Yemen's president sacks prime minister bin Dagher - SABA

DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's president sacked Prime Minister Ahmed bin Dagher, blaming him for the economic crisis rocking the war-torn country, a statement carried by SABA state news agency said on Monday.

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi appointed Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed as the new premier, it said, adding bin Dagher would face investigation over the "negligence of his government".

(Reporting by Aziz El Yaakoubi; Editing by Alison Williams)