UN says time is elapsing to host elections in South Sudan
There is limited time to organise credible elections in South Sudan, international delegates at a three-day national forum said. Polls...
Elections
Nawaf Salam selected as PM for Lebanon
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on January 13th selected Judge Nawaf Salam as the country’s new prime minister after consultations with...
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau steps down after “Liberal infighting”
After 9 years in office, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he will be stepping down in the coming...
Jordan poised to give many seats to Muslim Brotherhood in elections
Jordan may well no longer be a western satellite after elections results there expect to give many seats to Islamists,...
Tunisia; Zammel arrested again moments after release
Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel, has been arrested again moments after being released the first time, following a judges order,...
Syria: Ba’ath party remains in control of parliament
Since it seized power 61 years ago, the ruling Ba’ath party has taken control of the Syrian Parliament, winning 170...
Is Iran heading back to former days of being West’s pariah?
Iran’s hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered on June 2nd as a possible candidate for the presidential election, seeking to...
Algeria presidential elections sees heroine throw in her hat
Five years after a nationwide peaceful protest movement forced octogenarian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign, there is hope that a...
