SANAA: Yemen's president named his chief of staff as premier Tuesday, a move rejected by Shiite rebels who overran the capital two weeks ago and whose departure the move was meant to have hastened.

Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi issued a decree naming Ahmed Awad Mubarak after meeting his advisers -- including a rebel representative -- and they agreed on the nomination, the official Saba news agency reported.

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