Elections
Tunisia: Conservative law professor wins presidential race
Middle East
October 15, 2019
Tunisia: Conservative law professor wins presidential race
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s election commission said a preliminary count shows Islamist-backed law professor Kais Saied has won the…
Saied supporters hail revival of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution after poll
Features/Interviews
October 14, 2019
Saied supporters hail revival of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution after poll
TUNIS (Reuters) – Supporters of retired law professor Kais Saied celebrated into Monday morning after exit polls indicated he won…
Media mogul, academic face off as Tunisians choose president
Middle East
October 13, 2019
Media mogul, academic face off as Tunisians choose president
Tunisians began voting on Sunday in a presidential runoff pitting a conservative academic against a media magnate fresh out of…
Tunisia elects lawmakers to tackle economy, disappointment after uprising
Middle East
October 6, 2019
Tunisia elects lawmakers to tackle economy, disappointment after uprising
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisians voted for a new parliament on Sunday but quiet polling stations gave an indication of the…
Tunisians vote in parliamentary election
Middle East
October 6, 2019
Tunisians vote in parliamentary election
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisians began voting on Sunday for a parliament that must address chronic economic problems at a moment…
Tunisia’s election credibility affected by candidate’s detention: president
Middle East
October 5, 2019
Tunisia’s election credibility affected by candidate’s detention: president
TUNIS (Reuters) – Detained Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui’s inability to campaign is affecting the credibility of the elections and…
Israel swears in new parliament amid political deadlock
Middle East
October 3, 2019
Israel swears in new parliament amid political deadlock
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is swearing in its newly elected parliament. The ceremony on Thursday comes after the second inconclusive…
Tunisian presidential candidate to stay in jail, testing democracy
Middle East
October 2, 2019
Tunisian presidential candidate to stay in jail, testing democracy
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui, who faces an election run-off this month, must stay in detention for…
First legislative session for Egypt’s House of Representatives ends Tuesday
Egypt
October 1, 2019
First legislative session for Egypt’s House of Representatives ends Tuesday
The fifth and final sessions for the first legislative session for the Egyptian House of Representatives commenced on Tuesday. The…
Tunisia’s presidential vote pits professor vs. prisoner
Middle East
October 1, 2019
Tunisia’s presidential vote pits professor vs. prisoner
NABEUL, Tunisia (AP) — The professor refuses to campaign for president and the prisoner cannot, yet both are running for…