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Syrian president appoints new PM

Dunya News

Syria's president Bashar al-Assad has appointed Riad Hijab as new Prime Minister.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday appointed agriculture minister Riad Hijab as the strife-torn countrys new premier and tasked him with forming a government, state television reported.President Assad issued a decree asking Riad Hijab to form a new government, the television said.The appointment comes after a new parliament was voted in on May 7 in elections boycotted by opposition groups.Syrian foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi confirmed the report on Twitter, saying, Dr Riad Hijab is the new prime minister of Syria and will form the new government.