Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) said on Sunday that 2600 civilians, security forces and members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood died in violent acts from June 2013 to the end of 2014.

Of the 2600 dead, the majority were Muslim Brotherhood members at 1250, while 700 were security forces and 550 were ordinary people, according to a report issued by the NCHR.

Egypt's authorities have mounted a fierce crackdown on Islamists since the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 after mass protests against his rule.

Le troisième et dernier jour du 10^e Congrès du FLN a été marqué, ce samedi 30 mai, par l’élection des membres du Comité central. De nombreux ministres ont été élus, mais le Premier ministre Abdelmalek Sellal, qui a participé à ce congrès en tant que délégué, ne figure pas dans le nouveau Comité central.

Turkey's three leading opposition parties slammed the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) over what they portrayed as a weakened democracy, worsened economy and botched Syria policy during their May 30 rallies.

"Would you say 'yes' to HDP to end the system of slavery?" the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş asked hundreds of thousands of his party's supporters during their campaign rally at Kazlıçeşme Square in Istanbul.

The Wafd party's board decided Friday afternoon to expel several leading members who have recently formed an opposition group against the current party head El-Sayid El-Badawy as internal crisis continues to rock Egypt's oldest liberal party.

In a meeting at the party's headquarters in Giza, the Wafd's high board expelled seven board members including Fouad Badrawy, Essam Sheha, Sherif Taher and Yassin Tag El-Din from the party permanently. 

Dans une lettre envoyée aux congressistes, le président Bouteflika a « rendu hommage » à la direction du FLN qui « a su préserver et consolider sa position sur la scène politique. » Il a également apporté son soutien au projet de rajeunissement du parti lancé par Amar Saâdani. Dans le message lu par Tahar Khaoua, ministre des Relations avec le Parlement, M. Bouteflika a exprimé « sa fierté et son respect » et surtout « son appui à la politique de rajeunissement et de renouvellement » au sein du FLN.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared for the first time Wednesday that he intends to run for an unprecedented fifth term in the next general election, promising to lead the Likud to 40 seats.

In a meeting of his party’s faction, Netanyahu called upon Likud MKs to maintain the current system of electing its candidates for the Knesset.

Abdelkader Bensalah a démissionné de la présidence du RND, ce jeudi 28 mai, a-t-on appris de Nouria Hafsi, membre du Secrétariat national de ce parti. « Oui, il (Bensalah) a envoyé une lettre ce matin pour annoncer sa démission », affirme Mme Hafsi dans une déclaration à TSA.

Le départ du président du Conseil de la Nation (Sénat) était prévisible en raison de la crise qui secoue ce parti.

For the second time in a year, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi ‎invited leaders of Egypt's mainstream political parties for a ‎meeting. A number of political figures said "the ‎invitation is a good step in the right direction although it came ‎as a big surprise and too late." ‎