Shahbaz Sharif sworn in as new Pakistan PM
Shahbaz Sharif was sworn in as Pakistan's new prime minister on Monday, following a no-confidence vote ousting Imran Khan. Sharif was elected by the country's parliament earlier in the day. He was …
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Ilia Darchiashvili appointed new Georgian Foreign Minister
Ilia Darchiashvili, the former Head of the Government Administration, has been appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced on Monday in a press briefing. The PM said Darchiashvili …
Turkey replaces agriculture and forestry minister
Turkiye has replaced Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli with Vahit Kirisci, according to a decision published Friday in the Official Gazette. The 62-year-old Kirisci has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural …
Rovnag Abdullayev appointed as Azerbaijan's Deputy Minister of Economy
President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev has been relieved of his duties. President of Azerbaijan Ilham has signed a decree relieving Rovnag Abdullayev of his duties as President of SOCAR. By …
Israel appoints first-ever female attorney general
Israel’s cabinet approved the appointment of Gali Baharav-Miara as the government’s next attorney general, making her the first woman to ever hold the post. Baharav-Miara will be taking over from Avichai …
Kazakhstan’s former chief of staff elected Speaker of Mazhilis
The legislators of Kazakhstan’s Mazhilis (the lower house of parliament) elected the former chief of presidential staff Erlan Koshanov as speaker of the chamber, the Mazhilis press service reported on Tuesday. "Today at a …
New head of Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission appointed
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev issued a decree appointing Nurlan Abdirov as head of the Central Election Commission (CEC), the head of state’s press service announced on Tuesday. "Nurlan Mazhitovich Abdirov [is …
Armenian parliament elects new human rights defender
Armenia’s former justice minister Kristine Grigoryan was elected by the parliament as new human rights defender. Grigoryan served as deputy justice minister since 2019. On December 17, 2021, the parliamentary standing committee on …
New Kazakh defense minister appointed
Ruslan Zhaksylykov was appointed defense minister of Kazakhstan by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday. Zhaksylykov previously served as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of …
New health minister appointed in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on the appointment of a new health minister. Teymur Musayev was appointed as Azerbaijan's health minister under the presidential order. It should be noted …
Talikhan Smailov appointed as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed Alikhan Smailov as Kazakhstan’s prime minister on Tuesday, the presidential press service reported. "[I hereby decree] to appoint Smailov Alikhan Askhanovich as the Prime …
Armenia replaces ambassador to Russia
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian signed a decree on Wednesday recalling Vardan Toganyan from the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia. By another decree, he appointed Vagharshak Harutyunyan to the post. …
Ruling party MP Papuashvili elected Georgian Parliament Speaker
The Georgian parliament has elected Shalva Papuashvili, 45, to be the new speaker of the state legislature, replacing Kakha Kuchava in the post today. A total of 88 MPs voted in favour of Papuashvil’s appointment, including …
Arman Hakobyan appointed as Armenian ambassador to Israel
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has appointed Arman Hakobyan as the country’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Israel with residence in Tel Aviv. Arman Hakobyan will replace Armen Smbatyan, who was recalled on August …
New Georgian Health Minister appointed
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has appointed Zurab Azarashvili new Minister of Health of Georgia. Azarashvili held the position of Deputy Defense Minister until now. As Azarashvili noted, working as the Minister …
Yerevan mayor removed from position
The Council of Elders of Armenia’s capital city Yerevan removed Hayk Marutyan as mayor by a vote of 44 to 10. The Council of Elders also voted to replace Marutyan with his former deputy Hrachya Sargsyan. The My Step …
New Russian ambassador to Estonia named
Russia's next ambassador to Estonia has been named, according to the document was published on Wednesday on the official web portal of legal information. Vladimir Lipayev will replace current ambassador …
Austria's third chancellor in two months sworn in
Austrian conservative Karl Nehammer was sworn in on Monday as Austria's third chancellor in two months, succeeding career diplomat Alexander Schallenberg, who took office on Oct. 11. Nehammer, previously interior minister, takes …
Turkey's finance minister replaced as lira crashes
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed a new treasury and finance minister early Thursday after Lutfi Elvan stepped down from the post as the currency has been tumbling to record lows. Erdogan named Nureddin Nebati, who was …
Putin appoints new federal penitentiary head
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree dismissing Federal Penitentiary Service Director Alexander Kalashnikov, the Kremlin’s press service reported on Thursday. Handing down another decree, the Russian …
