The presidential elections in Algeria will be held on April 18. 82-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose candidacy has been an issue of debate for days, has announced his candidacy to take office for the fifth [ More … ]
Former Egyptian military chief of staff General Sami Anan, who was detained in January after announcing plans to compete in a presidential election, is in critical condition in hospital, according to two sources close to [ More … ]
As Egypt is on its way for the presidential elections scheduled in 2018, candidates either withdrew under threats, including jail. One of the likely candidate is former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik who has announced that [ More … ]
Former Egyptian Prime Minister, Ahmed Shafik announced on Sunday that he is no longer considering running for president in the upcoming elections, which are expected to be held next May. Shafik said in a statement on [ More … ]
As the presidential elections scheduled to take place in 2018, the political arena seems empty of any candidates. Some declared their withdrawal from the elections, other hinted that he would exit the elections and the [ More … ]
As presidential elections seem closer in Egypt, polarization increases. Egypt’s presidential election, scheduled to take place between February and May 2018. There is no doubt that Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s victory is assured as the general [ More … ]
In a major speech setting out his vision of how Libya can end its political crisis, Presidency Council head Faiez Serraj has called for radical changes in the way the country has been operating. Among [ More … ]
Iranians poured into polling stations on Friday to give their verdict on President Hassan Rouhani and his troubled efforts to rebuild ties with the world and kick-start the struggling economy. Polls opened in Iran on [ More … ]
Iran’s six presidential candidates exchanged barbs in their final debate on Friday, accusing each other of corruption and economic mismanagement a week ahead of the election. Seeking a second four-year term, Iran’s moderate President Hassan [ More … ]
Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has sworn that he would step down from office if he loses next year’s “presidential election” under his repressive military rule. During a question and answer session at a youth conference, [ More … ]
Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unexpectedly filed to run in the country’s May presidential election, contradicting a recommendation from the supreme leader to stay out of the race. Iran’s former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took [ More … ]
Egyptian sources close to Lieutenant General Sami Annan unveiled that “prominent Saudi circles have recently renewed their communications with Anan” in the light of the recent Egyptian Saudi crisis, according to Arabi al-Jadeed. It is [ More … ]
During an interview with the editors-in-chief of the state-run Egyptian newspapers Al-Ahram, Al-Gomhuria, and Akhbar Al-Youm, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said that he may run for a second term in office, said Anadolu Agency. When he was [ More … ]
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