Elections

Mar 13, 2018

Egyptian authorities call on citizens to report on the media

Egyptian authorities call on citizens to report on the media in latest effort to silence criticism ahead of election


Mar 13, 2018

Israeli PM avoids early elections over ultra-Orthodox draft

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his coalition has reached a compromise to avoid taking the country to early elections


Mar 13, 2018

Iraqi PM reopens Kurdish airports to international flights

Iraqi PM: Airports in northern Kurdish region reopen to international flights after federal authority was restored there


Mar 13, 2018

Turkey approves controversial changes to election laws

Turkey's parliament has approved changes to Turkey's electoral laws that critics say are aimed at helping President Recep Tayyip Erdogan consolidate power and could lead to election fraud


Mar 12, 2018

Turkey's parliament debates changes to electoral laws

Turkey's parliament has begun debating changes to the country's electoral laws that critics say are designed to help President Recep Tayyip Erdogan consolidate power and could lead to election fraud


Mar 11, 2018

Israel's Netanyahu in emergency talks amid coalition crisis

Ultra-Orthodox partners of Israel's coalition government reject compromise bill on army enlistment in a move that could lead to early elections


Mar 10, 2018

As economic problems pile up, Iran cautiously weighs changes

As economic problems grow in Iran, causing unrest, its theocratic government cautiously weighs possible changes


Mar 8, 2018

Egypt condemns UN rights chief's criticism ahead of vote

Egypt condemns UN rights chief's critical statements on 'intimidation' ahead of Egyptian presidential election


Mar 7, 2018

UN rights chief denounces 'climate of intimidation' in Egypt

The U.N.'s human rights chief is criticizing "the pervasive climate of intimidation" in Egypt ahead of the presidential election later this month


Mar 6, 2018

British MPs ask to visit Egypt's former president in jail

British Members of Parliament have requested that Egyptian authorities allow them to visit former President Mohammed Morsi in prison over concerns about his health


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