economic woes

Syria is holding parliamentary elections across government-controlled areas of the country on Sunday, as President Bashar al-Assad marks 20 years in power amid a continuing war and deep economic woes. More than 2,000 candidates, including businessmen under recently-imposed United States sanctions, are running in the legislative election - the third since the start of the 2011 protests and ensuing civil war. The elections, originally scheduled to be held in April, […]