Syrians drive past campaign posters of candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Damascus on April 12, 2016. (AFP)
These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:
- Syria will hold parliamentary elections on Wednesday in government-controlled areas as President Bashar al-Assad warns a federal system would destroy Syria.
- Daesh’s efforts to establish a new stronghold in northern Afghanistan fail amid strong resistance from the Afghan government and local people.
- 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.
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