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Yemen’s ruling council names new cabinet after deadly clashes in the south
The new 35-member cabinet includes only two women and key defense and interior appointments to oversee Saudi-backed efforts dismantling separatist militias, officials said.
- Late Friday, the Presidential Leadership Council named a new cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shae'a al-Zandani in a decree published by the state-run SABA news agency.
- Following clashes, the council moved to name a new cabinet weeks after the Southern Transitional Council announced its dissolution, exposing regional tensions.
- Appointees include Gen. Taher al-Aqili as defence minister and Maj. Ibrahim Haidan as interior minister, with only two women: Afrah al-Zouba and Ahd Jaasous.
- The reshuffle tasks ministers with overseeing Saudi-backed efforts to dismantle militias of the Southern Presidential Council as Saudi-backed forces regained control of Hadramout, Aden, and al-Mahra.
- In recent days, Saudi Arabia accused the UAE of supporting the separatists and smuggling STC leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi to Abu Dhabi.
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einnews.comHope and scepticism as Yemen’s Saudi-backed gov’t announces a new cabinet
After weeks of consultations in Riyadh, the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Yemen’s internationally recognised government, has announced a new cabinet, whose members have diverse political and regional affiliations, as part of efforts to govern the divided Arab nation.The move on Friday came weeks after the collapse and dissolution of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and withdrawal of United Arab Emirates forces from s…
Yemen's Presidential Council has announced the formation of a new government led by Shaye Mohsen al-Zandani, at a time marked by Saudi Arabia's strengthening role in the country and the recent reduction of separatist forces in the south. The 35-minister government follows weeks of political and military tensions culminating in Saudi raids in the southern provinces and the suspension of the leader of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), Aidar…
A new Yemeni government of forces opposing the Saudi-backed Houthi rebels has been established under the leadership of Dr. Shaia Mohsen al-Zandani. The move was approved by the Presidential Leadership Council and is intended to serve the supreme national interest.
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