After 12 years of unsuccessful attempts to revise a 1960 electoral law, rival politicians finally reach agreement.
Beirut: Lebanon expects to hold a parliamentary election on May 6, 2018 and parliament will extend its current term until May 20 that year, information minister Melhem Riachy told journalists during a cabinet session on Wednesday.
M. Habib El Malki a été réélu président du Conseil national de l’Union socialiste des forces populaires (USFP), à l’issue d’une opération de vote, organisée samedi au siège du parti à Rabat.
The opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has criticized a draft report prepared by a parliamentary commission formed to investigate the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, saying that the political and financial leg of the coup attempt was not revealed by “obstacles put by AKP [ruling Justice and Development Party] members of the commission.”
ALGER - Le Rassemblement national démocratique (RND) a demandé samedi à ses militants de poursuivre les efforts en tenant compte du plan de charge qu’imposera la préparation et la conduite de la participation du parti aux élections locales.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for next month's Pujut by-election will be decided soon by the party leadership, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Le conseil des ministres mauritanien a décidé, jeudi 8 juin, de reporter au 5 août le référendum constitutionnel prévu le 15 juillet.
The Muslim World League posted a statement reaffirming their support for the joint four Arab powers releasing a list of Qatar-linked designated terrorists.
The Muslim World League has said it supports a decision by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt in designating 59 Qatar-linked individuals and 12 entities with ties to terrorism.
Baghdad government says unilateral moves for independence unconstitutional two days after Kurds announce referendum.
Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi said in April he respected the Kurdish right to vote on independence, but didn't think the timing was right [Reuters]
The IEC says that work still needs to be done by the election commission before they can think of setting a date.
The parliamentary meeting convened to discuss the harmonization of a parliamentary bylaw dispersed without any conclusion amid criticism from the opposition parties, which decided to propose their own draft plans separately.
The latest news after Arab Gulf countriescut diplomatic ties with Qatar and suspended Doha-bound flights.
The latest developments since four Arab countries cut ties with Qatar on Monday morning. (All times local.)
10pm - Saudi FM holds talks in Oman
Khalfi said at Thursday’s weekly meeting of the government coalition that Othmani’s visit is intended to “boost the development projects that the government announced in response to the demands of the population.”
Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region has called a referendum on independence to be held on Sept. 25, an official said on Wednesday, moving ahead with a plan for full statehood that is likely to be opposed by Baghdad.
Hemin Hawrami, assistant to Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani, tweeted: “big news. Kurdistan Referendum for independence is on 25/9/2017.”
Arab countries' decisions led by Saudi Arabia are founded on 'baseless' allegations, Qatar foreign ministry says.
Qatar said there is "no legitimate justification" for several nations cutting diplomatic ties after Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, Bahrain, Yemen and the Maldives announced they would suspend relations with the Gulf state.
The Saudi kingdom made the announcement via its state-run Saudi Press Agency early on Monday, saying it was taking action for what it called the protection of national security.
Le nouveau président de l’APN, Saïd Bouhadja, réunira ces jours-ci, du moins avant la fin de cette semaine, les présidents des dix groupes parlementaires que compte la huitième législature.
Almazbek Atambayev signed the constitutional law On Amendments to the Law On the Elections of the President of Kyrgyzstan and the Deputies of the Parliament.
KUALA LUMPUR: It was a crazy idea to name Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the seventh Prime Minister if the Opposition wins the next general election.
KUCHING: Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) will only unveil its candidate in Pujut, days before the nomination day of the by-election for the state seat scheduled on June 20.
Chief Minister and State BN chairman Datuk Amar Abang Johari Abang Openg, however, did not provide the timeline for the announcement.
Albania’s main opposition Democratic Party has submitted a full list of candidates for the June 25 elections following several delays due to an incomplete list submitted.
