Yemen Interim Cabinet Evenly Split Between Saleh Party, Foes
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Opponents of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh will hold half the posts in a 34-member interim government aimed at helping to end an uprising against his rule.
The lineup, which includes three women, was announced yesterday in a decree from the country’s new interim leader and vice president, Abdurabu Mansur Hadi, the state-run SABA news agency said. The unity government will be led by Mohamed Salem Basindwah, a former foreign minister and opposition leader who was officially chosen on Nov. 27.