constitution

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

Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase. The nation’s interim rulers have struggled to exert their authority across much of Syria since the Islamist former insurgent group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, led a lightning insurgency that overthrew longtime …

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Egypt Independent March 16, 2025

Analysis: As Trump team overhauls government, a constitutional crisis looms

CNN — Vice President JD Vance, Elon Musk and others in the Trump administration are openly challenging the centuries-old power of the nation’s judiciary, foreshadowing a possible constitutional breakdown of American government. It’s not simply that the new administration has flouted a raft of federal statutes and prompted a flood of legal challenges. It’s that …

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Egypt Independent February 12, 2025