Elections

Iran reformists sweep Tehran municipal council election
May 22, 2017

Iran reformists sweep Tehran municipal council election

Along with Rouhani's re-election, reformist candidates swept municipal vote in Iran's capital, taking all 21 seats


May 22, 2017

Official: IS suspects aimed to attack Turkish party congress

A senior official says two suspected Islamic State militants who were shot dead in a police operation were aiming to attack the ruling party's congress which re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as its chairman


Turkey's ruling party elects President Erdogan as leader
May 21, 2017

Turkey's ruling party elects President Erdogan as leader

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has returned as leader of Turkey's ruling party


The Latest: Turkey's Erdogan re-elected as party leader
May 21, 2017

The Latest: Turkey's Erdogan re-elected as party leader

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been re-elected as the leader of Turkey's ruling party


Rouhani, a man of the Islamic Revolution, opens Iran to West
May 21, 2017

Rouhani, a man of the Islamic Revolution, opens Iran to West

Hassan Rouhani, firmly a part of the Islamic Republic's clerical elite, opens Iran to West


Iran's president trounces hard-liner to secure second term
May 21, 2017

Iran's president trounces hard-liner to secure second term

Iran's moderate President Hassan Rouhani has trounced a hard-line challenger to secure re-election, saying his country seeks peace and friendship as it pursues a "path of coexistence and interaction with the world."


The Latest: Celebrations across Tehran after Rouhani win
May 20, 2017

The Latest: Celebrations across Tehran after Rouhani win

Tens of thousands of supporters of President Hassan Rouhani have poured into the streets of Tehran as night falls to celebrate the incumbent's re-election


May 20, 2017

Iran's state TV declares incumbent President Hassan Rouhani winner of presidential election

Iran's state TV declares incumbent President Hassan Rouhani winner of presidential election


May 20, 2017

Iran's Interior Ministry says turnout in presidential election was over 70 percent

Iran's Interior Ministry says turnout in presidential election was over 70 percent


May 20, 2017

Iran says incumbent President Hassan Rouhani leads in initial vote count in presidential election

Iran says incumbent President Hassan Rouhani leads in initial vote count in presidential election


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