Yemeni president visits United Arab Emirates

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is due to start a visit to the United Arab Emirates, where he is meet with UAE President Sheikh Zayed Ben Sultan al-Nahyan to discuss a number of Arab international and regional issues.

Yemeni diplomatic sources said the developments taking place in the Gulf and Middle East will constitute the most prominent part of the talks, in addition to the cooperation between the two countries.

President Saleh visited the UAE last year on his return from an Asian tour to his country.

Because of Ali Saleh's sudden visit, Sheikh Abdallah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan the Emirate minister of culture and information postponed a visit to Sanaa that was decided to be today lasting for one day.