AMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday sacked his prime minister of four years, in a move that follows weeks of deepening economic hardship and a rare outbreak of anti-Assad protests in government-held areas. “President Assad issues decree number 143 for year 2020 which relieves the prime minister Imad Muhammad Dib Khamis of his position,” the presidency said in a …
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June 12, 2020