Syria's ambassador to Iraq Nawaf Fares, who announced his defection to the opposition, has been "discharged," the foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that Nawaf Fares has been discharged and has no relation with our embassy in Storied Baghdad...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate...
, or with the foreign ministry," the statement said.
| So much for the automatic deposit of his paychecks... |