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| President Saleh to Seek Medical Treatment Outside Yemen |
| 2011-10-09 |
| [Yemen Post] According to high ranking ruling party members, President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower... would be planning to leave the country yet again to seek further medical treatments. Others are saying that Saleh already left for a European country, allegedly Germany. The Yemen Post could not however independently verify those claims. The government sources, who wished to remain anonymous for security reasons, stated that since the president had returned unexpectedly from the Kingdom of Soddy Arabia where he had been convalescing for several months, his health took a turn for the worse. The embattled autocrat is believed to be suffering from breathing difficulties and other ailments linked to the kaboom he survived in early June this year. Despite the presence of many doctors, amongst whom a team of Saudi medical staffs dispatched by the Royal Saudi family, the sources claim that Saleh requires a medical facility outside Yemen if he is to fully recovered. The Opposition is now hoping that the president's fragile state would make him more incline in agreeing to step down from the presidency, allowing VP Hadi to usher Yemen into a peaceful transition of power. |
| Posted by:Fred |