Scuttles rumors he was on verge of announcing a presidential bid.
Power vaccum left by raging Shiite/Sunni conflict has the fractured ethnic group on the rise.
Revised document draws massive support in poll some see as unbalanced, paving way for extended military rule.
Deposed president will not face trial again for murder charges relating to 2012 protests until February.
Enshrines armed forces as nation's most powerful and privileged institution.
Foreign workers are in hiding or are under arrest amid crackdown.
Western-backed shadow government charged with administering rebel-held territory.
The war in the country has left 9.3 million Syrians requiring help from the U.N. and other humanitarian aid organizations, including upwardly revised figure of 6.5 million people who are now internally displaced.
Part of hostage swap brokered by Qatar and the Palestinian Authority.
Hazem el-Beblawi has condemned an attack that killed three people, including an 8-year-old girl.
