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Sudan opposition leader refused entry to Egypt, says party
Egypt

Sudan opposition leader refused entry to Egypt, says party

The party of leading Sudanese opposition figure Sadiq al-Mahdi said on Sunday he has been refused entry on his return…
Jailed former head of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition says fair election impossible
Middle East

Jailed former head of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition says fair election impossible

Turkey’s Kurdish opposition presidential candidate, who is challenging President Tayyip Erdogan from behind prison bars, said a fair vote in…
Court reduces activist Ahmed Douma’s sentence to LE 10,000 fine for ‘insulting judiciary’
Egypt

Court reduces activist Ahmed Douma’s sentence to LE 10,000 fine for ‘insulting judiciary’

The Maadi Court of Misdemeanors ruled on Saturday to reduce activist Ahmed Douma’s sentence for insulting the judiciary to a…
Egyptian activist sentenced to 3 years prison on terrorism charges, criticizing state
Egypt

Egyptian activist sentenced to 3 years prison on terrorism charges, criticizing state

Egyptian activist Islam Marei was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday on charges of terrorism, according to lawyer Ziad…
Syria’s opposition, divided and varied, to get a new face
Middle East

Syria’s opposition, divided and varied, to get a new face

Syria’s notoriously fragmented opposition gathering Wednesday in the Saudi capital is trying to close ranks and come up with a…
Ahmed Shafiq to announce if he will run for president or not within 10 days
Egypt

Ahmed Shafiq to announce if he will run for president or not within 10 days

Well-known television host Lamis al-Hadidy said on Monday evening that she talked on the phone to former presidential candidate and…
Kenyans stockpile food, first aid kits ahead of vote
World

Kenyans stockpile food, first aid kits ahead of vote

Nervous Kenyans stockpiled food and water on Monday and police prepared emergency aid kits as families headed to their ethnic…
Mauritania votes to abolish Senate
World

Mauritania votes to abolish Senate

Mauritanians have voted in a referendum to abolish their Senate, in a victory for President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Opposition…
Venezuela’s Maduro disputes vote tampering allegations
World

Venezuela’s Maduro disputes vote tampering allegations

Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro defiantly dismissed allegations that official turnout figures for the election of an all-powerful constituent assembly were…
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