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Syria Appoints New Oil Minister

In the new Syrian cabinet announced on 23 June, Sa'id Huneidi was appointed Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources to replace Sufian 'Alaw in the outgoing cabinet. Mr Huneidi studied petroleum engineering in the former USSR and holds an MSc degree. He served from 2006 to early 2012 as chairman of the board of directors of Al-Furat Petroleum Company (AFPC), a joint venture between the Syrian government and Royal Dutch Shell. He had...