Two dominant political movements in Yemen on Saturday announced a 10-member governing council, against the wishes of the United Nations as U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Kuwait ended without an agreement.
The announcement of the council by the armed Houthi movement and the party of Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh came as supporters of the internationally recognized president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, battled to try to capture the capital, Sanaa, from the Iran-allied Houthis.
The Houthis and Saleh's General People's Congress (GPC), hold most of Yemen's northern half, while forces loyal to Hadi, who is backed by a Saudi-led Arab coalition, share control of the rest of the country with local tribes.