“Obviously, any move to give people a voice in how they govern themselves is to be encouraged.”. Some 637 candidates, including 40 women were running for the 86-member council. SAINT-GRÉGOIRE, France — Jan. 10, 2020 — AVIWEST, a leading provider of video contribution systems, announced today that the Public Authority for Radio and TV (PART) of the Sultanate of Oman deployed a complete AVIWEST solution to broadcast live coverage of the October 2019 Majlis Al-Shura elections, which take place every four years. The Public Authority for Radio and TV (PART) of the Sultanate of Oman deployed our complete solution to broadcast live coverage of the October 2019 Majlis Al-Shura elections, which take place every four years. 11 January 2020. The 2015 Omani Shura Council elections came amidst a crucial time with down economic trend and continuing uncertainty over succession. The Peninsula newspaper provides extensive news coverage, incisive analyses and trenchant commentary from around the world, but with firm roots and primary focus on life in Qatar. According to al-Turabi, shura does not negate the freedom of society to choose its rulers and . He described it as “an important step” for the tiny energy-rich state on the Arabian Peninsula to “develop the legislative process with a wider participation of citizens.”. The assembly consists of 86 elected members. FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, file photo, Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani stands for a group photograph at the Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Kuwait. The Lawyers Admission Committee held a meeting yesterday at the Ministry of Justice chaired by Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Dr. Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi. Issue 1091 - 31 Oct 2019. Oman: Shura election turnout falls again. Description of electoral system: The King is hereditary N/A. The NEA will continue to receive the documents of those wishing to run in the elections on a daily basis at its headquarters … Qatar has become stronger in many fields, and more independent in economic and social matters, and has succeeded in improving the quality of life for its citizens and residents said the IPU President in an interview with Qatar News Agency (QNA). Sheikh Tamim did touch on the blockade that Saudi Arabia and its regional partners imposed on Qatar in 2017, tearing apart the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council. Qatar's emir announced on Tuesday that the country will hold long-promised elections for its top advisory panel next year. The principle of shura can for example take the form of a council or a referendum. IPU President said that the meetings of the 140th IPU General Assembly and related meetings which the State of Qatar hosted in April 2019 lived up to the aspirations and achieved its objectives, stressing the prominent status the State of Qatar enjoys in the international community. Wilayat of Mahda: Khalid bin Ahmed bin Said Al Sa'adi. On Qatar’s efforts to achieve harmony and peace between the parties in many countries or between some countries, President of the Inter IPU Duarte Pacheco underlined that Qatar has strong and influential diplomacy, and high-experienced diplomats who are trustworthy to play a mediating role in resolving disputes, noting Qatar’s hosting of the intra-Afghan dialogue, and the positive results achieved from it, which confirm its success in these good endeavors, and earned it more respect in the regional and international arenas. Not affiliated to a security or military authority. Juni 2010 in Ägypten statt. Qatar’s constitution, approved in a 2003 referendum, calls for the government to hold Shura elections and subsequently expand the council’s power to include the ability to dismiss ministers, approve the national budget as well as draft and propose legislation. Hamas conducts its elections every four years in complete secrecy … [1] This is the official results application for the 2019 Al-Shura Elections that is being conducted by the Ministry of Interior in Oman. Speaking to Qatar Radio, Al Muraikhi said: “We, as a committee that prepares the work for Shura Council elections, have made sure that the next Shura Council represents all the regions of Qatar. The 2015 Omani Shura Council elections came amidst a crucial time with down economic trend and continuing uncertainty over succession. Last year, Sheikh Tamim ordered the formation of a committee to organize elections for the Islamic-style council, but never announced a date for the vote. … The elections would allow Qatari citizens to choose 30 members of the country’s 45-seat Shura Council, which are now all handpicked by the state’s rulers. The voting procedures which begin at 7 am will see 375, 801 men and 337, 534 women in all the governorates and wilayats queueing up to cast their e-vote to …