SYRIAN TV: PRIME MINISTER RIYAD HIJAB HAS BEEN SACKED
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Riad Farid Hijab, the Syrian prime minister, has been been sacked from his post, state television has said.
President Bashar al-Assad appointed Hijab, a former agriculture minister, as prime minister in June, following a parliamentary election in May.
Omar Ghaliwanji, Syria's deputy prime minister, has been appointed to lead a caretaker government, state media reported on Monday.
Authorities hailed the May poll for being a major step towards political reform, but the opposition movement against Assad's government dismissed them as a sham.
Such sackings are a common way for state television to react when an official has defected.
Hijab had been a part of the Ba'ath party command since 1998, and was appointed as the head of the Latakia governate when anti-government protests first broke out there last year.
Anti-government activists told Al Jazeera's Nisreen el-Shamayleh, reporting from the Jordanian capital, that Hijab had arrived in that country.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/08/20128691725705233.html
President Bashar al-Assad appointed Hijab, a former agriculture minister, as prime minister in June, following a parliamentary election in May.
Omar Ghaliwanji, Syria's deputy prime minister, has been appointed to lead a caretaker government, state media reported on Monday.
Authorities hailed the May poll for being a major step towards political reform, but the opposition movement against Assad's government dismissed them as a sham.
Such sackings are a common way for state television to react when an official has defected.
Hijab had been a part of the Ba'ath party command since 1998, and was appointed as the head of the Latakia governate when anti-government protests first broke out there last year.
Anti-government activists told Al Jazeera's Nisreen el-Shamayleh, reporting from the Jordanian capital, that Hijab had arrived in that country.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/08/20128691725705233.html
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I am watching Al Jazeera which is now claiming that the Prime Minister of Syria has defected to Jordan. this is a big blow to Syria and the Barbarian Al 'Assad.
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Thats biggest defection possible, PM is supposed to be no.2 in govt after President.
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The spokesman of Riad Hijab live on Al Jazeera
http://aljazeera.net/livestreaming/pages
with English translation Watch Now - Al Jazeera English
Some reports are saying that the Syrian Finance Minister has been taken away by the regime after news that he will be defecting.
Also some reports suggesting that Syrian Minister of Defence has also defected
http://aljazeera.net/livestreaming/pages
with English translation Watch Now - Al Jazeera English
Some reports are saying that the Syrian Finance Minister has been taken away by the regime after news that he will be defecting.
Also some reports suggesting that Syrian Minister of Defence has also defected
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Does the Syrian Media think everyone ios stupid to believe them?
How can a person be sacked and at the same time he reaches another country to avoid harm?
Some unconfirmed reports suggest that within a week an official (holding a TOP position) will defect and will be the highest figure in 17 months to defect
A Member of the Syrian Parliament is in Egypt now waiting for safe passage of his family and will announce defection accordingly
How can a person be sacked and at the same time he reaches another country to avoid harm?
Some unconfirmed reports suggest that within a week an official (holding a TOP position) will defect and will be the highest figure in 17 months to defect
A Member of the Syrian Parliament is in Egypt now waiting for safe passage of his family and will announce defection accordingly
the whole world knows that the announcement of sacking by Al-Assad is a face saving exercise. I think other members of his cabinet will, either defect soon or will be captured by Al-Assad in few days time.
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Syria's cabinet met briefly on Monday under caretaker Prime Minister Omar Ghalawanji in a session attended by all ministers, Information Minister Omran
Zoabi said.
Responding to claims by the opposition Syrian National Council that two ministers had defected along with former prime minister Riyad Hijab, he told Syrian television: "The meeting ... was attended by all ministers. There is no truth at all in what is spread about some of the ministers."
Syrian television showed footage of the cabinet meeting
Zoabi said.
Responding to claims by the opposition Syrian National Council that two ministers had defected along with former prime minister Riyad Hijab, he told Syrian television: "The meeting ... was attended by all ministers. There is no truth at all in what is spread about some of the ministers."
Syrian television showed footage of the cabinet meeting
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