Iraq Election Commission withdraws resignation

Iraq Election Commission withdraws resignation

(VOVworld) – Members of the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Sunday withdrew their resignation letters to allay concerns about delaying the general election scheduled for mid-April
Philippines, MILF sign historic peace deal

Philippines, MILF sign historic peace deal

(VOVworld)- The Philippines government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the country’s largest Muslim rebel group, have signed a peace accord ending 4 decades of violence in the...
Iraqi election commissioners resign

Iraqi election commissioners resign

(VOVworld) – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Wednesday that the Iraqi Parliamentary election, scheduled for late next month, is likely to be affected as members of the Iraqi Independent High Electoral...
80 people killed in violence in Iraq

80 people killed in violence in Iraq

(VOVworld) - At least 31 people, including a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections, were killed and 49 others wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq on Saturday
Egypt’s new Cabinet sworn in

Egypt’s new Cabinet sworn in

(VOVworld) - Egypt's new government of Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahleb was sworn in Saturday with the presence of Defence Minister Abdel Fatah El-Sisi, who is expected to run for...
Egypt has new Prime Minister

Egypt has new Prime Minister

(VOVworld) – Egypt’s outgoing Housing Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has been appointed the new Prime Minister as the interim government of Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi announced their resignation
Iraq declares ceasefire in Fallujah

Iraq declares ceasefire in Fallujah

(VOVworld) - The Iraqi Defense Ministry has declared a 72-hour ceasefire in the city of Fallujah to give a chance for peaceful efforts to clear the city from al-Qaida...
Iraq to tighten security on Syria border

Iraq to tighten security on Syria border

(VOVworld) – Iraq’s Defense Ministry said on Monday that its military forces attacked and destroyed two camps of an insurgent group which has relations with the terrorist network of Al...
 Egypt to conduct referendum on new Constitution

Egypt to conduct referendum on new Constitution

(VOVworld)- Egypt Administrative Development Minister Hani Mamdouh on Tuesday affirmed that the coming referendum will prove to the world that the goal of the June 30 Revolution has not changed
Iraq: violence kills and injures over 100

Iraq: violence kills and injures over 100

(VOVworld) – Iraqi police say at least 23 people were killed and 95 others injured in attacks across the country on Saturday. The bloodiest attack was near the Shiite mosque in Tuz Khurmatu,...