Iraqi parliament passes law banning normalization with Israel

The bill was initially introduced in April by the head of Iraq’s Sadrist Movement

Iraqi parliament reviews draft law to ban normalization with Israel

Last September, a controversial conference was held in Iraqi Kurdistan calling for Baghdad to join the so-called Abraham Accords

Jordanian parliament demands expulsion of Israeli ambassador

Jordan’s prime minister also lashed out at Israel over the ongoing violence against Palestinians

BREAKING: Lawmakers from Imran Khan’s party resign from Pakistani parliament

Former prime minister Imran Khan has accused Pakistan's opposition of conspiring with foreign powers to oust him from office

Israeli PM loses parliamentary majority after Netanyahu ally jumps ship

Naftali Bennett has now lost the razor-thin majority his coalition government held in the Knesset

Iraqi parliament fails to elect new president for a third time

The leader of the Sadrist bloc has doubled down on his refusal to form a coalition government with the Coordination Framework

Lebanese parliament to review long-awaited capital control law

Banks have imposed informal capital control laws since the 2019 economic and currency collapse, denying Lebanese people access to their savings

Speaker of Yemen’s parliament accuses UN of double standards

Sanaa has repeatedly accused the UN of failing to censure the Saudi-led coalition over its atrocities in Yemen

Iraqi parliament asks judiciary to ban finance minister from leaving the country

Finance Minister Ali Allawi had refused to attend a parliamentary meeting for further explanations

Lebanese parliament speaker calls for Syria’s immediate return to Arab League

Lebanon, Algeria and Iran are the main supporters of Syria's return to the Arab League

Lebanon approves $18 million towards parliamentary elections

The elections will be Lebanon's first since the outbreak of demonstrations against the backdrop of economic meltdown in 2019

Iraqi parliament to re-open registration of presidential candidates

Barham Salih, current president and presidential candidate, has written to the Iraqi Federal Court, asking for an explanation of procedural legalities in electing the next president

Iraqi parliament postpones presidential election over absence of quorum

In an unprecedented turn of events, only 58 out of 329 representatives attended the parliament session

Draft deal on flights between Morocco and Israel tabled before Moroccan parliament

Morocco has signed several trade and economic deals with Israel since 10 December 2020 when the two countries formally normalized ties

Iraqi parliament approves 25 candidates for President

In line with the efforts to form a majority government, Muqtada al-Sadr has met with Nechirvan Barzani and Mohammad al-Halbousi

Iraqi PM meets Al-Ameri while Barzani congratulates parliament speaker

Attempts to de-escalate tensions in Iraq continue

Halbousi re-elected Iraqi parliament speaker amid heated debate and tensions

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, said that this was the first step towards building a free and independent Iraq

Newly-elected Iraqi parliament to convene for the first time on 9 January

The meeting will come amid a free-for-all race by all political actors to become part of the leading bloc in parliament

Iraq’s Fatah Alliance accepts Supreme Court ruling on parliamentary elections results

Supporters of several parties affiliated with the PMU have been protesting against the results since mid-October

Amid protests, Iraq approves parliamentary election results

The approval comes despite contestation from PMU voters that results were invalid

Iraqis return to the streets to demand new parliamentary elections

Supporters of several Shia parties are calling for new elections and for electoral officials to be investigated for fraud allegations

Dozens of Jordanian MPs walk out of parliament during discussion of ‘water-for-energy’ deal with Israel

A majority of citizens and many lawmakers are calling for the deal signed with Israel and the UAE to be scrapped entirely

Hamas urges Arab parliaments to put a stop to normalization with Israel

Over 100 MPs from across the world are meeting in Turkey for a conference on the Palestinian cause

Iraqi security forces open fire on citizens protesting parliamentary election results

Nine Shia majority groups in Iraq have rejected the 10 October election results alleging fraud

Turkish parliament extends ‘military mandate’ for cross-border operations in Iraq and Syria

Turkish parliament extends ‘military mandate’ for cross-border operations in Iraq and Syria

The motion gives Ankara the power to authorize military action in Syria and northern Iraq for two more years

Iraq heads to the polls for early parliamentary elections

The ballots are taking place mere days after the US began to withdraw troops from the country after 18 years of occupation

Power cut hits parliament session in Lebanon, MPs forced to ask Hezbollah for power generators

The blackout hit the UNESCO Palace in Beirut just days after PM Mikati derided the arrival of the much-needed Iranian fuel

Iranian parliament approves Hossein Amir-Abdollahian as new Foreign Minister

Lawmakers approved all but one of President Ebrahim Raisi's picks for his cabinet

Iranian President sends cabinet nominations to parliament for approval

Amir-Abdollahian appointed as new Foreign Minister to lead suspended nuclear talks with the West