Yemen's exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (C) meets with state officials at the Presidential Palace after his arrival from Saudi Arabia in this November 17, 2015 photo provided by the Yemeni Presidency. REUTERS/Yemen's Presidency/Handout via Reuters
DUBAI (Reuters) - Efforts to launch peace talks to end an eight-month-old war in Yemen are being thwarted in part by Saudi-backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who fears a negotiated settlement would drive him from power, diplomats who follow Yemen said.
Hadi, driven out of the capital Sanaa earlier this year by Houthi fighters that Arab neighbours say are backed by Iran, has returned to lead a government from the southern port of Aden, recaptured in July by troops from a Saudi-led Arab coalition.
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