Sudan’s key opposition may nominate economist Abdalla Hamdok for prime minister
Sudan’s main opposition alliance will nominate economist Abdalla Hamdok to be the prime minister in the country’s…
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UK’s Labour vows to bring down PM Johnson, prevent a no-deal Brexit
Britain’s opposition Labour Party starts bidding to bring down Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a vote of no…
Turkey’s Erdogan’s shock election call brings cherished powers within reach
Tayyip Erdogan’s shock announcement of snap elections in June has caught Turkey’s troubled opposition off guard…
Syrian opposition calls on Trump and EU to put pressure on Russia and Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump and European Union leaders should increase pressure on President Bashar al-Assad and…
Trump tax overhaul under intensifying fire as Congress readies bill
President Donald Trump’s plan for overhauling the U.S. tax system faced growing opposition from interest groups on…
Japan’s PM Abe mulling snap election as early as October: media
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering calling a snap election as early as next month to take advantage…
Turkish court rules opposition newspaper journalists must remain in custody
A Turkish court remanded five prominent staff from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper in custody on Monday in a…
Blast targets al-Qaida office in Syria, causing casualties
Syrian opposition activists and state media say an explosion has targeted an office of the al-Qaida affiliate in…
25-30 opposition bloc calls on Egypt’s Sisi to not ratify Red Sea islands deal
The 25-30 opposition bloc in Egypt’s parliament called on Egypt’s President to not ratify the government’s deal to…
Syrian rebels begin to leave last opposition-held Homs district
Syrian rebels started leaving the last opposition-held district of Homs city on Saturday in the final phase of an…
Russia-backed Syrian safe zones plan goes into effect
A deal hammered out by Russia, Turkey and Iran to set up de-escalation zones in mostly opposition-held parts of…
Russia complains to U.S. over exclusion from Syria chemical probe
Russia has told the United States it regrets Washington's opposition to letting its inspectors take part in an…
Evacuations of opposition fighters resume in Syria’s Homs
Syrian state TV says scores of opposition fighters and their families have left the central city of Homs after…
Syrian opposition, Russia discuss reinforcing ceasefire
The Syrian opposition and a senior Russian diplomat agreed on Wednesday that Syria's fragile ceasefire needed to be…
Syrian opposition fed up with terrorists, seeks help against Assad
The Syrian opposition rejects terrorism and is "fed up" with banned militants but they cannot be stopped if Syria…
Syria’s opposition to not attend peace talks in Astana
The Syrian opposition will not attend peace talks due to start on Tuesday in the Kazakh capital Astana, blaming…
US seeks historic military spending boost, domestic cuts
U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking what he called a historic increase in defense spending, but ran into…
Syria’s opposition picks new delegation to Geneva peace talks
Syria's main opposition body on Sunday approved a new delegation to take part in Geneva peace talks later this…
Russia’s Lavrov to meet Syrian opposition in Moscow on Jan. 27
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet Syrian opposition representatives in Moscow on January 27, RIA…
Egypt’s opposition to announce ‘unified’ assembly against Sisi
Exiled opposition politician Ayman Nour says a preparatory committee has been created, as Sisi loses support from…
India divorce: How ‘triple talaq’ destroys lives
A practice in India that allows Muslim men to divorce their wives in an instant is facing fierce opposition.…
Kuwaitis vote in austerity-focused poll, energized by opposition
Kuwaitis voted on Saturday in an election energized by the participation of opposition candidates for the first…
Syrian opposition sees Trump win as chance for new push for peace
Donald Trump's election as U.S. president could provide fresh momentum for ending Syria's six-year-old civil…
China adopts cybersecurity law in face of overseas opposition
China adopted a controversial cybersecurity law on Monday to counter what Beijing says are growing threats such as…
Court dissolves Bahrain’s main Shi’ite opposition group Wefaq-Arabiyah
Bahrain's highest court dissolved the country's main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group al-Wefaq, and liquidated the…
Egypt to reach out to more Syrian opposition groups in coming period
Egypt will attempt to communicate with a wider base of the Syrian opposition in the coming days in an…
Chief Syria opposition negotiator quits over failed peace talks
The Syrian opposition's chief negotiator in UN-brokered peace talks has announced his resignation, branding the…
Political parties gather signatures to escalate opposition against Egyptian-Saudi deal
Committees will be formed across Egypt’s governorates to gather signatures for a petition that will be presented to…
Syria rebels vow armed response to regime ceasefire ‘violations’
Several of Syria's key opposition factions said Monday they were launching an armed response to what they alleged…
Syria opposition group to attend Geneva peace talks
Syria's main opposition group said it would attend peace talks on Monday but accused the government of President…
Syrian opposition says Russia steps up bombing despite truce deal
The main Syrian opposition council said Russia had stepped up air strikes since a U.S.-Russian ceasefire plan was…
Syrian opposition figure slams Russia for continued bombing
A top Syrian opposition figure criticized Russia on Sunday for continuing with its bombing in Syria, insisting…
Russia is creating ‘new Hitler’ in Syria: Opposition
Syria's main opposition group accused Monday Damascus-ally Russia of helping to turn Syrian President Bashar…
ECB lowers stimulus ambitions after hitting opposition – Reuters
Hints by Mario Draghi ahead of last Thursday's ECB rate meeting that the euro zone may need another big injection…
Kerry, Saudi and UAE officials to meet on unifying Syrian opposition
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was set to hold talks with senior Emirati and Saudi officials in Abu Dhabi on…
Russian intervention in Syria upsets all calculations on the ground: Syrian opposition
As Russian forces sustained their aerial strikes on targets in Syria, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor…
Syria opposition to boycott UN talks, cites Russia strikes
Syria's key opposition National Coalition said Sunday it would boycott talks proposed by UN peace envoy Staffan de…
Russia strike kills 36 civilians: Syria opposition chief
A Russian air strike carried out in the central Syrian province of Homs killed 36 people, all of them civilians,…
Turkey’s PM says Coalition Talks progressing with Main Opposition
Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu raised hopes on Thursday that a grand coalition could be formed, saying…
Syrian opposition meet in Egypt, seek unified political solution for Syria
Syrian opposition forces met in Cairo on Monday at a conference to seek a unified political solution to Syria's…