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      Syria

      Members of Syria's newly formed People's Assembly at the body's inaugural session. Reuters

      No standing ovation: New MPs listen in silence as Al Shara opens Syria's parliament

      Syrian President says People's Assembly is part of a phase of 'strengthening the institutions' of the state

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