Unrest grips Syria's Mediterranean cities after a deadly mosque attack sparks demonstrations.
Haybat al-Halbousi, from the Taqaddum (Progress) Party, has been elected as speaker of the new parliament.
UN human rights chief condemns the elections, citing a crackdown on dissent.
Iranians are further squeezed every day amid a tanking economy, an energy crisis, water bankruptcy and lethal pollution.
US president claims widespread and varied emergencies to justify executive authority in first year of second term.
Countries meet for a second day of negotiations after a truce agreed on Saturday to halt weeks of fighting.
Trump's meeting with Netanyahu comes after he touted progress in achieving a resolution to Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Writer Alaa Abd El-Fattah, who faced years of imprisonment in Egypt, 'unequivocally' apologises for the tweets.
Army chief rejects compromise as funding cuts leave millions hungry, RSF sieges empty villages in Darfur and Kordofan.