Turkey has frozen the assets of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son, the government said Thursday.

Turkey has frozen the assets of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son, the government said Thursday.

All assets belonging to Saleh and his son Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh in Turkish banks and other financial institutions "are frozen until February 26, 2017," read an announcement in the government's Official Gazette.

A UN report accused Saleh of amassing between $32 billion and $60 billion (28 billion euros and 53 billion euros) through corruption and stashed assets in at least 20 countries during his 33 years in power.

The Council imposed sanctions in 2014 on Saleh, who was forced out in 2012 under a Gulf-sponsored deal and blacklisted for “obstructing peace in Yemen”.
Peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in Yemen had been due to begin in Kuwait on Thursday.

The talks are the most important attempt yet to resolve the country's devastating conflict caused by the brutal Saudi-led aggression, which the UN says has killed more than 6,400 people and forced almost 2.8 million people from their homes.