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Senegal: court bars opposition leaders from presidential vote

Two leading opposition figures have been barred from running in presidential elections next month, the Constitutional Council said on Monday. Karim Wade, the son of former Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and Khalifa Sall, a former mayor of Dakar are barred from running the Feb. 24 poll as they were both jailed for graft and corruption […]

Libya: Presidential Election set for Dec.24; Parliamentary polls postponed until January

Libyan lawmakers of the eastern-based Parliament have agreed on holding presidential election on Dec.24 as scheduled but decided to postpone the parliamentary elections until January without giving explanations. The announcement was made Tuesday by spokesperson for the eastern-based parliament Abdullah Bliheg, affirming that the presidential poll was the priority. The House of Representatives, based in […]

Syria: Polisario militants arrested in Aleppo as Assad’s regime collapses; calls mount to list the separatist group as a terrorist organization

Some 30 militants of the Algeria-backed Polisario front have been reportedly captured by Syrian opposition forces in Aleppo. The militants were arrested last week after they were abandoned by Syrian regime forces during fighting with the Syrian opposition. According to security sources speaking to multiple news outlets, they were found in a camp in rural […]