The Syrian government has resigned, an offer accepted by President Bashar al-Assad.<br /><br />We are also hearing Assad has appointed Naji Otari - the head of the now defunct government, as the new caretaker prime minister.<br /><br />The president is expected to address the public in the coming hours.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Rula Amin, reporting from the capital Damascus, has the latest.
