Brunei Parliament Reopens, But No Talk of Election
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The monarch of oil-rich  Brunei reopened the tiny country's parliament for the first  time in 20 years on Saturday, but made no mention of elections  and warned his subjects not to get carried away.
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ISLAMABAD: Opposition groups on Saturday boycotted the parliament session, convened for the vote of confidence of the new Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
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Somalia inaugurated a transitional parliament Sunday, taking an important first step toward forming a new government for the devastated country even as rivalries continue
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Oil-rich Brunei is gearing up for a royal wedding which will see a guest list of Asian leaders and Middle East royalty but decidedly less bling than previous events.
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Anti-Syrian lawmakers gathered at Lebanon's parliament under tight security on Tuesday for a session intended to elect a new president, but an opposition boycott was expected to foil any vote.
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Polling stations were nearly empty yesterday in elections for Turkmenistan&#39;s rubber-stamp Parliament, forcing officials to carry ballot boxes door to door in this nation ruled by a former Soviet Communist boss who has been declared president-for-life.
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Polls are due to open in an election which the government hopes will bring a return to devolution
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Vote counting has finally started in Afghanistan&#39;s landmark election, held last weekend, after a probe into fraud allegations halted the process.
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The newly inaugurated Somali parliament is due to elect the speaker of the transitional assembly later on Wednesday. Twelve members of parliament have expressed interest in the position.
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Ukraine's parliament opened on Wednesday without a quorum, hurting opposition hopes of pushing through motions to open the way for new presidential elections.
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Polls have closed in Estonia where voters were asked to elect a new parliament. It's widely believed that they will return to power the coalition made up of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's centre-right Reform ...Comment
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The new Somali parliament for the interim phase opened its deliberations yesterday in an important step in the attempt to end 13 years of chaos, in the absence of representatives for the Land Of Somalia ( northern west of the country) which had announced
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The parliament stripped an opposition lawmaker of his immunity Saturday so he could be prosecuted again for war crimes, but it rejected prosecutors' request for his renewed detention.
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BAGHDAD -- Sunni legislators returned to Iraq's parliament yesterday after a five-week boycott, raising hopes the assembly can make progress on power-sharing bills demanded by Washington before the lawmakers take a monthlong break.
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Parliament failed Tuesday to agree on constitutional changes and election reforms.
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The election of a president by Lebanese members of parliament has been  postponed fro a second time.
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Government offices in the Bangladeshi capital reopen as it slowly returns to normal following widespread floods.