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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Karim Kadim/Pool

Ahmadinejad Heeds Khamenei’s Request

by Adel al-Salmi | Sep 28, 2016 | Middle East

London- Iran’s Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Tuesday that he will not run for presidency in next year’s Iranian election, heeding the wishes of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Some newspapers that support Iranian President Hassan...

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Donald Trump speaks as Hillary Clinton listens. Reuters/Rick Wilking

TV Audience for Trump-Clinton Debate to Approach 80-Million Record

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 27, 2016 | World

The television audience for the first U.S. presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump looks set to approach 80-million viewer record for such events set in 1980, early Nielsen data cited by U.S. media suggested on Tuesday. But...

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From left, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Reuters

U.S. Fears E-Piracy Could Manipulate Electoral Results

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 6, 2016 | World

Washington- U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are investigating several attempts to break through the systems and electronic voting records for the U.S. coming presidential elections, which will be held on November 7. The agencies are concerned that these...

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Sarkozy to run again for French presidency

Republicans Launch French Presidential Elections Battle

by Michel Abu Najm | Aug 24, 2016 | World

Paris- No one was surprised when Nicolas Sarkozy announced his candidacy for presidency. Sarkozy, 61, wants to be the first former president to return to the Élysée Palace after five years of absence following his defeat by current president François Hollande in 2012....

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Nicolas Sarkozy in a meeting at Boulogne-Billancourt, on November 2014. REUTERS. Philippe Wojazer

Sarkozy Announces Candidacy for French Presidential Elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2016 | World

Paris- Nicolas Sarkozy will run for presidency in 2017, hoping to return as France’s head of state after being unseated in 2012 by Francois Hollande, he announced on Monday on his Twitter account. Sarkozy, 61, says in a forthcoming book he will join more than a dozen...