Kais Saied wins 73 percent of the votes, the electoral commission says. His opponent, Nabil Karoui, had already conceded defeat.
The vote comes two weeks after the first round of a presidential election that swept aside traditional political parties in favour of independent candidates, a trend likely to be repeated in the ballot for MPs.
Alaa Abdel Fattah's arrest came two days after Egyptian authorities stifled calls for fresh protests against President Abdel Fattah el Sisi's rule, deploying security forces and closing many of Cairo's main thoroughfares.
UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan said Saturday that Iran's nuclear agreement with world powers should have included the Arab Gulf states, and addressed its ballistic missile program and support for armed groups.
UK-based Syrian Network for Human Rights it has recorded detention of almost 2,907 civilians — including 631 children and 172 women.
Young people must be put at the heart of development and innovation and given the opportunities and tools needed to take their countries into the future, says the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum's new President Taha Ayhan.
Tension escalates in Yemen’s Aden city as government forces and southern separatists have been clashing since Wednesday
Initial investigations show a speeding car caused the collision.
Human rights groups, like SeaWatch, have long complained about the conditions migrants have been held in detention centres run by EU-funded Libyan groups.
The 92-year-old politician, who became president in the first elections following the fall of Zine al Abidine Ben Ali, had been in politics for more than six decades, with a mixed record.
Sudanese protesters and army generals signed a deal on Wednesday that looks to set-up a civilian administration.
The funeral at Benghazi's Huwari cemetery was for Khalifa Mismari, the assistant commander of Libya's special forces under former leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was toppled in 2011.
Subscribe to our Youtube channel for all latest in-depth, on the ground reporting from around the world.
Copyright © 2019 TRT World.
Like
Follow