Egyptian criminal court asks parliament to amend legislation governing capital punishment to allow live broadcast of execution of the murderer of his university colleague The Mansoura Criminal Court has asked parliament to amend the law [ More … ]
Amid a dire economic situation and decline in the country’s foreign exchange reserves, Egyptian parliament has started discussion for seeking new external loans Egyptian parliament has commenced discussion of six decisions issued by Egypt’s Abdel [ More … ]
Lebanon holds elections, with a likely loss of parliament majority by Hezbollah and its allied parties, according to early reports. The preliminary results from Lebanon’s parliamentary election suggest allies of the Iran-backed Hezbollah have lost [ More … ]
Lebanese leaders have already agreed a new government after a year of political feuding over cabinet seats that has exacerbated a devastating economic collapse, reported Reuters. The breakthrough followed a flurry of contacts from France [ More … ]
Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked the government and frozen the parliament in one of Tunisia’s biggest political crises since the 2011 revolution that introduced democracy. President accused of attack on Tunisian democracy after sacking [ More … ]
The move is a new step by Ankara to improve relations with Cairo following a series of talks conducted by the respective intelligence agencies The Turkish ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) lawmakers in [ More … ]
Libya’s parliament has met in the front-line city of Sirte for a crucial vote on whether to endorse a new interim unity government meant to oversee long-delayed elections this year under an international peace plan. [ More … ]
Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has criticised what he considered to be a “fight for power” in the country between the president and the parliament, warning that this would negatively affect the country’s stability. In [ More … ]
No women won seats; many new faces; voter turnout of 60% higher than expected The election for Kuwait’s National Assembly (parliament) resulted in an all-male parliament and several previous MP losing their seats, signalling a [ More … ]
After just five months in office, Tunisia’s Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh has called it a day. His resignation came on the heels of a political scandal that has seen critics. Most notably the Ennahdha party accuse [ More … ]
The amendments require current and former officers to seek the approval of top military council before running for election Egypt’s parliament has approved amendments to a law that would restrict current and former members of [ More … ]
The Libyan parliament called on the government to be at full readiness against “aggression” from Egypt, denouncing recent comments by Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi that his army could intervene in the war-torn country, reported Anadolu Agency. [ More … ]
Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi took office after the country’s parliament approved a new government on Wednesday following nearly six months of political wrangling. Al-Kadhimi is viewed as pragmatic as well as having good relations with main [ More … ]
The question is; Does Sisi need more powers?! The powers would include the right to suspend the school and university year, to postpone payment of utility bills and taxes, and to quarantine returning expats, Ahram [ More … ]
North African nation may be heading for new parliamentary elections over its inability to form a government. Tunisia‘s Ennahdha party has rejected a new government proposal that excludes other parties and is open to contest another [ More … ]
Copyright © 2016 | Middle East Observer