SANAA: Yemeni rebel ally Ali Abdullah Saleh said Saturday he was open to talks with the Saudi-led coalition battling on the side of government, following deadly insurgent infighting in the capital.
“I call on our brothers in neighbouring countries … to stop their aggression and lift the blockade … and we will turn the page,” the former president said in a televised speech.
The coalition, which has fought Saleh and the Iran-backed Huthi rebels since 2015, imposed a total blockade on the impoverished country last month after a rebel missile was shot down near Riyadh.
