Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: ELECTIONS
Peru president dissolves parliament, calls fresh elections
:: Peru’s president dissolved parliament and called for fresh elections Monday, prompting a vote by lawmakers to suspend him, deepening a long-running institutional crisis. The announcement by President Martin Vizcarra came after he warned Congress he would dissolve the body
Israel exit polls show Netanyahu, Gantz in tight race
:: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in a battle for political survival after exit polls following Tuesday’s election showed the race too close to call and the Israeli leader’s decade-long grip on power slipping. Netanyahu’s main election challenger, centrist Benny
Israeli government approves voting cameras, critics cry foul
:: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet approved draft legislation on Sunday to have cameras monitor polling stations in Israel’s election next week, a move opponents said was effectively meant to intimidate Arab voters. Fighting for political survival after an inconclusive
Ruling party candidate declares himself victor in Mauritania vote
:: Government candidate and frontrunner Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has declared himself the winner of the first round of Mauritania’s presidential election. The 62-year-old former head of the domestic security service made the claim in the early hours of Sunday in
Istanbul residents vote in mayoral re-run in key test for ailing Turkish democracy
:: More than 10 million Istanbul residents will vote on Sunday in a re-run of a mayoral election that has become a referendum on President Tayyip Erdogan’s policies and a test of Turkey’s ailing democracy. In the initial March 31
Indonesia’s Joko Widodo wins second term as president
:: Indonesia’s Joko Widodo has been re-elected as president of the world’s third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said early Tuesday, beating rival Prabowo Subianto, a retired general who has vowed to challenge any victory for the incumbent leader. The commission
Lebanon’s Hariri make major change in his staff after election setback
:: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has replaced his chief of staff after his Future Party lost more than a third of its seats in parliamentary elections a week ago. The Future Movement Party won 20 seats, down from the
Polling begins in Lebanon’s first parliamentary election in 9 years
:: Polling began in Lebanon’s parliamentary election on Sunday morning. It’s the first time the Lebanese are voting for a parliament in nine years. It is also the first time elections are being held since neighboring Syria’s war began in
Death toll in Kabul attack rises to 31, ISIS claims responsibility
:: A suicide attack on a voter registration center in Kabul on Sunday killed at least 31 people and wounded 54 others, the health ministry said. The new death toll given by spokesman Wahid Majroh could not be immediately confirmed.
New vote on Iraq poll date ‘by Monday’ as Abadi meets Kurdistan region PM
:: Iraq’s parliament failed on Saturday to approve May 12 as the election date, as suggested by the government, as Sunni and Kurdish lawmakers demanded a delay to allow hundreds of thousands of war-displaced people to return home. Shi’ite politicians,
Iraq’s Kurdistan plans presidential, parliamentary votes on Nov. 1
:: Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region plans to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Nov. 1, said Erbil-based Rudaw TV, citing the votes’ supervising body. A referendum held on Sept. 25 in the country’s Kurdish-held regions delivered an overwhelming yes for
Jordan holds local elections in step to devolve powers
:: Jordan held local elections on Tuesday in a move officials say will help devolve some powers to larger cities and underdeveloped rural regions but which critics say falls short of promised wider political reform. The countrywide municipal vote –
Khamenei: It does not matter who will become president, the winner is the regime
:: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that it is not important who will become president after Iran’s presidential election on Friday. He believed it was only important that Wilayat al-Faqih system should win by raising the level of
Conservative drops out of Iran election to back hardliner
:: A conservative candidate dropped out of Iran’s presidential election on Monday to back a hardliner, state television reported, narrowing the field of those hoping to unseat moderate President Hassan Rouhani. The report said Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf made
Algeria ruling coalition wins legislative elections
:: The party of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and its coalition ally have won a clear majority of the seats in parliament, results released by the interior ministry on Friday showed. His National Liberation Front (FLN), which has dominated the
Poll suggests Le Pen loses ground to Macron in French election race
French centrist Emmanuel Macron is set to come out on top in the first round of France’s presidential election on Sunday as far right leader Marine Le Pen fell further behind him in an Elabe poll published on Friday. However,
EU hopeful UK vote will smooth Brexit path
Britain’s snap election has sparked hopes in Europe that Brexit negotiations could run more smoothly with a leader who has a big mandate, analysts and diplomats say. In Brussels, the belief is that if Prime Minister Theresa May wins a
East Timor votes for president in test for young nation
East Timor voted for a new president Monday in an election that will test Asia’s newest and poorest nation. Francisco “Lu Olo” Guteres, a former guerrilla leader from the leftist Fretilin party, was up against seven other candidates. He and
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