President Bashar Assad announced April 14 the composition of the new government. Holders of key ministries, including Defence and Foreign Affairs, have not changed. Meanwhile, Assad has announced the release of people arrested since the start of the protest movement, March 15. The government, headed by Adel Safar, former Minister of Agriculture, shall conduct reforms, including lifting the emergency law, in force since 1963, and liberalization of the press.
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