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Egypt's Higher Elections Committee (HEC) announced Wednesday an initial list of candidates ‎accepted to contest the country's upcoming ‎parliamentary elections, scheduled for October and ‎November.‎

HEC spokesperson Omar Marawan disclosed Tuesday ‎night that a total number of 5,‎420‎ had applied, ‎all seeking to run as independents. In addition, nine‎ electoral coalitions fielded ‎candidates to run on party lists.‎

Muscat: Citizens have urged the candidates contesting the Majlis Al Shura elections to use the radio and television to reach out to voters.

Hamed Al Hashimi from the Al Sharqiyah governorate recommended changing the way in which electoral campaigning is done. “The candidates should participate in TV and radio programmes to share their plans for the upcoming elections to help citizens decide whom they should vote for.”

There are 596 candidates vying for the 85 seats, including 20 women, who are already campaigning actively.

The call went out and the nation’s women answered.

Now they have to be elected and they have to make themselves heard.

Last month, Dr Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for FNC Affairs and Chairman of the National Election Committee, said women taking part in the elections strengthened the approach adopted by the country’s leadership.

And Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, President of the Gender Balance Council, urged women to take part.

Abu Dhabi: Without embarking on a political campaign, a potential Federal National Council (FNC) member, Fatima Al Zaabi, is making it her aim to attest to the UAE and the wider society that one can accomplish a feat as well as rise to success merely through perseverance and hard work.

When asked about the different focal points that the 33-year old Abu-Dhabi based engineer aspires to concentrate on, Fatima revealed that she will not be concentrating on one particular sector as her desire is to solely address people’s daily challenges and concerns.

El presidente de Argelia, Abdelaziz Buteflika, ha destituido al jefe de los servicios secretos militares, el general Mohamed Mediene, con lo que culmina el proceso de renovación de la poderosa Inteligencia argelina, iniciada en 2013.

Mediene era el máximo responsable del Departamento de Inteligencia y Seguridad (DRS, por sus siglas en francés) y estaba considerado como una de las figuras más influyentes de la política argelina, aunque siempre desde una segunda o tercera línea.

Abu Dhabi: The National Election Committee (NEC) announced the procedures to use the electronic voting system during the Federal National Council Elections 2015.

Voting will be carried out electronically during the period of early voting from September 28-30 as well as on Election Day on October 3.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi accepted on Saturday the resignation of the cabinet of Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, MENA state news agency reported.

The cabinet had met earlier on Saturday and decided to submit their resignation to the president, according to Al-Ahram Arabic news website.

The president reportedly ordered the cabinet to continue carrying out their current responsibilities until a new cabinet is formed, and asked Petroleum Minister Sherif Ismail to become prime minister and form a new cabinet.

Le Fédération de la gauche démocratique n’a pas obtenu de bons résultats au scrutin, cependant, elle peut se targuer d’avoir mené la campagne la plus intègre, sur un classement de neuf partis politiques, selon un rapport publié le 10 septembre par le CMDH (Centre marocain des droits de l’Homme).