Saleh hands over power to new president
SANAA - Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh on Monday formally handed over power to new President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, marking the end of his 33-year rule in the Arab country.
Yemen's newly elected president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi looks on before taking oath at the parliament in Sanaa February 25, 2012. [Photo/Agencies] |
The formal power transfer was held in the presidential palace in the capital of Sanaa in a short-live ceremony attended by high- ranking local and foreign officials, including visiting Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdullatif al-Zayani and Arab League (AL) chief Nabil al-Arabi.
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