Muslims preparing to mark International Quds Day

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

• Muslims around the world are preparing to mark the International Quds Day in solidarity with Palestinians on the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan.
• Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accuses Western governments of hypocrisy, saying they attack Syria politically, while their officials deal with Damascus secretly.
• Former London mayor and top Brexit campaigner, Boris Johnson, says he will not stand to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron.
• French labor and trade unions reject the government’s new amendments to controversial labor law reforms that have triggered months-long nationwide protests.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow will appropriately respond to NATO’s moves to upset the military balance in east Europe.