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    Kyrgyz parliament set to meet, discuss new govt amid unrest

    10 Oct 2020

    Kyrgyzstan’s parliament was set to meet on Saturday and potentially vote in a new government to end a power vacuum in the strategically important Central Asian nation which has been gripped by unrest since a contested Oct.4 election.

    Egypt starts voting in first stage of parliament elections

    24 Oct 2020

    Some 63 million voters out of Egypt's more than 100 million people are eligible to elect 568 of the 596 lawmakers in the lower house, widely seen as a rubber-stamp body for executive policies.

    Sharjah Children Parliament to conclude its 16th edition on Oct.28

    25 Oct 2020

    The closing ceremony will bring together 60 young parliamentarians aged 8-11 years who were elected from all Sharjah Children centres across the emirate, and will offer them a platform to express their views.

    First stage of Egypt parliament elections concludes

    26 Oct 2020

    Some 63 million voters out of Egypt's more than 100 million people are eligible to elect 568 of the 596 lawmakers in the lower house, widely seen as a rubber-stamp body for executive policies.

    Kyrgyzstan ends state of emergency as PM consolidates power

    16 Oct 2020

    Kyrgyzstan’s parliament voted on Friday to end a state of emergency in capital Bishkek as Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov consolidated his power by formally assuming the interim presidency in the country closely allied with Russia.

    Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim meets king in challenge for premiership

    13 Oct 2020

    Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will make an “important announcement” on Tuesday after a meeting with the king in which he aims to prove he has the parliamentary support needed to oust Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

    Egypt’s parliament approves deployment of troops to Libya to protect 'national security'

    20 Jul 2020

    President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has called the strategic coastal city of Sirte a "red line” and warned that any attack on the town would prompt Cairo to intervene militarily to protect its western border with the oil-rich country.

    PNG opposition bid to oust prime minister stalls

    14 Dec 2020

    The challenge to Marape has gathered traction over recent days with the government weighed down by dire levels of debt and little progress in negotiations with resource companies to secure a greater share of wealth for the country.

    Nepal PM’s ‘constitutional coup’ challenged in court

    21 Dec 2020

    Seven government ministers stepped down after Oli’s dissolution saying it was violation of the “popular mandate” given to them in a 2017 general election. Protesters burned effigies of him in the streets.

    Japan ex-PM Abe apologises, corrects statements on funding scandal

    25 Dec 2020

    Japan’s longest-serving leader said he had known nothing about the payments and pledged to work to regain public trust. The apology came after his secretary was on Thursday summarily indicted over the issue and fined 1 million yen ($9,650).

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