Voters queue up for RCCI board election The two-day election for Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) board that started here Tuesday is being fought on promises such as creating a favorable investment climate in Riyadh and its...
'Putin could return as president in 09' Dmitry Medvedev might resign as Russia's president, paving the way for Vladimir Putin to reclaim his old job, a Kremlin source says.
Iran tightens up on presidential hopefuls Iran's Parliament has set new strict limits for people wishing to run for president in the country's upcoming presidential election.
Iraq set to hold local elections early next year The provincial elections will be held on Jan. 31. They will take place in one day in Baghdad and the other provinces,” said Qazim Al-Abudi, administrative director of the Iraq High Electoral...
What Obama's Election Means to America and the... In 2006, the poverty rate for minors in the United States was the highest in the industrialized world, with 30 percent of African American minors living below the poverty threshold. Moreover, the...
Obama asks McCain for help leading country Barack Obama asked John McCain for his help in leading the country in a telephone call Tuesday night, moments after the Democratic senator was elected the country's first black president.
McCain concedes presidency, congratulates Obama Republican John McCain conceded the presidential race to Barack Obama, saying the Democrat has achieved a "great thing" for himself and the country with his historic victory.
Obama triumphs, will be first black US president Barack Obama swept to victory as the nation's first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. "Change has...
Democratic Reform Is Coming So what's at stake now? Let's look at some numbers. In 1992, 92 million voters showed up at the polls to make their choice for president. By 2004, the number of voters reached nearly 123 million. In...
A Day That Will Change the World A victory by Barack Obama, the Democratic Party's candidate, will bring hope to the Middle East that relations with the United States will improve.
SAUDIS ‘VOTE’ TOO A Saudi man votes during a mock vote at the residence of the US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ford Fraker in Riyadh Wednesday midnight. Americans, Saudis and foreigners gathered after midnight at...
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy Dem. Sen. Barack Obama is the most successful fund-raiser in the history of American politics; this allowed him to spend more in the last two weeks of September alone than Rep. Sen. John McCain’s...
Israel heads for early elections Israel is heading for elections early next year after Tzipi Livni, leader of the ruling Kadima party, conceded at the weekend that she did not have sufficient support from other parties to support...
Israeli election seen after Livni calls off talks The decision by Livni, the designated successor to scandal-hit outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, means an election is likely in late January or February. The next parliamentary poll had been...
Waiting for the Election WAIT UNTIL THEY’RE DONE – Some issues -- like Iran, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Iraq and Syria -- won’t be discussed until the candidates are done campaigning, given their obligatory pro-Israeli tilt. After...
AP presidential poll: Race tightens in final weeks The presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than $50,000, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows McCain and...
Palin exuberant about VP duties US Republican contender John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin suggests that the Vice President is 'in charge of the United States Senate.'
Ministry suspends MCCI election The MCCI said voting took place till late yesterday before the suspension was announced. The results of the elections was to be announced yesterday after voting had been completed. But before that...
The Barack backlash America may desperately desire to close the book on the Bush presidency. Yet there is, as of now, no hard evidence it has embraced Obama, his ideology, or agenda. Indeed, his campaign testifies, by...
US blowback in Iran's elections For this Iranian presidential election the landscape is unique. Three factors dominate. First, Iran has moved ahead with its nuclear enrichment program despite drawing several rounds of United...
