Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Catch up on yesterday's live coverage.Friday, March 14, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:Handover ceremony between the Director General of the Internal Security Forces, Major General Imad Othman, and his successor, Major General Raed Abdallah, in the courtyard of the General Headquarters Barracks - Achrafieh. Syria adopts constitution based on Islamic jurisprudence, vows to preserve freedoms: The “primary source of legislation” for Syria’s constitution, applicable for the upcoming five years, will be Islamic jurisprudence, according to the drafting committee’s summary of the foundational text cited by Reuters. The committee also vowed to preserve freedom of speech, women’s rights and the separation of powers, emphasizing the independence of...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Catch up on yesterday's live coverage.Friday, March 14, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:Handover ceremony between the Director General of the Internal Security Forces, Major General Imad Othman, and his successor, Major General Raed Abdallah, in the courtyard of the General Headquarters Barracks - Achrafieh. Syria adopts constitution based on Islamic jurisprudence, vows to preserve freedoms: The “primary source of legislation” for Syria’s constitution, applicable for the upcoming five years, will be Islamic jurisprudence, according to the drafting committee’s summary of the foundational text cited by Reuters. The committee also vowed to preserve freedom of speech, women’s rights and the separation of powers, emphasizing the...