The House of Representatives’ poor record on passing legislation is doomed to continue beyond 2014, given that most current legislators have been nominated for re-election next year, a poll watchdog says.
SANA’A, April 28 — General Prosecutor Dr. Ali Al-Awash ordered on Sunday the investigation of former President Ali Abdulla Saleh, his son Ahmed Ali Abdulla Saleh, his brother Ali Saleh Al-Ahmar and affiliates.
They are accused of being responsible for the killing of five men who were part of a tribal mediation team killed during the uprising of 2011, which prosecutors are calling an “act of terrorism.”
Bosnian police arrested Federation President Zivko Budimir and 18 others on suspicion of corruption on Friday after a series of top-level raids, the state prosecutor said.
The Socialists called for negotiations to reshuffle the central electoral commission after three of its members resigned and one was replaced by parliament.
Just a day after the news that Mohammad Khatami and Hashemi Rafsanjani had met was leaked out, and despite the growing calls for Khatami to run in the June presidential race, the reformist minded former president announced that he was not prepared to accept the presidential candidacy because of pressure and the possible repercussions to his supporters.
Sabah PKR was rocked by defections after four division chiefs quit the party, claiming that the party did not respect the promised autonomy to its state leaders.
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is nothing but a great debater who can make people believe almost everything he says
Sabah PKR was rocked by defections after four division chiefs quit the party, claiming that the party did not respect the promised autonomy to its state leaders.
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is nothing but a great debater who can make people believe almost everything he says
The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution to create a UN peacekeeping force for Mali.
The 12,600-strong force is intended incorporate some 6,000 West African soldiers already in the country.
The resolution was proposed by France, which intervened militarily in January to drive out Islamist militants from Mali's northern desert region.
The UN force is to deploy at the beginning of July before planned nationwide elections.
TUNIS, APRIL 24 - Algeria's criminal court on Tuesday condemned Moctar Belmoctar to death in absentia for his part in the bloody siege at a gas field in Amenas in January. Belmoctar, believed to be the mastermind behind the attack, had been presumed dead after an air raid in Mali, although France has never confirmed this and his fate remains shrouded in mystery.
Registration for the city council elections across the country ended on Sunday, with thousands of hopefuls registering interest in contesting elections that will be held on the same day as the presidential election on June 14.
The Wolesi Jirga on Monday approved two important articles of the proposed election law concerning the Single Non-Transferable Vote (SNTV) system and ballot counts at voting centres.
The draft law, having 17 chapters and 67 articles, was referred to Wolesi Jirga -- or lower house of parliament -- in December 2012.
Close to 50% of eligible voters cast their ballot in Iraq's provincial elections today amid tight security.
Election officials said including results from a special vote a week earlier for members of the armed forces, total participation would be more than 51%.
Official preliminary results are not expected for several days, but the local vote will be a key test of political parties' strength before the parliamentary elections in 2014.
Iran's former president reportedly ends speculation, saying he could not foresee rift with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei being bridged.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Barisan Nasional election candidate list is final and no more changes will be allowed.
He urged all component parties to throw their support for the candidates selected by the party leaders. He said he understands their frustration but urged them not to do anything rash.
The Council of Europe expressed concern on Friday that a power struggle among Albanian parties to control the Central Electoral Commission, CEC, will hamper the June 23 elections.
Dozens injured as Islamist protesters clash with unknown rivals near Egypt's High Court in Cairo; firearms used and at least 95 injured
The deputy head of Albania’s Central Electoral Commission, CEC, and another member resigned in protest after parliament sacked one of their colleagues in a controversial vote.
Unless Libya breaks the cycle of violence and urgently reforms its justice system, there is a real risk of an increase in assassinations, urban violence and communal conflicts.
Islamic Republic of Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is clearly in trouble. His faults have been exposed and he is being pressured to step down. This is what can be concluded from the recent media appearance by the leader of Mauritania’s Democratic Opposition Coordination Committee, Ahmed Ould Daddah. Without mincing words, Daddah explicitly accused President Aziz of being involved in a “serious matter.” Daddah accused the president of moral decay and a lack of credibility.
