Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has sacked his vice premier for being absent without leave and carrying out unauthorized meetings abroad.
A top Syrian official has said that International peace talks on the Syria conflict could take place on November 23-24.
Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil has said the government will call for a ceasefire if the proposed the Geneva-2 peace conference takes place.
Syrian Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Badr al-Din Hassoun has said the US should accept Syria’s victory in the recent dispute between Washington and Damascus.
Syrian President Bashar Assad has appointed six new Cabinet ministers in a reshuffle targeting namely economic portfolios.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called on both Syrian government and opposition to cooperate to expel all "terrorists and extremists" from Syria.
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has headed to Moscow for talks with Russian officials on Syria crisis, a report says.