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Yemen conflict: PM Bahah returns from Saudi exile | |
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Yemen's Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and several of his ministers have returned after months of exile in Saudi Arabia. | Yemen's Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and several of his ministers have returned after months of exile in Saudi Arabia. |
Mr Bahah - who is also vice-president - and his cabinet will stay in the port city of Aden permanently, government spokesman Rajeh Badi announced. | |
The move follows the recapture of Aden from Houthi rebels in July. It is not clear if President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi will follow suit. | The move follows the recapture of Aden from Houthi rebels in July. It is not clear if President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi will follow suit. |
Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition of Arab countries against Houthi rebels. | Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition of Arab countries against Houthi rebels. |
President Hadi fled Yemen in March after the Houthis gained control over much of the country. | President Hadi fled Yemen in March after the Houthis gained control over much of the country. |
The UN says some 4,500 people - including at least 2,110 civilians - have been killed in fighting on the ground and by coalition air strikes since late March. | The UN says some 4,500 people - including at least 2,110 civilians - have been killed in fighting on the ground and by coalition air strikes since late March. |
In the latest violence in Aden, gunmen set fire to a Roman Catholic church on Wednesday - one of few remaining in the city. | In the latest violence in Aden, gunmen set fire to a Roman Catholic church on Wednesday - one of few remaining in the city. |
Witnesses said the entire contents of the Church of Saint Joseph were burned. | Witnesses said the entire contents of the Church of Saint Joseph were burned. |
Several of Mr Bahah's ministers had already returned to Aden. "The government has moved its base from Riyadh to Aden," the spokesman told AFP news agency. | |
He said security would be the government's top priority. | He said security would be the government's top priority. |
On Sunday, the government pulled out of UN-sponsored peace talks. | On Sunday, the government pulled out of UN-sponsored peace talks. |
The spokesman said they were ready to join, but the rebels would have to recognise President Hadi first and withdraw from territory they had captured. | The spokesman said they were ready to join, but the rebels would have to recognise President Hadi first and withdraw from territory they had captured. |
Coalition countries are thought to have sent several thousand troops to Yemen in an effort to restore President Hadi to power. | Coalition countries are thought to have sent several thousand troops to Yemen in an effort to restore President Hadi to power. |
They helped southern militiamen opposed to the Houthis retake Aden and have since advanced northwards. | They helped southern militiamen opposed to the Houthis retake Aden and have since advanced northwards. |
Why is there fighting in Yemen? | Why is there fighting in Yemen? |
Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe | Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe |
Who is fighting whom? | Who is fighting whom? |
Meeting the Houthis and their enemies | Meeting the Houthis and their enemies |
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