Arab parliament to convene in Bahrain

The meeting of the Arab Parliament will open in Bahrain on Sunday (March-2). A total 80 AP members will converge on Manama to attend the five-day event", Parliament Acting Secretary-General Jamal Jassim Zuweid said.Parliament Chairman Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Dhahrani gave directives to set up a coordination steering committee and specialised work teams in coordination with the AP General-Secretariat and the Shura Council.Parliament Acting Secretary-General Jamal Jassim Zuweid attended the meeting of coordination committee which reviewed ongoing preparations. Bahraini MPs Shaikh Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Maawada, Dr. Bahiya Al-Jishi and Adel Asoomi are all AP members, in addition to Shura Council member Abdulrahman Jamsheer.