Yemeni President Resigns

Yemen’s President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi submitted his resignation. About this on Thursday, 22 January, Reuters reported, citing its own sources.

The Yemeni parliament did not accept the resignation of the head of state, Al Arabia News reported. Deputies intend to hold on Friday, 23 January, an emergency meeting of the chamber, devoted to the situation in the country.

The President announced his intention to leave his post amid the coup d'état in Yemen. On January 21, the president held talks with representatives of the Shiite Housit movement, which resulted in the head of state agreeing to amend the constitution.

A day earlier, the rebels managed to seize the presidential palace. In addition, militants fired on the convoy of Prime Minister Khaled Mahfouz Bahah, despite the truce reached between government forces and Shiite rebels.

The Houthis are Shiite militants fighting against the Yemeni government. The country's authorities say that they are supported by Iran, but the Houthis themselves deny this, writes Lenta.ru.