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September 2, 2014

Yemen president to replace govt, cut fuel hike

President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi will replace Yemen’s unity government and cut a controversial fuel price hike, two demands of Shiite Huthi rebels, the official Saba news agency reported on Tuesday.

Hadi will “assign within a week” a new prime minister to form a “national unity government,” Saba reported.

A hike in oil prices implemented in July will also be “reviewed” downwards, the statement said.