Kuwait City, Kuwait--Kuwait dissolved parliament on Thursday after a protracted stalemate between cabinet ministers and lawmakers dragged on despite the accession of a new emir in December. The official KUNA news agency said a "royal decree was issued to dissolve the national assembly" elected last June following a proposal by the...
Dozens file ‘documents’ to take part in Kuwait polls next month
Kuwait City, Kuwait -- Dozens of candidates have submitted their candidacy documents for Kuwait's National Assembly election, set to take place on June 6. At least 31 Kuwaitis presented their documents to the election affairs department affiliated with the Ministry of Interior on Saturday, bringing the total number of candidates...Airbus to open second plane assembly line in China, double output
"It makes a lot of sense for us, as the Chinese market keeps growing, to be serving local for the Chinese airlines, and probably some other customers in the region," Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said during a trip to China, where he is accompanying French President Emmanuel Macron on his...
Tunisia swears in new parliament with truncated powers
Tunisia inaugurated a new parliament largely stripped of its powers, after a vote that saw a paltry turnout amid boycotts following President Kais Saied's July 2021 power grab. The new assembly held its first session at the legislature's traditional home in Bardo, a suburb of the capital Tunis.
Baghdad-Amman oil pipeline will soon be functional, says Iraqi Parliamentary Speaker
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Iraqi Parliamentary Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi said that an oil pipeline from Basra port to the Jordanian port of Aqaba will soon be operational pointing to many areas of cooperation between the two countries. Al-Halbousi, who spoke at a joint press conference at Baghdad airport with Jordan's Lower...UAE’s FNC participates in Asian Parliamentary Assembly meet
ANTALYA, TURKEY - The UAE Parliamentary Division of the Federal National Council (FNC), participated in the meeting of the Standing Committee on Political Affairs of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA). The FNC delegation was represented by Dr. Nidal Mohammed Al Tunaiji, Head of the UAE Parliamentary Division at APA, and...Saudi Ministry of Industry, Hyundai Motor ink MoU to build cars in Kingdom
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Motor Company for building an assembly plant in the country. The MoU was signed in the presence of Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Al-Khorayef, Minister of Economy and Planning...New Kuwaiti government sworn in after political crisis
Kuwait's crown prince swore in a new government, less than a month after the emirate held parliamentary elections in which the opposition reaped major gains. The polls capped a political stand-off between the former cabinet and legislature that saw lawmakers occupy the national assembly building for days.
Iraq MPs to meet for first time since August violence
Parliament said in a brief statement on Monday that votes on the resignation of the assembly's speaker, Mohammed al-Halbussi, and the appointment of a first deputy speaker would top the agenda.Lapid under fire over backing Palestinian statehood at UN
The premier reiterated his long-held position that a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict was in Israel's interest, a notion that faded during Netanyahu's 2009-2021 tenure as prime minister. Lapid contended a large majority of Israelis supported a two-state solution, "and I am one of them".
DEWA plans cash dividend for H1
Firm plans to give cash dividend of US$844m.
Dubai Metaverse Assembly in Sept to host 300 global experts
The assembly will host more than 300 global experts, policymakers, thought leaders, and decision-makers from more than 40 organizations.
Tunisia speaker rejects president’s dissolution of parliament
"We consider that the parliament remains operational," Rached Ghannouchi told AFP in an interview.Libya PM-in-waiting accuses rival of blocking swearing-in
The Libyan parliament's pick for prime minister has accused his rival in Tripoli of blocking ministers-in-waiting from traveling to the eastern-based assembly to be sworn in.
An assembly of Global Public Diplomacy kicks off in Qatar
The seventh General Assembly of Global Public Diplomacy Network will get underway in Katara, chaired by Qatar.
