Yemen Appoints Foreign Minister Zindani As New PM

ISTANBUL, Jan 16 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council head appointed Foreign Minister Shaya Mohsin Zindani as new prime minister following the resignation of Salem bin Buriek, Anadolu Ajansi reported citing the official news agency.

The state-run SABA news agency reported that bin Buriek submitted his resignation to Rashad al-Alimi, the head of the Presidential Leadership Council, to "pave the way for the establishment of a new government to keep pace with the transformations recently experienced in the country."

Alimi issued a decree formally accepting the resignation and mandating Zindani form the new government.

In a separate decree, the Council head appointed the outgoing premier as his advisor on financial and economic affairs.

The current government will continue to manage state affairs in a caretaker capacity until the new Cabinet is formed, the agency added.

-- BERNAMA-ANADOLU