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Yemeni president orders cabinet reshuffle
May 19, 2008, 19:01 GMT
Sana'a, Yemen - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Monday ordered a cabinet reshuffle appointing six new ministers as part of government reforms promised after a wave of violent protests in the south of the Arab state, state media reported.
The portfolios affected by the reshuffle were oil, interior, electricity, civil services, expatriate affairs and fisheries, the official Saba news agency said.
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