Bahrain king enacts law on banning candidates from elections
Jun 11, 2018
Bahrain's king has enacted a law banning members of banned political parties, felons and convicts who later had received royal pardons from standing as candidates for elections
Turkish presidential candidate runs campaign from jail
Jun 8, 2018
One of the candidates in Turkey's presidential election later this month is running his campaign from jail
Iraqi judges take over election body after fraud allegations
Jun 7, 2018
Iraq's top judicial authority says it is taking over the Independent Elections Commission as stipulated by a law passed in response to complaints of widespread fraud in last month's national elections
Iraqi lawmakers approve manual ballot recount in May 12 vote
Jun 6, 2018
Iraqi lawmaker says parliament has backed a manual ballot recount after widespread fraud in parliamentary elections
The Latest: Iraqi parliament approves manual ballot recount
Jun 6, 2018
The Latest: Iraqi lawmaker says parliament has backed a manual ballot recount after widespread fraud in May 12 elections
Iraqi lawmaker says parliament has voted in favor of a ballot recount after widespread fraud in parliamentary elections
Jun 6, 2018
Iraqi lawmaker says parliament has voted in favor of a ballot recount after widespread fraud in parliamentary elections
Jailed politician makes election speech via call to wife
Jun 6, 2018
In an unusual election campaign, Turkey's jailed pro-Kurdish politician and presidential candidate has delivered a speech from his prison cell through a telephone call to his wife and other family members _ a video of which was later broadcast on Twitter
Egypt's opposition says assailants trashed their party
Jun 6, 2018
Leaders of a pro-democracy coalition in Egypt say assailants trashed their Ramadan iftar party
Egypt's el-Sissi begins 2nd term amid crackdown on dissent
Jun 2, 2018
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has been sworn in for a second four-year term after being re-elected in a vote in which he faced no serious challengers
Egypt arrests prominent activist, latest in wider crackdown
May 27, 2018
Egyptian security officials say a prominent activist has been detained, the latest in a new wave of arrests since presidential elections earlier this year