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Tunisia's Ennahda to name leader for parliament speaker

Tunisia's moderate Ennahda movement will nominate its leader Rachid Ghannouchi as speaker of the new parliament, according to a group member.   "The movement's Shura Council has decided to nominate Ghannouchi for the post of parliament speaker," Mohsen al-Sudani told Anadolu...

Libyan minister slams Russia, urges US to help

The Interior Minister of Libya’s internationally recognized government accused Russia of fueling the ongoing war with mercenaries Sunday and urged the U.S. to increase efforts to resolve the crisis. Fathi Bashagha told the Bloomberg news site ahead of his Washington visit, the U.S....

Morsi’s justice minister to be released in Egypt

The Egyptian judiciary decided Sunday to release the former justice minister who served in the Mohammed Morsi government. Prosecutors ruled former Justice Minister Ahmed Suleiman would be released on probation, his son Mohammed, told Anadolu Agency. He said that the his father was held...

Five candidates confirmed for Algeria's presidential race

Five candidates, including two former prime ministers under deposed president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, have been selected to run in Algeria's December presidential poll, the country's constitutional council confirmed Saturday. Twenty-three candidates had registered for the election which comes...