[Yemen Post] President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi has directed to from a higher committee to draw media policies that harmonize with the current transition stage, media sources said on Tuesday. They said this move came after the General People Congress headed by the former President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh
... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it...
threatened to withdraw from the interim government in protest at attacks by Prime Minster Mohammad Salem Basindowa against Saleh.
The media office of Hadi called on Tuesday all political forces to self-restriction, pointing out that the global community closely watch the political settlement in Yemen.
Sources said that the GPC threatened during the past few days to withdraw his members participating in the consensus government with the aim of breaking down its performances.
They further said that Hadi intervened and directed 16 ministers of the GPC to attend a cabinet session on Tuesday.
The ministers demanded Basindowa to apologize about remarks in which he accused saleh of standing behind the killing of 58 protesters and wounding hundreds others on what is known as Al-Karama Friday( Dignity Friday) on March 18.
Leaders and parliamentarians of the GPC strongly attacked Basindowa, demanding to withdraw the confidence from his government.
News reports had stated that differences between Hadi and Saleh escalated particularly after Saleh said in a speech before a rally of his supporters that the power transfer was conspiracy.
They further said that the big shot of the GPC, Abdul-Karim Al-Iriany, seeks to mediate between Saleh and Hadi, pointing out that Al-Irian held separate meetings with both men.