Female candidates disappointed in polls where turnout for the election of 30 members of the 45-seat Shura Council was at 63.5 percent. The results of Qatar’s first legislative council election have been announced, with none of the 26 female candidates winning at the polls. Qatari citizens voted on Saturday in the Gulf Arab state’s first legislative elections for two-thirds of …
Draft law for the partial election to the 45-member top advisory council outlines the rules under which the October vote will take place. Qatar’s cabinet has approved a draft law on the nation’s Shura Council elections that are scheduled for October, Qatar News Agency reported on Wednesday. The draft law for the partial election to the 45-member top advisory council …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman slammed rival Iran and hailed his country’s efforts at combating the coronavirus and stabilizing oil supplies in an annual speech delivered early Thursday. The speech, which outlined the country’s policy priorities and achievements, was delivered virtually by the 82-year-old monarch to the advisory Shura Council in the presence of Crown Prince …
