Politics Situation Reports

Afghanistan: Registration For Presidential Nominees Closes

The registration period for Afghanistan's presidential nominations has closed, with at least 13 candidates in the running, RFE/RL reported Oct. 6.
Sunday, October 6, 2013 - 09:12

Argentina: President Has Brain Hemorrhage, Spokesman Says

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been told to rest for a month after her doctors discovered a brain hemorrhage, a presidential spokesman said, AFP reported Oct. 6.
Sunday, October 6, 2013 - 08:52

U.S.: Iranian Nuclear Weapons At Least A Year Away, Obama Says

U.S. intelligence assessments show that Iran is still at least a year away from building a nuclear weapons, U.S. President Barack Obama said Oct. 5, AP reported.
Saturday, October 5, 2013 - 10:20

Iran: Supreme Leader Comments On Rapprochement With U.S.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in an Oct. 5 speech that he supports President Hassan Rouhani's diplomatic outreach to the United States while attending the U.N. General Assembly in New York recently, but some of what occurred there was not proper, and the United States cannot be trusted, Reuters reported, citing ISNA.
Saturday, October 5, 2013 - 07:04

Syria: Al Assad Says He Has Not Decided On Running For Re-election

Friday, October 4, 2013 - 07:04

Turkey: Erdogan Says He Would Run For President If Asked

Friday, October 4, 2013 - 07:00

Germany: Merkel Holds Talks With Social Democrats

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is holding preliminary talks Oct. 4 with Germany's Social Democrats, Reuters reported.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 06:52

Iran: United States To Continue To Enforce Sanctions, U.S. Official Says

The United States plans to keep its sanctions regime against Iran, and only concrete and verifiable steps can offer a path to sanctions relief, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman said Oct. 3, AFP reported.
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 11:33

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