Guinea's leader appoints new PM
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Guinea's president names a new prime minister ahead of a deadline set by unions to avoid renewed strikes.
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BEIRUT -- Lebanon's president appointed staunchly pro-Syrian politician Omar Karami as prime minister yesterday, asking him to form the next government in a move that consolidates Syria's hold on Lebanese politics.
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President Emile Lahoud on Thursday appointed staunch pro-Syrian politician Omar Karami to form the next government, replacing billionaire Rafik Hariri in a move that consolidates Syria&#39;s hold on Lebanese politics.
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Ivory Coast Prime Minister Charles   Konan Banny said on Thursday he hoped to form a new government   next week to replace his cabinet which resigned over a toxic   waste scandal in the war-divided West African nation.
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"The king received Mr Guy Verhofstadt this evening at the palace in Laeken (Brussels) and named him prime minister"  Belgian King Albert reappointed Guy Verhofstadt as prime minister on Friday to head an interim government charged with trying to bridge Belgium's ever-widening linguistic divide. via Reuters
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It signals the possibility of peace in the Middle East, they said, with the appointment of a new leader to replace the 75-year-old head of the PLO.
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Guinean ministers' four-wheel drives are confiscated and replaced with small cars on the orders of the president.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia&#39;s new president has named a cabinet line up that includes several surprise choices, appointing professionals and several women to key posts.
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Gen Surayud Chulanont is starting his first day in office as Thailand's new military-appointed PM.
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Voters in Ghana queued on Tuesday to choose a new leader for their West African country in what was expected to be a race between incumbent John Kufuor and long-standing rival John Atta Mills.
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Thailand's new interim prime minister has submitted his post-coup Cabinet lineup to King Bhumibol Adulyadej and is waiting for a royal endorsement before unveiling it to the public, a spokesman said Sunday.
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Indonesia&#39;s newly elected President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced his Cabinet late Wednesday, installing professionals and several women in key posts but also appointing retired generals and holdovers from past governments
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President Lansana Conte declared a state of emergency in Guinea on Monday, saying he had ordered the army to "take all necessary measures" to restore order after three days of violent protests. At least 27 people have been killed.
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The incumbent John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party is set for a second term as President of Ghana, as counting from the 2004 elections comes to an end.
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Guinea's President Lansana Conte is reported to be replacing his prime minister in a bid to end unrest.
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The new Prime Minister of DR Congo, Antoine Gizenga, names supporters of the president to his cabinet.
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Demonstrators take to the streets in Guinea in protest at President Lansana Conte's choice of prime minister.