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By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): At least Balochistan province only a day before elections, killing at least 16 people, provincial Information Minister Jan Achakzai told Anadolu. The blast occurred as a crowd of supporters of an independent candidate gathered outside his election office in the district. Achakzai said the bomb was planted on a […]

1st Mar 2023

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, elects ruling party candidate Tinubu as President

(Agencies): Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential elections. Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, garnered 8.7 million votes in the race held from Feb. 25-26, according to Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Independent National Electoral Commission […]

17th Jan 2023

Bangladesh’s main opposition party demands formation of caretaker govt ahead of polls

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Leaders and activists of Bangladesh’s main opposition party warned the government Monday that a neutral caretaker government must be formed to conduct the country’s general elections, which are due to be held in December. As part of a series of protests, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) held a grand […]

25th Nov 2022

Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim sworn in as country’s 10th prime minister

By Anadolu Agency Staff ANKARA (AA): Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as the country’s 10th prime minister on Thursday, following a days-long post-elections deadlock, local media reported. The swearing-in ceremony took place at Kuala Lumpur’s National Palace. Ibrahim, 75, was appointed prime minister by King Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah […]

18th Oct 2022

Pakistan: Ex-premier Khan’s party clinches Pakistan by-polls

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party clinched crucial by-elections Sunday, defeating the ruling alliance after a tough contest, unofficial results showed. The polls took place in eight National Assembly constituencies of three provinces – three each in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where Khan’s party holds power, and […]

1st Sep 2022

French Muslims tracked by intelligence forces over political opinions

By Umit Donmez PARIS (AA): Several French Muslim personalities have been tracked and listed by French intelligence for their political opinions, be they supposed or real. This was revealed in an article published on Tuesday by Europe 1 radio channel, reporting that it had obtained a “confidential note from French territorial intelligence.” According to […]

24th Jun 2022

UK: Johnson under pressure as party chair resigns after Tories lose two by-elections

By Hamed Chapman London, (The Muslim News): Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was under renewed pressure to resign Friday after his party’s Chair, Oliver Dowden, said someone must take responsibility for losing two byelections on the same night. “Our supporters are distressed and disappointed by recent events, and I share their feelings,” Dowden said […]

17th Feb 2022

In Indian Punjab’s Muslim ‘island’, voters vying for change

By Ahmad Adil MALERKOTLA, India (AA): As the multiplicity of political parties is ensuring a tight contest, candidates in the Indian province of Punjab leave no stone un-turned to lure even a minuscule Muslim population that accounts for less than 2% of the population. Since the region witnessed the worst ever communal riots and […]

13th Oct 2021

Iraq: For 1st time, women secure 97 parliament seats

By Ali Jawad BAGHDAD (AA): Women have won 97 seats in Iraq’s 329-member parliament in this week’s early parliamentary elections, according to the Iraqi cabinet on Tuesday. The cabinet said in a statement that women candidates gained 29.4% of the parliament’s seats during the Sunday’s vote. “Iraqi women managed to win 97 seats, an […]

25th Jul 2021

Election fever in Pakistan-administered Kashmir takes over UK

By Aamir Latif and Ahmet Gurhan Kartal MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan-administered Kashmir/ LONDON (AA): Thousands of miles away from Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir or Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), the election fever has taken over Kashmiri diaspora living in the UK as well. Over 3.2 million voters in AJK are going to elect the 53-member […]

22nd Jul 2021

Voters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir demand share in resources

By Aamir Latif KAIL, Pakistan-administered Kashmir (AA): Under the shadow of snow-capped mountains, flourishing green forests, and towering hills on both sides of the noisy Neelam River, political parties are making a last-ditch effort to woo voters in the picturesque 144 km (89 miles) long Neelam Valley — the northern strip of Pakistan-administered Kashmir […]

22nd Jan 2021

Iraq: 32 dead, 110 hurt in Baghdad twin suicide attack by Daesh

By Haydar Karaalp BAGHDAD (AA) At least 32 people were killed Thursday in a twin suicide attack, first such attak in three years, that rocked a busy commercial market in Baghdad, local media reported. Daesh (ISIS) terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The bombers detonated explosives in an area near al-Tayaran Square that […]

14th Jan 2021

US: President Trump becomes first US president to be impeached twice

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump on a single article of incitement of insurrection, making him the first president in US history to be impeached twice. The 232-197 vote now sends the matter to the Senate for a trial that […]

10th Oct 2019

Tunisia: Ennahda wins parliamentary election

By Yosra Ouanes and Gulsen Topcu TUNIS (AA): Tunisian’s Ennahda party finished first in weekend parliamentary elections, according to the High Election Commission. Based on the official results of the elections, which were held to determine new members of the 217-seat chamber, the party won a majority with 52 deputies. Though Ennahda came first, […]

28th May 2019

India: Muslim men attacked in two separate incidents by Hindu mobs

[Photo: Narendra Modi addresses media outside the President House on May 25, 2019 in New Delhi, India. Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders designated Narendra Modi as a Indian Prime Minister. Photographer: Imtiyaz Khan/AA] Shuriah Niazi New Delhi (AA): Within a week after election results in India came in, carrying the Bharatiya […]

11th Mar 2019

Algerians stage partial strike amid protests

By Hassan Jibril ALGIERS (AA): Algerians launched a five day partial strike on Sunday as part of protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s re-election bid. Secondary schools have closed, there are no trains, metros, trams or buses left or circulated in Algiers. The strike has got a varying response in a number of provinces such […]

14th Oct 2018

Afghanistan: Blast at campaign rally kills 22

By Sayed Khodaberdi Sadat KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): Just days before national parliamentary polls, at least 22 people were killed and more than 30 wounded in a blast at a campaign rally in northern Afghanistan, officials confirmed on Saturday. Mohammad Jawad Hejri, spokesman for the northern Takhar province’s governor, said that the attack happened during […]

3rd Oct 2018

Afghanistan: Suicide attack on election rally kills 13

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least 13 people were killed and more than 20 wounded when a suicide bomber targeted an election rally in eastern Afghanistan, an official confirmed Tuesday. The bomb blast targeted the political gathering of Abdul Nasir, the Wolesi Jirga (lower house) candidate in eastern Nangarhar province, a […]

16th Sep 2018

Germany: Bavarian elections & Islamophobia in political campaigning

By Farid Hafez SALZBURG: On Oct. 14 this year, the Free State of Bavaria, the largest German state by land area, will hold elections.One of the parties, which will contest the elections in the majority Catholic state, is the Alternative for Germany (AfD) well known for its aggressive Islamophobia. With its 12.9 million inhabitants, […]

29th Jul 2018

Mali: At least 18 killed in clashes ahead of polls

By Alaattin Dogru and Abdoulaye İbrahim Bachir DAKAR (AA): At least 18 people have been killed in clashes in Mali’s central Mopti region, local media said Friday. According to one report, 18 Fulani men were killed when fighting broke out between Dozos, or traditional hunters, and members of the Fulani ethnic group in the […]

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