ADEN: Yemen’s president delegated power to a presidential council and dismissed his deputy on Thursday in moves aimed at supporting UN-led efforts to revive negotiations to end a bitter seven-year war.
Riyadh announced $3 billion in financial aid to the Saudi-backed government after the announcement by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. It called for talks with the Houthi group that controls the north and has been battling a Saudi-led coalition.