Dr Ghanim is now working to restricted duties during an internal inquiry by the hospital.

BBC: Furness General Hospital

The ardently reformist prime minister, Farij bin Ghanim, resigned because President Ali Abdullah Saleh would not, or could not, support his demand for a cabinet reshuffle which might undermine the position of various influential tribal families.

ECONOMIST: Yemen

As debate continued into the early hours of Thursday morning the conference's chairman, Mohammed Nasser al-Ghanim asked for a "feel of the room" noting afterwards that the resolution had majority support, while stressing that this was not a formal "vote".

BBC: US and UK refuse to sign UN's communications treaty