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Saudi Gazette
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
Yemen's Prime Minister steps down
ADEN — Yemen's Prime Minister Ahmad bin Mubarak announced his resignation on Saturday following growing public outcry over deteriorating services, economic hardship, and mounting allegations of government corruption. 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
The National
03-05-2025
- Politics
- The National
Yemeni prime minister Ahmad bin Mubarak resigns
Yemen 's Prime Minister Ahmad bin Mubarak has resigned from his position amid pressure to reform the country's leadership and public demands for improved services. In a statement published on his social media account on X, Mr bin Mubarak said he had faced challenges in his role including a limited ability to make the "necessary reforms" of state institutions. "I ask God to grant success to whoever succeeds me, and I call on everyone to support him and rally around him to fulfill his duties in these difficult circumstances that our country is going through," he wrote on X. Calls for the Yemeni premier's resignation have been mounting as accusations of corruption and misappropriation of resources were reflected in Yemen's streets as protests broke out of the economic crisis impacting civilian lives. Power outages of up to 20 hours a day, exacerbated people's anger, especially with the high temperatures of the summer. Demonstrators demanded accountability for the deteriorating services and living conditions. A source close to the government told The National, that Mr Mubarak's replacement will be the Minister of Finance, Salem Saleh Salem bin Brek. "He has a good reputation - and is distant from corruption within the government," the source said. Deteriorating public services and inflation were also an issue among residents who put the blame on the Yemeni government and its leadership.
