Syrian government resigned, paper says
The Saudi daily Okaz said in its Tuesday's issue that the Syrian government chaired by Muhammad Mustafa Miro had submitted its resignation two days before.
The paper said that the government's resignation news was not declared to the circumstances relating to the way the new ministry was formed.
The paper quoted unidentified sources that six of the current ministers will continue to have their posts including the ministers of foreign affairs, defense, the finance and local administration and a new ministry for the expatriates will by formed and will be led by Adnan Omran, the current minister of information.
Okaz indicated that a six- member committee chaired by vice President Abul Halim Khaddam had studied files of young qualified cadres who are able to assume ministerial posts might be included in the new ministry.
