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25 Jun 2018 - NPWJ News Digest on Middle East and North Africa Democracy
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Turkey elections: Recep Tayyip Erdogan re-elected president
by CNN, 25 Jun 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has emerged victorious a high-stakes election, seeing off the most serious challenge yet to his political dominance and tightening his grip on the nation he has ruled for 15 years.
Defeating the twin threats of a reinvigorated opposition and a weakened currency, Erdogan declared himself the winner even before official results were confirmed.
UN chief Antonio Guterres: Gaza 'on brink of war'
by Al Jazeera, 25 Jun 2018
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the "most serious escalation" of violence in the Gaza Strip places the besieged enclave on the "brink of war", urging Israel and Hamas to recommit to a 2014 ceasefire.
The UN chief said in a report obtained by news agencies that he is "shocked" by Israel's use of live fire since border protests began in Gaza on March 30.
Iraq's Supreme Court endorses manual recount of votes
by Al Jazeera, 25 Jun 2018
Iraq's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a manual recount of May 12 parliamentary elections that resulted in a shock victory for Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr.
The court found on Thursday that the decision by parliament to order a manual recount in response to allegations of electoral fraud does not violate the constitution, court President Medhat al-Mahmud told a news conference on Thursday.