Tuesday, 29. March 2011
Topic: War and Peace News - on March 29, 2011 at 5:11:00 PM CEST
Syrian cabinet resigns amid unrest
Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, has accepted the resignation of the country's government, following two weeks of anti-government protests that have gripped Syria.
"President Assad accepts the government's resignation," an announcement on state television said on Tuesday.
Naji al-Otari, the resigning premier, has been chosen by Assad as caretaker prime minister.
The government has little power in Syria, where power is concentrated in the hand of Assad, his family and the security apparatus. Otari has been prime minister since 2003.
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