Elections
Ugandans choose between reggae singer and longtime leader in tense election
World
January 14, 2021
Ugandans choose between reggae singer and longtime leader in tense election
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandans began voting on Thursday in a presidential election pitting long-time leader Yoweri Museveni against an opposition…
Saar, longtime Netanyahu ally, emerges as his top challenger
Middle East
January 11, 2021
Saar, longtime Netanyahu ally, emerges as his top challenger
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — For years, Gideon Saar was one of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s most loyal and…
Can Benjamin Netanyahu survive Israel’s next election?
Middle East
January 8, 2021
Can Benjamin Netanyahu survive Israel’s next election?
Far fewer protesters have gathered outside the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu on this mild January evening…
US Congress certifies Biden win hours after harrowing Capitol Hill assault
World
January 7, 2021
US Congress certifies Biden win hours after harrowing Capitol Hill assault
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol in a harrowing assault on…
Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control
World
January 7, 2021
Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control
ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats — and with them, the US Senate majority — as final…
Egypt’s top court to examine Mortada Mansour’s appeal against elections results
Egypt
January 2, 2021
Egypt’s top court to examine Mortada Mansour’s appeal against elections results
The Supreme Administrative Court decided on Saturday to refer Mortada Mansour’s parliamentary election case appeal to Egypt’s Court of Cassation,…
Israel set for snap election as budget deadline nears
Middle East
December 22, 2020
Israel set for snap election as budget deadline nears
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Tuesday was on course for a fourth national election in two years after Prime Minister…
Pro-Sisi party wins majority in Egypt’s parliamentary polls
Egypt
December 15, 2020
Pro-Sisi party wins majority in Egypt’s parliamentary polls
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Mostaqbal Watn (Nation’s Future) Party, which strongly backs President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, secured nearly 55 percent…
Kuwaiti opposition make gains in first parliamentary vote under new emir
Middle East
December 6, 2020
Kuwaiti opposition make gains in first parliamentary vote under new emir
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Opposition candidates made gains in a parliamentary vote in Kuwait in which two thirds of MPs lost…
Egypt completes security preparations for run-off parliament elections
Egypt
December 6, 2020
Egypt completes security preparations for run-off parliament elections
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior has finalized all security preparations to secure the run-off parliament elections through a comprehensive security plan. The plan…