President Saleh participates in Arafat funeral

President Saleh participates in Arafat funeral CAIRO, Nov 12 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh participated on Friday in the funeral of the late Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat who died early Thursday in a military hospital in Paris. Before leaving Cairo back home, President Saleh held a press conference in which he praised the character of the late Palestinian leader as an unflinching advocate of the Palestinian rights and properties. Saleh arrived here in the afternoon time. AA/AA