1st woman applies to run for Syria president

A woman from the capital Damascus has applied to run for Syria’s presidential elections, becoming the first female to make a bid for the country’s top job in a largely symbolic vote certain to be won by President Bashar Al Assad. The presidential election is to be held May 26. Speaker Hammoud Sabbagh said Faten Ali Nahar, a 50-year-old resident of Damascus, has nominated herself for the post.