ISTANBUL (AA): The Pakistani government is mulling a ban on former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the country’s defense minister has disclosed. Khawaja Asif told reporters in the capital Islamabad: “A decision has not been taken yet, but a review is surely underway,” according to the Dawn newspaper. The developme...
Nairobi, Kenya (AFP): The families of Tunisian opposition figures detained in a government crackdown filed a case with Africa’s human rights court on Wednesday seeking the immediate release of their loved ones. Since early February, the authorities in the North African country have arrested more than 20 political opponents and other pers...
KARACHI, Pakistan/ISTANBUL, Türkiye (AA): An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Tuesday granted bail to Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan in multiple cases. Khan, who has had more than 100 cases filed against him since being removed from power last year in April, traveled to the capital Islamabad on Tuesday to appear be...
Nouakchott, Mauritania GMT (AFP): The ruling party in Mauritania scored a comfortable victory in last week’s legislative and local elections, according to official results on Sunday, a litmus test for the veteran head of state ahead of next year’s presidential poll. The elections were the first since 2019, when President Mohamed Ou...
Lahore, Pakistan (AFP): Imran Khan says he has had “no dialogue” with Pakistan’s military since his campaign of defiance against the nation’s powerful military boiled over into deadly unrest last week. The opposition leader’s comments in a recent interview underscore the full-scale breakdown of relations between t...
ANKARA (AA): As Türkiye heads to an election runoff on May 28, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said his People’s Alliance has started preparing for the much anticipated vote. “The will manifested in the ballot box is sacred. As the alliance, we immediately started preparing for May 28. I had my meetings with all […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA): The Libyan Parliament on Tuesday voted to suspend Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha, according to a parliamentary spokesman. “The House of Representatives (parliament) voted by majority to suspend Bashagha and referred him to investigation,” Abdullah Bliheg said in a statement. He added that Finance Minister Osama ...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA): Tunisia’s Ennahda party late on Monday condemned the prison sentence given to its leader Rached Ghannouchi, calling it “unjust political” punishment. On Monday, a court sentenced Ghannouchi, one of the main opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied, to a year in prison on terrorism-related charges, according to his lawyer...
ISTANBUL (AA): The People’s Alliance, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development (AK) Party and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), managed to secure a majority of seats in the Turkish parliament after Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections. According to unofficial results, the AK Party garne...
WASHINGTON (AA): The US has congratulated the Turkish people on holding “peaceful” nationwide presidential and parliamentary polls on Sunday. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby on Monday said the Biden administration lauds “the Turkish people for expressing their desires at the ballot box in a peaceful way.” “President (Joe) Bid...
