On the new Syrian government

News reports in Damascus said the forthcoming new Syrian government is expected to be the choice of President Bashar al-Assad and that a series of important changes will take place in Syria following the formation of the new government that will target the Baath Party branches leaderships and establishments, administration and companies belong to the public sector as well as several governors.

Well-informed sources, on the other hand, said that certain new ministries will be established like the ministry of sport and youths and a ministry for the Syrian expatriates affairs abroad and a third ministry for sciences and technology.

The sources indicated that President Bashar al-Assad, in his capacity as a commander general for the army enacted a decision states to extend service for several army officers. They are Lt. Gen. Ali Aslan the army chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Hassan Turkmani and Lt. Gen. Abdul Rahman al-Sayadi who are the two deputy for the army chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim al-Safi, the commander of the Syrian forces in Lebanon and Lt. Gen. Ali Habib the commander of the special forces in Syria.