Yemen's FM Khaled Yamani resigns: reports

Yemen's foreign minister Khaled Al-Yamani has resigned from his post, local media reported on Monday.

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10 June, 2019

Yamani served as Yemen's permanent delegate to the UN [AFP]

Yemen's Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Yamani has resigned from his post, local media reported on Monday.

Yamani submitted his surprise resignation to Yemen's President Abd Rabbo Hadi amid mounting criticism of the government over the failure of Yemen's peace negotiations.

Before assuming office as foreign minister in May 2018, Yamani served as Yemen's permanent delegate to the UN.

He recently slammed the UN for failing to pressure Iran-backed Houthi rebels to comply with a hard-won truce deal reached in Sweden last year.

Yemen's government forces - backed by a Saudi-led military coalition - and the Houthi rebels have been locked in a war that has pushed the country to the brink of famine.

The four-year conflict has triggered what the UN describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with over 24 million, more than two-thirds of the population in need of aid.

Tens of thousands of people, mostly civilians, have been killed.