Tag: assembly elections 2017
Spain votes in election that could see Socialists lose power
MADRID: Spaniards began voting on Sunday in a potentially close-run general election that could see Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez‘s governing Socialists lose power and a…
Pakistan liquidity: Pakistan’s liquidity risk remains high even with IMF deal – Moody’s | World News
Pakistan’s liquidity risks will remain high even if a new stand-by arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is approved, Moody’s Investors Service said…
Puntland: Eight killed in clashes in Somalia’s Puntland region
MOGADISHU: At least eight people were killed on Tuesday in fighting outside parliament in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland between local security forces and armed…
Protests in Paraguay as losing candidates calls for recount
ASUNCION: Supporters of a right-wing candidate who came third in Paraguay’s presidential election clashed with police outside the electoral court on Monday, amid complaints of…
Biden, Harris meet top donors, Indian-American entrepreneur to raise funds for 2024 election campaign
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over the weekend met his top 150 donors, including one Indian-American entrepreneur, to develop a…
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif secures vote of confidence in national assembly
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday secured a vote of confidence from the National Assembly, with 180 lawmakers expressing “full confidence” in his…
Turkey arrests 110 people over alleged Kurdish militant ties -Sources
DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY: Turkish police detained 110 people over alleged militant ties, security sources said on Tuesday, with a pro-Kurdish lawmaker saying politicians, lawyers and journalists…
Israel: A deeply divided Israel limps toward its 75th birthday
JERUSALEM: Orit Pinhasov strongly opposes the Israeli government’s proposed judicial overhaul, but you won’t find her anywhere near the mass protests against the plan. She…
Shehbaz: ‘Country was not created to act like beggar’: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has no excuse to delay the bailout package as Pakistan has fulfilled…
Trump expects ‘arrest’ on Tuesday in hush money case, calls for protests
NEW YORK: Former US President Donald Trump said he expects to be “arrested” Tuesday over an alleged hush-money payment to a porn star in 2016…