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Afghanistan’s presidential election recount draws protests in Kabul Afghanistan’s leading presidential candidate, Abdullah Abdullah, has organized protests over a recount in elections that have been mired in accusations of fraud. Thousands of Abdullah’s supporters rallied on Friday in Kabul, against “the presence of faked ballots” amid a controversial recount that seems set to favor the incumbent, President Ashraf Ghani, AP reports. Results for the September 28 presidential polls have been repeatedly delayed, amid accusations of misconduct and technical problems with counting ballots. If no candidate obtains over 50 percent in the results, a second round of voting will be held. Ghani and Abdullah head a fragile national unity government that was put together under US pressure ...

Sudan’s authorities adopt law to dissolve Bashir party, ‘dismantle’ regime New authorities in Sudan have ordered that the party of ousted leader Omar al-Bashir be dissolved and his regime “dismantled,” heeding the call of protesters, AFP reports. Bashir and his Islamist National Congress Party (NCP) had ruled the northeast African country since 1989 before a nationwide protest movement resulted in him being deposed earlier this year. The new ruling sovereign council and the cabinet led by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok made the decision on Thursday to dissolve the party, approving a law titled “Dismantling of the regime of 30th June 1989.” The decree said that a committee will be formed to confiscate all National Congress Party’s properties and assets. “None of the symbols of t...

Qatari foreign minister visited Saudi Arabia to ease Gulf rift – report Qatar’s foreign minister has made an unannounced visit to Riyadh, Reuters reported, citing sources, amid signs that a rift among US-allied Gulf Arab states could soon subside. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani met with senior Saudi officials last month, said one of the sources familiar with the trip. If confirmed, it would be the highest-level visit since May when Qatar’s prime minister attended an Arab summit in Mecca. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and trade links with Qatar in June 2017, accusing it of backing terrorism. The boycotting nations set 13 demands for lifting the boycott. Qatar denies the charge and accuses its neighbors of seeking to curtail i...

Return of the Mac: Conor McGregor to face Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone in January UFC comeback Conor McGregor will make his UFC return in a fight with Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone in Las Vegas on January 18, UFC boss Dana White has confirmed. McGregor and Cerrone will meet in a welterweight bout at T-Mobile Arena on a card titled UFC 246. McGregor, 31, has not been in action since suffering a fourth-round defeat to UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in October of 2018. On a trip to Russia in October of this year, McGregor outlined his plan for a three-fight return in 2020 which he says will culminate in a rematch with Nurmagomedov. First he must go through Cerrone, 36, who last fought in September when he suffered a first-round knockout defeat to Ju...