In this photo released by the Saba News Agency, U.S. Sen. John McCain, center, is received by the U.S. ambassador to Yemen Stephen Seche, right, on his arrival at the airport in the capital San’a, Yemen, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009. A delegation of U.S. senators led by John McCain is visiting a number of Middle East countries.A delegation of US senators led by John McCain, the former presidential candidate, has arrived in Yemen, amid the government's ongoing campaign against Shia Houthi fighters in the country's northern Saada region.
The delegation was due to hold talks with Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Yemeni president, on Monday, a spokesperson for McCain said.
The delegation's visit to Yemen is part of a Middle East tour by the senators, which has included Iraqi Kurdistan.
The US has expressed concern over the fighting in northern Yemen, where tribal sources say the government offensive has killed and injured dozens of people.
It has not been possible to be independently verify those reports.
Yemen, one of the poorest Arab countries, faces several challenges to its political stability, including rising secessionist sentiment in the south and periodic attacks by al-Qaeda.
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