Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Yemen's president dismisses government

President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Ali dismissed the government and instructed Muyawar the administrative affairs until the formation of a new government, according to the Yemeni government agency, SANA. Saleh, under pressure from the opposition that he left office, issued the decree after several ministers have resigned from their posts in protest against the repression of popular revolts against the regime, which broke out several weeks ago in the country.

The decree provides for "the dismissal of the government led by Dr. Ali Mohamed Muyawar and its mission of managing public affairs normal except for appointments and dismissals to the formation of a new government," according to SANA. The agency said Saleh Jamal Abdullah has appointed the Salal as new envoy to the UN Yemen after today's resignation of Abdullah al-Saidi, condemning government violence against protesters in the Yemeni capital demanding the resignation of the president.

Hours before the Yemeni Minister of Human Rights, Hoda to Ban and the deputy minister, Ali Tayseer, submitted their resignations in protest at the deaths of half a hundred protesters on Friday. The source, who preferred anonymity, confirmed Efe has also resigned from the managing editor of the government newspaper Al Zawra, Abdelrahman Berries, for the same reasons.

On Friday 45 people were killed and 270 were wounded by gunfire from unknown against an opposition rally near the University of Sana'a. Yesterday, the president of the Yemeni official news agency Saba, Nasr Taha Mustafa, and resigned his membership in the ruling General People's Congress, protesting what he called "a brutal slaughter." These disclaimers were added to those presented recently by the Ministers of Tourism, Nabil al-Faqih, and Religious Affairs, the hetare Hanuda, and other 17 deputies and government officials.

Yemeni opposition has held protests weeks in Sana'a and other cities to demand the end of the regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in power since reunification of the country between north and south in 1990.

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