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Syria's parliamentary elections to be held on Wednesday

Syria will hold parliamentary elections on Wednesday in government-controlled areas.

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  • Credit rating agency Fitch lowers Saudi Arabia’s credit worthiness because of the negative impact of lower oil prices on the world's biggest crude exporter.
  • Forecasts show that the French economy will grow at a slow pace this year as anger is boiling over labor reforms blamed for higher unemployment.
  • US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump faces hundreds of opponents as he goes to address his supporters in New York.