Syria's president promises reform

Turning to Syria now the country's president has vowed to lift the country's state of emergency laws that have been in effect for nearly 50 years.

In his second public appearance since the protests began, President Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday that his country will try to increase income by combating corruption and searching for new mechanisms for investment.

The Syrian President says he expects the 48-year-old emergency law to be lifted by next week at the latest.

This is a key demand by a month long protest movement that has posed the most serious challenge to the leadership.

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