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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

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,

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 ...

The Economist15h

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 ...

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 ...

America Magazine9h

Worst violence in years in Syria revives fears among minority Alawite and Christian communities

The question asked by many Syrians from Alawite, Shiite, Druse, Christian and other minority communities has become: “Can [I] ...

2don MSN

Syria’s government signs a breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast

Syria’s interim government has announced the end of a days-long military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted ...

Syria Violence Marked by Sectarian and Revenge Killings, War Monitor Says

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said armed groups and foreign fighters aligned with the government but not integrated ...

1don MSN

Syria's Civilian Death Toll Hits 1,383 in Latest Violence

Assaults on the country's Alawite minority continue despite promises that Syria's new leaders will carve out a future that ...

The Economist13h

Time is running out for Syria’s president

The violence in Alawite areas is one sign of Syria’s fragmentation. In the north, Kurdish groups have their own enclaves and ...

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