passing a measure to end the country’s short-lived experiment in electing members of the advisory Shura Council. Voting took place as the world’s attention focused on the U.S. presidential ...

Doha, Qatar: The Shura Council chaired the 9th Gulf coordination meeting on Monday, ahead of the meeting of the Standing Committee on Budget and Planning of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA ...

If it is confirmed that Hezbollah’s Shura Council has met and elected Sheikh Naim Qassem as the party’s new secretary-general, this would indicate two important developments, according to sources ...

Muscat: The Office of Majlis Ash’shura held its fifteenth regular meeting for the first annual session of the tenth term under the chairmanship of Shaikh Khalid bin Hilal al Maawali, Chairman of ...

The Shura Council has unanimously approved the draft constitutional amendments after reviewing the report of the special committee studying the amendment of some articles of the constitution.

These Christian ethnic minorities live in a unique context: In Myanmar, Buddhism is the state religion, and Buddhists make up 90 percent of the population. Most of the country’s elite ...

The speaker added that the purpose of proposing these constitutional amendments, as indicated by HH the Amir in his speech to the Shura Council, is to preserve the unity of the people and enhance ...

In Buddhism, Diwali is an occasion to celebrate the day when Emperor Ashoka, who ruled in the third century BC, converted to Buddhism. Emperor Ashoka, initially a ruthless ruler, embraced Buddhism ...

The Shura Council held its regular weekly session Monday, for the fourth ordinary session of the first legislative term, corresponding to the 53rd annual session, in the Tamim Bin Hamad Hall at ...

Doha: The Shura Council held its regular weekly session today, for the fourth ordinary session of the first legislative term, corresponding to the 53rd annual session, in the Tamim Bin Hamad Hall ...

Elwyn Lloyd-Jones has not spoken to his son for more than a year and blames a Buddhist group. Bangkok demanded the return of the animal after claims it was tortured while kept at a Buddhist temple.

Four Seasons is building a luxury resort on Shura Island in Saudi Arabia, complete with a marina and golf course. Olivia Palamountain reports Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts will debut a new hotel in ...