Cairo: Yemen’s government, appointed last October, is expected to undergo a cabinet reshuffle soon, a Yemeni online newspaper reported Monday, citing government sources.
The imminent shake-up is anticipated to cover 10 ministerial portfolios including the foreign ministry, the sources added. Last month, Khaled Al Yamani resigned as foreign minister.
The change will include ministers who have been incompetent in discharging their duties, the sources said.
Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, staying in Saudi Arabia, is holding intense talks with Prime Minister Maeen Abdul Malek and leaders of political parties on the anticipated cabinet shake-up, the sources added.
Adan Al Ghad, citing sources close to the Yemeni presidency, reported that ministers of water, environment, tourism, planning and international cooperation are among those to be replaced.
Yemen has descended into a humanitarian dilemma since late 2014 when Iran-allied Al Houthi militants staged a coup against Hadi’s internationally recognised government and seized the capital Sana’a and other parts of the impoverished country.
