Noticias

Tripoli Congress takes on new members

14 Mar 2016
Libia
Fuente: 
Libya Herald

The continuing General National Congress (GNC) has sworn in a new batch of members to replace the ever diminishing number of those actually elected in July 2012.

According to the Tripoli office of the Libyan news agency LANA, a group of new members was sworn in today at the GNC’s Rixos headquarters in front of GNC president Nuri Abu Sahmain.

Voting day set for second round of parliamentary election

14 Mar 2016
Irán
Fuente: 
Radio Zamaneh

The head of Iran’s Elections Office announced that voting in ridings that went into the second round of the election will be held on April 29.

Ali Pourali reported that the ministry of interior and the Guardian Council have agreed on the date.

Iranians went to the polls on February 26 to elect parliamentary representatives, and in a number of ridings, candidates went into the second round of the election.

Civil Registry Authority taken over by ‘’extremists’’

13 Mar 2016
Libia
Fuente: 
Libya Herald

The Civil Registry Authority (CRA) confirmed yesterday that it had been forcibly taken over by ‘’ideologically extremist groups’’ who took control of its database of Libyan citizens which would have ‘’enabled them to control the affairs of Libyans and the manipulation of their identities for their own interests’’.

Presidency Council claims green-light for unity government now given; Dialogue group disagrees

13 Mar 2016
Libia
Fuente: 
Libya Herald

The Presidency Council has claimed that its proposed 13-ministry government has effectively been given the go-ahead by the endorsement signed by some hundred members of the House of Representatives (HoR) last month and by the Libya Dialogue in its statement on Thursday.

Thousands of Iraqis stage anti-government protest

12 Mar 2016
Irak
Fuente: 
Al Jazeera

Tens of thousands of Iraqis have taken to the streets of Baghdad for the third week in a row to demand a political overhaul.

Gathering on Friday in the capital, protesters heeded a call to gather by powerful Shia cleric Muqtada al- Sadr, who is pressuring the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to push on with a plan to form a cabinet of independent ministers.

Oman and Saudi Arabia review bilateral cooperation

11 Mar 2016
Omán
Arabia Saudí
Fuente: 
Times of Oman

Riyadh: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, of Saudi Arabia received here on Thursday Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs and his GCC counterparts representatives of the countries taking part in the concluding military exercise 'Ra'ad Al Shamal' at King Khalid Military City.

Former president presses Rohani on detained opposition leaders

09 Mar 2016
Irán
Fuente: 
Radio Zamaneh

Former Iranian president and prominent reformist figure Mohammad Khatami has urged the Rohani government to honour its election promises, adding that the country’s security-laden atmosphere does not befit the Iranian people.

In a meeting with his advisers on Tuesday March 8, 2016, Khatami highlighted the role of MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi in the recent parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections.

Top expert calls for full-scale ‘reforms’ for Kuwait economy – ‘Expenditure rationalization must cover fuel prices’

09 Mar 2016
Kuwait
Fuente: 
Arab Times online

KUWAIT CITY, March 9, (KUNA): An eminent expert has called for comprehensive structural reforms to boost integration among the country’s various sectors and enhance the financial basis to minimize effects on the State budget due to low oil prices.

First year for women in Municipal Council — challenges and optimisms

08 Mar 2016
Arabia Saudí
Fuente: 
Saudi Gazette

SAUDI women were waiting for December 2015 to enter for the first time the Municipal Council. Some 20 women are now participating in Municipal Council deliberations at different regions in the Kingdom while the total number of Municipal Council members exceeds 3,150. Though the women seats are few yet their participation has come after a long journey, said activists.

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