World Bulletin / News Desk 

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has fired his powerful predecessor's son as ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, a Yemeni official told, escalating a power struggle in the war-torn country.

Ahmed Ali Saleh and his father, former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, wield major influence in army units fighting alonside the Houthis which has been hit by three days of Saudi-led air strikes.