Amid a deadlock between powerful Shia rebels, known as Houthis and Yemeni Government to share the power of the country, the Yemeni government finally submitted its resignation.
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The Shia rebels control the capital of Yemen and have been battling against US-backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
President Hadi has been held ‘captive’ in his house for the past two days.
Prime Minister Khaled Bahah’s resignation came after the UN envoy to Yemen met with representatives of Houthis and other political factions to implement a deal to end the crisis.
Under the agreement that struck while the rebels confined Hadi in his private home both the parties agreed following:
- Houthis militias were will be withdrawn from the presidential palace and key areas of the capital they have overrun in recent days
- In return of that they will get political concessions
