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Hadi Leaves Arab League Summit for Riyadh Amid Worsening Situation in Yemen

© AP Photo / Thomas HartwellArab heads of state meet as King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, seen on screen, speaks, in Sharm el Sheik, South Sinai, Egypt, Saturday, March 28, 2015
Arab heads of state meet as King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, seen on screen, speaks, in Sharm el Sheik, South Sinai, Egypt, Saturday, March 28, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi left the Arab League summit in Egypt and flew to the Saudi capital Riyadh amid worsening situation in Yemen.

People search for survivors under the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa Airport, Yemen - Sputnik International
Yemeni President Urges Arab States to Fight Until Houthis Capitulate
SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Sputnik) – Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, accompanied by Saudi Arabia's king, urgently left the Arab League summit in Egypt and flew to the Saudi capital Riyadh amid worsening situation in Yemen, a source close to Hadi said Saturday.

"[Hadi] flew to Riyadh together with Saudi Arabia's king. The situation in Yemen is developing rapidly – former President [Ali Abdullah] Saleh is in the country's south attempting to make the situation worse. That's why immediate action is needed," the source told RIA Novosti.

Yemen is engulfed in an armed confrontation between Houthi fighters and forces loyal to Hadi. In an effort to fight the Houthi militias' advance, Hadi asked the Arab League for military aid.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi addresses a news conference after meeting Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, March 24, 2015 - Sputnik International
Arab World Should Counter Attempts to Interfere in Internal Affairs
Following Hadi's request, on Wednesday, Saudi Arabia and a number of other countries launched airstrikes targeting the insurgents' positions in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa.

The country is also facing a threat posed by al-Qaeda militants who are trying to gain more prominence in Yemen's south.

On Friday, Saleh unveiled his peaceful initiatives to resolve the situation in the country, calling on the Saudi Arabia-led international coalition and Houthi rebels to stop all military action.

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