BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said that “political will” is required to end the impasse on the election of a new president. “What is needed first and foremost is the political will of various political forces and blocs to complete the formation of constitutional institutions ...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): Thousands of Islamists in Sudan rallied Saturday against efforts by the United Nations to solve the political crisis sparked by last year’s coup, AFP journalists said. The demonstrations, the latest by Islamist factions in recent weeks, came one day after military leaders and a key civilian bloc announced plans to ...
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): Tunisia’s powerful UGTT trade union chief took aim Saturday at legislative elections due later this month, claiming they serve no purpose in light of constitutional reforms that neutered political parties. President Kais Saied last year sacked the government and suspended parliament, then this year extended his powe...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudanese civilian and military rivals will sign a political framework agreement Monday, the Sudanese Sovereign Council said Friday. The agreement will include the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), the Popular Congress Party (PCP), Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the rebel coalition of the Sudanese Revolution...
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...
