Constitution

President Aoun Files Appeals Over New Laws

This is Beirut, 17/04 11:50 - Reading : less than a minute

Joseph Aoun Lebanon Constitution Education Rent

President Joseph Aoun has filed two appeals Thursday before the Constitutional Council challenging recently enacted laws that came into effect automatically. The first appeal concerns the law on the liberalization of non-residential rent contracts, while the second targets amendments to legislation regulating the organization of private schools ...

Does the New Constitution Really Change the Syrian System?

This is Beirut, 14/03 22:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Syria Damascus Ahmad al-Sharaa Constitution

Syria's new temporary constitution concentrates power in interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's hands and fails to include enough protections for minorities, experts warn. The declaration, signed into law on Thursday, establishes a five-year transitional period and follows the toppling of Bashar al-Assad's repressive government by Islamist-led ...

Gabon Votes on New Constitution Under Junta-Imposed Curfew

This is Beirut, 2024-11-16 15:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Gabon Constitution Vote Junta

Gabon extended its night curfew on Saturday as it held a referendum on a new constitution that the ruling junta claims will mark a new chapter after 55 years of dynastic rule in the oil-rich African nation. The estimated 860,000 registered voters have faced a barrage of calls from authorities via TV, radio, and social media, urging them to make ...

Rai: Parliament Is Violating Article 49 of the Constitution

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-10 12:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Constitution

The head of the Maronite Church, Patriarch Bechara al-Rai, launched on Sunday a scathing attack on Parliament which he accused of “violating Article 49 of the Constitution,” comparing MPs to “world leaders, whose hearts are made of stone,” as they supplied warring parties with most destructive weapons. Article 49 of the Constitution sets ...

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