| Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh appointed a new prime minister yesterday as international pressure builds on the country to introduce reforms, a government official said. Saleh, who was re-elected in September, issued a presidential decree asking Ali Mohamed Megawar, who is seen to have stronger economic credentials than the outgoing premier, to form a new cabinet. “We expect new faces in the new cabinet,” an official said. “I do not think it would be announced before one week.” Analysts in Yemen said Saleh took this step to show the donors, such as the World Bank, that he was serious about political and economic reforms. |