Brunei Sultan opens parliament after 20-year hiatus
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Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has opened an appointed parliament which he revived after a 20-year gap as part of &quot;cautious&quot; political reforms in the tiny oil-rich kingdom.
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Pakistanâs former Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz, a close ally of President General Pervez Musharraf, was sworn in as prime minister today, a day after parliament elected him as premier despite an opposition boycott of the vote.
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Elected lawmakers meet in Thailand for the first time since the military seized power in September 2006.
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International mediators have begun swearing in members of a new transitional parliament for Somalia, nearly 13 years after the collapse of the nation&#39;s central government.
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Holyrood officials have published the guest list for the royal opening of the Scottish Parliament.
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The British Consulate General in Istanbul reopened on Monday some one year after the suicide bombing attack that caused massive damage to the building, Anatolia News Agency reported.
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Hundreds of Somalis have taken to the streets of the capital, Mogadishu, to celebrate the inauguration of the country&#39;s parliament.
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PAKISTANâS former finance minister Shaukat Aziz was set to be sworn in as prime minister today, a day after parliament elected him as premier despite an opposition boycott of the vote.
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Somalia has inaugurated a transitional parliament in the latest step toward creating a new central government for the nation. Somali lawmakers and international mediators took part in the ceremony Sunday at UN offices in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
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Pehin Dato Seri Paduka (Dr.) Haji Awang Hussain, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, lauded diplomatic relations between Brunei and Germany that have been strengthened over two decades and said that more ...
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Scotland's expensive new parliament building is opened amid great ceremony.
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Parliament in the oil-rich kingdom of Brunei reopens for the first time in two decades with a warning from its ruler.
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The Scottish Parliament's new home is due to open its doors as legislative plans for the next year are unveiled.
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Somalia's first parliament for 13 years is expected to be sworn in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Sunday.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to an enthusiastic welcome in Istanbul after reaching a historic deal to start membership talks with the European Union next year.
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NAIROBI -- Members of a new transitional parliament were sworn in yesterday, a key step toward establishing Somalia's first national government since 1991. But a dispute within one of the country's main clans over its delegates threatened to scuttle the peace process, mediators said.
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Brunei's Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah has installed a pool table in his hotel suite to ensure he can practice in luxurious surroundings for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games nine-ball competition.