TEHRAN (Iran News) – Israel heads to hold an unprecedented third round of general election within 12 months, after a deadline to form a cabinet passed with no politician able to build a coalition with disparate parties. The new round of elections is to be held on March 2, 2020, some six months after the […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Hong Kong is a part of China “no matter what happens” in the community-level elections that were held in the semi-autonomous city at the weekend, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday. “Any attempt to mess up Hong Kong, or even damage its prosperity and stability, will not succeed,” Mr. […]

Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Sunday he was resigning to ease violence that has gripped the South American nation since a disputed election, but he stoked fears of more unrest by saying he was the victim of a “coup” and faced arrest. Video footage showed clashes on the streets of La Paz and some […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Afghan officials have set a new date for announcing the last month’s Afghanistan election results, after several delays. Hawa Alam Nuristani, head of the Independent Election Commission, says Sunday preliminary Afghanistan election results will be announced on Nov. 14. There is a delay on the initial deadline for sharing the results […]

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India suffered a major setback last week after losing three key states to the main opposition party Indian National Congress (INC). The results, which come barely four months before the general elections in India, have handed an opportunity for Congress to bounce back and recoup the political space […]

 Afghan authorities have announced April 20, 2019 as the date for next presidential election, when the five-year term of President Ashraf Ghani-led national unity government (NUG) comes to an end. The announcement was made by Abdul Badi Sayed, chairman of the Afghanistan Independent Election Commission, who said many factors, including security, had to be taken […]

 A renowned Pakistani journalist told the Tehran Times that the general election off Wednesday in Pakistan is hotly contested and the outcome is still unknown. Mehr Tarar is a Pakistan-based senior journalist, political commentator and author. She was formerly op-ed editor of Daily Times. In her interview with Tehran Times, she spoke about the general […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attacked Iran’s regional policy in his most recent statement. This is while the German government is one of the main supporters of the terrorist and takfiri groups in the West Asian region. Many analysts of international affairs believe that Germany will support the killing of the Yemeni people by exporting arms […]

The final results of the Iraqi election were announced on Saturday morning showing the Sairoon Coalition, led by Moqtada al-Sadr, won the most seats, followed by Fatih Coalition. Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission announced the final results a week after the polls were closed. According to the final results, the ‘Sairoon’ Coalition, led by Muqtada […]

In a statement published on Monday, Iran’s embassy in Iraq congratulated the successful Iraq’s parliamentary election. The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes the successful holding of Iraq’s parliamentary election in a secure and calm atmosphere and considers it as the continuation of Iraq’s remarkable victories against terrorism, the statement said. Congratulating the nation and government […]