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Tunisia’s independent electoral commission, ISIE, has fired its chief of staff for professional mistakes in connection with figures of the July 25 referendum that was largely boycotted. Maher Jedidi, Deputy President of the body, told local Mozaique FM radio that Read more
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune returned to the North African country after spending two months in Berlin, Germany, for medical treatment after testing positive to covid-19. Tebboune appeared in a video footage during a news hour on state-run television, ENTV. The Read more
The lawyer of a former Egyptian diplomat has announced that his client has been detained after he publicly called for a popular referendum on AbdelFattah al-Sisi. Khaled Ali on his facebook account has indicated that Masoum Marzouk, his client was Read more
President Masoud Barzani of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has revealed that the independence referendum scheduled for September 25 will be followed by presidential and parliamentary elections in November. The announcement is expected to increase the displeasure of Baghdad and Read more
Following the announcement by Masoud Barzani, President of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in Iraq, of plans to hold a referendum on September 25 to decide on their independence, neighboring Turkey released a statement this Friday warning that going ahead as Read more
Turkey’s parliament extended the state of emergency by three months on Tuesday but the opposition is crying foul play. Ozturk Yilmaz, Deputy Chair responsible for foreign relations of the Republican People’s Party’s (CHP), alleged that it is an attempt by Read more
“Please, don’t give us lessons in human rights and democracy”. That was the message Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, addressed to German authorities after they banned rallies that were to be held in the European country in support of the Read more
Figen Yuksekdag of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) has lost her parliamentary seat after being convicted on terrorism charges but the party claims that the trial was politically motivated and the revocation of her seat was “unconstitutional.” She is HDP’s Read more
After some members of the Turkish parliament exchanged physical blows during the debate over the constitutional reform backed by the ruling Justice and Development (AK) party, three of the eighteen articles that are part of the proposal have been approved. Read more
Ahead of the upcoming peace talks scheduled to take place in Syria before the end of the month in Kazakhstan, President Bashar al-Assad said he is ready to discuss “everything” related to Syria and the six-year conflict while stressing that Read more