Yemen President Retracted Resignation

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Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi had retracted his resignation after leaving house in the capital Sanaa.

The Yemeni leader had tendered his resignation last month after Ansarullah, known as the Houthis, controlled Sanaa.

Later, he left the presidential palace and resurfaced in Aden where he resumed his duties.

However, an aide to Hadi said he had sent a letter withdrawing the resignation to Yemen's parliament, which had never met to formally accept it.

"I have withdrawn my resignation which I tendered to your esteemed parliament," Hadi wrote in the letter.

In the letter, Hadi urged lawmakers to cooperate with him to "salvage the salvageable and to normalize the security and economic situation in all provinces."
Hadi also called on government ministers to "head immediately to Aden to convene," the presidential aide said.

Prime Minister Khalid Bahah had tendered his resignation at the same time as Hadi. He remained under house arrest in Sanaa along with other ministers and officials.
The Houthis had controlled Sanaa unopposed in September.

They pushed their advance south and west where they clashed with tribesmen and Yemen's branch of al-Qaeda.
Hadi was a southerner who spent nearly three decades in the north, serving as defense minister and vice president.

He became president in 2012 after longtime strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh was forced from power by a year-long uprising.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team