The Syrian government is expected to resign on Tuesday, March 29, Al Arabiya TV reported.

The report added that a new media law will be approved concerning the prevention of jailing reporters. Also the regime will amend Article 8 of the first chapter of the country constitution, which stipulates that the Baath Party is the leading party in Syria.

On March 15, simultaneous anti-government demonstrations took place in major cities across Syria. Thousands of protestors gathered in al-Hasakah, Daraa, Deir ez-Zor, and Hama. There were some clashes with security, according to reports from dissident groups. In Damascus, a smaller group of 200 men grew spontaneously to about 1,500 men. Damascus has not seen such protests since the 1980s.