It's too bad that he couldn't have just stepped down gracefully and perhaps Yemen wouldn't be in such a mess today.
Former Yemeni leader asks Gulf states for safe exit
Ali Abdullah Saleh seeks safe passage after being linked to Houthi rebels fighting for control of Yemen.
15 Apr 2015 23:38 GMT | War & Conflict, Middle East
Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has sent messages to Arab Gulf states, asking for a safe exit for himself and his family, sources told Al Jazeera.
Saleh, who was forced to step down in 2012 after a wave of protests against his rule, is said to be backing Houthi rebels who have seized the capital Sanaa and are battling forces loyal to embattled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who fled to Saudi Arabia.
The message for safe passage was communicated by leaders of the General Popular Congress, including former Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, sources told Al Jazeera. Saleh has been leader of the GPC.
Continue reading at:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/04/yemeni-leader-asks-gulf-states-safe-exit-1
Former Yemeni leader asks Gulf states for safe exit
Ali Abdullah Saleh seeks safe passage after being linked to Houthi rebels fighting for control of Yemen.
15 Apr 2015 23:38 GMT | War & Conflict, Middle East
Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has sent messages to Arab Gulf states, asking for a safe exit for himself and his family, sources told Al Jazeera.
Saleh, who was forced to step down in 2012 after a wave of protests against his rule, is said to be backing Houthi rebels who have seized the capital Sanaa and are battling forces loyal to embattled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who fled to Saudi Arabia.
The message for safe passage was communicated by leaders of the General Popular Congress, including former Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, sources told Al Jazeera. Saleh has been leader of the GPC.
Continue reading at:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/04/yemeni-leader-asks-gulf-states-safe-exit-1
