In Yemen, thousands of people have been celebrating the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh after weeks of anti-government protests. Saudi officials said, Ali Abdullah Saleh is recovering after surgery in Saudi Arabia to remove shrapnel from his chest. The officials said Saleh underwent two successful operations yesterday on his chest and neck. He was flown to the country on a Saudi medical flight on Saturday, after being wounded in an attack on his presidential compound in Sanaa. It remains unclear whether Mr Saleh will return to Yemen. Yemen's deputy information minister, Abdu al-Janadi, said Mr Saleh would be returning. He said Saleh is in good health, and he may give up authority but it has to be in a constitutional way.