Islamabad, April 11 (Agencies) - The joint session of the Pakistani parliament is set to pass resolution on the recommendations about the future relationship with the United States and NATO this week, official sources told Online on Tuesday.
London, April 11 (Guardian) - The UK Border Agency (UKBA) must rid itself of its "bunker mentality" or risk raising suspicions that it is trying to mislead parliament and the public, MPs have warned.
Cairo, April 11 (CNN) - Egypt's administrative court suspended the country's 100-member constitutional assembly on Tuesday delaying the drafting of the new constitution.

Iraqi Parliament Speaker to visit Tehran

TEHRAN, Sept 27 (ICANA) – Iranian ambassador to Iraq Hassan Danaifar said the Speaker of Iraqi Parliament Osama Nujaifi would pay a visit to Tehran in coming days.
9/27/2011 World

Senior Iraqi MP blames occupiers for Karbala blasts

TEHRAN, Sept 26 (ICANA) – Spokesman of al-Ahrar Faction in the Iraqi parliament Mashreq Naji took the foreign and occupying forces responsible for the Sunday blasts in the holy city of Karbala, which killed at least 15 and wounded 113 more, and said the US is seeking to create an excuse for extending its mission in Iraq.
9/26/2011 World

Sarkozy appears to lose control of French senate

TEHRAN, Sept 26 (ICANA) – A coalition of conservative parties that support Nicolas Sarkozy appeared Sunday to have lost its majority in the upper house of France's parliament, a major political setback for the president eight months ahead of next year's presidential election.
9/26/2011 World

Saudi women to be appointed in parliament

TEHRAN, Sept 26 (ICANA) – Saudi Arabian women will be appointed as members of the parliament, and be allowed to run for and vote in the municipal elections, King Abdullah said on Sunday.
9/26/2011 World
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Shias boycott Bahrain by-elections

Manama, Sept 25 (Al-Jazeera) -- Main opposition boycotts poll held to fill seats vacated by its members during a crackdown on pro-reform protests.
9/25/2011 World

UAE holds second-ever advisory body elections, women elected

DUBAI (Xinhua) - About 130,000 voters of the United Arab Emirates elected Saturday half of the 40-member Federal National Council (FNC), the second such election in the Emirates' 40-year history.
9/25/2011 World

Kuwaiti Parliament Strongly Reacts to Insult against Shia Muslims

TEHRAN, Sept. 5 (ICANA) – The voice-recorded statements of Hamad Al Fallah, chairman of the board of directors of Kuwait Airways, arouse strong reaction of Shia deputies at the Kuwait parliament.
9/5/2011 World

Bahrain’s Opposition Leader Sees Future without US Fleet

TEHRAN, Sept. 3 (ICANA) – The leader of Bahrain’s largest opposition (Shia) party says that a future, democratic Middle East would eliminate the need for the U.S. Navy in the Persian Gulf.
9/3/2011 World

Iraqi MPs Slam Sarkozy’s Iran Remarks

TEHRAN, Sept. 3 (ICANA) – Several members of the Iraqi parliament reacted to the recent statements of French President Nicolas Sarkozy against Iran’s nuclear activities.
9/3/2011 World

British Parliament’s Bid to Prevent Murdoch’s Ownership of British Media

TEHRAN, Aug 29 (ICANA) – Labor Party members of British Parliament have begun making moves to prevent James Murdoch’ renewing his bid for full ownership of BSkyB by garnering support of the British parties.
8/29/2011 World

Over 50m Eligible to Vote in Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

TEHRAN, Aug 27 (ICANA) – About 50,650,000 Egyptian citizens will be eligible to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections, expected to begin in the latter part of November and be carried out in three stages, Assistant Interior Minister for Administrative Affairs Refat Qomsan said on Thursday.
8/27/2011 World

Obstruction Made to Cancel Iftar Ceremony at Danish Parliament

TEHRAN, Aug 20 (ICANA) – A number of representatives of the Danish parliament have voiced support for holding a fast breaking (iftar) ceremony at the parliament against the backdrop of sabotaging it.
8/20/2011 World

Iraqi MP: Airing Religious Documentary May Cause Sedition in Islamic Community

TEHRAN, August 20 (ICANA) – An Iraq lawmaker who has called for banning a religious documentary from being aired on Iraq TV says the move would cause sedition in the Islamic community.
8/20/2011 World

Iraqi MPs Slash Top Politicians’ Salaries

TEHRAN, August 17 (ICANA) – Iraqi MPs voted to slash their wages and those of ministers and top officials on Tuesday, several months after such plans were initially mooted to quell street protests across Iraq.
8/17/2011 World

Iraqi Parliament Bans Airing Religious Documentary

TEHRAN, August 14 (ICANA) – The Iraqi parliament voted by majority on Saturday to ban a televised documentary about the lives of the Prophet (S) of Islam’s grandsons, Imam Hassan (AS) and Imam Hussein (AS).
8/14/2011 World

German Wants Olympics Moved If Riots Continue

TEHRAN, August 13 (ICANA) – Olympic officials should consider moving the London 2012 Olympics if the riots and looting of the past days in the capital continue, German member of parliament Manuel Hoeferlin said.
8/13/2011 World

Cameron Promises Parliament a Swift Response to Riots

TEHRAN, August 13 (ICANA) – Seeking to reestablish his authority after England’s worst rioting in decades, Prime Minister David Cameron told an emergency session of Parliament Thursday that the authorities would consider curfews, constraining smartphones and social networking sites, and filling some police functions with soldiers to keep more officers on the street.
8/13/2011 World

Bahrain Shia Opposition Bloc Boycott Elections

TEHRAN, Aug 13 (ICANA) – Bahrain’s largest Shia opposition group said on Friday it would boycott parliamentary elections to fill seats vacated when its deputies resigned over the Sunni-led kingdom’s crackdown on anti-government protests.
8/13/2011 World

Bahrain Elections Boycotted by 2nd Biggest Shia Party

TEHRAN, Aug 10 (ICANA) – The second biggest Shia party of Bahrain boycotted the forthcoming parliamentary elections of the country.
8/10/2011 World

MP Calls for BlackBerry Messenger Suspension to Calm UK Riots

TEHRAN, Aug 10 (ICANA) – A lawmaker called on Tuesday for BlackBerry's instant messaging service to be suspended after rioters used it to mobilize in London and other British cities.
8/10/2011 World

Police Use Water, Batons to Control India Protest

TEHRAN, Aug 10 (ICANA) – Police used bamboo batons and water canons to control thousands of angry protesters marching in New Delhi against corruption involving last year's Commonwealth Games.
8/10/2011 World

Mahmoud al-Abrash Reeleced Speaker of Syrian Parliament

TEHRAN, August 8 (ICANA) – Syrian People's Assembly on Sunday resumed its activities and voiced readiness to hold the extraordinary emergency session.
8/8/2011 World

Republicans Accuse Obama of 'Failure to Lead' over U.S. Rating Downgrade

TEHRAN, August 8 (ICANA) – Leading Republicans accused the U.S. president and his economic team of a failure of leadership this weekend after the Ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the United States' top-notch AAA credit score by one notch to AA-plus for the first time ever on Friday.
8/8/2011 World

Al Azhar Rejects US Envoy for Minorities

TEHRAN, August 3 (ICANA) – The university of Al-Azhar on Tuesday expressed strong rejection to a U.S. administration decision to establish a special envoy for rights of religious minorities in the Middle East and South Asia.
8/3/2011 World

Iraqi MP Denies Allegations on Iran’s Request from Iraq to Financially Assist Syria

TEHRAN, August 2 (ICANA) - An Iraqi parliamentarian rejected as unfounded and mere lie, allegations on Iran’s request from Iraq to financially assist the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
8/2/2011 World