Syrian President Assad issues decree forming new government - Presidency Twitter

[August 10, 2021]    CAIRO (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree on Tuesday forming a new government under Prime Minister Hussein Arnous, the Syrian Presidency said on Twitter.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad addresses the new members of parliament in Damascus, Syria in this handout released by SANA on August 12, 2020. SANA/Handout via REUTERS

(Reporting by Ahmad Elhamy Writing by Nafisa Eltahir; Editing by Jon Boyle)

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