KIRKUK, Iraq (AA) – Iraqi Turkmens have criticized their exclusion from government meetings regarding Kirkuk and other disputed regions. On Tuesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attended a meeting in Baghdad to discuss a resolution of political and economic disputes between the central government and the Kurdish Regional Govern...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced a 27-member cabinet on Friday. Two among the cabinet members will have the status of deputy prime minister, Anwar told a news conference in capital Kuala Lumpur. Earlier, Malaysia’s 10th prime minister had met King Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah....
BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanese lawmakers on Thursday failed for the eighth time to elect a new president as the country’s political deadlock continues. The voting session was attended by 111 lawmakers of the 128-member parliament. Michel Moawad, a candidate backed by the Lebanese Forces party, got 37 votes, well short of the figure needed ...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian judicial authorities on Monday questioned Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi over terror links accusations, according to his lawyer. “Ghannouchi was questioned Monday morning,” Mukhtar al-Jamai told Anadolu Agency. He said the questioning session had originally been scheduled for Sept. 21, but was postponed until N...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia’s opposition National Salvation Front has called for the formation of a national salvation government to address the country’s economic and social problems. “Economic and social crises are aggravating day by day and for the past year and a half, there were no signs that these problems are coming to an [&hell...
MOSCOW (AA) – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took office of Kazakhstan president afresh on Saturday after an inauguration ceremony in the capital Astana. Tokayev was sworn in at the Palace of Independence. In his address, he said the snap presidential election held earlier this month was a “patriotic triumph,” confirmed by journalists...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to offer far-right Zionist politician Itamar Ben-Gvir the portfolio of the National Security minister in the new government. Netanyahu’s Likud party agreed with Ben-Gvir, the head of the Jewish Strength party, on other positions as well. These include t...
Freetown, Sierra Leone (AFP): A brawl broke out in Sierra Leone’s parliament Wednesday as MPs debated a proposed change to the electoral system to allow for proportional representation in next year’s election, local media reported. In video footage, representatives from the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and the op...
BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanese lawmakers have failed for a seventh time to elect a new president as the country grapples with deepening political and economic crises. The voting session was attended by 110 lawmakers of the 128-member parliament. Michel Moawad, a candidate backed by the Lebanese Forces party, got 42 votes, well short of the [&hel...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysia’s Council of Rulers on Thursday decided to back opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as the country’s 10th prime minister. The decision came after a meeting of the nine-member Council of Rulers, led by King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, in Kuala Lumpur after days of political deadlock. Anwar Ibrahi...
