Decree

Vladimir Putin Bans Russian Flights To Crisis-Hit Georgia

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 22, 2019

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Friday banning Russian airlines from flying to Georgia, starting in July, after violent clashes in the neighbouring country over a Moscow lawmaker speaking in parliament in Tbilisi.

Brazil President's Decree Allows Millions Of Brazilians To Carry Guns

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 10, 2019

Truckers, lawyers and politicians are among millions of Brazilians eligible to carry loaded weapons in public under far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's decree relaxing gun laws that experts say is unconstitutional and will fuel deadly violence.

Saudi Names A Princess As First Woman Envoy To US At Critical Time

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday February 24, 2019

Saudi Arabia on Saturday named a princess as its first woman ambassador to the United States, a key appointment as the fallout over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder tests relations between the allies.

Amid Outrage Over Khashoggi Murder, Saudi King Reshuffles Cabinet

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 27, 2018

King Salman of Saudi Arabia ordered a major government reshuffle Thursday, replacing the ministers of foreign affairs and information, a royal decree said.

Sri Lanka Parliament Votes Against Controversial New Rajapaksa Government

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 14, 2018

Sri Lanka's parliament passed a motion of no-confidence in the controversially appointed government of Mahinda Rajapaksa Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court overturned a presidential decree dissolving the legislature.

Sri Lankan President Dissolves Parliament, Snap Election On January 5

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday November 10, 2018

Sri Lanka will hold snap election on January 5, President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday soon after he dissolved the parliament. Normally, the parliamentary elections were scheduled to be held not until 2020

Mehendi, Not Nail Polish During Namaz: Darul Uloom Deoband's New Fatwa

Cities | ANI | Monday November 5, 2018

Darul Uloom Deoband, one of the most respected Muslim seminaries in India, has issued a fatwa or a decree against women on wearing nail polish.

Spanish Lawmakers Approve Exhumation Of Dictator Francisco Franco

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 13, 2018

Spanish lawmakers on Thursday approved a decree by the Socialist government authorising the exhumation of late dictator Francisco Franco.

Netflix Opens Toronto Film Festival

Agence France-Presse | Friday September 7, 2018

Cannes, the world's largest film festival, issued a decree earlier this year banning movies from competition that do not have a theatrical release in France.

Second Marriage Not Void During Pendency Of Divorce Appeal: Supreme Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 28, 2018

The Supreme Court has held that the second marriage of a person during the pendency of an appeal against a divorce decree would not be void in cases where the parties have decided not to pursue the appeal.

No Medicine, No Burial At Graveyard: "Fatwa" Against Triple Talaq Victim

Cities | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Tuesday July 17, 2018

A cleric at an influential seminary in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh has put out a fatwa or decree against a woman who was given a "triple talaq" divorce by her husband and now runs a non-profit to help others like her. No medicines, no prayers, no grave for Nida Khan, the cleric has ordered in his fatwa.

Turkey Sacks 18,500 Employees Including Soldiers, Policemen In New Decree

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday July 8, 2018

Turkish authorities ordered the dismissal of more than 18,500 state employees including police officers, soldiers and academics, in a decree published on Sunday. The Official Gazette said 18,632 people had been sacked including 8,998 police officers in the emergency decree over suspected links to terror organisations and groups that "act against na...

With New Crown Prince, Saudi Arabia's Year Of Change

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 21, 2018

In a royal decree issued on June 21, 2017, King Salman ousts his nephew as crown prince and installs his 31-year-old son, Mohammed, as his heir.

Monsanto Appeals To Supreme Court Over Genetically Modified Cotton Patents

World News | Reuters | Friday May 4, 2018

Monsanto Co has appealed to the Supreme Court against a ruling by the Delhi High Court which decreed last month that the world's biggest seed maker cannot claim patents on its genetically modified or GM cotton seeds, a company spokesman said on Friday.

India, China Grapple With The Consequences Of Too Many Men

India News | Simon Denyer, Annie Gowen, The Washington Post | Thursday April 19, 2018

Nothing like this has happened in human history. A combination of cultural preferences, government decree and modern medical technology in the world's two largest countries has created a gender imbalance on a continental scale. Men outnumber women by 70 million in China and India.