Elections

Jan 2, 2018

Iran protests: Supreme leader blames 'enemies' for meddling

Iran's supreme leader is blaming six days of protests across the country on meddling by "enemies of Iran." State TV reported Tuesday that the latest clashes between protesters and security forces have killed nine more people


Jan 2, 2018

The Latest: No schedule yet for US-sought UN meeting on Iran

The country leading the U.N. Security Council says a U.S.-requested emergency meeting on protest-roiled Iran is under discussion, but not yet scheduled


Jan 2, 2018

The Latest: Iran news agency says officer slain at protest

Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency is reporting a gunman has killed one policeman and wounded three other officers during a protest gathering


Dec 31, 2017

New economic protests in Tehran challenge Iran's government

A wave of spontaneous protests over Iran's weak economy has swept into Tehran


Dec 26, 2017

Egypt presidential hopeful calls for new election law

An Egyptian presidential hopeful is proposing a new election law aimed at ensuring a free and transparent vote next year


Dec 24, 2017

Egyptian president's backers say 12M want him to run again

Supporters of Egypt's president say they have collected more than 12 million signatures from people urging him to run for a second term


Dec 19, 2017

Egypt court sentences presidential hopeful to 6 years

An Egyptian lawyer says a military court has sentenced an army colonel to six years in prison after he announced his intention to run against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in next year's elections


Dec 9, 2017

Detainees on agenda as top British diplomat arrives in Iran

Iranian state media is reporting that British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has arrived in Tehran, where he is expected to discuss the fate of detained dual nationals


Dec 7, 2017

Israeli lawmaker charged with assaulting mayor

A lawmaker from Israel's governing Likud party has been charged with assault for allegedly attacking the mayor of his hometown in 2014, before he was elected to parliament


Dec 4, 2017

Former Egyptian PM to 'further study' presidential run

Egypt's Mubarak-era premier says he will "further study" his declared plan to run for president next year


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