Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Bin Mubarak announces resignation

The premier of Yemen’s internationally recognised government, former diplomat and foreign minister Ahmed Bin Mubarak, announced his resignation on Saturday, saying he was unable to fully exercise his powers.

Yemen’s government withdrew to Aden in the south after Houthi rebels seized the capital Sanaa in 2014 and then went on to control most population centres in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country.

A Saudi-led military coalition intervened in support of beleaguered government forces in 2015, but with little success.

“I have just met with His Excellency the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, Dr Rashad Al-Alimi, and resigned as Prime Minister,” Bin Mubarak posted on X, also sharing his resignation letter.