DOHA (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The tiny Gulf nation of Qatar is getting ready to receive over a million soccer fans as it prepares for a World Cup tourism boom. One problem: many of them are unable or unwilling to stay there.
MOSCOW (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Russia has stopped adaptation of a consensual agreement by the United Nations on nuclear disarmament. The goal of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. Its 191 signatories review it every five
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – This summer, let yourself go in the spirit of music, culture, food and wine. Find below the best summer music festivals across the UK in August and September. Creamfields North The legendary dance music festival Creamfields
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – For overcharging thousands of prepayment metre customers on default pricing over the course of three years, Shell has agreed to pay half a million pounds. After realising it had delivered the incorrect prices to customers’ metres, the
BANGKOK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has been suspended from official duty by the top court of Thailand while a legal challenge to his term limit is being considered. In a lawsuit, the opposition parties claim that Mr. Prayuth,
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Today show this morning has been featuring an interview with Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor who will only defeat Liz Truss in the race for the Tory leadership if several surveys turn out to be entirely
TEHRAN (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to the Guardian’s report on Tuesday, Iran has been shaken by protests after a woman who was detained for violating recently tightened hijab rules confessed on state television after allegedly being tortured. The 28-year old Sepideh
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – An emergency planning drill to help the UK get ready for potential gas supply shortages has been doubled in size. As energy worries increase, possible scenarios—including electricity rationing—will be wargamed over four days as opposed to the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After accruing about £4 billion in debt during the Covid crisis, Cineworld has acknowledged that it is considering filing for bankruptcy in the US. However, the company gave assurance to the employees and movie goers that its
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – One of Truss’ rival’s supporters believe that her plan to concentrate on tax cuts to address the cost of living – instead of targeted support for households with low income – might lead to people ending up