New Delhi: Under Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rule, Turkey has undergone a dramatic transformation from a relatively secular, pro-Western democracy to a country moving towards Islamist populism. Central to this transformation has been Erdogan's use of the media as...
Nouakchott, May 15 (IANS) An appeals court sentenced former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to 15 years in prison on charges of corruption, abuse of power, and money laundering.Aziz, who led Mauritania from August 5, 2009, to August 1,...