanaa, which has been rocked by clashes between loyalist troops and forces backing a mass protest movement calling for his overthrow.
Within minutes of the announcement, loud bursts of gunfire and explosions were heard echoing through the capital.
"Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Republic, returned this morning to the land of the nation safely after a trip for treatment in Riyadh that lasted more than three months," an urgent news break on Yemen Television said. » | Friday, September 23, 2011
