Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu cancels visit to Yemen due to security concerns

On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has cancelled an official visit to Yemen because of the recent unrest in Yemen's capital, Sanaa.

Çavuşoğlu announced his decision following a meeting with his Qatari counterpart Khaled bin Mohamed al-Attiyah.

He was supposed to hold meetings on Tuesday with Yemen's Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Saidi, President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah.

Violence has gripped Yemen's capital, Sanaa, since Monday and has been described as a coup. Yemeni authorities say Shiite Houthi rebels are shelling the presidential residence and have raided the presidential palace.