President Hadi arrives in Saudi capital

Yemen's embattled President Mansour Hadi has arrived in Riyadh, according to the official Saudi news agency.

According to a statement posted on the agency's website, Hadi was met at the Riyadh Air Base by Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi Defence Minister, and the head of General Intelligence, Khalid bin Ali al-Hamidan.

There has been intense speculation for several days as to the whereabouts of Hadi, who moved to a safe location after the bombing of the Presidential Palace in Aden, the southern city where he had been staying.

There were reports that he had attempted to travel to Oman, Yemen's neighbour to the north-east, while some suggested that he had headed to Egypt's Sharm al-Sheikh, where Arab foreign ministers are meeting on Thursday.

Hadi's office has yet to confirm the Saudi news agency report that he has now touched down in the capital Riyadh.