Yemen's Prime Minister steps down
In a statement posted on his official X account, bin Mubarak cited institutional constraints and his inability to implement needed reforms.
'I ask God to grant success to whoever succeeds me, and I call on everyone to support him... in these difficult circumstances that our country is going through,' he wrote.
His resignation comes amid escalating protests across Yemeni cities, driven by power outages lasting up to 20 hours a day and surging summer temperatures. Demonstrators demanded accountability and an end to worsening living conditions.
According to a source close to the government, Minister of Finance Salem Saleh Salem bin Brek is expected to succeed bin Mubarak.
Yemen continues to struggle with institutional fragility, inflation, and crumbling infrastructure. Public frustration has increasingly focused on the government's perceived failure to deliver essential services and curb mismanagement. — Agencies
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