 TAIZ/SANAA - YemenÂ’s wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh will stay in Saudi Arabia until doctors declare him fit, a Yemeni official said on Friday, denying reports that Saleh could come back in time for this weekendÂ’s 33rd anniversary of his ascent to power.
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Speculation about SalehÂ’s health and the likelihood of his return to Yemen have been rife since he flew to neighbouring Saudi Arabia for medical treatment last month following an assassination attempt.
Yemen ruling party spokesman Tarek al-Shami denied media speculation that Saleh could come back by July 17. “That talk is not true. It is up to the doctors to decide on the date of the president’s return,” he said.
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