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Iran's Guardian Council allows six candidates to seek presidency, while barring AhmadinejadIran's Guardian Council greenlit the candidacy of the country's hard-line speaker of parliament and five others for the June 28 presidentia...- Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential electionIran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered as a possible candidate for the presidential election, aiming to regai...
- Turkiye's Erdogan wins 5th term as president, extending rule into 3rd decade"I thank each member of our nation for entrusting me with the responsibility to govern this country once again for the upcoming five years,...
- Iraq's election: How it works, main playersA new single-member constituency system is supposed to boost independents and reduce traditional political blocs, largely centred on religi...
- In Iraq, an old United States foe grows his political powerOver the past two years, Sadr's political organisation, the Sadrist Movement, has quietly come to dominate the apparatus of the Iraqi state...
- Iran's next president: Ebrahim Raisi, ultraconservative 'champion of the poor'On Saturday the 60-year-old was named the winner of the Islamic republic's presidential election, set to take over from moderate Hassan Rou...
- Iran: a powerful Shiite Muslim nation with regional reachHere is some background on a nation whose influence stretches from Iraq to Syria, Lebanon and Yemen, but which is grappling with a severe e...
- View: Is Pakistan opening the door to Islamists? Fresh signs of trouble as a three-way tussle emergesWhile Pakistan’s Islamist parties have been junior parties in government before and can draw large numbers of demonstrators, they have alwa...
- Hafiz Saeed has 'blood on his hands': Former CIA deputy directorThe fire-brand cleric's release after midnight came ahead of the 9th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks in which 166 people, including...
- Saudi Arabia has its own way of draining the swampWhile the arrest of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal generated many headlines, chiefly because he is so well known in the West, his detention wasn...
- Pakistan police registers murder case against Nawaz Sharif, ministersIt was second murder case against Sharif after one field last month in Lahore for killing of 14 workers of Qadri in clashes with police in ...
- Pakistan crisis: Protestors suspend talks with Nawaz Sharif governmentThe fiery Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan announced to continue protests in front of Parliament till Sharif stepped down.
- Tahir-ul Qadri suspends talks with Pakistan government"The govt was unwilling to hear out the legitimate grievances of people who had been camped outside the halls of power for a month now," Qa...
- Stalemate in Pakistan continues; talks enter 'meaningful' phaseKhan, while addressing his supporters outside the Parliament, said he will not go back without forcing Premier Sharif to resign.
- Imran Khan threatens to take Nawaz Sharif to court for 'lying'Khan and Qadri have been protesting in front of the parliament to force Sharif's resignation over alleged rigging in the 2013 general elect...
- Imran Khan vows to stay in front of Parliament till Nawaz Sharif quitsKhan's supporters from Islamabad and Rawalpindi go to their homes in the night and spend the day in their daily activities, but turned up f...
- Rights body criticises army intervention in Pakistan crisisThe army has been active behind the scenes to broker a deal after Qadri and Khan met army chief General Raheel Sharif, sources said.
- Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif rules out use of force against protestersHe said the majority of political parties have backed him in the Parliament and were supporting democracy and supremacy of rule of law.
- Pakistani cleric to convene 'Awami Parliament'Pakistani cleric Tahir-ul Qadri has announced to set up 'Awami Parliament' (People's Parliament)
- Imran Khan's party lawmakers to resign from parliament, assemblyImran Khan's political party today decided to withdraw its representatives from the National Assembly and all provincial assemblies .
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