The newly formed council comprises 35 members, including religious, social, and cultural figures. It will operate for an initial six-month trial period, subject to extension, under the authority of the President of the Islamic Ulama Council.
Al-Masdar reports that the announcement quickly moved beyond local news, raising broader legal questions: Does a municipal council have the authority to impose hiring conditions on private businesses?
A striking paradox lies in the fact that the PKK—long a military tool of the former regime —now opposes a system that has officially recognized the Kurds as an integral component of society, Abdul Hakim Bashar argues in Al-Thawra.
According to previous Syria TV reports, Syria currently operates 54 diplomatic and consular missions abroad across various continents.
