Surgery on Yemen's Saleh successful: Saudi official

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Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, wounded in an explosion at his Sanaa compound on Friday, underwent two surgical operations 'with success' in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, an official told the media.

He will return home after a two-week period of convalescence.

"President Saleh underwent two operations that were successful. The first was to remove a piece of shrapnel from his chest, and the second was neurosurgery to his neck," the Saudi official said on condition of anonymity.

"The next procedure will be for cosmetic surgical purposes," he added.

"The period of convalescence is two weeks, after which he will return to Sanaa."

Saleh was wounded by an explosion as he prayed at a mosque inside his presidential compound on Friday, and was transferred to Saudi Arabia late on Saturday.