Overview
- The Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council accepted Prime Minister Salem bin Breik’s resignation, state agency Saba reported.
- Foreign Minister Shaya Mohsen Zindani was appointed prime minister-designate and tasked with forming a new government.
- Authorities have not announced the makeup of the cabinet or a schedule for its formation.
- The leadership shift comes as relations between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have frayed over Yemen policy.
- UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council forces expanded control in parts of southern and eastern Yemen in December, near the Saudi border, underscoring security and governance strains.