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Poll on MENA countries with most beautiful women
Life & Style
November 14, 2017
Poll on MENA countries with most beautiful women
A poll by the Ranker website on the Middle Eastern countries with the most beautiful women ranked Iran first and…
Iceland centre-right hopes to return to power after snap vote
World
October 29, 2017
Iceland centre-right hopes to return to power after snap vote
Icelandic Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson’s conservative party was set Sunday to remain the country’s biggest party after the second snap…
Thousands rally for gay marriage before Australian postal vote closes
World
October 21, 2017
Thousands rally for gay marriage before Australian postal vote closes
Thousands of people rallied around Australia on Saturday urging the legalization of same-sex marriage, one week before final ballots can…
Moushira Khattab passes UNESCO election second round
Egypt
October 10, 2017
Moushira Khattab passes UNESCO election second round
Egypt’s candidate for the post of Director-General of UNESCO, Moushira Khattab, passed the second round of the organization’s elections held…
Turkish tanks trained on northern Iraq in show of force ahead of vote
Middle East
September 19, 2017
Turkish tanks trained on northern Iraq in show of force ahead of vote
Turkish troops dug in on the country’s southern border on Tuesday and turned their weapons toward Kurdish-run northern Iraq, where…
Clashes erupt in Iraqi city of Kirkuk over Kurdish vote
Middle East
September 19, 2017
Clashes erupt in Iraqi city of Kirkuk over Kurdish vote
Iraq’s ethnically-mixed and contested city of Kirkuk was on a nighttime curfew on Tuesday after clashes erupted there the previous…
‘D’ Day for South Africa’s president over corruption claims
World
August 8, 2017
‘D’ Day for South Africa’s president over corruption claims
South Africa’s parliament began debating a motion of no-confidence in the country’s president, Jacob Zuma, Tuesday in a vote that…
New law for newly-established National Electoral Commission ratified
Egypt
August 7, 2017
New law for newly-established National Electoral Commission ratified
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday ratified a law which stipulates that the National Electoral Commission (NEC) is an independent authority, located…
Kenyans stockpile food, first aid kits ahead of vote
World
August 7, 2017
Kenyans stockpile food, first aid kits ahead of vote
Nervous Kenyans stockpiled food and water on Monday and police prepared emergency aid kits as families headed to their ethnic…
Mauritania votes to abolish Senate
World
August 7, 2017
Mauritania votes to abolish Senate
Mauritanians have voted in a referendum to abolish their Senate, in a victory for President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Opposition…