VOL. XL

No. 20

19-May-1997

YEMEN

New Government In Yemen; Al-Wajih AppointedMinister Of Petroleum And Minerals

Following last month's general elections in the Yemen in which the rulingGeneral People's Congress (GPC) won 187 seats in the 301-member parliament and the subsequent resignationof the cabinet on 12 May, Yemeni President 'Ali 'Abd Allah al-Salih appointed Mr. Faraj binSa'id bin Ghanim as Prime Minister, replacing the outgoing Prime Minister, Mr. 'Abd al-'Aziz 'Abdal-Ghani. Mr. Bin...