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Sierra Leone: Challenger Julius Maada Bio narrowly wins presidential election
World

Sierra Leone: Challenger Julius Maada Bio narrowly wins presidential election

Sierra Leone’s election watchdog has declared opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio the winner of the country’s presidential election. Bio narrowly…
British PM congratulates Sisi on his re-election
Egypt

British PM congratulates Sisi on his re-election

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a telephone call from British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday, congratulating him on his…
British Labour leader Corbyn criticized for spending Passover with anti-Israel group
Middle East

British Labour leader Corbyn criticized for spending Passover with anti-Israel group

Britain’s opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn risked further souring his relationship with the Jewish community by attending a Passover event…
Minister faces criticism for ‘insulting’ MPs after saying he throws their requests in the bin
Egypt

Minister faces criticism for ‘insulting’ MPs after saying he throws their requests in the bin

Members of the House of Representatives strongly criticized Minister of Local Development Abu Bakr al-Gendi on Monday, calling for his…
Carlos Alvarado elected president of Costa Rica
World

Carlos Alvarado elected president of Costa Rica

The Citizens’ Action Party candidate has won a clear victory over his National Restoration Party rival, Fabrico Alvarado Munoz. The…
Liberal Wafd Party votes to elect new chairman
Egypt

Liberal Wafd Party votes to elect new chairman

The liberal Wafd Party headquarters received hundreds of its members from all over Egypt as early as 9 am on…
Election turnout at 40%, Sisi holds 92 percent of votes: indicators
Egypt

Election turnout at 40%, Sisi holds 92 percent of votes: indicators

Preliminary indicators and exit polls indicate that an estimated 25 million people participated in the 2018 Egyptian presidential election, bringing…
Kenyan opposition figure says still held in airport toilet
World

Kenyan opposition figure says still held in airport toilet

Tweeting from what he called “Toilet at Terminal 2,” a Kenyan opposition politician said Wednesday he was still detained in…
Russia’s deadly mall fire deepens divide between citizens and politicians
World

Russia’s deadly mall fire deepens divide between citizens and politicians

As Russia mourns victims killed in a deadly shopping mall blaze in Siberia’s Kemerovo, many citizens have been voicing their…
Moussa Mostafa Moussa casts his vote: ‘I did my best and am optimistic’
Egypt

Moussa Mostafa Moussa casts his vote: ‘I did my best and am optimistic’

Presidential candidate and Head of the Ghad party Moussa Mostafa Moussa cast his vote in the downtown Cairo area Abdeen…
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