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Bahrain and Oman inked Tuesday a parliamentary cooperation agreement to strengthen relations between the two countries, Zawya reports. Parliament Speaker Fouzia Zainal and Oman’s Shura Council chairman Shaikh Khalid bin Hilal Al Mawali signed the memorandum of cooperation. The deal Read more
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain has ratified and promulgated a law on the Future Generations Reserve Fund, following its approval by the Shura and Representatives Councils, Trade Arabia reports, citing state-run news agency. Per the new funds Read more
Bahrain Shura Council Sunday trashed two bills that sought to amend the Civil Service Law to reserve all jobs under the public sector, including contract jobs for Bahrainis, confirming the Gulf country’s policy to replace expats working in government by Read more
Bahrain’s state legislature on Wednesday approved a bill to double the country’s Value Added Tax (VAT) from the existing 5 per cent to 10 per cent, Gulf Business reports. The Shura Council; the upper house of the legislature, is expected Read more
Qatari Shura Council elected Tuesday Hassan bin Abdullah Al-Ghanim as the first Speaker of parliament following first legislative elections held in the Gulf country. 37 out of 45 total members of the Shura Council voted in favour of Al-Ghanim, reports Read more
Qataris will go to polls for the first time to elect members of the advisory Shura Council endowed with legislative authority on October 02, following a decision by the country’s ruler Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani. Voters will elect 30 Read more
The ruler of Oman, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Monday issued two decrees for the appointment of a Crown Prince for the first time in the history of the Gulf country. The two decrees; one for the parliament – known as Read more
The Palestinian movement Hamas controlling the Gaza Strip Saturday elected former Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniya as its new political leader in replacement of exiled Khaled Meshaal who has completed a two-term mandate. “The Hamas Shura Council Saturday elected Ismail Read more
Bahrain’s upper house has approved a constitutional amendment authorizing the trial of civilians in military courts. During the session at the Shura Council, Justice Minister Khalid bin Ali al-Khalifa argued that military judges were “best placed” to deal with “irregular Read more
The austerity plan announced by the oil rich kingdom earlier this year is on track, with the signing Monday of a series of royal decrees slashing the salaries of senior officials and councilors. The royal decrees, announced on state-run Ekhbariya Read more