Saied re-elected Tunisia president with 90.7% of the vote
Tunis, Tunisia - Kais Saied has been re-elected president of Tunisia with 90.69 percent of votes cast, electoral authority ISIE said...
Erdogan visits opposition party headquarters first time in 18 years
Istanbul, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the opposition CHP party headquarters on Tuesday, the first time in 18...
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Dozen injured after skirmish between Israeli police, Eritrean protestors
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL- A dozen Eritrean asylum seekers were wounded by Israeli police gunfire here on Saturday after a demonstration against...
- Clashes began outside a south Tel Aviv venue that was set to host a pro-regime event organized by the Eritrean embassy in Israel.
- Protestors "hurled rocks and wooden planks" at officers, who used riot dispersal means and mounted forces to clear the Eritreans.
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Nobel Foundation withdraws invitation to Russia, Belarus envoys
Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko wrote on Facebook that the foundation should support efforts to isolate Russia and Belarus...
- In 2022, the Nobel Foundation decided not to invite the Russian and Belarusian ambassadors to the Stockholm award event because of Ukraine war.
- The Swedish foundation however said Thursday it was returning to its previous practice of inviting ambassadors from all countries represented in Sweden.
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Iran’s BRICS membership to strengthen group, says XI
TEHRAN/ JOHANNESBURG, IRAN/ SOUTH AFRICA - The Iranian and Chinese presidents stressed the need to bolster bilateral cooperation and the...
- The BRICS heads of state held their 15th annual summit in Johannesburg.
- The heads of state called for the use of local currencies to facilitate trade.
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Vignettes from first US election debate in Republican party
MILWAUKEE, US - A crowded stage of talkative Republican politicians produced a messy debate in the race to be the party's...
- Donald Trump may have turned down his invitation to join the debate, but his influence appeared to have seeped into the clothing choices of his rivals.
- All seven male candidates lined up wearing dark suits, white shirts and red ties - an echo of Trump's standard attire.
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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"
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Nearly 14m children in Sudan need aid, says UNICEF
NEW YORK, US - Two senior UN humanitarian officials have called for more funding and fewer bureaucratic impediments to support...
- The crisis in Sudan recently passed the 100-day mark and overall, 24 million people across the country require aid.
- Chad is one of several neighboring nations hosting some 900,000 people who fled the violence in Sudan.
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Migrants suffer between life and death in Tunisia-Libya desert
In the midday heat, a Libyan patrol near the border with Tunisia comes across a black African man collapsed on...
- By the time they reach Libya, the migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are ready to drop from exhaustion, in temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.
- Libyan border guards said that, over the past two weeks, they have rescued hundreds of migrants who said they were left by Tunisian authorities.
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Quran set alight at protest outside Sweden parliament
Two men set the Quran alight outside parliament in Stockholm at a protest similar to previous ones that have sparked...
- Sweden has already seen its diplomatic relations with several Middle Eastern nations strained over previous protests involving Quran desecrations.
- Swedish police have previously stressed they only grant permits for people to hold public gatherings and not for the activities conducted during the events.
Saied re-elected Tunisia president with 90.7% of the vote
Tunis, Tunisia - Kais Saied has been re-elected president of Tunisia with 90.69 percent of votes cast, electoral authority ISIE said...
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Conservatives tipped to win in Iranian elections as counting begins
Tehran, Iran - Iran began counting ballots on Saturday after a vote for parliament and a key clerical body, with local...
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Leftist Galloway wins MP seat in UK amid anti-Semitism allegations
London, UK- Controversial left-wing firebrand George Galloway was elected to the UK parliament on Friday after tapping into anger over the...
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Iran gears up for elections dominated by conservatives
Conservative daily Vatan-e-Emrouz hailed what it called the population's "interest in the candidates' electoral campaigns", which began on February 22....
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Pakistan parties reach power-sharing agreement, Khan loyalists left out
After weeks of negotiations, Khan's adversaries announced at a late-night press conference in the capital Islamabad that a power-sharing agreement...
- The army-backed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) said they had settled days of negotiations on securing a majority
- Candidates loyal to Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party won the most seats but were forced to stand as independents following a sweeping crackdown on the party
Jailed Khan’s allies running close race in Pakistan poll
The PML-N had been expected to win the most seats following Thursday's vote, with analysts saying its 74-year-old founder Nawaz...
- Unofficial tallies on local TV stations had independents in the lead for many of the remaining seats up for grabs in the 266-member assembly
- Before the first results were officially announced, PTI chief organiser Omar Ayub Khan said he was confident the party had done enough
Pakistanis vote with Khan in jail, Sharif tipped to win
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is expected to win the most seats in Thursday's vote, with analysts saying its 74-year-old...
- Adding to the concerns about the integrity of the vote, authorities announced just before polls opened that they had suspended mobile telephone services across the country
- Pollsters had predicted a low turnout from the country's 128 million eligible voters following a lacklustre campaign overshadowed by the jailing of former prime minister Imran Khan