New Syrian PM forms government

Prime Minister of Syria Adel Safar Recently appointed Syrian Prime Minister Adel Safar formed a new government on Thursday, which was promulgated in a decree by President Bashar al-Assad, state television announced.

Syria has been rocked since March 15 by unprecedented protests demanding political reforms and an end to a draconian emergency law in effect since 1963.
Mohammed Naji Otri, who had been in office since 2003, resigned on March 29 and Safar, the then agricultural minister, was named on April 3 to replace him.

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