 The Arabic-language newspaper, Al-Quds Al-Arabi, reported Wednesday that Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei will replace six cabinet ministers who were considered close aides to the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.
| "Pack it up and move on, guyz. And leave the washroom keys!" |
The London-based daily reported that Qurei is planning to replace the foreign minister and the interior minister, as well as the ministers of finance, civil affairs, communications and social affairs portfolios. The newspaper said that Arafat's nephew, Nasser Al Kidwa, who is currently the PLO representative in the United Nations, will replace Nabil Shaath, the current foreign minister.
| See you around, Nabil. Careful about starting your car, now! |
The secretary-general of the Fatah Central Committee, Tayeb Abdel Rahim, might also be appointed as Qurei's deputy and Mohammad Dahlan, the former security chief, could be a national security adviser, the daily said. The newspaper also suggested that General Nasser Yusuf is a possible candidate to lead the Interior Ministry and that the former information minister Nabil Amr, who lost a leg in a recent attack on his home, will also lead an important ministry. |