In statement issued Saturday, rebel and jihadist groups in Hama have announced the province a military zone by June 2, day before the planned presidential elections. The rebel factions of the famous war-torn city in the last century eighties,...

(Reuters) - The defeated candidate in Egypt's presidential election, Hamdeen Sabahi, appealed on Friday against results that gave former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi victory, saying election rules had been broken. Leftist politician Sabahi won 3 percent of votes in the...

Iran said Friday that next week's presidential election in Syria, branded a farce by Western governments, will boost the legitimacy of its ally Bashar al-Assad. "God willing, the elections in Syria will be carried out without a hitch," said Ali Akbar Velayati, the senior...

DAMASCUS, May 30 (Reuters) - As Syria approaches a surreal presidential election in the midst of civil war, the capital has avoided the worst of the conflict but reminders are increasingly coming out the water taps and appearing on the dinner table, to the dismay of Damascenes....