Syria’s new parliament opens amid unrest

Newly elected 250-member parliament will meet for first time in Damascus with President al-Assad expected to speak.

The newly elected Syrian parliament is set to gather for the first time in Damascus.

Elections were held earlier this month as part of President al-Assad’s response to more than a year of violence and calls for political reform.

The new 250-member body, including 30 women, is the first in which candidates not linked to Assad’s Baath Party were allowed to run for office.  

Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan reports.

Source: Al Jazeera