constitution

Constitutional appeal seeks to void the Old Rent law amendments

The Old Rent law crisis has returned to the forefront of the national agenda, driven by parallel movements from both the Supreme Constitutional Court and Parliament. A number of newly elected lawmakers are seeking to reopen deliberations on the law’s most contentious articles, amid a persistent societal debate regarding its impact on millions of landlords …

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Egypt Independent January 23, 2026

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