(VOVworld) – Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council urged the United Nations on Saturday to act forcefully over the deteriorating security situation in Yemen, including possible military intervention.

Yemenis protest in Sanaa on February 14, 2014 against the occupation of the capital by Shiite Huthi rebels ©Mohammed Huwais (AFP)

The call, at a meeting in Riyadh of the GCC, came as Shiite militiamen behind a power grab in Yemen fired live rounds to disperse thousands of protesters.
In a statement at the end of their meeting, they called for immediate international steps to guarantee the safety of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, now under effective house arrest, and of his prime minister.
They strongly condemned the Huthis’ coup against President Hadi and warned that the unfortunate events with the Huthis undermining legitimate authority in the country.