President Saleh attends Sheikh al-Ahmar funeral

SANA’A, Feb. 19 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh attended on Friday the funeral of the late Sheikh Yahya bin Hussein al-Ahmar, 61, who died after a long illness. President Saleh expressed condolences to Sheikh Sadeq al-Ahmar, Shura Council member, on the death of Sheikh Yahya al-Ahmar. The funeral service was attended by a number of senior Yemeni officials and prominent figures. YA Saba