RIYADH: Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi appointed a new vice president and prime minister on Sunday, sacking prime minister Khaled Bahah in a major shake-up ahead of peace talks later this month.

Yemen’s state television reported that Hadi had appointed Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar as the new vice president.

The president also appointed Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr to become new prime minister.

Bahah, who held both posts before he was sacked, had been named as an adviser to Hadi.