Independent candidate Khaled al-Balshi is to head the Journalists Syndicate following his success in a hotly contested set of midterm elections. After a heated election race, members of Egypt’s Journalists Syndicate chose Khaled Balshi as [ More … ]
Addressing foreign journalists at the World Youth Forum, Sisi says he is ready to hold elections in Egypt on an annual basis on condition of not bearing the financial cost. While addressing foreign journalists at [ More … ]
Israeli soldiers reportedly deliver Shin Bet message to Palestinian doorsteps, while others asked to report at stations for interrogation Israel’s internal intelligence agency Shin Bet is intimidating members and supporters of the Hamas movement in the occupied West [ More … ]
No women won seats; many new faces; voter turnout of 60% higher than expected The election for Kuwait’s National Assembly (parliament) resulted in an all-male parliament and several previous MP losing their seats, signalling a [ More … ]
Joe Biden’s campaign says Democratic candidate will be ‘the next president of the United States’ Joe Biden’s campaign all but declared victory in the US presidential election on Wednesday, saying the former vice-president had a [ More … ]
North African nation may be heading for new parliamentary elections over its inability to form a government. Tunisia‘s Ennahdha party has rejected a new government proposal that excludes other parties and is open to contest another [ More … ]
Tunisians head to the polls on September 15 to elect a new president in the second such vote since the 2011 revolution. When President Beji Caid Essebsi died in late July, three months before his [ More … ]
Confidential UAE document reveals Mohammed bin Salman is concerned the journalist’s murder could become a heavily debated topic during the upcoming US election The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman is determined to [ More … ]
Tens of thousands of protesters have been demanding Algeria’s president sit out coming election Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has returned to the country on Sunday, where he faces widespread protests against his plans for [ More … ]
By: Yasi Aktay* We all know that the June 24 elections were followed not only in Turkey but also across the world, with great interest and enthusiasm. Concordantly, our media broadcasted numerous footage and reports [ More … ]
Chinese president Xi Jinping discarded term limits and is preparing to rule for life like an emperor of old. Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is preparing to follow Xi’s example as his supporters propose similarly [ More … ]
By: Kemal Öztürk* In my opinion, this is one of the most congenial lines of the press world: “Behind the scenes of such and such an incident…” A mysterious, exciting and appealing sentence disclosing the unknown. [ More … ]
By: Yahya Hamid* Taking a snapshot of today’s election, Sisi has purged all his candidates, putting some in prison, and others have been ordered to keep silent to avoid detention Have you ever imagined that, [ More … ]
Ahead of a farcical election, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi goes after the press. His tone has turned dark, with threats and talk of conspiracies. Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi could not ask for a better mouthpiece than Khairy Ramadan, a [ More … ]
Sami Anan in 2016. Anan was jailed earlier this month after announcing his intention to run against current Egyptian leader Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. On Feb. 19, the Washington Post published a report by Aya Hijazi, Aya [ More … ]
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