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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
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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…
Egyptians vote in presidential election, senior citizens make significant turnout
Egypt

Egyptians vote in presidential election, senior citizens make significant turnout

Egyptian polling stations opened their doors on Monday morning, at 9 am across the country for voters to elect a…
Participation in presidential election a national duty: Pope Tawadros
Egypt

Participation in presidential election a national duty: Pope Tawadros

Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church stressed that the world’s attention will be focused on the turnout in…
‘Sex and the City’ actress Cynthia Nixon to run for New York governor
World

‘Sex and the City’ actress Cynthia Nixon to run for New York governor

Actress and liberal activist Cynthia Nixon, one of the stars of the hit television series “Sex and the City,” announced…
Burundi on brink again as president wants to rule until 2034
World

Burundi on brink again as president wants to rule until 2034

Declared this month by supporters as Burundi’s “eternal supreme guide,” President Pierre Nkurunziza now wants changes to the constitution that…
7 Ultras Ahlawy arrested following clashes with police, prosecution orders investigation
Egypt

7 Ultras Ahlawy arrested following clashes with police, prosecution orders investigation

Egypt’s prosecutor general Nabil Sadek ordered an investigation into clashes that broke out between security forces and fans from the…
Egypt denounces UN rights chief’s concerns on political violations ahead of election
Egypt

Egypt denounces UN rights chief’s concerns on political violations ahead of election

In response to the annual report from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, which alleged a presence…
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