Syria's president names final 70 lawmakers to new post-Assad parliament
- Syria's Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has appointed the final 70 members of the country's new parliament, paving the way for it to hold its first session next week.
- Fifteen of the new lawmakers are women and 13 were imprisoned during the rule of Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown in 2024.
- It is not clear how many are members of religious and ethnic minorities.
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- Syria's Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has appointed the final 70 members of the country's new parliament, paving the way for it to hold its first session next week.
- Fifteen of the new lawmakers are women and 13 were imprisoned during the rule of Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown in 2024.
- It is not clear how many are members of religious and ethnic minorities.
Sources: BBC News