Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reshuffles government cabinet days after attacks killed hundreds on the outskirts of Damascus. (File photo: AFP)
State media: Syria's Assad reshuffles government
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appointed six new cabinet ministers on Thursday, the official SANA news agency reported, in a cabinet reshuffle targeting namely economic portfolios.
Assad replaced the ministers of the economy and external trade, industry, internal trade, higher education, tourism, and appointed a minister without portfolio, the agency said.
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