Turkey’s Erdogan says Berlin relations to improve after German election
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that tension with Europe was due to European domestic politics…
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France’s armed forces chief resigns over Macron budget cuts
France's head of the armed forces resigned on Wednesday after a heated dispute with Emmanuel Macron over defence…
‘Real victory to be in 5Yrs’, Macron camp says after election win
President Emmanuel Macron's government on Monday promised to renew politics in France as final official results…
European markets seen higher as Brexit talks take center stage
European bourses are expected to open higher Monday, as investors shift their attention to political events…
France begins voting in second round of parliamentary election
Voting stations opened in France on Sunday for the second round of parliamentary elections, with opinion polls…
French new president Macron seeks parliament majority
One month after President Emmanuel Macron's arrival in power, French voters must now choose lawmakers in…
President Macron’s party seen on top in French parliament election: poll
French President Emmanuel Macron's party is expected to emerge with the most seats in June's parliamentary…
Egypt rehouses 118 Coptic families who fled North Sinai militants
Egypt has rehoused 118 Coptic families who fled North Sinai after a spate of killings of Christians by militants…
Egypt extends Sinai state of emergency by three months
The state of emergency in North Sinai has been extended for three months starting 30 January. The decision was made…
Dutch parliamentary committee briefed on Egypt developments
A 12-member Dutch parliamentary delegation was informed of Egypt’s internal developments in two separate meetings…
Kuwait, Egypt seek closer parliamentary ties
The Egyptian parliament has proven its repute despite the adversity it has encountered during the course of its…
Egypt to mark 150 years of parliamentary life next week
The head of the Egyptian parliament's media and culture committee Osama Heikal announced in a press conference…
Egypt parliament decides not to adopt ‘rough diplomacy’ with Italy
After a two-hour meeting on Monday, an joint Egyptian parliamentary committee said it will refrain from adopting…
High-Level Egyptian PM to formulate response to Italy halting military spare parts
Kamal Amer, head of the Egyptian parliament's Defence and National Security Committee, told reporters that…
Protest law to be amended to go in line with constitution in Egypt
A government committee will soon meet to amend Egypt's controversial protest law to go in line with the…
French president to visit Egypt’s parliament Monday
French President Francois Hollande will visit Egypt's parliament during his trip to the country next week, and may…
New NGO law to be submitted to Egypt’s parliament
Egypt's Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Magdi El-Agati said on Tuesday that a new government-drafted NGO law…
Syria’s Assad calls parliamentary election on April 13: Official statement
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called a parliamentary election for April 13, according to a statement issued by…
Niger chooses president in tense polls
Voters in Niger are to go the polls in the country's presidential and parliamentary elections. President Mahamadou…
Three major parties withdraw from the pro-Sisi bloc in parliament
The Free Egyptians Party (FEP), the Future of a Nation party (FNP), and the Al-Wafd party have said they will not…
Talks to form a pro-Sisi majority bloc in Egypt parliament
A number of high-profile figures who won seats in Egypt's recent parliamentary elections announced Tuesday that…
HEC detects slight violations in 2nd stage of elections’ run-offs
The High Election Committee (HEC) detected some violations as polls opened for run-offs in the second stage of…
Egyptians starts voting in the second stage of parliamentary elections’ runoffs
On Tuesday, 426 independents will be competing for 213 seats in 99 constituencies in the run-offs in Cairo and 12…
Egypt’s parliamentary run-off vote abroad kicks of today
Egyptian expats will cast their votes for the run-offs of parliamentary elections Monday and Tuesday, where 426…
Court dismisses appeals against Cairo parliament polls results
Egyptian Administrative Court turned down Saturday all 56 appeals contesting the results of round one of the…
Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections Produce 21.7% Turnout In First Round Run-Offs
The first round run-offs of Egypt's two-stage parliamentary elections produced a 21.7% turnout, the country's…
2 journalists arrested whilst covering elections runoff in Giza
Two Al-Dostour newspaper journalists, Shaimaa Hussein and Mohamed Alaa, were arrested on Tuesday while covering the…
Islamist candidate shot dead in Egypt’s Sinai
Gunmen shot dead an Islamist candidate in Egypt's parliamentary elections in North Sinai on Saturday, officials…
FACTBOX-How will Egypt’s elections work?
Egyptians voted on Sunday in a long-awaited parliamentary election, the final step in a process that is meant to…
Egypt starts long-awaited parliamentary election
Egypt kicked off a long-awaited parliamentary election Sunday, the final step in a process that was meant to put…
Parliamentary, municipal elections to cost Egypt 1.5 billion pounds
The upcoming parliamentary poll and elections across Egypt's local municipalities are going to cost the country's…
Egypt’s left wing groups downcast ahead of parliamentary elections
As Egypt’s first parliamentary elections since Mohamed Morsi's 2013 ouster loom large, the country’s left wing…
Egypt’s parliamentary elections: More seats, fewer candidates
In a statement on Egypt's upcoming parliamentary elections on 16 September, the Higher Elections Committee (HEC) in…
Seven electoral lists run in first stage of Egypt’s parliamentary elections: HEC
Seven electoral alliances are running in the first stage of the parliamentary elections slated for 18-19 October,…
Sisi invites US Congress delegation to observe parliamentary polls
President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi met with a US Congress delegation Saturday in Cairo, and invited the group to…
Egyptian electoral coalitions falter as candidate registration moves ahead
The Higher Election Committee, the body in charge of supervising Egypt's upcoming parliamentary elections,…
Egypt parliamentary elections to start 17 October
The first phase of Egypt’sparliamentary elections will start on 17-18 October for Egyptians abroad and 18-19…
Erdogan calls for parliamentary election
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called for fresh parliamentary elections, his office said on Monday, in a…
Schedule for Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections Next Week
A new date for Egypt's long-delayed parliamentary elections is expected to be announced next week, a minister has…
Elections Committee to receive Media Requests to cover Polls
The Egyptian High Elections Commission (HEC) has announced that from Saturday it will accept applications from…