Kidnapped Saudi diplomat released in south Yemen: tribal chief

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ADEN (Reuters) - Al Qaeda-linked militants released on Saturday night a Saudi Arabian diplomat they kidnapped in southern Yemen, a tribal source told Reuters, adding that his release was secured after tribal mediation efforts. Abdallah al-Khalidi, the Saudi deputy consul in the Yemeni port city of Aden, was abducted in March. "Tribal mediators received the Saudi diplomat and he will be moved to Sanaa in the next few hours," said Sheikh Tareq al-Fadli, a tribal chief. ...

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