by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 3, 2017 | World
London- Prime Minister Theresa May’s government published its blueprint for Brexit on Thursday after winning a first parliamentary vote on a bill that would empower her to start pulling Britain out of the European Union. London is aiming for a “new,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 2, 2017 | World
London- British lawmakers, in the House of Common’s first vote on Brexit, overwhelmingly backed Article 50 on Wednesday allowing Prime Minister Theresa May the opportunity to kickstart Brexit talks. The proposal was contained in the Government’s European Union Bill....
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 18, 2016 | World
London- Meeting at the UK House of Commons with British high-end political figures, Iranian opposition and activist movement People’s Mujahedin of Iran, otherwise known as MEK, discussed the worsening case of human rights in Iran, especially post the 2015...
by Mina Al-Droubi | Jan 14, 2016 | World
The first voting to choose a new anthem for England was held on Wednesday in the House of Commons. The proposal was presented by Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins, who believes that England needs its own anthem, like the ones enjoyed by Scotland and Wales. The spokesman...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 13, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The British parliament’s House of Commons will debate a motion to recognize Palestine as an independent state on Monday, in a move that is already controversial both at home and abroad. The motion, which reads: “This House believes that the...
