President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday issued a decree naming Abdul Majeed al-Kawakibi as governor of the province of Deir-ez-Zor, ending the appointment of Mohammad Ibrahim Samra.
Assad also issued a decree naming Humam Sadeq Debyyat as governor of Quneitra, ending the appointment of Ahmad Sheikh Abdul-Qader.
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