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Beirut - As expected MP Nabih Berri was reelected as the speaker of The Lebanese parliament for the fifth term and Farid Makari was reelected as his deputy. What was not expected was the low number of votes attained by both. Berri is reportedly angry for receiving less than 100 votes and has been pointing fingers at the al Mustaqbal bloc members accusing them of breaching an agreement he reached with Hariri.
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According to the official results for the presidential elections in Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been reelected with a vast majority for a second turn in the first round of the elections.
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On 10th of February 2009 Israelian voters elected their new parliament, the Knesset. Today the official election results were published.
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Tehran - Mohammad Khatami, Iran's former moderate president, yesterday announced he would stand in the June presidential election as the country's beleaguered reformists attempt to deprive Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad of a second term.
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Although controversial and polemic, Sara Roy's July 2007 reflections on Hamas present a picture of a complex organization that should invite a sophisticated policy response, from openDemocracy. (Originally published in the Middle East Policy Council Journal)
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Beirut - Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt criticized the verbal attacks against Egypt and other Arab states and called for focusing on uniting the Palestinian factions in order to confront the Israeli aggression against Gaza.
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By Imrane Binoual for Magharebia in Marrakech
Liberal politicians from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Mauritania met for the first time in Marrakech last week to discuss accelerating the Arab Maghreb Union.
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By Ayhan Simsek for Southeast European Times in Ankara
A fierce battle for influence in Kurdish-dominated regions pits Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party, which hopes for a strong reform mandate, against a party linked to PKK terrorists.
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“Democratic Transition is still at the embryonic stage and is more visible in countries that are keen to project a positive image of modernization. Progress achieved in constitutional, administrative and other kinds of formal steps to reform remains unmatched by practices and progress on the ground”: this represents one of the key conclusions of the recently launched State of Reform in the Arab World 2008.
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By Fredrik Dahl
ImageTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will hold its 2009 presidential election on June 12, when conservative Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is widely expected to stand for a second four-year term despite criticism over his economic policies.
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Please note that some election dates are provisional and may change. Every effort will be made to keep this page updated if any changes occur.
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Middle East, a term traditionally applied by western Europeans to the countries of South West Asia, lying West of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India and North Africa.
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Dec 29, 2008
Six months of planning, then Israel moves against Hamas
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Dec 23, 2008
Iraq: Year of elections ahead
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Dec 22, 2008
A year of regional elections: the view from Istanbul
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Nov 30, 2008
Iran proposes nuclear plants with Arab countries
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Nov 29, 2008
Islam would never condone the acts of barbarity in Mumbai
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Nov 27, 2008
Oil Price Decline Undercuts Policies of Oil-Rich Nations
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Nov 21, 2008
Interview with political advocate Mohamed Tamaldo
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Nov 19, 2008
Oil-Producing Countries in Middle East Face Plummeting Oil Prices
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Oct 29, 2008
Maghreb countries perform poorly on Press Freedom Index
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Nov 13, 2008
Sectarianism, refugees, Arab-Israeli conflict 'cause instability'
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Oct 29, 2008
The vulnerability of Arab economies to the global crisis
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Oct 28, 2008
Is Lebanon about to get caught between America and Syria?
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Oct 12, 2007
THE ROOTS OF DEMOCRACY IN ISLAM -
Summary of Remarks by Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour
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Oct 02, 2007
Getting Over the Fear of Arab Elections
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Jun 06, 2007
Ballot Boxes? Yes. Actual Democracy? Tough Question.
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Feb 12, 2007
Elections in the Arab World: Progress or Peril?
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Aug 09, 2005
Reforms in the Arab World - The Limits of Pessimism
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