Syria's Assad names new defence and other ministers: state TV

BEIRUT - 1 January 2018: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday issued a decree appointing new ministers for defence, industry and information, Syrian state television reported.

He appointed General Ali Abdullah Ayoub as defence minister, Mohammed Mazen Ali Yousef as industry minister and Imad Abullah Sarah as information minister, state television reported, citing the decree.