Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives Aidarous al-Zabidi, member of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council in Riyadh
Reuters: Yemen president cedes powers to council as Saudi Arabia pushes to end war
ADEN (Reuters) -Yemen's president delegated power to a presidential council and dismissed his deputy on Thursday in moves aimed at supporting U.N.-led efforts to revive negotiations to end a bitter seven-year war.
Riyadh announced $3 billion in financial aid to the Saudi-backed government after the announcement by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
It called for talks with the Houthi group that controls the north and has been battling a Saudi-led coalition.
Yemen's warring sides, in a major breakthrough, agreed on a two-month truce that began on Saturday, the first since 2016.
The deal eased a coalition blockade on areas held by the Houthis, who ousted Hadi's government from the capital, Sanaa, in late 2014.
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