Prime Minister Salim Saleh BinBuriek met Presidential Leadership Council chairman Rashad Al-Alimi and “submitted the government’s resignation to pave the way for the formation of a new government,” a statement published by official news agency Saba said late Thursday.
The presidential council posted on state media that foreign minister “Dr. Shaya Mohsen Zindani is appointed Prime Minister and tasked with forming the government.”
The statement published on Saba cited “efforts to restore state institutions, strengthen the unity of sovereign decision-making” and “defeating the coup” as reasons for the premier’s resignation.
The current government will continue to manage affairs, excluding appointments and dismissals, until the new government is formed, the presidential council added.
The Prosecutor General in Yemen issued a decision on Thursday to form a committee to investigate “the alleged acts attributed to Major General Aidarous Al-Zubaidi.”
The committee will investigate Al-Zubaidi for alleged high treason, forming an armed gang, killing military officers and soldiers, exploiting the southern issue, violating the constitution, and damaging military sites.
The committee is authorized to summon and arrest individuals, gather evidence, and take necessary actions according to the law, with a mandate to complete the investigation quickly and provide periodic reports.
Since then, the Yemeni government has stripped him from its membership and referred him to the attorney general, accusing him of high treason.
Saudi Ambassador to Yemen and Supervisor of the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen Mohammed Al-Jaber announced that the Kingdom, under the directives of its leadership, has provided new support to the Yemeni government's budget, aimed at paying the salaries of state employees in all sectors.
In a post on X, Al-Jaber stated that this support complements a package of development projects and initiatives, amounting to SR1.9 billion, announced on Wednesday. The package includes provision of necessary petroleum derivatives to operate power plants, which will contribute to improving the living standards of people in Yemen and alleviating daily burdens on them.
Al-Jaber’s post emphasized, in particular, that all salaries of military and security forces linked to the the higher military committee linked to the Saudi led Coalition will be paid as of Sunday.
The post is likely relate to Several Media reports which have suggested that disgraced former Southern Transitional Council (STC) chief Aidaroos Al Zubaidi — who has now fled Yemen — was taking advantage of military personnel and withholding salaries as means of pressure. Al-Zubaidi is wanted by the Yemeni government for acts of high treason and corruption.
The ambassador emphasized that these steps come within the framework of supporting the Yemeni government's efforts to implement the economic reform program, which aims to achieve financial and economic stability and enhance the state's ability to meet its basic obligations.