US EditionYemen’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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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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