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Meeting of the Joint Drafting Committee in Tunis (UNISMIL website)

Differences Threaten Negotiations to Amend Skhirat Agreement

by Almunji Al-Soeidani and Jamal Jawhar | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo, Tunis– Differences between members of the Joint Drafting Committee in charge with amending the Skhirat Agreement have hampered discussions between the two Libyan sides representing Parliament and the High State Council, amid mutual accusations of “refusing to...

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The central government in Baghdad opposes the Kurdish plans of the referendum [Azad Lashkari/Reuters]

Elections for Syria’s Kurds, Russia Warns them from Separation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 16, 2017 | Middle East

London, Erbil- The executive committee of the Kurdish-controlled Democratic Federal System of Northern Syria encouraged Syrians on Friday to participate in the elections of bodies running local communities scheduled for Sept. 22. For its part, Russia’s Hmeimim...

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This photo taken on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, shows an open session of the Iranian parliament in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Tehran Seeks to Boost Quds Force, Ballistic Missiles Spending

by Adil Alsalmi | Aug 14, 2017 | World

London- Iran’s parliament voted yes on Sunday to a bill increasing government funds backing the Revolutionary Guards’ paramilitary unit, Quds Force, and the national ballistic missile program. The increase is meant to counter recent US sanctions imposed against the...

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Members of Yemen’s parliament attend parliament for the first time since a civil war began almost two years ago in Sanaa, Yemen. Aug 14, 2016 Photo: Reuters

Yemeni Parliament to Hold Its First Session in August in Aden

by Said Al-Abyad | Jul 25, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah – The Yemeni Parliament will hold its first session in the temperate capital Aden mid-August with confirmed 138 members attending, according to a Yemeni source with knowledge of the matter. A confirmed date for the session has not been determined yet given that...

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Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine el-Othmani delivers his first speech presenting the government’s program at the Moroccan Parliament in Rabat, Morocco April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

Morocco: Parliamentarians Call for Reducing Social Disparities

by Latifa Al-Arosni | Jun 21, 2017 | Middle East

Rabat – A group of Moroccan deputies from both majority and opposition blocs have called on the government on Tuesday to speed up the implementation of measures aimed at reducing social disparities in the different Moroccan regions, by guaranteeing equal access to...