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Zimbabwe: 11 candidates gear up for crucial general election in August

Zimbabwe’s presidential elections due to be held on 23 August will be contested by a total of 11 candidates, but according to analysts, it will be a race between incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa and the main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. Campaigns are in full swing in Zimbabwe as political parties gear up for a general election […]

Iran: Kerry and Zaref agree that talks could be useless

Nuclear talks with Iran could come to an end after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gave hints at the end of their meeting in Munich on Sunday that continuing the talks could be a waste of time. Nuclear negotiations with Iran were extended at the end […]

Gaddafi’s former spy chief arrested, son’s trial postponed

The extradition last week of Gaddafi’s former spy chief, Abdullah al-Senussi, from Mauritania to Libya has postponed the trial of ex-leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, that was due to start this September. According to Libyan officials, Saif al-Islam’s trial has been delayed for at least five months as Senussi could provide more evidence which […]