Aden, May 28 (IANS) Former Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, whose presidency was closely tied to Yemen’s prolonged civil war and fragile political transition, died on Thursday at the age of 80, according to Yemeni state television and a source close to his family.Yemen TV, the Yemeni state-run broadcaster operating from Saudi Arabia, reported that Hadi passed away in Riyadh.A family source confirmed to Xinhua that he died “this morning in a hospital in Riyadh after experiencing a sudden …
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Aden, Dec 25 (IANS) Yemen’s internationally-recognised government on Thursday backed Saudi Arabia’s call to ease tensions in the country’s southern regions, as military movements by the Southern Transitional Council (STC) continue to strain the anti-Houthi alliance. In a statement carried by the state-run Saba news agency, the Yemeni government welcomed what it described as Saudi Arabia’s clear, balanced and responsible stance toward the latest developments in Hadramout and Al-Mahrah provinces.T…