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UK Home Secretary to announce changes to indefinite leave to remain rulesParliamentary Affairs

UK Home Secretary to announce changes to indefinite leave to remain rules

By Salma El-Sakka UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce final decisions on immigration rul...

MPs Speculate on Early UK Election Despite Burnham DenialsParliamentary Affairs

MPs Speculate on Early UK Election Despite Burnham Denials

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Speculation about an early general election is dominating conversations among MPs in Parli...

Armenian Parliament Brawl Erupts Over 'Ministry of Sex' DisputeParliamentary Affairs

Armenian Parliament Brawl Erupts Over 'Ministry of Sex' Dispute

By Basant El-Faramawy A brawl broke out in Armenia's parliament amid a growing row over a proposed "Ministry o...

Trump's Presidency at Stake in 2026 MidtermsParliamentary Affairs

Trump's Presidency at Stake in 2026 Midterms

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Americans head to the polls on November 3, 2026, to elect members of Congress in the midte...

Burnham and Healey Clash Over Brexit and EU RejoiningParliamentary Affairs

Burnham and Healey Clash Over Brexit and EU Rejoining

By Karim Hammam Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey are again at odds over Britain's future...

Israel Election: Opposition Weighs Palestinian Party Alliance to Oust NetanyahuParliamentary Affairs

Israel Election: Opposition Weighs Palestinian Party Alliance to Oust Netanyahu

By Salma El-Sakka Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition lost its majority in the Oc...

Palestinian Citizens of Israel Vote in Record Numbers, Boosting Arab PartiesParliamentary Affairs

Palestinian Citizens of Israel Vote in Record Numbers, Boosting Arab Parties

By Sohaib Shams Palestinian citizens of Israel turned out in unprecedented numbers in Tuesday's election, givi...

MPs urge write-off of British Council's £197m debtParliamentary Affairs

MPs urge write-off of British Council's £197m debt

By Salma El-Sakka A cross-party committee of MPs has recommended that the government write off most of the Bri...

Netanyahu attacks Arab parties as election falls short of majorityParliamentary Affairs

Netanyahu attacks Arab parties as election falls short of majority

By Basant El-Faramawy Netanyahu attacked Israel's Arab parties as his bloc fell short of a parliamentary major...

Armenian Parliament Erupts in Brawl for Third Time in a MonthParliamentary Affairs

Armenian Parliament Erupts in Brawl for Third Time in a Month

By Salma El-Sakka Armenian lawmakers engaged in a physical altercation during a parliamentary session, marking...

Nigel Farage Accused of Shoving Female Lib Dem MP in ParliamentParliamentary Affairs

Nigel Farage Accused of Shoving Female Lib Dem MP in Parliament

By Sohaib Shams Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been accused of physically shoving a female Liberal Democrat...

Israel Election Deadlock Highlights Deep DivisionsParliamentary Affairs

Israel Election Deadlock Highlights Deep Divisions

By Sohaib Shams Israel's latest election has resulted in a deadlock, leaving the country without a clear path ...

Balad Leader Condemns 'Racist' Exclusion of Arab Parties in Israel ElectionParliamentary Affairs

Balad Leader Condemns 'Racist' Exclusion of Arab Parties in Israel Election

By Salma El-Sakka The leader of Israel's Balad party has denounced what he described as a "racist" exclusion o...

Democratic Women Could Make History in Midterm RacesParliamentary Affairs

Democratic Women Could Make History in Midterm Races

By Basant El-Faramawy Democratic women are poised to make historic gains in the November midterm elections, wi...

Israel election deadlock: four scenarios to break impasseParliamentary Affairs

Israel election deadlock: four scenarios to break impasse

By Islam El-Sakka Israel faces political deadlock after Tuesday's election, with 85% of votes counted. Neither...

CNN Pollster Harry Enten Predicts Democratic House Majority in MidtermsParliamentary Affairs

CNN Pollster Harry Enten Predicts Democratic House Majority in Midterms

By Sohaib Shams CNN's chief data analyst Harry Enten predicts Democrats will win a substantial majority in the...

Nigel Farage skips UK budget over seating altercation fearsParliamentary Affairs

Nigel Farage skips UK budget over seating altercation fears

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Reform UK leader Nigel Farage absented himself from the Chancellor’s first budget in the H...

House Speaker Mike Johnson Insists on Peaceful Transfer of PowerParliamentary Affairs

House Speaker Mike Johnson Insists on Peaceful Transfer of Power

By Fatma Younis House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday dismissed questions about whether Republicans would acce...

Burnham insists 'no confusion' over Brexit position at PMQsParliamentary Affairs

Burnham insists 'no confusion' over Brexit position at PMQs

By Fatma Younis UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham insisted there is "no confusion at all" over his position on th...

Farage Skips Budget to Avoid Altercation, Says Prayer Card RemovedParliamentary Affairs

Farage Skips Budget to Avoid Altercation, Says Prayer Card Removed

By Karim Hammam Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, said he deliberately missed Chancellor John Healey's first ...

Australian political roundup: inflation spikes, parliament bomb threat, senator apologyParliamentary Affairs

Australian political roundup: inflation spikes, parliament bomb threat, senator apology

By Fatma Younis A series of political developments unfolded in Australia on Wednesday, including rising inflat...

Israel election deadlock as Netanyahu and Eisenkot fall short of majorityParliamentary Affairs

Israel election deadlock as Netanyahu and Eisenkot fall short of majority

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Arab parties could hold the balance of power in Israel's election as Prime Minister Benjam...

Palestinian parties' Knesset gains complicate Israeli coalition talksParliamentary Affairs

Palestinian parties' Knesset gains complicate Israeli coalition talks

By Fatma Younis Exit polls from Tuesday's Israeli general election show a dramatic increase in representation ...

Congress Control Hinges on Midterm Election MathParliamentary Affairs

Congress Control Hinges on Midterm Election Math

By Salma El-Sakka With one week until the November 3 midterm elections, control of both chambers of Congress r...

Opposition Demands North Sea Support in Upcoming BudgetParliamentary Affairs

Opposition Demands North Sea Support in Upcoming Budget

By Islam El-Sakka Opposition parties are intensifying pressure on the government to support North Sea oil and ...