Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Seize Control of Cabinet Offices
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have seized security and government buildings in the capital, Sana’a, said they signed an accord with the government to resolve a weeks-old crisis that threatens to ignite civil war.
The agreement was signed by all political parties, according to Ali al-Emad, a Houthi leader, who spoke by phone today without providing details. Al Jazeera television, citing United Nations envoy Jamal Benomar, said the parties agreed to appoint a new prime minister in three days and form a new government in a month. Fighting across the capital subsided.