The Yemeni parliament on Thursday night rejected President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's resignation and called for holding an emergency session on Friday to resolve the crisis, the parliament said in a statement obtained by Xinhua.
Myanmar's union parliament has passed a motion calling for effectively raising salaries of state employees beginning 2015-16 fiscal year, according to parliament sources Thursday.
Russia is ready to cooperate with Ukraine's new parliament in the interests of both states and peoples, a top legislator said Wednesday.
The Canadian Parliament and its surrounding area have been under lockdown after multiply gunshots were fired inside the legislative building on Wednesday morning.
Fiji's 2014 parliament sitting, the first ever in at least eight years, opened Tuesday, a move seen by Fijian President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau as the beginning of a journey of new democracy for the South Pacific island nation.
Latvian lawmakers on Thursday endorsed the nationalist faction's proposal to stop issuing residence permits to Russian citizens in return for investments in the Latvian economy, LETA news agency reported.
Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo is keen to see at least two more parties to join his coalition, expected to support his camp in the parliament.
The Namibian parliament on Wednesday passed the controversial Third Constitutional Amendment Bill despite fears of the opposition and civil society that the changes will see a concentration of power in the presidency.
All fifty-five Members of Parliaments (MPs) from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) attended a parliamentary session for the first time on Friday after they had boycotted the parliament for 10 months following a disputed election results in July last year.
Iraqi lawmakers on Tuesday has finally fill in the vacant speakership, a key step toward the formation of a new government.
With results of presidential election yet to be announced, a breakdown in the coalition nominating ex-general Prabowo Subanto and former key economy minister Hatta Radjasa seems more likely with a major ally, the Golkar party, hinted at a withdraw from the coalition.
Iraqi lawmakers convened their third meeting on Tuesday to choose new leaders that would form a new government to avoid possible split-up amid continuous sectarian clashes.
Libya's Prime Minister Ahmed Maitiq on Wednesday called for a national dialogue to reach a peace solution between the "coup" general and all related groups.
Militants have announced the suspension of the Libyan parliament after they assaulted lawmakers.
Greece's parliament passed into law on early Monday a draft bill on the next round of reforms requested by international creditors before the disbursement of further bailout funding to the country.
The Italian parliament began debating an electoral bill on Wednesday, paving the way to a reform seen as a top priority in the country.
Myanmar's parliament sessions are due to be reconvened later on Monday in Nay Pyi Taw with two separate sessions of the two Houses to take place first in the morning, while the session of the Union Parliament comprising both houses to be followed in the afternoon.
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