SANAA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh issued a decree to dismiss his government and vowed to form a new government soon, official Saba news agency reported Sunday. Saleh, who has been facing two-month-long escalating protests demanding his resignation, also ordered the current cabinet, which was headed by Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Mujawar, to be caretaker and run daily routine works till he forms a new government, said Saba. There was no immediate official statement from the opposition, the opposition's spokesman Mohamed al-Sabri told Xinhua. The dismissal came two days after snipers shot dead 52 anti- government protesters in the capital Sanaa amid escalating protests that rampaging across the country since mid February, in which dozens of protesters in major cities were killed in clashes with the police and government supporters. Earlier, a group of Yemeni senior government officials declared their resignation after Friday's shootings. Some influential Muslim clerics on Sunday called on Saleh to appease the demands of protesters and end his 33-year rule to avoid further violence.
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
Unrest in the Arab World:Yemen.
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