Algeria’s Tebboune re-elected president for second term
That year, Tebboune became president after widely boycotted elections and mass pro-democracy protests from 2019 that died out under his...
Modi’s struggling rivals to vote as India election resumes
New Delhi, India - India's six-week election resumes Saturday, with top rivals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to vote in...
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Tunisia launches national consultation to make new constitution
Eligible topics include electoral, economic, financial, social, developmental, health, education and cultural affairs.
- The move is part of a reform package pushed by President Kais Saied
- The exercise calls on citizens to send in suggestions and will last until March 20
Iraqi minister sacks local police chief after deadly operation
The operation took place Thursday when rapid intervention units and intelligence forces sought to storm a house in the village...
- The operation took place Thursday when rapid intervention units and intelligence forces sought to storm a house in the village of Al-Rashayed in the central Iraqi province
- In a brief initial statement, security forces said they had "pursued two individuals accused of terrorism" who "opened fire indiscriminately" once surrounded
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Tunisia in ‘uncertainty’ as president pushes new constitution
Tunisian President Kais Saied is preparing to ask the public for their thoughts on a new constitution.
- President Kais Saied sacked the government, suspended parliament, and seized wide-ranging powers on July 25
- The former law professor has long called for an overhaul of the country's post-revolution political system
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Libya PM back in position after election postponed
The election, set for December 24, was meant to be the culmination of UN-led efforts to drag Libya out of...
- Libya's interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah chaired a cabinet meeting on Thursday, marking his return to the post
- This happened despite concerns that postponing of the country's presidential election could jeopardize his position
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Saudi king asks Iran to end ‘negative behavior’ in the region
King Salman said, ‘We hope (Iran) changes its policy and negative behavior in the region, and it heads towards dialogue...
- Saudi Arabia and Iran have had bitter ties for decades, taking opposing sides in a range of regional conflicts
- This includes Yemen, where Saudi Arabia leads a military coalition against Iran-backed Huthi rebels
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Residents in frustration and unease over Libya poll delay
The poll was meant to take place just over a year after a landmark east-west ceasefire. The delay will be...
- Libya’s electoral board has suggested pushing the vote back by a month to January 24
- However, given political animosity between different stakeholders, agreeing a new date may not be easy
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Arab League chief urges cooperation to achieve successful Libya elections
Aboul Ghaith pointed to the dangerous juncture that Libya is going through, and said that everyone should join hands and...
- In a statement, Aboul Gheit urged the concerned parties to adopt dialogue as the only means to resolve the dispute
- Gheit stressed on the importance of a national consensus on the legal and procedural rules for the elections
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UN chief criticizes Lebanon leaders during his visit
Lebanon is in the throes of an economic meltdown that has been called by the World Bank as among the...
- The UN stands in solidarity with the people of Lebanon, Guterres said at a press conference with Lebanese President Michel Aoun
- However, he added that Lebanese political leaders ‘do not have the right to be divided and paralyze the country’
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Saudi exempts Iran Yemen envoy from air blockade for Covid treatment
Iran's ambassador flew out of the rebel-held Yemeni capital to receive Covid treatment Saturday in a rare exemption from an...
- The Irani envoy flew out of the rebel-held Yemeni capital to receive Covid treatment.
- Oman has frequently mediated with the rebels and remained neutral in Yemen conflict.
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Pentagon documents reveal ‘deeply flawed’ US air war in Middle East
Poor or inadequate surveillance footage often contributed to deadly targeting failures.
- The NYT obtained the Pentagon documents for its report through Freedom of Information requests beginning in March 2017
- The documents were also sourced from lawsuits filed against the Defense Department and the Central Command
Algeria’s Tebboune re-elected president for second term
That year, Tebboune became president after widely boycotted elections and mass pro-democracy protests from 2019 that died out under his...
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Dozen injured after skirmish between Israeli police, Eritrean protestors
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Nobel Foundation withdraws invitation to Russia, Belarus envoys
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Iran’s BRICS membership to strengthen group, says XI
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Egyptian President Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed Douma
Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure of the country's 2011 uprising who has spent the last decade behind bars,...
- A court in 2019 had sentenced Douma to 15 years in prison on charges of clashing with security forces in the capital two years earlier.
- Egypt's top appeals court later in 2019 upheld the 15-year sentence, which also included a fine of US$372,000.
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Saudi Crown Prince and Iran foreign minister discuss bilateral relations
Iran's foreign minister met Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his first visit since the Middle East rivals...
- The Iranian foreign minister called the 90-minute meeting a "direct, frank, and productive conversation".
- The Iranian minister said the success of the region is possible by strengthening dialogue and cooperation.
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Another Trump indictment looms as grand jury hears election case
Atlanta, United States - Prosecutors investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the US state of Georgia were...
- The case would be the fourth brought against Trump this year -- it could lead to the first televised trial of a former president
- Donald Trump posted a number of messages to his Truth Social platform, and called the matter "ridiculous"