Sunday, 13 December 2020_Against all expectations Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, have agreed to extend post-Brexit trade talks beyond the previously agreed Sunday (December 13) deadline.
Wednesday, 07 October 2020 (YJC)_ Kyrgyzstan's prime minister has resigned after widespread post-election protests which plunged the country into political chaos.
Monday, 31 August 2020_Lebanese President Michel Aoun has named the country's ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib as the new prime minister after he secured the support of major political parties.
Tuesday, 30 June_The city facing an extension by a fortnight of the months-long lockdown is Leicester. It has recorded more than 650 new cases in the two weeks to June 16. This comes just over a week since Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed what he called an 'outbreak' of COVID-19 in Leicester, home to more than 350,000 people of various ethnic groups, raising concerns echoed by the Prime Minister.
Tehran 16 January_Russia’s ruling United Russia Party has unanimously approved the candidacy of President Vladimir Putin’s pick, Mikhail Mishustin, for the post of prime minister .
TEHRAN, Nov 27_Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Sa’ad Hariri, who has stepped down in the face of sweeping protests, says he will not be heading the country’s next government.
TEHRAN, Nov 27_Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Sa’ad Hariri, who has stepped down in the face of sweeping protests, says he will not be heading the country’s next government.
TEHRAN, Sept 11 -Westminster is now eerily quiet after parliament was shut down for 5 weeks despite the outrage and protests that followed the Prime Minister’s decision to prorogue parliament.
TEHRAN, Jul 23 - Hardline Brexiteer Boris Johnson has won the UK's Conservative Party leadership contest and will take over from outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May when she steps down on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, Jul 22 - Prime Minister Theresa May’s successor must move beyond Brexit to restore economic confidence and spur investment, the Confederation of British Industry said as it launched a “business manifesto” for the new government.
TEHRAN, Jul 15 - Prayuth stays on as prime minister with the backing of pro-military parties in parliament and a military-appointed upper house under a constitution that critics say stifles democracy and enshrines a political role for the military.
TEHRAN, Jul 3 - Sri Lanka's prime minister opposes a decision by the president to execute drug convicts, saying the country must conduct its affairs in a civilized manner, his office said Tuesday.
TEHRAN, Jun 28 - Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini threw some support behind motorway operator Atlantia on Friday after a government partner vowed to revoke its toll-road concession, highlighting growing divisions within the ruling coalition.
TEHRAN, Jun 26 - In a major warning to the British political establishment, former UK prime minister Gordon Brown claims that the union is more at risk of collapse than at any time in 300 years.
TEHRAN, Jun 18 - At least one of the six candidates vying to become Britain's next prime minister will be eliminated in the second round of voting in parliament on Tuesday, with the final pair to be decided by the end of the week.
TEHRAN, Jun 5 - Thailand's Parliament convened Wednesday for a vote that is expected to keep Prayuth Chan-ocha as prime minister five years after he seized power in a military coup.
TEHRAN, Jun 4 - Italy's coalition leaders professed loyalty to the government on Tuesday after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte threatened to quit if they did not stop feuding, but the two ruling parties kept up their mutual recriminations.