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Syria, Islamist and Constitutional law

BBC on MSN · 5h

Syria leader signs temporary constitution for five-year transition

The document enshrines separation of powers and guarantees women's rights, freedom of expression and media freedom.

Reuters on MSN · 16h

Syria keeps role for Islamic law in 5-year transition

Syria kept a central role for Islamic law in a constitutional declaration issued on Thursday which guarantees women's rights and freedom of expression during a five-year transitional period, according to a summary read on TV.

The Washington Post · 17h

Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group's rule for 5 years

Syria’s interim president has signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase

Daily Journal · 9h

Syria leader signs constitutional declaration, hailing 'new history'

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa hailed the start of a "new history" for his country on Thursday, signing into force a constitutional declaration regulating its five-year transitional period and laying o

Voice of America · 17h

Syrian leader signs constitution putting Islamist group in charge for 5 years

Religious and ethnic minorities, as well as the US and Europe, are wary about freedom of expression protections

Syria, UN Security Council

Reuters on MSN · 6h

UN Security Council agrees to condemn Syria violence, say diplomats

The United Nations Security Council has agreed to a statement condemning widespread violence in Syria's coastal region and calling on Syria's interim authorities to protect all Syrians, regardless of ethnicity or religion,

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Syria's Interim President Sharaa Forms National Security Council

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree on Wednesday to form the country's national security council, according to a statement by the Syrian president's office. The council will take decisions related to the country's national security and challenges facing the state.

The Media Line · 20h

Syria’s President Establishes National Security Council Amid Growing Unrest

Damascus] Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has issued a decree establishing the National Security Council, appointing himself as its head, as the country grapples with ongoing unrest, armed conflicts,

The Economist16h

After the bloodshed, can Syria’s president unite his country?

Sharaa, seemed to waver between his jihadist past and his presidential present. After the first day of violence he made a ...

13hon MSN

Exclusive-Russia lambasts Syria's new leaders in closed UN meeting, sources say

Russia castigated Syria's new leaders in a closed United Nations briefing this week, two sources briefed on the meeting told ...

Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy

After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...

18h

Syria Retains Islamic Jurisprudence as Main Basis of Law, Preserves Freedoms

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria will retain Islamic jurisprudence as the main basis of law and will preserve freedom of opinion ...

1don MSN

Entire families killed in Syria sectarian violence, UN says

Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last ...

CounterPunch53m

Syria: Dangling Between the Past, Present and the Future

Following the collapse of the Assad regime, I ended my article last December with the following paragraph: “The new government must represent all Syrians, ...

Samaa TV1h

Syria enters new political phase with interim constitution

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa signs a temporary constitution for a five-year transitional period, promising justice and reforms. Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus, targeting an ...