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Yemen’s presidential council sacks the prime minister

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Published 12:29 PM

By AHMED AL-HAJ
Associated Press

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s internationally recognized presidential council has sacked the prime minister. It’s an unexpected move that comes at a time when a U.S.-led coalition has been striking targets of the government’s rivals, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. The council has not given any reasons for the unexpected reshuffle. A Monday decree from the council said Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak would be the new prime minister. He replaces Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, who had been Yemen’s premier since 2018. Yemen has been embroiled in a civil war since 2014, when the Houthis overran the capital, Sanaa, and much of the north.

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