Syrian elections

Rabbi Henry Hamra prays at the Ifrange Synagogue in the Jewish quarter in Old Damascus on April 29, 2025. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP) (Photo by BAKR ALKASEM/AFP via Getty Images)
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First Jewish candidate in decades stands for Syria legislature

Syrian-American Jew Henry Hamra is running for a seat this Sunday in Syria's first parliament since the ousting of Bashar al-Assad in December

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 October, 2025
The assembly hall of the parliament building is pictured in Damascus
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Syria set to establish first parliament following fall of Assad

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 October, 2025