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Historic pilgrimage: Israel allows 100 Druze sheikhs from Syria to visit Shrine of Jethro near Tiberias Syria

Historic pilgrimage: Israel allows 100 Druze sheikhs from Syria to visit Shrine of Jethro near Tiberias

Buses carrying senior figures from the Syrian Druze community are welcomed by members of the Druze community in Israel on the Israeli border with Syria, in Majdal Shams, March 14, 2025. (Photo: Ayal Margolin/Flash90) A delegation of some 100 Druze religious leaders from southern Syria visited Israel on Friday, marking…
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March 14, 2025
Syria’s new constitution gives sweeping powers, ignores minority rights Syria

Syria’s new constitution gives sweeping powers, ignores minority rights

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 rebels after nearly 14 years…
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March 14, 2025
Syria’s new leader signs constitution to keep his Islamist group in power for five years Syria

Syria’s new leader signs constitution to keep his Islamist group in power for five years

Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule while promising to protect the rights of all Syrians 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…
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March 14, 2025