Strong Shia gains in Bahrain vote
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Bahrain's Shia opposition wins 40% of the vote a general election which sees women and liberals fare poorly.
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US forces say they have advanced into a  mainly Shia suburb of Iraq's capital, as a stand-off continues in Najaf.
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Yemenis voted on Wednesday in elections   that long-serving President Ali Abdullah Saleh is expected to   win despite a challenge from a former minister.
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The people of Najaf, the symbolic heart of Shiite Islam, came out in force to vote in Sunday's election.
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The terrorist group Hamas made a strong showing in the first municipal elections held in the Palestinian territories since 1976 according to preliminary results from the 26 communities which voted yesterday.
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Interviews with Iraqi Shiite clerics reveal that moderates are increasingly supporting Sadr&#39;s anti-US campaign. By Scott Baldauf | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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A Shi'ite Islamist bloc won Iraq's  first election since Saddam Hussein's overthrow, sealing the  political resurgence of the nation's long-oppressed majority.
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Despite insurgent attacks, initial reports of strong turnout in Iraq's landmark vote lend air of legitimacy.
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Voters in Bahrain return to the polls, for a run-off election that will decide how much power the opposition wields.
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Under the guidance of Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric, Shiite parties presented a list Thursday of 228 candidates for next month's parliamentary elections. Minority Sunni Arabs, who had been favored under Saddam Hussein, must now decide whether to join the race or renounce a vote that will help determine the country's future.
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An alliance of Shi'ite Islamist groups  won the most votes in Iraq's election, but the percentage it  received -- 47.6 percent -- was lower than many expected,  according to the final vote tally released on Sunday.
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Bahrain's foreign minister said Friday that an Israeli-Palestinian agreement was within reach, urging the United States to seize the chance presented by the Palestinian elections to advance the peace process. Palestinians are to vote Jan. 9. for a replacement for the late Yasser Arafat.
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Iraq's main Shia Muslim coalition is ahead as counting continues in the landmark elections, officials say.
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A top member of the Shia alliance that won the Iraqi election calls for national unity to build a new state.
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Bahrainis voted in national elections on Saturday with the majority Shi'ite Muslim opposition taking part for the first time after a 2002 poll boycott, although it alleged some voting irregularities.
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The most powerful Shia parties in Iraq unveiled an electoral pact yesterday under which the majority of Shia leaders would stand together during the election set for 30 January.
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Iraq's elections will be legitimate if  roughly half the Sunni Arab minority votes despite threats of  violence, a leading politician in the Shi'ite alliance expected  to dominate the polls said on Saturday.