The study covers the major sectors of the development of parliamentary work in the Arab world over the last decade: - At the institutional level: the organizational structure of the Parliament and its main units - At the technical level: the qualification of the staff in the various departments and technical units, and the technical bodies assisting the Parliament's general secretariat - At the political level: the level of support to the work for the parliamentarians themselves The study presents practical ideas to proceed with the institutional development of the Arab Parliaments. The most important ones concerns how to: - Improve the research and documentation sector, - Improve the functioning of the Parliament's committees, - Better train the staff on parliamentary work - Better expose parliamentarians to various parliamentary experiences in the modern world.