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Yemen appoints Qatar ambassador for first time in six years

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Al-Araby

Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi on Thursday appointed an ambassador to Qatar for the first time in six years. The Yemeni official news agency Saba said that Rajeh Al-Badi, a spokesman for the internationally recognised government, had been appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Qatar. He took the oath of office in front of President Hadi in Riyadh on Thursday, according to Saba. The Yemeni capital Sanaa and most of northern Yemen is under the control of Houthi rebels and the internationally recognized Yemeni government operates from exile in Saudi Arabia. Before …

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