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Indonesia's parliament ratifies Paris climate change deal Indonesia's parliament ratified the Paris climate change agreement on Wednesday, obligating one of the world's biggest polluters to limit its carbon emissions. All 10 political parties in Indonesia's parliament endorsed the agreement, paving the way for it to become part of the country's laws.

• 21 October 2016
• News ID: 3832
• Visited: 6350
• Group News: Parliaments News

MFA: Nalbandian’s statement – evidence of impossibility of peaceful coexistence with fascist-mind MFA: Nalbandian’s statement – evidence of impossibility of peaceful coexistence with fascist-mind

• 21 October 2016
• News ID: 3833
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• Group News: Asian News

OSCE MG co-chairs to visit Azerbaijan OSCE MG co-chairs to visit Azerbaijan

• 21 October 2016
• News ID: 3834
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• Group News: Asian News

Kuwaiti parliament dissolves, setting stage for early poll Kuwait's ruler dissolved parliament by royal decree Sunday over unspecified security concerns as low oil prices squeeze government coffers, setting the stage for early elections in the tiny country.

• 18 October 2016
• News ID: 3830
• Visited: 6571
• Group News: Parliaments News

Turkey heads toward vote on stronger presidency, with nationalist nod Turkey's ruling AK Party will soon bring to parliament its plans to expand the powers of the presidency, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday, paving the way for a referendum which the nationalist opposition said it would not oppose.

• 18 October 2016
• News ID: 3831
• Visited: 6626
• Group News: Parliaments News

Emir of Kuwait dissolves parliament The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, has issued a decree to dissolve the country's parliament, setting the stage for an early election. The official KUNA state news agency made the announcement on Sunday after an emergency government meeting.

• 17 October 2016
• News ID: 3829
• Visited: 6816
• Group News: Parliaments News

IN MOSUL, CIVILIANS DESCRIBE THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR A COMING BATTLE Nineteen-year-old Leyla (not her real name) has not left her home in more than a month. A resident of the Iraqi city of Mosul, she would rather suffer the claustrophobic boredom of remaining indoors than risk venturing out and encountering the fighters of the Islamic State militant group(ISIS). Thes...

• 15 October 2016
• News ID: 3828
• Visited: 6569
• Group News: Asian News

Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijan, Pakistan support each other on Nagorno-Karabakh, Kashmir Baku – APA. Azerbaijan and Pakistan demonstrate mutual support on Nagorno-Karabakh and Kashmir issues, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said in a joint press statement with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in Baku Oct. 14.

• 14 October 2016
• News ID: 3822
• Visited: 7566
• Group News: Asian News

Russian FM: Turkey can play positive role in Karabakh conflict settlement Baku – APA. Turkey can play a positive role in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, TASS agency reported Oct. 14 citing Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

• 14 October 2016
• News ID: 3823
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• Group News: Asian News

Pakistani PM ends official visit to Azerbaijan Baku – APA. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharifcompleted his official visit to Azerbaijan on Oct. 15.

• 14 October 2016
• News ID: 3824
• Visited: 7279
• Group News: Asian News

President: Azerbaijan keen to buy most modern weapons from Pakistan Baku – APA. Azerbaijan is keen to purchase the most modern, high-tech weapons from Pakistan, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyevsaid in a joint press statement with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in Baku Oct. 14.

• 14 October 2016
• News ID: 3825
• Visited: 7472
• Group News: Asian News

Israel suspends cooperation with UNESCO over Jerusalem Baku – APA. Israel suspended cooperation with UNESCO Friday after the UN cultural organisation adopted two resolutions on the occupied Palestinian territories including annexed east Jerusalem ahead of a final vote next week, AFP reports.

• 14 October 2016
• News ID: 3826
• Visited: 6655
• Group News: Asian News

Iraqi prime minister survives mortar attack in Kirkuk Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Friday narrowly missed being killed by mortar fire that struck an area he had visited only minutes earlier in Iraq’s northern Kirkuk province, according to a military source.

• 14 October 2016
• News ID: 3827
• Visited: 6715
• Group News: Asian News

parliament endorses extending state of emergency Turkey's parliament has endorsed a government decision to extend a state of emergency declared in the aftermath of a failed military coup by three months.

• 13 October 2016
• News ID: 3817
• Visited: 5661
• Group News: Parliaments News

With 'Unstoppable' Momentum, Paris Climate Pact Set for Early November Entry Into Force United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that the Paris Agreement on climate change signed by world leaders this past April is set to enter into force on 4 November, as enough countries have signed onto the landmark accord to bring it to the emissions threshold that will trigger ...

• 11 October 2016
• News ID: 3818
• Visited: 6325
• Group News: Asian News

Pakistan passes anti-honour killings and anti-rape bills ISLAMABAD: A joint session of the Parliament unanimously approved anti-honour killing and anti-rape bills moved by PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar on Thursday.

• 10 October 2016
• News ID: 3819
• Visited: 2954
• Group News: Parliaments News

APA Cooperation and Coordination Committee meeting At the side of 135th IPU Assembly APA Cooperation and Coordination Committee meeting At the side of 135th IPU Assembly

• 10 October 2016
• News ID: 3816
• Visited: 6928
• Group News: APA News

ISIS Chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi ‘Poisoned’ in Iraq Daesh’s ringleader, Ibrahim al-Samarrai, also known as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has reportedly been poisoned together with three other commanders of the Takfiri terrorist group; Press TV reports.

• 03 October 2016
• News ID: 3815
• Visited: 6944
• Group News: Asian News

Azerbaijani Lawmakers Vote To Resume Relations With European Parliament Azerbaijani's parliament has passed a resolution on resuming relations with the European Parliament that have been suspended for more than a year.

• 03 October 2016
• News ID: 3820
• Visited: 6355
• Group News: Parliaments News

Turkey renews parliament vote on military operations in Syria and Iraq Turkey’s state-run news agency says parliament has extended by another year a motion allowing cross-border military operations into Syria and Iraq against Kurdish militants and the Islamic State group.

• 03 October 2016
• News ID: 3821
• Visited: 6152
• Group News: Parliaments News