A former army chief, Abdelfattah el-Sisi stormed to the presidency at the 2014 polls winning 96.9 percent of the vote, a year after having led the military in ousting Islamist President Mohamed…

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Ever since June 23, 2016, British media outlets have sounded a constant drumbeat of reporting on the complexities of Britain exit from the EU. Three years on, and the 24-hour news coverage in the UK…

As the contest for Democratic presidential nominee gains steam, several progressive voices within the party have floated aggressive proposals for tax increases, healthcare expansions, and…

The movement began with chants of “No fifth mandate!”Abdelaziz Bouteflika, president ofAlgeriasince 1999 and just shy of his 82nd birthday, was preparing to run for a fifth term in office, and…

The historianRichard Hofstadteronce observed that “third parties are like bees: once they have stung, they die.” TheUnited Kingdomhas just got itself a new…

On the eve of Istanbul’s mayoral election, opposition candidateEkrem Imamogluwas drawing small crowds of the party faithful to low-key campaign rallies. Two days after his stunning upset victory…

Ghassan Salame: “There is a new millionaire every day in Libya, and the middle class is shrinking day by day …and the political class is shamefully corrupted.” …

On April 21Ukraine will hold the second round of presidential elections. The voters will have to decide between giving their current president a second chance, or entrusting theirfavoriteTV…

In March of 1969, Chinese troops ambushed and killed a Soviet border patrol on an island near the Chinese-Russian border. Fighting on and near the island lasted for months and ended with hundreds of…