Two new Syrian ambassadors in Tehran, Malaysia

Originally published February 21, 2001

In its Tuesday's issue, the Lebanese daily al-Safir said that the chief editor of al-Baath daily Turki Saqer was appointed Syria's ambassador to Iran.

The paper added that the former Syria higher education minister Kamal Sharaf was appointed Syria's ambassador to Malaysia.

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