(VOVworld) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree on Wednesday to form a new government with a few new ministers.
He re-appointed Wael al-Halaqi Prime Minister and kept most key ministers in place including Defense Minister Fahed Jassem and Foreign Minister Walid Al Moallem.
Assad formed a new ministry called the Ministry of Administrative Development headed by Minister Hassan Abdallah ai Nuri.