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US calls on Lebanese parliament to elect president
The United States on Monday called on Lebanon’s parliament to elect a new president, as the country marks six months without a leader at the helm amid ... Middle East -
Russian parliament to hold extraordinary meetings on Feb 22: RIA
The lower and upper chambers of Russia’s parliament will hold extraordinary meetings on Feb. 22, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Wednesday, citing ... World News -
Israel’s president to ask Netanyahu to form new government
Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will receive an official mandate on Sunday to form a new government, Israel”s presidency said, ... Middle East -
Two women elected as Kuwait opposition wins majority in parliament
Women returned to Kuwait's national assembly on Thursday as the opposition won a majority in the Gulf's only fully elected parliament, which held its ... Gulf -
UK PM Johnson’s party win election for parliament seat
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party won an election for a new member of parliament in the northern English town of Hartlepool, breaking labor’s decades ... World News -
Iran parliament discusses bill to ‘eliminate Israel by March 2041’
Members of Iran’s parliament presented a bill that would oblige successive Iranian governments to eliminate Israel within 20 years and to work toward ... Middle East -
Newly elected Iranian MP booted for presenting fake degree: Iranian media
A newly elected Iranian lawmaker will be banned from Parliament for presenting a fake university degree, the spokesman of Iran’s election watchdog ... Middle East -
Tunisian parliament approves a coalition government
Tunisia's parliament approved a new coalition government in a confidence vote on Thursday, after months of political wrangling that has slowed the ... North Africa -
China postpones parliament amid coronavirus battle
China postponed its parliament for the first time in decades amid the coronavirus battle, according to state media. World News -
Political deadlock delays choice of new PM to steer Iraq out of crisis
Iraqi lawmakers said on Thursday that deadlock in parliament was holding up the selection of an interim prime minister, meaning leaders would miss a ... Middle East -
Brexit law to return to parliament before Christmas: UK official
Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to bring back Brexit legislation to parliament before Christmas, deputy finance minister Rishi Sunak said on ... World News -
India’s parliament approves citizenship law for non-Muslim minorities
Indian lawmakers approved legislation on Wednesday granting citizenship to non-Muslims who migrated illegally from Pakistan, Bangladesh and ... World News -
South Sudan speaker resigns under pressure over mismanagement
South Sudan’s parliamentary speaker has resigned after lawmakers threatened to impeach him for blocking efforts to fight corruption and ... World News -
Iran will seriously reconsider IAEA commitments: Parliament speaker
Iran will seriously reconsider some of its commitments to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if Europe resorts to using the “trigger ... Middle East -
Lebanese protesters gather around parliament to block lawmakers from entering
Lebanese protesters began gathering on Tuesday morning around the parliament in Beirut, where a legislative session is scheduled, to block lawmakers ... Middle East -
Tunisia’s new parliament elects Ennahda candidate Ghannouchi as Speaker
Tunisia’s new parliament elected on Wednesday Ennahda candidate Rashed Ghannouchi as Parliament Speaker by a majority of 123 votes.Ennahda came ... North Africa -
Tunisia’s Ennahda party wants leader Ghannouchi to be house speaker
Tunisia’s Ennahda party, which last month came top in legislative polls, put forward its leader Rached Ghannouchi on Sunday to head the next ... North Africa -
Iraqi parliament votes to revoke privileges for senior politicians amid protests
Iraq’s parliament voted on Monday to revoke the privileges for the three political heads and several senior politicians as it sat to discuss ... Middle East -
Four Iraqi MPs resign in response to mass protests
Four Iraqi parliamentarians resigned on Sunday in anger at the government’s perceived failure to respond to mass protests, piling more pressure ... Middle East -
Iraq MPs tied to populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr declare sit-in at parliament
Iraqi lawmakers linked to populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr began an indefinite sit-in on Saturday night at parliament headquarters, two MPs told AFP, ... Middle East -
UK speaker rules against government trying to get another vote on Brexit deal
Britain’s parliamentary speaker John Bercow told the government on Monday it could not again try to get a vote on Prime Minister Boris ... World News -
Ennahda came first in Tunisian parliamentary election
Tunisia’s moderate Islamist Ennahda came first in Sunday’s parliamentary election, winning 52 seats, while media mogul Nabil ... North Africa -
Voting ends in Tunisian parliamentary election
Polling stations closed in Tunisia on Sunday in a parliamentary election in which early indications showed that turnout was low. The biggest party in ... North Africa -
Peru president dissolves parliament, calls fresh elections
Peru’s president dissolved parliament and called for fresh elections Monday, prompting a vote by lawmakers to suspend him, deepening a ... World News -
Opposition surges against Boris Johnson’s Parliament scheme
Political opposition to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s move to suspend Parliament crystalized on Thursday amid protests, legal action and a ... World News -
Scuffles near Lebanon parliament before vote on budget
Dozens of protesters scuffled with Lebanese security forces guarding the country’s parliament on Thursday just as lawmakers were meeting ahead ... Middle East -
Greek PM says he will submit tax cut bill to parliament in coming weeks
Newly-elected Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told his ministers on Tuesday that he will submit a bill to parliament for reduction of taxes ... Economy -
Hong Kong leader condemns ‘extremely violent’ storming of parliament
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday condemned the “extremely violent” storming of the city’s parliament, after thousands of ... World News -
Algeria’s parliament president Mouad Bouchareb submits resignation
Algerian parliament president Moad Bouchareb quit on Tuesday, an Al Arabiya correspondent reported, after prolonged demands for his removal by ... North Africa -
First session of Afghan parliament ends in brawl over new Speaker
Afghanistan’s parliament descended into chaos on Sunday when lawmakers brawled over the appointment of a new Speaker, an inauspicious start to ... World News