Syrian Prez polls to be held in May: Parliament
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A meeting of the Syrian parliament is held in Damascus, capital of Syria, on April 18, 2021. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Damascus, April 19 : The Syrian presidential elections will be held in May, seven years after the last polls took place in the war-torn country, the country s Parliament announced.
Addressing Parliament on Sunday, Speaker Hamoudeh Sabbagh said the commencement of candidacy for elections will begin from Monday onwards, Xinhua news agency reported.
Sabbagh called on those who wish to run to submit their candidacy applications to the Supreme Constitutional Court within a period of 10 days which ends on April 28.
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel s diplomatic reporter
In this Jan. 25, 2011 file photo, demonstrators deface a poster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria, Egypt. (AP Photo)
Ten years ago, in late 2010 and early 2011, the Arab world experienced a series of convulsions that tore apart the Middle East as we knew it. Starting in Tunisia, where a young fruit vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire to protest corruption and police abuse, angry demonstrations spread throughout the region. Some of the world’s longest-ruling leaders were toppled within months. There was a sense of optimism, that the long-suffering citizens of Arab nations were finally rising up to demand basic human rights and dignity in secular, youth-led popular uprisings.
IS frees 46 people in Syrian desert
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IS frees 46 people in Syrian desert. Image Source: IANS News
Damascus, April 8 : The Islamic State (IS) has released 46 people out of the 59 the terror group abducted 24 hours ago in the Syrian desert region, a war monitor reported.
The IS militants on Wednesday released 46 and kept 13 people in captivity after capturing them in the desert region in the eastern countryside of Hama province, Xinhua news agency quoted the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights as saying.
The 13 people include police officers, the watchdog group added.
It noted that a police officer was shot dead and many more were believed to be killed during the IS attack, which is the largest abduction carried out by the group in the desert region.
Syria: IS militants hold dozens hostage in police station raid
Syria s desert region has seen an uptick in kidnappings from Islamic State fighters who have been dormant since group s downfall
Iraqi police hold an Islamic State flag in the Old City of Mosul after taking control of the city from IS militants (Reuters) By Published date: 8 April 2021 11:58 UTC | Last update: 4 sec ago
Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria have kidnapped dozens of people in their largest operation since the group s downfall nearly three years ago, according to reports.
IS fighters abducted at least 11 civilians who they believe are informers for the Syrian government, and eight soldiers and police officers in the town of al-Saan in western Syria.
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