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Kuwait: Defense, Interior Ministers' Resignation Could Lead to Dissolving the National Assembly

Kuwait's defense and interior ministers submitted their resignations to the prime minister on Wednesday over "abuse of interrogations." Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber al-Ali and Interior Minister Sheikh Ahmed Mansour al-Ahmed submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah in protest of "the abuse of the use of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

French bill 'democratising sport' moved to National Assembly

(This Feb.16 story corrects headline and paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 7 of Feb 16 story to show amendment relating to hijab had been removed before returning to Senate)

Reuters

French Senate finalises moves to return Nazi looted artworks to owners

The French senate has approved the return of 15 artworks looted from Jews during World War II, the last step in a process that started in the National Assembly in January. The move will open the door to further restitutions.

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Explainer: What does a French president do?

French voters go to the ballot box on April 10 and 24 to elect a new president or to re-elect the incumbent Emmanuel Macron, who is eligible to stand for a second and final consecutive five-year term. France's head of state enjoys considerable powers compared to many other world leaders.…

France 24

France To Try Syria's War Criminals

France has made an important step in the fight against impunity for the perpetrators of international crimes committed in Syria and throughout the world. The National Assembly passed a bill to authorize the approval of the international judicial cooperation agreement between the French Government and the United Nations Organization, represented…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France's National Assembly passes law to recognise, recompense Harkis

France's National Assembly on Wednesday adopted a bill enabling the Harkis – Muslim Algerians who fought on the side of France during the Algerian war of independence –and their descendants to receive compensation for the way they were treated at the end of the war in 1962.

France 24

No clear presidential frontrunner as Costa Ricans cast votes

Costa Ricans will vote for a new president and all seats of the National Assembly Sunday in a elections that have yet to see a clear favorite emerge among 25 candidates to lead the Central American nation

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Nicaragua's congress bans 4 universities and 6 aid groups

Nicaragua's National Assembly has outlawed four private universities, some linked to the Roman Catholic Church

The Independent UK

Venezuela opposition proposing sanction relief to woo Maduro

Venezuela’s opposition has suggested the U.S. ease economic sanctions on the country and some of its individuals, a potential policy shift aimed at bringing President Nicolas Maduro back to the negotiating table, according to National Assembly head Juan Guaido.

Tribune News Service

Why The Gambia should fast-track gender quotas for women

Women have historically been poorly represented in positions of power and decision-making in The Gambia. Out of 58 National Assembly members, only six are women lawmakers and only three of these are elected. Women make up more than half of the Gambian population, yet they account for only 10% of…

The Conversation

Kuwait Draft Budget Sees Deficit Down 74%

Kuwait announced that the draft budget for the fiscal year 2022-2023 sees oil income at $55 billion throughout the FY that ends in March 2023, up 83.4 percent from 2021-2022. The Finance Ministry said it submitted the draft budget to the cabinet before presenting it to the National Assembly for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

French parliament adopts resolution denouncing China's Uyghur 'genocide'

France’s National Assembly has adopted a resolution that denounces "genocide" by China against its Uyghur population, a minority Muslim group in the northeastern Xinjiang region, days before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Radio France Internationale

Jamaat-i-Islami announces country-wide protests against Imran Khan govt to withdraw mini-budget

Pakistan's Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) party on Tuesday announced launching a nation-wide protest movement to press the government for taking back the mini-budget which the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government recently bulldozed through the National Assembly, a media report said.

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