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Yemen's presidential council sacks the prime minister

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Yemen's internationally recognized presidential council on Monday sacked the prime minister in an unexpected move that comes at a time when a U.S.-led coalition has been striking targets of the government's rivals, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.

A decree from the council appointed Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak as the country's new prime minister. Bin Mubarak, who is close to Saudi Arabia, replaced Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, who was Yemen's premier since 2018.

The council didn't give the reason behind the reshuffle.

Yemen has been embroiled in a civil war since 2014, when the Iran-backed rebels -- known as the Houthis -- overran the capital, Sanaa, and much of the north.

A Saudi-led coalition intervened months later and has been battling the rebels since 2015 to try and restore the internationally recognized government to power.

The war has devastated Yemen, already the poorest Arab country, and created one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters. More than 150,000 people, including fighters and civilians, have been killed.

In recent months, the Houthis engaged in negotiations with Saudi Arabia, which has sought an exit from the stalemated war. The two sides said they have achieved positive results to revive an expired cease-fire. The Houthi-Saudi talks have been part of broader efforts to find a political settlement to the conflict.

The peace efforts have been hampered since Israel-Hamas war broke out in October. The Houthis have attacked shipping routes in the Red Sea as part of what they say is their response to Israel's campaign against the Palestinian militants, who are - like the Houthis - backed by Iran.

The Houthi attacks have prompted the U.S. and Britain to launch waves of strikes on rebel-held areas in Yemen.

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