Sanctions target two Lebanese lawmakers and a top aide to Hassan Nasrallah The United States has imposed sanctions on Hezbollah political officials, including members of the Lebanese parliament, accusing the group of threatening the “economic [ More … ]
A cross-party group of senior British MPs has petitioned the Egyptian government to allow access to the jailed former president, Mohamed Morsi, amid reports that his health has seriously deteriorated, says The Guardian. Morsi is being [ More … ]
Several Hamas-affiliated Palestinian lawmakers said on Sunday that the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority (PA) stopped payment of the salaries of 37 Hamas Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members living in the occupied West Bank. PLC member Ayman [ More … ]
The Saudi Embassy in Egypt has granted the Egyptian parliament 1,800 Hajj visas this year for distribution among members of parliament by 3 visas per MP. This came days after the Parliament ratified the transference [ More … ]
Kuwait will restore the citizenship of opposition figures and dozens of their relatives nearly three years after revoking it in a crackdown on dissent, lawmakers said Monday. “Our thanks to the emir for his generous [ More … ]
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