Syrian President Hafez Assad dissolved his government and installed a new one with a provincial governor, Mohammed Miro, as the new prime minister. It was unclear whether Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa, who recently conducted negotiations with Israel, would remain in the government.
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