Elections
Turks vote in election set to shape Erdogan’s legacy
Middle East
June 7, 2015
Turks vote in election set to shape Erdogan’s legacy
President Tayyip Erdogan sought a crushing victory for his vision of a "new Turkey" at elections on Sunday that would…
Sources: Gas cylinder bomb caused blast at Turkish election rally
Middle East
June 6, 2015
Sources: Gas cylinder bomb caused blast at Turkish election rally
A bomb made from a gas cylinder packed with ball bearings caused one of the deadly blasts at a Kurdish…
Hong Kong leader clashes with democrats ahead of key vote
World
May 28, 2015
Hong Kong leader clashes with democrats ahead of key vote
Hong Kong's leader was challenged to step down Thursday as he clashed with angry pro-democracy lawmakers over the government's controversial…
Tagammu Party: Sisi said the parliamentary elections are before the end of 2015
Egypt
May 27, 2015
Tagammu Party: Sisi said the parliamentary elections are before the end of 2015
Sayed Abdel Al, head of the Tagammu Party, said President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has confirmed that the parliamentary elections will…
Wafd polls bring change to by-law, returns old party name
Egypt
May 17, 2015
Wafd polls bring change to by-law, returns old party name
Polls at the veteran Wafd Party have shown support for changes to the party’s by-law, with the National Council for…
Wafd chairman faces party infighting, media battles ahead of Friday elections
Egypt
May 13, 2015
Wafd chairman faces party infighting, media battles ahead of Friday elections
The divisions within the veteran Wafd Party have deepened ahead of its supreme board elections, scheduled for next Friday, as…
Wafd Party’s board elections slated for Friday
Egypt
May 12, 2015
Wafd Party’s board elections slated for Friday
Elections for the Wafd Party’s supreme board will be held next Friday, the party declared on Tuesday. Ahmed Ouda, assistant chairman…
UK markets rally as Conservatives head for outright election win
Business
May 8, 2015
UK markets rally as Conservatives head for outright election win
British financial markets rallied on Friday as election results pointed to a shock outright victory for Prime Minister David Cameron's…
UPDATE: Britain braces for election gridlock as polls predict dead heat
World
May 7, 2015
UPDATE: Britain braces for election gridlock as polls predict dead heat
Britons voted on Thursday in the tightest election for decades; one that could cause government gridlock, push the world's fifth-largest…
With nobody set for majority, Britain braces for hung parliament
World
May 3, 2015
With nobody set for majority, Britain braces for hung parliament
Britain is heading towards a hung parliament after Thursday's national election, fuelling uncertainty about the country's future in the European…