Politics

In this gallery, we look at parliamentary punch-ups around the world (but mostly Turkey, Ukraine and Taiwan) in recent years. Read More »

Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko born 7 April 1949), is a Russian politician who was Governor of Saint Petersburg from 2003 to 2011, and has served as Chairman of the Federation Council since 2011. Matviyenko was considered, until recent years, to be the highest-ranking female politician in Russia. Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko & Ali Larijani Read More »

Parliament, the Majlis, or the People’s House, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Parliament currently has 290 representatives, changed from the previous 272 seats since the 18 February 2000 election. The most recent election took place on 26 February 2016 and the new parliament was opened on 28 May 2016. Read More »

 Britain’s Prince Charles center, dances with a sword with a group of Omani traditional dancers in Muscat. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, right, have started a three-nation royal tour of the Persian Gulf in Oman. Prince Charles landed in Muscat on Friday night. Read More »

 The Islamic Consultative Assembly, also called the Parliament, the Iranian Majlis, or the People’s House, is the national legislative body. The Parliament currently has 290 representatives, changed from the previous 272 seats since the 18 February 2000 election. The most recent election took place on 26 February 2016 and the new parliament was opened on 28 May 2016. Read More »

 Richard Sorge (October 4, 1895 – November 7, 1944) was a Soviet military intelligence officer, active before and during the Second World War, working as an undercover German journalist in both Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. His codename was “Ramsay”.Sorge is most famous for his service in Japan in 1940 and 1941, when he provided information about Adolf ... Read More »

 Donald Trump, certainly no stranger to tweeting some of the most demonstrably stupid statements of all time, was back at it on Monday with the almost unexplainable clip above. Read More »

 Crown Prince, Reza Pahlavi and Eli Beer attend the 4th Annual Champions Of Jewish Values International Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Broadway Ballroom on May 5, 2016 in New York City. Reza Pahlavi, Yasmine Pahlavi & Pamela Anderson Read More »

 Hand-kissing is a gesture indicating courtesy, politeness, respect, admiration or even devotion by one person toward another.A hand-kiss is initiated by the person receiving the greeting by holding out their hand with the palm facing downward; or by the person giving the greeting, by extending a hand to grasp the recipient’s hand. Read More »

 Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, met with Foreign Minister. Read More »