Syria's al-Assad appoints ex-minister to form new govt

2011-04-03 111

Amid a wave of anti-government demonstrations in Syria, the country's president has appointed his former agriculture minister to form a new government. In what appeared to be a bid to appease public anger, President Bashar al-Assad accepted the resignation of his cabinet last week. Witnesses and opposition groups say some 60 people have died in recent unrest. ... http://www.euronews.net/