ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Minute: on Ali Abdullah Saleh
Reports from Yemen say ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed in fighting with his former allies. Until recently he has been supporting the Houthi rebels in their battle against the Saudi-led coalition. But last week he offered to "turn a new page" and work with his former enemies.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Mai Noman explains why his reported death is so significant to the current civil war in Yemen.
(Photo: Yemen's ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh gives a speech addressing his supporters in the capital Sanaa on August 24, 2017. Credit: MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images).
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