Ousted Yemen president Saleh's son named UAE envoy

Yemeni president Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi has named the eldest son of ousted dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh as the country's ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.

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SANAA // Yemeni president Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi yesterday named the eldest son of ousted dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh as the country's ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, state television reported.
With the decision, Republican Guard commander Ahmed Abdullah Saleh is to leave the army and a rival of his, General Ali Mohsen Al Ahmar, becomes adviser to the president for military and security affairs.