Natacha Yazbeck
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Syria leader dashes hopes of end to emergency rule
President Bashar al-Assad dashed hopes of an end to decades of emergency rule on Wednesday in his first speech since protests erupted in Syria.
Syrian premier resigns, reappointed as caretaker
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otri on Tuesday tendered his government’s resignation and was promptly reappointed caretaker premier.