Houthis ask former Aden governor to form government

Yemen's higher political council, which was formed by the armed Houthi movement and supporters of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, has appointed Abdulaziz bin Habtoor to form a national salvation government, Saba news agency said on Sunday.

Habtoor, a former governor of Aden, hails from Shabwa province in south Yemen and was a former minister of education.