DHAKA: A UN-brokered peace deal between Houthi rebels and Yemen's government has been signed while the Houthis have taken control of government buildings and a state radio and TV station in the capital, Sanaa.

Al Jazeera's Mohamed Vall, reporting from Sanaa, said Sunday's deal called for the current government to rule in a caretaker role until a new administration is formed next month

He said the most important point is a ceasefire but the deal was "still short on details".

Yemen's president Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi urged all sides to abide by the deal.

Journalist Peter Salisbury said the agreement aimed to get the Houthis to leave the capital. However a section which was not signed by the Houthis stipulated that they were to withdraw from Sanaa, Jawf and Amran within 45 days, reports Al-Jazeera.

"The fighting didn't stop because of the deal, but because the Houthis had achieved their military aims in Sanaa."

He said clashes were ongoing in other parts of the country, including Maarib to east of the capital.

On Sunday the rebels took over government buildings in the capital including the defence ministry, the army headquarters, the parliament building, the central bank and the national radio station.

Our correspondent Mohamed Vall said that most were taken over without fighting, which he referred to as a "capitulation of sorts" by the army.

He added that soldiers from the army had been seen changing into civilian clothes to avoid being "arrested by the Houthis".

BDST: 0926 HRS, SEP 22, 2014