Yemen's newly appointed prime minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak has turned down his nomination following a strong opposition by Shiite rebels who overran Sanaa on September 21, state media said Thursday.
President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi has accepted Bin Mubarak's "request to be relieved" of forming a new government which is stipulated by a UN-brokered peace deal, Saba state news agency said.