Syrian president makes minor Cabinet changes

Syria's President Bashar Assad has
replaced two ministers in his government in what is a
second minor Cabinet reshuffle this year.
The official news agency SANA says that a presidential
decree on Thursday named Omar Ibrahim Ghalawenji as the new
minister of housing and construction, and Ahmed Qusai
Kayali as the new minister of electricity.
Before their appointments, Ghalawenji was the head of
General Housing Institute, while al-Ali was deputy head of
the Aleppo University.
In July, Assad replaced the minister of expatriates. In
December 2007 he replaced the communications and religious
affairs ministers.