Polls

UN envoy in Maldives, ex-president urges fresh polls

9 Feb 2012

A UN special envoy arrived Friday for talks with the new administration in the Maldives, as former president Mohamed Nasheed demanded fresh elections after being ousted in what he called a coup d'etat.

Algeria's president sets May parliament polls

9 Feb 2012

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Thursday set a May 10 date for parliamentary elections and urged young people to turn up in masses to vote.

Polls: Jordanians, Lebanese highly negative toward Jews

9 Feb 2012

Polls showed overwhelmingly negative feelings for Israel and Jews among Jordanians and Lebanese.