Exiled Yemeni President Hadi returns to Aden after 6 months

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Yemeni President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi on Tuesday returned to the loyalist-held southern city of Aden six months after fleeing the advancing Houthi rebels, his government's official news agency reported.
Local newspaper Aden al-Ghad reported that Hadi arrived on a Saudi military plane and was driven towards a hotel in the city, accompanied by Yemeni guards and troops from the Saudi-led coalition that is backing his government, reports dpa.
Local fighters, reportedly backed by troops from the United Arab Emirates, drove the mainly Shiite Houthis from Aden in July.
The coalition and Hadi's government have been embarrassed by lawlessness and reported jihadist activity in the city since then.
Fierce fighting is continuing in central Yemen and in Marib province, east of the Houthi-held capital Sana'a, accompanied by intense airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition.
The coalition of mainly Gulf states backing Hadi has been building up forces and training loyalist troops in Marib in recent weeks.
The Houthi-controlled official news agency in Sana'a said that 20 people were killed in coalition strikes on the capital's Sabaeen district.
The pro-Hadi Saba news agency described Hadi's presence in Aden, which he has declared the temporary capital, as a visit.
Speaking to the agency after his arrival, Hadi said: "We will soon return to the capital Sana'a, once all cities and provinces have been liberated from the putschist militias."
Yemeni Foreign Minister Riad Yassin told Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television that the president would have to travel to a number of foreign capitals shortly.
Hadi's Prime Minister Khaled Bahah last week chaired the first cabinet meeting to take place inside Yemen in six months.
Saudi Arabia and allies launched their campaign against the Houthis and allied military units loyal to Hadi's predecessor Ali Abdullah Saleh in March after the president fled Aden.
The Saudis fear that the mainly Shiite Houthis will give their regional rival, Shiite Iran, a foothold on the Arabian Peninsula.
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