Nicos Anastasiades, the leader of the Democratic Rally Party (DISY), was ahead with 51.1 per cent in Cyprus' presidential elections, an initial exit poll on Sunday showed.
His main contender, former health minister Stavros Malas, who i…
Dr Ephraim Avea Nsoh, Upper East Regional Minister designate, said among his major priorities would be agriculture, education and health.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in interview in Bolgatanga at the weekend, he said one of the…
Ms Esther Aboagye, Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) parliamentary candidate in the 2012 election for Agona East, has called on Ghanaians to stop persecuting and condemning Reverend Isaac Owusu-Bempah for prophesying that President John Dram…
Libya's leader called on Sunday for national unity and warned of chaos in the North African country on the second anniversary of the uprising against Moammer Gaddafi.
Mohammed al-Magariaf, head of the National Congress, called on Libya…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday backed Israel's intelligence services and said the country's security was paramount, in his first reference to the furor surrounding the
"Prisoner X" affair.
The security services should be …
Brigadier General Sammy Akoful, Director-General of the International Peace Support Operations (IPSO) of the Ghana Armed Forces, on Saturday hailed the long cooperation between Ghana and the United Kingdom.
He said the cooperation, es…
Mr Emmanuel Kwesi Bedzrah, Member of Parliament for Ho-West, has noted with concern the recent media publications caused by some pressure groups agitating for his nomination by the President as the next Volta Regional minister.
Mr Be…
President John Dramani Mahama has said his government appreciates and regards journalists as partners in the nation's developmental agenda.
He said with his back-ground in the field of communication, he appreciated the importance of …
Taliban insurgents Wednesday rejected US President Barack Obama's plan to withdraw 34,000 soldiers within a year as insufficient.
"It is time for the American leader Obama and all occupying countries to realize the reality of this war …
Colonel M'Bawine Atintande, Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Armed Forces, has said the current mission in Mali, for which Ghana was sending 120 officers from the engineer regiment, was a combat mission and not a peace-keeping mission…
Hajia Habiba Osumanu, a leading member of the Young Democrats, a pro NDC group, has commended the President on his relocation to the Flagstaff House saying "it's in the right direction".
She said though prominent members of the NDC h…
Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, Ministerial Designate for Western Region, has expressed the opinion that perhaps 99.9 per cent of the people in the Western would vote against homosexual practices should there be any such voting.
He said though i…
Five more personalities nominated by President John Dramani Mahama for ministerial positions were on Monday vetted by the Appointments Committee of Parliament.
They included Nii Armah Ashietey, Minister-designate for the Employment an…
Jordanian King Abdullah II inaugurated the newly elected parliament on Sunday, inviting lawmakers to form the country's first ever parliamentary government.
In an address at the opening session, the monarch urged parliamentary blocs to…
Mr Jake Addo, Chairman of the 24th Movement, Tema Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has underscored the need for party members and supporters in the Metropolis to strive to capture all the three seats in the 2016 electi…
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi and Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi on Sunday discussed the prospects for ending the Syrian conflict, the 22-member pan-Arab organization said.
Al-Arabi would also meet with Syrian opposition …
Tunisia's government began to unravel Sunday as the secular party of President Moncef Marzouki pulled out of the Islamist-led coalition.
A spokesman for the Congress for the Republic (CPR) said the party withdrawn its three ministers …
Traders at the Kasoa new market have appealed to Awutu-Senya East Member of Parliament (MP) and Awutu-Senya District Security Council to beef up security at the facility to stop rampant attacks by armed robbers.
The market women who m…
Tunisia's ruling Ennahda party was to meet Sunday to finalize a response to plans by Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali to form a technocratic government following the murder of opposition
politician Chokri Belaid, media reports said.
The I…
Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali threatened Saturday to resign unless his Ennahda party and other parties accepted his proposals for an interim government of technocrats.
Jebali, who is in dispute with his party over his proposal …
The deployment of African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA) Ghana Engineering Company (GHANENGCOY 1) is scheduled for February 11 to February 15, 2013 from Accra.
This was contained in a statement signed by Lieutenan…
A Russian court has placed opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov under house arrest for two months, the Interfax news agency reported Saturday.
Udaltsov, 35, is not allowed to leave his Moscow home without permission from the authorities u…
President John Dramani Mahama on Friday night stated that Africa had for the last decade made some political and economic progress on account of political stability and the strict adherence to democracy and good governance.
He said alt…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria has stated that the only way Africa could advance and move at par with other continents was through adherence to values that promoted unity and development.
"We need to change our attitude …
President John Dramani Mahama left Accra on Thursday night for London to attend the launch of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo's Foundation.
Mr. Mahama is attending the launch together with other colleague Heads of State…
The Appointment Committee of Parliament on Thursday vetted five more personalities nominated by President John Dramani Mahama for ministerial positions.
They included Dr Benjamin Kunbuor, Minister designate for Government Business i…
Government will aggressively pursue its energy programme to achieve a 100 per cent accessibility of electricity in every part of the country by 2016, Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Minister-designate for Energy and Petroleum has said.
…
The Afutu citizens living in Cape Coast have expressed gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama for nominating Mr E.K.T. Addo, National Commission for Civic Education member, as the Central Regional Minister-designate.
Neenyi Ayikw…
Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Minister designate for Energy and Petroleum, said President Mahama was aggressive in his policy of energy for all by the year 2016 for a 100 per cent accessibility of electricity in every part of the country.
…
The Supreme Court by a unanimous decision dismissed a motion filed by the petitioners for the court to order the Electoral Commission to produce copies of all the 275 collation forms and 26,002 pink sheets.
The court in its ruling …
The Van Ladies Club, a prayer and fasting group at Ayalolo in the Odododiodioo Constituency, affiliated to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has honoured the MP for the area, Mr Nii Lantey Vanderpuye.
Speaking at the ceremony wh…
Police presence has reduced at the premises of the Supreme Court ahead of hearing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) electoral petition on Thursday in Accra, compared to previous days.
The police screened everybody entering the court p…
A court in western China sentenced a Tibetan man to 13 years in prison on Friday after convicting him of inciting a Buddhist monk to self-immolate, as local police announced the arrest of 70 more Tibetans on similar charges. The court in t…
Mr Ishak Dakurah, Nkoranza South Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has commended the electorate, particularly the youth in the area, for ensuring incident free polls in 2012.
He appealed to pa…
Poland's first transsexual lawmaker, Anna Grodzka, failed in her bid to become deputy speaker of the national assembly on Friday. Her left-wing Palikot Movement party had wanted Grodzka to replace deputy speaker Wanda Nowicka, but the prop…
Tunisia was bracing for a third day of violent protests Friday as the country prepares to bury slain opposition politician Chokri Belaid in a climate of tension accentuated by a general strike. Thousands of people are expected at Belaid's …
Egypt was bracing for large rallies on Friday after a number of political parties and groups called for anti-government protests. Protesters are expected to march to central Cairo's Tahrir Square and the presidential palace in the north-ea…
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called upon Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebels trying to unseat his regime to negotiate an end to the country's nearly two-year-old conflict.
"We are seeking to halt fighting and viole…
President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday gave the assurance that his administration would run a politically inclusive and socially united government to ensure holistic development.
In doing so, the President said government would …
A three-member delegation from the US Embassy led by Mr Gene Cretz, the Ambassador to Ghana, on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on Mr Mahama Ayariga, Minister of Information in Accra.
Mr Cretz commended Ghana for exhibiting high democ…
Naa Seidu Bhat Braimah, Chief of Guli in the Wala Traditional Area has been retained as Upper West Region's representative in the Council of State.
He polled 13 votes at the Council of State election, which was conducted by officials…
Tunisia's ruling Ennahda party on Thursday rejected plans by Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali to appoint a government of technocrats to run the country, a decision that came in the wake of the assassination of opposition politician Chokri Bela…
US President Barack Obama announced Wednesday the selection of Sally Jewell, a recognized environmentalist and chief executive of an outdoor apparel and equipment company, to be interior secretary.
Jewell, 56, is chief executive of Rec…
Mr Bernard Ahiafor, 39, a lawyer, representing the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has won the Akatsi-South bye-election held on Tuesday.
He polled 12,079 votes, followed by Evans Dzikunu, also a lawyer and standing as an Indepen…
Togbui Binah Lawluvi VI, Paramount Chief of Ziope Traditional area was on Wednesday elected to represent the Volta Region on the Council of State.
He polled 25 votes to beat five other candidates. They are God Is Good Amegashie, zero…
The Tolon/Kumbungu District in the Northern Region is one of the northern districts that had performed creditably in infrastructural and social development and improvement of peoples' living standards.
The district for the past four …
Nana Amonkona Nimpong, a Senior Citizen in Sunyani, has appealed to traditional rulers to be circumspect in their utterances on the nomination of Dr Henry Seidu Daanaa, a visually-impaired as Minister-designate for Chieftaincy Affairs.
…
Silvio Berlusconi's main ally disowned on Tuesday the former Italian prime minister's proposal to introduce a tax amnesty if he wins this month's general elections, while his successor Mario Monti blamed him for renewed market tensions ove…
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Cairo on Tuesday, in the first visit by an Iranian head of state to Egypt in more than 30 years.
He was received at Cairo airport by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.
Ahmadinejad is…
Mr Alhassan Bugbilla, District Chief Executive (DCE) of Pusiga has assured the people of the District of government’s commitment to bring development to all sectors including health, education, and agriculture to enhance the living stan…