Yemen ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh offers talks to Saudi-led coalition

The former President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh has suggested that he is open to talks with the Saudi-led coalition which his forces have been fighting for years.

He said that he would be ready to turn the page if the coalition lifted a blockade on northern Yemen and halted its attacks.

The offer came as clashes worsened between Mr Saleh’s forces and their former allies, the Houthis.