Tag: President
Costa Rica election: New president amid row over gay rights
SAN JOSE: Costa Ricans vote for a new president on Sunday in a race upended in the final weeks by a debate over same-sex...
Maldives top court seeks to impeach president
MALE: The Supreme Court in the Maldives is trying to impeach President Abdulla Yameen, who has not obeyed its order to release opposition leaders...
Peru President’s son to back president, breaks with opposition
LIMA: The son of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori said on Wednesday that he would form a new political group to support the executive...
Catalonia to vote on new president with Puigdemont
MADRID: Catalonia's parliament is set to vote on the Spanish region's new president on Tuesday, according to the president of the legislature.
The Thursday announcement...
US Secretary to meet with Ukraine President in Davos
DAVOS: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and other leaders on January 26 in Davos, Switzerland.
World leaders, including...
Pragmatic pro-EU Finland president Niinisto on course for second term
HELSINKI: Finnish President Sauli Niinisto is a pragmatic pro-EU conservative whose skill at balancing relations with Moscow and Washington amid heightened tensions is likely...
Pro-EU Drahos seeks to unseat anti-immigrant Czech president in run-off
PRAGUE: Pro-EU academic Jiri Drahos is seeking to unseat anti-immigration political veteran Milos Zeman, who has sought closer relations with Russia and China, in...
Timor-Leste president dissolves parliament for new elections
DILI: East Timor President Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres said on Friday he was dissolving parliament and would call new elections in a bid to...
President, CJCSC discuss security matters
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mehmood Hayat called on President Mamnoon Hussain on Thursday and discussed defence and security-related matters.
The...
Milos Zeman: outspoken pro-Russian, anti-migrant Czech president
PRAGUE: Czech President Milos Zeman, who is seeking a second five-year term in a run-off vote on Friday and Saturday, has sown division with...
Venezuelan President will run for re-election in 2018
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looked sure to stand for re-election in a presidential vote due by the end of April where the ruling...
President urges to uphold Quaid’s vision to deal with challenges
KARACHI: President Mamnoon Hussain on Sunday said that the revival of dedication as shown during the Pakistan Movement is of crucial importance to cope...
President seeks revival of Urdu as medium of education across the...
KARACHI: President Mamnoon Hussain here on Saturday inaugurated the Urdu Bagh Complex (Urdu Garden Complex), a project of Anjuman-e-Tarraqi-e-Urdu (Union for promotion of Urdu),...
Sisi to run for second term in upcoming election
CAIRO: Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Friday he will run for a second term in office in an election in March, which...
President Moon approval rating drops on Winter Olympics outcry
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s approval rating has fallen to a four-month low, a poll showed on Friday, after a public backlash over...
Muslim ummah, Pakistan can promote soft image through calligraphy: President
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Thursday said that calligraphy was a great artistic and cultural heritage of the Muslims and both the Muslim Ummah and...
Trump reveals winners of ‘Fake News Awards’
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump unveiled the winners of his much-touted “Fake News Awards” late Wednesday, escalating his already persistent attacks on a number...
