politics
Liberal Wafd Party votes to elect new chairman
Egypt
March 30, 2018
Liberal Wafd Party votes to elect new chairman
The liberal Wafd Party headquarters received hundreds of its members from all over Egypt as early as 9 am on…
Election turnout at 40%, Sisi holds 92 percent of votes: indicators
Egypt
March 29, 2018
Election turnout at 40%, Sisi holds 92 percent of votes: indicators
Preliminary indicators and exit polls indicate that an estimated 25 million people participated in the 2018 Egyptian presidential election, bringing…
Kenyan opposition figure says still held in airport toilet
World
March 28, 2018
Kenyan opposition figure says still held in airport toilet
Tweeting from what he called “Toilet at Terminal 2,” a Kenyan opposition politician said Wednesday he was still detained in…
Russia’s deadly mall fire deepens divide between citizens and politicians
World
March 28, 2018
Russia’s deadly mall fire deepens divide between citizens and politicians
As Russia mourns victims killed in a deadly shopping mall blaze in Siberia’s Kemerovo, many citizens have been voicing their…
Moussa Mostafa Moussa casts his vote: ‘I did my best and am optimistic’
Egypt
March 27, 2018
Moussa Mostafa Moussa casts his vote: ‘I did my best and am optimistic’
Presidential candidate and Head of the Ghad party Moussa Mostafa Moussa cast his vote in the downtown Cairo area Abdeen…
Egyptians vote in presidential election, senior citizens make significant turnout
Egypt
March 26, 2018
Egyptians vote in presidential election, senior citizens make significant turnout
Egyptian polling stations opened their doors on Monday morning, at 9 am across the country for voters to elect a…
Participation in presidential election a national duty: Pope Tawadros
Egypt
March 23, 2018
Participation in presidential election a national duty: Pope Tawadros
Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church stressed that the world’s attention will be focused on the turnout in…
‘Sex and the City’ actress Cynthia Nixon to run for New York governor
World
March 21, 2018
‘Sex and the City’ actress Cynthia Nixon to run for New York governor
Actress and liberal activist Cynthia Nixon, one of the stars of the hit television series “Sex and the City,” announced…
Burundi on brink again as president wants to rule until 2034
World
March 21, 2018
Burundi on brink again as president wants to rule until 2034
Declared this month by supporters as Burundi’s “eternal supreme guide,” President Pierre Nkurunziza now wants changes to the constitution that…
7 Ultras Ahlawy arrested following clashes with police, prosecution orders investigation
Egypt
March 10, 2018
7 Ultras Ahlawy arrested following clashes with police, prosecution orders investigation
Egypt’s prosecutor general Nabil Sadek ordered an investigation into clashes that broke out between security forces and fans from the…