Yemeni PM Stresses Need for Competency in New Government

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik meets with leaders of the Islah Party. (Saba)
Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik meets with leaders of the Islah Party. (Saba)
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Yemeni PM Stresses Need for Competency in New Government

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik meets with leaders of the Islah Party. (Saba)
Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik meets with leaders of the Islah Party. (Saba)

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik, who is negotiating the formation of a new government, stressed the need for the next cabinet to be a technocratic one whereby competent experts are appointed in office, official sources reported.

Sources informed on the consultations and negotiations carried out by the PM in Riyadh affirmed that there is consensus on the need to expedite the formation of a government.

Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on condition of anonymity, they said Abdulmalik underscored the need to appoint competent ministers to cabinet portfolios so that they can lead the upcoming period in harmony and in a way that ensures uniting the national front and dealing with the economic, military and political situation in the country.

On Sunday, the PM discussed with leaders of the Islah Party the formation of the new government and coordinating efforts to make its work successful.

He stressed the great need to exert all efforts to complete the implementation of the mechanism that would accelerate the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement.

The PM had kicked off his consultations on Friday by meeting with the Southern Transitional Council. He met with the General People’s Congress officials on Saturday.



Arab League Secretary-General Condemns Israel's Publication of Maps Claiming Arab Lands

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit attends the Arab League's foreign ministers meeting in Cairo, Egypt April 21, 2019. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit attends the Arab League's foreign ministers meeting in Cairo, Egypt April 21, 2019. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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Arab League Secretary-General Condemns Israel's Publication of Maps Claiming Arab Lands

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit attends the Arab League's foreign ministers meeting in Cairo, Egypt April 21, 2019. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit attends the Arab League's foreign ministers meeting in Cairo, Egypt April 21, 2019. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has strongly condemned Israel's publication of maps depicting Arab territories in Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria as part of its so-called historical claims.
In a statement, Aboul Gheit described the act as deliberate and alarming.

According to SPA, he emphasized that it reflects the Israeli government's deep entrenchment in right-wing extremism and religious fanaticism, and criticized the promotion of "historical myths" as facts.
He highlighted previous declarations by Israeli officials regarding their intent to annex the West Bank and expand settlements into Gaza, stressing that these maps reveal the government’s radical agenda, which threatens regional stability and peaceful coexistence.
The secretary-general urged the international community to take these provocations seriously, warning that ignoring such actions and statements risks inflaming extremist sentiments on all sides.