Japan's No. 2 diplomat in S. Korea ordered home for improper remark - KYODO NEWS

Japan's No. 2 diplomat in South Korea has been ordered home by the Foreign Ministry for offending his host country with a disparaging remark about South Korean President Moon Jae In, a Japanese government source said Sunday.

Tunisian Speaker Ghannouchi Forms National Front to Annul President's Decisions - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Speaker of the Tunisian Parliament Rached Ghannouchi announced that his Ennahda party is seeking to form a national front to counter the decisions recently taken by President Kais Saied.

Tunisian president dismisses some top state officials - AA

Tunisian President Kais Saied dismissed some top state officials Tuesday, according to a state bulletin.

Tunisia’s sacked premier says ready to hand over power to his successor - TASS

Hichem Mechichi, sacked from the post of Tunisia’s prime minister by President Kais Saied on Sunday, said he was ready to hand over power to his successor.

Tunisia's president declares night curfew until Aug. 27 - AA

Tunisian President Kais Saied imposed a month-long nationwide curfew Monday, a day after dismissing the prime minister and freezing parliament.

Tunisian president sacks prime minister, freezes parliament - The Jerusalem Post

Tunisia's president dismissed the government and froze parliament on Sunday, prompting crowds to fill major cities in support of a move that dramatically escalated a political crisis, but that his opponents called a coup.

South Africa’s Jailed Ex-President Zuma Allowed to Attend Brother’s Funeral - Tasnim News Agency

 (Tasnim) – South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma, in jail for contempt of court, has been granted compassionate leave for one day to attend the funeral of his younger brother on Thursday, prison authorities said.

Former official may have ordered Moise’s killing: Colombia police | Al Jazeera

Former Haitian justice ministry official Joseph Felix Badio could have ordered the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise, Colombia’s police chief, General Jorge Vargas, said on Friday.

Haitian police detain alleged mastermind behind president’s assassination - TASS

Haitian police detained the alleged mastermind behind the assassination of the President of the Republic, Jovenel Moise, head of the Haitian National Police Leon Charles told a press conference on Sunday.

Investigators say Haitian president tortured before assassination - AA

President Jovenel Moise was tortured by assassins before he was killed, according to Haitian authorities on Saturday.

Haiti Senate declares its speaker interim president - TASS

The Senate, the upper chamber of the Haitian parliament, declared Senate President Joseph Lambert to be the country’s interim president, the Juno7 news portal reported on Saturday.

Suspected killers of Haitian president detained - secretary of state - TASS

Suspected murderers of Haitian President Jovenel Moise have been detained by the Haitian police, Haiti’s Secretary of State for Communication Frantz Exantus said on Wednesday.

Haitian President shot dead at home - PM - RTE

Haitian President Jovenal Moise was shot dead by unidentified attackers in his private residence overnight in an "inhuman and barbaric act", Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph has said.

Convocan a marchas masivas en Perú en apoyo a Castillo y Fujimori

 

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Syria FM: Statements of US officials about Syria “detached from Reality”

 

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Syria condemns German government’s decision to ban Syrian citizens from their constitutional right to participate in presidential elections – Syrian Arab News Agency

SANA-  Syria strongly condemned German government’s decision to ban Syrian citizens residing in Germany from their constitutional right to participate in the presidential elections.

Élection présidentielle syrienne : les Syriens du Liban affluent pour voter à l'ambassade

 

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Iran's former hardline president Ahmadinejad to run again | THE DAILY STAR

Iran's hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday registered to run again in an election in June which is being seen as a test of the legitimacy of the country's clerical rulers.

Moscow: Statements of some countries about illegitimacy of presidential elections in Syria a new attempt to interfere in its affairs – Syrian Arab News Agency

SANA–  Russian Foreign Ministry affirmed that statements of some countries about illegitimacy of upcoming presidential elections in Syria are a new attempt to interfere in its affairs, stressing that holding these elections fully complies with its constitution and resolutions of international legitimacy.

Majority of voters do not believe Kamala Harris is qualified to be president

 

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