Haniyeh to appoint minister of Sha'aria law

Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Ismael Haniyeh said Monday that he plans to appoint a minister whose job will be to advance the use of Islamic Sha'aria law. "Sha'aria is the basis of law and no one plans to ignore it," Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Ismael Haniyeh said yesterday at a lecture at Gaza's Islamic Movement. "Islamic law deals well with present reality." He added that Sha'aria law would be an influence in choosing ministers for his cabinet, Army Radio reported.