Arab League, GCC heads discuss Yemen crisis

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el Arabi discussed with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Head Abdul Latif al Zayani the latest developments in Yemen.
During a phone call, the two sides touched on the ongoing efforts to defuse the crisis in Yemen and bring stability back to the Arab country, an AL statement said.
Last week, the Yemeni President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned along with the prime minister and the rest of the cabinet.
The Houthis, a group of Shiite militants from the north who fought a series of wars with the central government for over a decade, now effectively control the capital.
Source: MENA