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 … ]
No clear winner has emerged from Israel’s election, leaving a question mark over who will be the coming prime minister. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s grip on power was hanging in the balance Wednesday after [ More … ]
A host of world leaders congratulated President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following the Yes victory in Sunday’s historic referendum. “We believe that everyone should respect the will of the Turkish people,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told [ More … ]
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