Houthi Rebels Take Over Yemen's Government | By AHMED AL-HAJ Posted: 02/06/2015 9:54 am EST Updated: 16 minutes ago SANAA, Y...
Houthi Rebels Take Over Yemen's Government
| By AHMED AL-HAJ
Posted: 02/06/2015 9:54 am EST Updated: 16 minutes ago
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's powerful Shiite rebels have announced they are taking over the country and dissolving the parliament. The dramatic move finalizes their power grab, which has been months in the making.
In a televised announcement Friday from the Republican Palace in the capital, Sanaa, the group said it was also forming a 151-member presidential council to act as a government for an interim two-year period.
The Houthis also said that "Revolutionary Committees" would be in charge of forming a new parliament with 551 members.
The statement, read by an unidentified Houthi representative, says "this is a new era that will take Yemen to safe shores."
| By AHMED AL-HAJ Posted: 02/06/2015 9:54 am EST Updated: 16 minutes ago
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's powerful Shiite rebels have announced they are taking over the country and dissolving the parliament. The dramatic move finalizes their power grab, which has been months in the making.
In a televised announcement Friday from the Republican Palace in the capital, Sanaa, the group said it was also forming a 151-member presidential council to act as a government for an interim two-year period.
The Houthis also said that "Revolutionary Committees" would be in charge of forming a new parliament with 551 members.
The statement, read by an unidentified Houthi representative, says "this is a new era that will take Yemen to safe shores."
