Houthi rebels have announced they are taking control of the Yemeni government and dissolving parliament.
The Shia movement, which took control of the capital Sanaa last year, said it would appoint a five-member council to take over from the president and set a deadline for political parties to reach an agreement on ending the country's political turmoil by Wednesday, threatening to act unilaterally otherwise.
President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi resigned in January, as UN-brokered talks with the Houthis stalled.
A statement by the rebels said the move would mark "a new era that will take Yemen to safe shores'', according to Associated Press.
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