Algerian lawmakers on Tuesday named upper house speaker Abdelkader Bensalah as interim president, state television reported, following the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in the face of mass protests. The move by parliament follows constitutional rules but goes against the demands of demonstrators, who have pushed for Bensalah and other top ...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described US President Donald Trump’s move to blacklist the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as another “misguided” election gift to the Israeli prime minister on the eve of parliamentary elections in the Zionist entity. “A(nother) misguided election-eve gift to Netanyahu. A(nother) dangerous US misadventure ...
