Egypt is considering holding presidential elections before the end of 2023, according to people familiar with the matter, an earlier than expected date as the North African nation of 105 million people grapples with its [ More … ]
Egypt’s Wafd Party head Abdel Sanad Yamama has announced his intention to run for Egypt’s presidential election. However, he, meanwhile, he declared that “we are all with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi”! A few days ago, [ More … ]
One day after launch of the ‘national dialogue’, the Egyptian authorities arrested the uncles of opposition politician Ahmed Tantawi, who intends to run for presidency against Sisi next year. Egypt on Wednesday launched its so-called ‘national dialogue’ -that [ More … ]
Independent candidate Khaled al-Balshi is to head the Journalists Syndicate following his success in a hotly contested set of midterm elections. After a heated election race, members of Egypt’s Journalists Syndicate chose Khaled Balshi as [ More … ]
Addressing foreign journalists at the World Youth Forum, Sisi says he is ready to hold elections in Egypt on an annual basis on condition of not bearing the financial cost. While addressing foreign journalists at [ More … ]
Israeli soldiers reportedly deliver Shin Bet message to Palestinian doorsteps, while others asked to report at stations for interrogation Israel’s internal intelligence agency Shin Bet is intimidating members and supporters of the Hamas movement in the occupied West [ More … ]
No women won seats; many new faces; voter turnout of 60% higher than expected The election for Kuwait’s National Assembly (parliament) resulted in an all-male parliament and several previous MP losing their seats, signalling a [ More … ]
Joe Biden’s campaign says Democratic candidate will be ‘the next president of the United States’ Joe Biden’s campaign all but declared victory in the US presidential election on Wednesday, saying the former vice-president had a [ More … ]
North African nation may be heading for new parliamentary elections over its inability to form a government. Tunisia‘s Ennahdha party has rejected a new government proposal that excludes other parties and is open to contest another [ More … ]
Tunisians head to the polls on September 15 to elect a new president in the second such vote since the 2011 revolution. When President Beji Caid Essebsi died in late July, three months before his [ More … ]
Confidential UAE document reveals Mohammed bin Salman is concerned the journalist’s murder could become a heavily debated topic during the upcoming US election The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman is determined to [ More … ]
Tens of thousands of protesters have been demanding Algeria’s president sit out coming election Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has returned to the country on Sunday, where he faces widespread protests against his plans for [ More … ]
By: Yasi Aktay* We all know that the June 24 elections were followed not only in Turkey but also across the world, with great interest and enthusiasm. Concordantly, our media broadcasted numerous footage and reports [ More … ]
Chinese president Xi Jinping discarded term limits and is preparing to rule for life like an emperor of old. Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is preparing to follow Xi’s example as his supporters propose similarly [ More … ]
By: Kemal Öztürk* In my opinion, this is one of the most congenial lines of the press world: “Behind the scenes of such and such an incident…” A mysterious, exciting and appealing sentence disclosing the unknown. [ More … ]
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