Yemeni leader makes first visit to Houthis-sieged city of Taiz

ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Al-Alimi on Tuesday made his first visit to Taiz, the southwestern Yemeni city that has been under siege by the Houthis for nearly a decade.

Al-Alimi arrived in downtown Taiz with two other members of the presidential council, along with high-ranking government officials and military leaders, the state-run Saba news agenc