JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he had completed forming a new government with his allies in the right-wing camp, minutes before the end of the mandate given to him to accomplish the task. Netanyahu phoned President Isaac Herzog, who initially gave him a 28-day deadline to form a go...
BERLIN (AA) – Hundreds of right-wing extremists are wanted for arrest in Germany, the Berlin-based Taz newspaper reported Wednesday. As of Sept. 30, there were open arrest warrants for 674 people from the far-right spectrum, the Interior Ministry said in response to a parliamentary inquiry made by the radical leftist opposition party The...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has announced his full responsibility for the events of the 1989 coup d’état that brought him and 27 of his aides to power. “I bear full responsibility for the events of the June 1989,” al-Bashir said during a trial session aired by state television. The former [...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia’s mainstream opposition party Ennahda has said that former Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh has been imprisoned on false charges. The former PM was accused of “sending Tunisians to conflict zones abroad.” In a statement, Ennahda termed the decision a “systematic targeting” of Laarayedh and an attempt...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Thousands of Sudanese demonstrated in the capital Khartoum on Monday to mark the 3rd anniversary of popular protests that led to the ouster of long-serving President Omar al-Bashir. Protesters waved banners calling for civilian rule and an end to last year’s military takeover as they marched towards the presidential pala...
ISTANBUL (AA) – In its first sitting, the Malaysian parliament has elected a new speaker. Johari Abdul was elected the new speaker of the parliament, locally known as Dewan Rakyat, replacing Azhar Azizan Harun. Johari’s name was proposed by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim which was supported by deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Besides ad...
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): Tunisia plunged into political uncertainty Sunday as its main opposition alliance called on President Kais Saied to “leave immediately”, a day after voters overwhelming snubbed elections for a neutered parliament. That comes with Saied’s government negotiating a nearly $2-billion package to bail out the ...
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): Tunisians on Saturday overwhelmingly boycotted an election for a new parliament which will have virtually no authority following a power grab by President Kais Saied in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. Electoral board president Farouk Bouasker said that by close of polls at 6:00 pm (1700 GMT), just 8.8 percent of [&hell...
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): Tunisians will be going to the polls on Saturday to elect a parliament largely stripped of its powers, under a hyper-presidential system installed by the head of state Kais Saied after his power grab last year. Over a decade since Tunisia’s popular revolution unseated dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, opposition par...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s three major political parties signed an agreement Thursday on forming a government. The agreement, which was signed at the state parliament building, lays out the principles of a mandate that will last until 2026. It was signed by Milorad Dodik, the leader of the A...
