Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga vowed Tuesday not to accept the outcome of a "sham" election, vowing a campaign of civil disobedience and peaceful protest.
"This election must not stand. If allowed to stand, it will make a complete mockery of elections... and might well be the end of the ballot as a means of instituting government in Kenya. ElectionsRead more
President Uhuru Kenyatta urged Kenyans to remain peaceful ahead of Thursday’s fresh presidential election, while a witness said police shot and wounded at least one person amid a rise in ethnic tensions in the capital, Nairobi.
A resident of the low-income Lucky Summer neighborhood said tensions grew after members of Kenyatta’s ethnic Kikuyu community performed a ceremony involving the slaughterRead more
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's initiative to establish the "His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s Chair for peaceful coexistence" at La Sapienza University of Rome has been lauded by the Bahrain Foundation for Dialogue (BFD).
The chair adds to a series of initiatives launched by HM the King and the Kingdom of Bahrain to achieveRead more
Cambodia and Vietnam on Thursday encouraged countries in any disputes to settle their differences through peaceful means including negotiation and consultation, according to a joint statement.
"Both sides encourage the settlement of disputes by peaceful means including negotiation and consultation, exercise of self-restraint, renunciation of the threat or use of force in accordance with universally recognized principles of international laws,Read more
Israeli forces suppressed Friday peaceful anti-settlements rallies, organized by Palestinians and foreign supporters in the West Bank.
The rallies were organized in Qalqilya and Ramallah in a protest against the settlements and the apartheid barrier.
The forces fired tear gas bombs, and rubber bullets against the protesters to disperse them.
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The Arab Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives stressed the importance of a peaceful solution to the crisis in Iraq and the role of Al Azhar and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in bringing viewpoints of different Iraqi political and sectarian segments closer.
During a meeting Monday, the committee called on the Foreign Ministry under Egypt's May chairmanshipRead more