‘No decision yet on Saleh’

US: The United States insisted Tuesday it had not yet decided whether to allow Yemen’s embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh into the country for medical treatment. “Despite reports to the contrary, the United States is still considering President Saleh’s request to enter the United States for the sole purpose of seeking medical treatment,” deputy State Department spokesman Mark Toner said.

“Only at the end of this internal review process will a final visa adjudication be made. The Department of State will confirm that a decision has been reached only after this process has been completed.” As fresh violence raged in Yemen at the weekend, Saleh caused a stir by saying he wanted to visit the United States, but was not seeking treatment for wounds sustained in an attack on his palace in June. AFP