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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir speaks in New Delhi, India, October 29, 2015. (AP)

Sudan’s al-Bashir Vows to Implement Essential Amendments in State Institutions

by Ahmed Younis | Apr 4, 2017 | Middle East

Khartoum – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir vowed on Monday to implement “essential amendments” in the government and state institutions during the upcoming phase of his presidential term, which ends in 2020. Addressing Sudan’s parliament, known as the National...

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National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim (KUNA)

Kuwait: Parliamentary Committee Approves Lifting MPs’ Immunity in Storming Case

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Feb 6, 2017 | Middle East

Kuwait – Kuwait’s National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim denied reports about a political crisis in the country, in the wake of some MPs interpellation of Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud...

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Kuwaiti candidate and former parliament speaker Marzouq Al Ghanem (C) celebrates with his supporters in Kuwait City following the announcment of his victory in the parliamentary election early on November 27, 2016. Yasser Al Zayyat/AFP

Kuwait Elections Topple Prominent Figures

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Nov 28, 2016 | Middle East

Kuwait – The outcome of the Kuwaiti parliamentary elections caused a great shock as it toppled prominent forces in the parliamentary sector and gave a great boost to the youths. Great number of candidates of the previous majority as well as candidates of the...

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A Kuwaiti man casts his ballot to choose parliamentary representatives, in Kuwait City, Saturday, Nov.26, 2016. (AP Photo/Jabber Abdulkhaleg) (The Associated Press)

Elections in Kuwait: Economic Challenges Increase Turnout

by Hatim Betioui | Nov 27, 2016 | Business

Kuwait – Kuwait voters turned out in large numbers at the poll stations to elect new representatives for the National Assembly, the 15th since Kuwait’s independence in 1961. Kuwaiti sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the turnout was between 69% and 72%...

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Kuwaiti Parliament Speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim (C) looks on during a parliament session on June 8, 2016 at the national assembly in Kuwait City. YAsser al-Zayyat/AFP

Photos of Kuwait Parliament Brawl Go Viral on Social Media

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Jun 14, 2016 | Middle East

Dammam-A Kuwaiti National Assembly session witnessed at noon Monday a brawl among lawmakers which included a fistfight and hurling shoes in a reminder of similar disputes that have erupted in the past. The brawl began with a verbal dispute between lawmakers Ali...