Activists from “We Want Accountability” movement and security forces clashed on Tuesday near the Energy Ministry after the protesters blocked one of the facility's entrances.

Ministry employees told them that the ministry is a red line, refusing to remain trapped in their offices in Beirut's Corniche al-Nahr area.

But the demonstrators stressed they want accountability, saying their intention is not to ransack the ministry.

The clash caused the glass door of the entrance to be broken.

Turkey’s Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş gave signs of a potential coalition with Republican People’s Party (CHP) at a speech during his visit to Germany.

“The CHP, HDP and forces, communities siding with peace, freedom and democracy, should be able to offer a democratic alternative power to Turkey’s society,” said Demirtaş in the Hamburg province of Germany on Sep. 27.

As many as 400,000 voters are at risk of being unable to cast their ballots in the Nov. 1 general election, as many voting stations in the country's eastern and southeastern provinces may be transferred due to a lack of security, which the opposition sees as a move to increase the ruling party's chances.

Residents of several villages and neighborhoods in the region will be required to vote elsewhere if the country's top election authority approves decisions made by local election boards.

Co-chairman of Respublika-Ata-Jurt is withdrawn from the election race.

According to the Central Election Commission, the decision made today.

Earlier, the press service of the Internal Affairs of Jalal-Abad reported that in Suzak region a sparring between co-chairman K. Tashiev and candidate from Onuguu Progress party A. Abdybahapov resulted in fight. Tashiev inflicted injuries on A. Abdybahapov. The victim was taken to the Jalal-Abad regional hospital

Abu Dhabi: Exercising the right to political participation, witnessing a turning point in the country or merely supporting a colleague were among the reasons that drove crowds of eager Emiratis to cast their ballots for their desired Federal National Council (FNC) candidate.

Despite the diversity of goals, each of the voters and candidates who queued up at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) shared one common objective — to build an even greater UAE.

Election watchdogs on Monday stressed early nomination of selection committee’s members so they could choose new commissioners on the electoral bodies.

The observers urged selection of honest and qualified people in the proposed committee in order to avoid irregularities in elections and confrontation between leaders of the unity government.