Yemen President Appoints New Minister of Defense, Chief of Staff

Yemen President Appoints New Minister of Defense, Chief of Staff
Yemeni soldiers loyal to the Shiite Huthi rebels during a parade in the capital Sanaa on Oct. 16, 2018. Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images
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CAIRO—Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi appointed Mohammed al-Maqdishi as minister of defense, state news agency SABA reported on Nov. 7.

Hadi appointed Abdullah Al-Nakhi as new Chief of Staff, the agency said.