Algiers, Algeria – AFP A United Nations expert on Tuesday urged Algeria to pardon people convicted or detained over their involvement in the pro-democracy protests of 2019-20 and to ease restrictions on gatherings. The Hirak protests broke out in February 2019, forcing longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down two months later...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon’s grand mufti said Tuesday that will be no change in the country’s system of government. In a televised statement marking the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, Abdul Latif Derian said the Islamic-Christian partnership and coexistence will remain intact under the 1989 Taif Agreement. “There is no place for pro...
Dispute highlights long-standing tensions between India and Canada over Khalistan movement – a campaign for sovereign Sikh state in Indian Punjab NEW DELHI, India – Tensions between India and Canada have escalated after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged possible links between India and the murder of Canadian Sikh leade...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP Egypt will hold a presidential vote from December 10-12, the election authority said Monday, with the winner to be announced by December 18. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a former army chief, has ruled for nearly a decade in the Arab world’s most populous country, which is now mired in a deep […]
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – The military junta in Mali has said that presidential elections scheduled for February 2024 for a return to civilian power will be postponed. The two rounds, set for February 4 and 18, 2024, “will be slightly postponed for technical reasons” including financial difficulties for review of voter lists, g...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian President Kais Saied late Thursday announced country-wide local, and regional elections on December 24. According to a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette, a second round of local elections will be held after the announcement of the results of the first round. Analysts believe that local and reg...
NEW DELHI (AA) – Anti-Muslim comments made in India’s parliament by a ruling party lawmaker against a member of the opposition have sparked outrage on both sides of the political aisle. The video from the lower house (Lok Sabha) of parliament of Ramesh Bidhuri, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker representing Delhi, using offen...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The general elections to elect a new government in Pakistan will be held in January next year, the country’s top electoral body has announced. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), in a statement, said that the much-awaited polls will be held in the last week of January. It, however, did not […]
Defense lawyer argues that by federal law, these people were not fake, but contingent electors and they did their duty on Dec. 14, 2020 ATLANTA, Georgia – In the ongoing Georgia election fraud trial, three indicted individuals told the court they were acting within the scope of a federal authority when they worked for Trump’s […]...
In an interview Tarrio says there are 100% chances of conviction of Trump for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results WASHINGTON – Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the former national chairman of the far-right group Proud Boys, predicts that former President Donald Trump will be convicted of federal election offenses...
