Head of Yemen’s opposition named new PM
Head of Yemen's opposition National Council Mohammed Basindwa was named as new prime minister on Sunday to form a national unity government in line with a power transfer deal, international media outlets report.
"Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi designated Mohamed Basindwa to form a new national unity government to replace the caretaker government of Ali Mohammed Mujawar," Xinhua news agency refers to Saba quoted a decree issued by Hadi as saying.
Basindwa, a former member of the ruling party of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, would form a cabinet set to rule until early presidential elections in February 2012.