Shiite rebels in control of Yemen's capital now hold the country's president captive at his home, his aides said Wednesday, putting in question who actually rules the Arab world's most-impoverished nation.
President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi "cannot leave his house" after Houthi rebels removed his guards and deployed their own fighters there Wednesday, one aide said.
Another described the country being at the "point of no return." Hadi can't resign as president as the Houthis have threatened to prosecute him, that aide said. The two aides spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren't authorized to speak to journalists. Read more...
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