SANAA, Yemen, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The Yemeni government resigned en masse Thursday, days after Shiite Houthi rebels seized the presidential palace, kidnapped a top presidential aide and demanded changes to the country's constitution.
President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, his prime minister and Cabinet resigned after meeting with the rebels to reach a deal to end the crisis. The Houthis agreed to pull back from the presidential palace where Hadi has been held since last week and other areas of the capital in return for other concessions.