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Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif 'back with full force' as party chief

Islamabad - Muslimchronicle

Pakistan's ruling party on Tuesday re-elected ousted premier Nawaz Sharif as its leader, saying he was "back with full force", a day after using its parliamentary majority to amend a law to allow him to re-take the job. Jafar Iqbal, who headed a five-member election body, said Sharif had been elected party president unopposed by the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz'sRead more

US Senator McCain opposes Obamacare repeal bill, a possible fatal blow

Washington - Muslimchronicle

US Senator John McCain said on Friday he opposes the latest Republican bill to dismantle Obamacare, dealing the measure what could be a fatal blow given the party’s slim Senate majority. With several other Republicans still undecided on the measure, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said earlier this week he intended to bring it to the Senate floor for aRead more

Saudi Interior Ministry reports 4.5% drop in crime rate in 2016

Riydah - Muslimchronicle

The security spokesman of the Ministry of the Interior, Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, announced the crime indicators in Saudi Arabia in 2016 and the total number of crimes attended to by Saudi police during the same year reached 149,781. Al-Turki said in a press conference that the criminal offenses involved mainly assaults, thefts, drinking, moral and drug offenses, and manyRead more

Erdogan Insists Constitutional Reforms Changing Point

Ankara - Arab Today

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that a constitutional reform package -- backed by a narrow majority of Turkey's voters in a referendum on Sunday, was not about him. "The system represents a change, a transformation in the democratic history of Turkey," he stated. Erdogan rejected accusations that he supported the new powers out of a desire to empower himselfRead more

Britain on course for Brexit after poll surge

London - MENA

A clear majority of voters want Britain to quit the European Union, according to a poll for The Times that gives Brexit a seven-point lead. The YouGov survey puts Leave on 46 per cent, up three points since the end of last week. Remain is on 39 per cent, down three — giving Brexit its largest lead since the startRead more