SANAA, Yemen\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Yemen\u2019s embattled president has resigned, giving up on his two year mission to steer the country to stability.<\/p>\n
Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi said he had reached a \u201cdead end.\u201d<\/p>\n
It comes after repeated confrontations with Shiite Houthi rebels, who have confined him to his home in recent days.<\/p>\n
The president had pledged political concessions if the rebels pulled back from his residence and the nearby presidential palace. But the Houthis stayed put.<\/p>\n
Hadi\u2019s resignation \u2013 not yet accepted by parliament \u2013 is stoking concerns that the Arab world\u2019s poorest country could split apart.<\/p>\n
The rebels effectively control the capital Sanaa, along with several other cities and state institutions.<\/p>\n
But their grip does not extend to vast areas of the country that are mainly Sunni \u2013 and that is where the Houthi advance has fanned fears of a sectarian conflict.<\/p>\n
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