Following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s constitution on Thursday, December 12, 2024, announced the suspension of parliament for a three-month transition period. Obaida Arnaout, the political affairs spokesman for the nation’s interim government, has said that a committee will manage and review the constitution during this period. “A judicial and human rights committee […]

On December 8, 2023, the decade-long civil war in Syria reached a dramatic turning point as rebel forces led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seized Damascus, toppling the authoritarian regime of President Bashar al-Assad. This development ended over 13 years of brutal conflict that began in 2011 during the Arab Spring […]