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Syria's interim president signed a temporary constitution on Thursday, establishing Islamist rule for a five-year transitional period, along with rights for women, freedom of expression and justice for Assad victims.
Syria’s leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has hailed the start of a “new history” for his country, after signing into force a constitutional declaration.
Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, expressed hope that the constitutional declaration would mark the beginning “a new history for Syria, where we replace oppression with justice … and suffering with mercy,” as he signed the document at the presidential palace on Thursday.
The document says Islam is the religion of the president, as the previous constitution did, and Islamic jurisprudence is "the main source of legislation", rather than "a main source", according to the drafting committee.
It also enshrines separation of powers and judicial independence, and guarantees women's rights, freedom of expression and media freedom.
The president would have executive authority during the transitional period, he said, but would have only one "exceptional power" – the ability to declare a state of emergency.
A new People's Assembly will have full responsibility for legislation. Two thirds of its members will be appointed by a committee selected by the president and one third chosen by the president himself.
Sharaa has promised an inclusive government that will run the country until the new constitution is finalised and free and fair elections are held.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Iran’s top security chief Ali Larijani, said Tehran was open to nuclear talks with the United States but rejected Washington’s insistence on restrictions of Tehran’s ballistic missile program, which he termed “unrealizable”.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan outlined Türkiye’s efforts to strengthen ties with Beijing while also pushing forward on global peace and regional stability.
President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have arrived in Beijing to join the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against the Japanese occupation and World War II.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met in Baghdad on Tuesday with Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), to review security cooperation and future counterterrorism efforts.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has said that Tbilisi will implement all of the European Union’s requirements only if they are “justified and logical.”
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