Voting unpredictable Tunisian presidential election starts
Tunisians began casting votes in an unpredictable presidential election on Sunday where there is no overwhelming…
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Egyptian President Sisi pardons 712 prisoners ahead of Eid Al-Fitr
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned on Wednesday 712 prisoners ahead of the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr…
Putin on track for commanding win as Russians head to polls
Russians voted in a presidential election on Sunday set to give Vladimir Putin a runaway victory, the only…
Polls open in Egyptian presidential elections for voters abroad
Egyptians abroad began voting on Friday, ten days before polls open at home in a presidential election that…
Trump acknowledges he is under investigation in Russia probe
President Donald Trump acknowledged on Friday he is under investigation in a probe of alleged Russian meddling in…
Ahmed Shafiq is free to return to Egypt
General Prosecutor Nabil Sadek ordered on Monday the removal of former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq from the…
U.S. presidential commission issues recommendations on cyber security
The U.S. government and the private sector must cooperate to improve the security of digital networks, a U.S.…
Trump targets another company, draws Sanders’ criticism
President-elect Donald Trump drew a rebuke from former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on…
Detained Youth Committee excludes 20% of prisoners from 2nd pardon list
The Detained Youth Committee has reportedly omitted 20% of the prisoners whose names were submitted for…
Parliament extends state of emergency in Sinai for 3 more months
Egypt's parliament has approved on Monday a presidential decree to extend the state of emergency in designated…
Democrats, civil rights groups disagree over levels of voter complaints
Democratic Party officials said they were not seeing concerted, systemic voter suppression efforts on Tuesday as…
Trump on accepting election results: ‘see how things play out’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would have to "see how things play out" before…
Nevada judge rejects Trump request for order over early voting
A Nevada judge rejected a request by Donald Trump's presidential campaign for an immediate order to be issued in…
Trump campaign sues in Nevada over Las Vegas polling place
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sued the registrar of voters in Clark County, Nevada, over a polling…
Old enemies set to elect Aoun as Lebanon’s president
Twenty-six years after being forced from Lebanon's presidential palace and into exile by the Syrian army, Michel…
Trump won’t commit to accept poll result
U.S. Republican Donald Trump has refused to commit to accepting the election result if he loses, in the final TV…
Trump defiantly apologizes after lewd remarks about women revealed
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump scrambled to prevent his campaign from falling apart early on Saturday…
Clinton leads Trump by 5 points in presidential race: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leads Republican rival Donald Trump by 5 percentage points among…
Egypt’s Sisi receives king Abdullah II of Jordan in Cairo
President Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi received King Abdullah II of Jordan in the presidential palace in Cairo on Wednesday.…
Presidential pardon for Egyptian political prisoners expected soon
President Abdel Fattaha al-Sisi is expected to issue a presidential pardon to 200 political prisoners within the…
Clinton’s lead over Trump narrows to less than three points: poll
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's lead over Republican rival Donald Trump narrowed to less than 3…
Trump campaign asks Capitol Hill to back him in Khan controversy
U.S. Republican Donald Trump's presidential campaign appealed to Capitol Hill for support on Monday as his attacks…
Sisi: Egyptians need to accept severe economic measures
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday that the state is currently facing the challenge of…
Heggy’s ‘presidential team’: a real political alternative or will it fail?
Former presidential adviser and planetary scientist Essam Heggy’s announcement Saturday that several Egyptian…
Trump rebuts criticism by Army father at Democratic convention
Donald Trump rejected criticism from the father of a soldier killed in Iraq who said the Republican presidential…
Trump to Clinton: ‘No more Mr. Nice Guy’
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he was taking the gloves off in his battle against Democrat…
Clinton leads Trump by 6 points after Democratic confab: poll
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held a 6- percentage-point lead over Republican rival Donald…
Clinton campaign also hacked in attacks on Democrats
A computer network used by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign was hacked as part of a…
Turkey arrests 300 presidential guards: Official
Turkey issued arrest warrants Friday for 300 members of the presidential guard after last week's attempted coup, a…
Trump blames Baton Rouge shooting on ‘lack of leadership’
Republican Donald Trump responded to the killing of three police officers in Louisiana on Sunday by renewing his…
Clinton calls for support of Turkey’s elected civilian government
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Friday she supported Turkey's civilian government as…
FBI interviews Hillary Clinton in private server probe
The Federal Bureau of Investigation interviewed Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for three…
Clinton sets wide-ranging technology agenda
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Tuesday laid out a technology and innovation agenda…
Clinton wins DC primary, as she meets with Sanders
Hillary Clinton brought a close to the presidential primary season with a win Tuesday in the nation's capital and…
Egypt ex-auditor’s daughter says presidential decree ordered her prosecution…
Daughter of Egypt's fired top auditor Hisham Geneina said on Monday she had been sacked by the Administrative…
Trump says Florida massacre proves he’s right on Islamist threat
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gave an aggressive response to the deadliest mass shooting in U.S.…
Trump retreats on comments on raising taxes on the wealthy
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump backtracked on Monday on his remarks about raising taxes on wealthy…
Cruz wins Wyoming Republican presidential nominating contest
Republican U.S. presidential hopeful Ted Cruz won all 14 delegates at stake on Saturday in Wyoming, besting rival…
Trump takes steps to reset his campaign, tries to soften his image
Republican front-runner Donald Trump took fresh steps to reset his campaign on Wednesday, hiring a top Republican…
U.S. elections 2016: Sanders wins Wyoming
Bernie Sanders won the U.S. presidential Democratic nominating contest in Wyoming on Saturday, besting rival…