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Lebanon to elect president, ending two-year vacuum ASIA

Lebanon to elect president, ending two-year vacuum

Supporters of Michel Aoun gathered in the Lebanese capital Monday ahead of a parliament session expected to elect him president and end a political stalemate of more than two years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Surprise candidate voted Estonia's first woman president INTERNATIONAL

Surprise candidate voted Estonia's first woman president

Estonia's parliament on Monday elected surprise candidate Kersti Kaljulaid as the first woman president of the tech-savvy Baltic state, breaking a month-long political stalemate.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Big win for Putin backed party in Russian election INTERNATIONAL

Big win for Putin backed party in Russian election

Vladimir Putin cemented his supremacy over Russia's political system when his ruling United Russia party took three quarters of the seats in parliament in a weekend election ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Toshiba’s president warns of long road to recovery ECONOMY

Toshiba’s president warns of long road to recovery

Toshiba Corp president Satoshi Tsunakawa, a day after stepping into his new role, cautioned that the company

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iceland elects new president in vote eclipsed by Euros, Brexit INTERNATIONAL

Iceland elects new president in vote eclipsed by Euros, Brexit

Iceland began voting in a presidential election Saturday, two months after the Panama Papers scandal tainted part of the political elite, with newcomer Gudni Johannesson seen clinching an easy victory.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
EC president issues appeal to UK voters INTERNATIONAL

EC president issues appeal to UK voters

European Council President Donald Tusk yesterday issued a direct appeal to British voters, urging them to stay in the EU

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Lankan president vows to eradicate LTTE ideology INTERNATIONAL

Lankan president vows to eradicate LTTE ideology

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has vowed to “eradicate the LTTE ideology” which is still present locally ....

4:45 AM November 25 2016
New Taiwan president vows peace with China INTERNATIONAL

New Taiwan president vows peace with China

Taiwan’s new president has urged China to “drop the baggage of history” in an otherwise conciliatory inauguration ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mauritius president arrives ARABIA

Mauritius president arrives

Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim arrived in Doha yesterday to attend the three-day Doha Forum

4:45 AM November 25 2016
President praises Qatar for economic support ARABIA

President praises Qatar for economic support

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi yesterday praised relations between Tunisia and Qatar, expecting further progress in them.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Egypt president supports Israel-Palestinian peace ASIA

Egypt president supports Israel-Palestinian peace

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi promised Israel yesterday warmer ties if it accepts efforts to resume peace talks...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar elected president of anti-corruption association ARABIA

Qatar elected president of anti-corruption association

The General Assembly of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) elected unanimously HE the Attorney General Dr Ali bin Fetais al-Marri as President of the IAACA to succeed Chinese Attorney General Cao Jianming.

4:45 AM November 25 2016