Copyrighted Image? DMCA | The UN has announced its special envoy to Yemen is stepping down after four years of efforts at a peaceful political transition in the Arab world's poorest country fell apart amid a Shia rebel uprising and Saudi-led airstrikes. A statement on Wednesday night said Jamal Benomar "has expressed an interest in moving on to another assignment" and that his successor will be named "in due course." Benomar had come under criticism from some in the Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia, as his efforts to broker peace showed little success. |