August 2020. Critics say Benjamin Netanyahu is unfit to lead at a time when he is on trial for corruption. Israelis are also voicing their anger at worsening unemployment and the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of Israelis on Tuesday protested outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem,… Continue reading Aug 2020.. Calls for Netanyahu to Resign in Israel
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Jul 2020. Belarus Elections
July 2020. President Alexander Lukashenko had three main rivals in the presidential election next month. Two were jailed. One was denied registration as a candidate. The top challenger now is a woman — so, to Belarus’s longtime leader, she didn’t really count as a threat. A female president “would collapse, poor thing,” Lukashenko said on… Continue reading Jul 2020. Belarus Elections
Jul 2020. Elections in Syria
July 2020. Syria held parliamentary elections across government-controlled areas of the country on Sunday, as President Bashar al-Assad marks 20 years in power amid a continuing war and deep economic woes. More than 2,000 candidates, including businessmen under recently imposed US sanctions, are running in the legislative election – the third since the start of… Continue reading Jul 2020. Elections in Syria