Yemeni president to return this week, official says

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Source: CNN

(CNN) -- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is being treated in Saudi Arabia after an attack on his compound, will return to Yemen on Friday, senior adviser Ahmed Al-Soufi told CNN.

The ruling GPC party said the president will be received by celebrations, but anti-government demonstrators throughout the country likely would not welcome his return.

The protesters are demanding that Saleh leave office, and there were celebrations in the streets when he left for treatment.

"Saleh's arrival back to Yemen is not a surprise; we said all along that he is travelling for medical treatment and like any other president in the world, is expected to be back to his country and continue with the role of leadership," said Yasser al-Yamani, a senior Saleh aide.

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