Dubai: The president of Yemen’s internationally recognised government Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi has arrived in the recently liberated southern Yemeni city of Aden, according to a news report.

A source close to Hadi told Saudi-owned Al Hayat newspaper that the president arrived in Yemen “amid extreme secrecy”, adding that even representatives in Hadi’s own government were not allowed to enter the airport on Sundar morning.

President Hadi’s son Naser is also reported to have arrived in the city recently, a move interpreted as suggesting an imminent return of the president. Naser is the head of Hadi’s special guard and is reported to have arrived to assess the security situation in the city ahead of the president’s return.