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Inheritance battle brewing for Yemeni political control

The late Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh left behind wealth estimated at $32 billion to $60 billion, but an even bigger fortune is up for grabs politically.

Members of the General People's Congress party, once headed by Yemen's slain former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, attend a meeting of the party's leadership in Sanaa, Yemen January 7, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RC1E17EEC690
Members of the General People's Congress, once headed by Yemen's slain former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, attend a meeting of the party's leadership, Sanaa, Yemen, Jan. 7, 2018. — REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

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