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The government that was announced ahead of Eid el-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan that starts in Syria on Monday, includes new faces apart from the ministers of...
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Analysts say this centralisation of power was expected due to the lack of trust in Assad-era institutions and civil servants.

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Chemical weapons inspectors granted access to Assad-era sites in Syria, say sources
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Syria's president al-Sharaa forms new transitional government
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