The Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, will take a trip to Russia “within days” to hold talks with Moscow officials about “common interests between the two countries”.
This was reported by the Egyptian news website Cairo 24, which cited Saleh’s media advisor Fathi Al-Marimi as the source. He did not disclose any further details about the trip.
The Russia visit is the latest in a series of overseas trip which Saleh conducted this month. Last week, he travelled to Doha for talks with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and other top officials of the country.
According to Nautilus International, the Employment Rights Bill is expected to introduce new protections specifically devised for seafarers, toughening the laws around collective dismissal, and cementing seafarer wage protections in UK law. The Bill, being introduced to Parliament this week, will seek to outlaw fire and rehire by requiring employers to prove there is no reasonable financial alternative to letting staff go.
Canada’s Senate has approved a new law, named bill C-49, which is set to unlock the country’s offshore renewable energy potential in the provinces of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, on Canada’s Atlantic coast. The bill, which includes the production of wind power as well as hydrogen, now awaits royal ascent.
At last, California families who have lost a child or had one hurt by social media will see some changes in the dangerous landscape of online harm. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed Senate Bill 976…
The Philippines extends a 12% VAT to non-resident digital service providers, targeting platforms like Netflix and Amazon under new law.
California Nurses Association, the largest union of registered nurses in the state, applauds the signing of Senate Bill 1015 by Governor Gavin Newsom. Nurses say the new law, which was authored by Senator Dave Cortese and sponsored by CNA, is an essential step towards ensuring clinical placement opportunities for California’s future nurses, particularly for students attending public institutions like community colleges and state universities.
Chairs of the European Parliament's committees grappled for control of hearings for the next crop of EU commissioners on Tuesday (1 October) while agreeing to propose two alternative timetables for the scrutiny hearings.
The National Assembly unanimously adopted a motion to designate Seychelles Deaf Language as an official national language, marking a significant milestone for the islands' hearing-impaired populationin. The motion was brought forward by Regina Esparon, the Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS) elected member for Glacis, on behalf of the Women's Parliamentary Caucus, coinciding with the Deaf Week 2024.
Following the parliamentary election in Austria, the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) will be the strongest faction in the parliament, beating the conservative ÖVP for the first time in history.
Parents in Sweden can now transfer paid parental leave days to people who are not a legal guardian, including grandparents and friends.
Activists hail ‘monumental step’ as Thai king signs the country’s marriage-equality bill into law.
Arab Parliament Speaker Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Assoumi has congratulated Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the occasion of the Kingdom’s 94th National Day.
"When we negotiate, we are often in trouble because, at the Berlaymont, they have so many staff that it is almost impossible for our facilities to analyse their proposals all the way through."
A new Foreign Direct Investment law in the Maldives is expected to enhance investors' confidence and boost the South Asian nation's economy, according to Maldivian officials and experts.
Disposable vapes will be banned and vape flavours and colours restricted under new legislation proposed by the government. The Department of Health yesterday published the general scheme of the proposed Nicotine Inhaling Products Bill, which will introduce further restrictions on nicotine inhaling products or vapes.
Brasília urges the European Commission to reconsider its anti-deforestation rules, which could potentially impact Brazil’s exports by almost US$15 billion. The European legislation passed in 2022 includes a ban on the import of products from areas deforested from 2022 onwards, even if deforestation is legal in those areas.
The Government's proposing new criteria to define who's a contractor and who's an employee.
Jordanians voted on Tuesday in the first parliamentary election under a new law meant to dilute the outsized impact of tribalism and bolster political parties, with Islamists expected to gain support due to anger over Israel's war in Gaza.
The UK Parliament has introduced the Property (Digital Assets etc.) Bill today to officially and legally recognize Bitcoin $57,732.86, cryptocurrencies, and other digital assets as personal property. This new law will, for the first time, formally protect digital assets such as Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and carbon credits under English law, News.Az reports citing Cointurk news.
Federal government to test online age verification tech.
A new law aimed at reducing the length of time Oklahoma drivers can use temporary paper tags took effect Sunday.
