Syria's new Parliament opens, signaling post-Assad lawmaking
Syria’s newly elected People’s Assembly held its first session since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, electing Abdul Hamid al-Awak as speaker and setting a 30‑month term as it begins drafting new laws; two-thirds of members were elected by electoral colleges and one‑third appointed by interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa, signaling a fresh stage after decades of autocratic rule and civil war.