TEHRAN, Mar 27 - Thailand's opposition "democratic front" of seven parties on Wednesday claimed it had won a majority in the lower house of parliament after a messy election, saying it has the right to try to form a government after five years of military rule.
TEHRAN, Mar 06 - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's leftist government and the opposition have agreed a "roadmap" for extended peace talks to resolve 10 months of crisis sparked by a deadly crackdown on dissent in which hundreds of people were killed.
TEHRAN, Mar 05 - Venezuela’s opposition figure Juan Guaido has returned to the country, facing arrest for violating a travel ban that had been imposed on him by the Supreme Court.
TEHRAN, Mar 03 - The leader of Estonia's main opposition party has voted in the general election and accused Prime Minister Juri Ratas' government of "messing up" the small Baltic nation's taxation system.
TEHRAN, Mar 03 - An Egyptian military court has rejected an appeal made by Egypt's former anti-corruption chief and an opposition figure against a five-year prison sentence for spreading false news harmful to the military, his lawyer said on Sunday.
TEHRAN, Feb 13 - Bahrain’s February 14 Youth Coalition, a major opposition group, called for civil disobedience in the country on the anniversary of the 2011 uprising against the ruling regime.
TEHRAN, Feb 05 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that the crisis in Venezuela could only be solved by getting the authorities and the opposition to talk to each other, the RIA news agency reported.
TEHRAN, Jan 30 - More than a week into a standoff with the opposition , Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday that he is willing to negotiate.
TEHRAN, Jan 30 - Sudanese security forces on Wednesday detained Mariam Sadiq al-Mahdi, the daughter of a senior opposition leader who was Sudan's last democratically elected prime minister, her family said.
TEHRAN, Jan 26 - Nigeria’s main opposition party has halted its presidential election campaign for 72 hours weeks ahead of the vote in protest at the suspension of the country’s most senior judge by President Muhammadu Buhari, it said on Saturday.
TEHRAN, Jan 19 -Venezuelan National Assembly President Juan Guaido has reiterated calls for broad sectors of the country to protest next week against leader Nicolas Maduro, whom he calls an "usurper."
TEHRAN, Jan 18 - A former member of Singapore's ruling party and presidential candidate said on Friday he had applied to set up a new party, making a return to politics ahead of an election expected as soon as this year.
TEHRAN, Jan 17 - Winning over the military is paramount if Venezuela's opposition -controlled parliament is to succeed in forcing President Nicolas Maduro from power, experts say.
TEHRAN, Jan 13 - The head of a foreign-backed Syrian opposition group says he is ready to visit Damascus for talks with the government after reports that the US has started its withdrawal from the country.
TEHRAN, Jan 12 - Brazil's government on Saturday issued a statement saying it recognized Venezuela's Congressional leader, who opposes President Nicolas Maduro, as the rightful president of Venezuela.
TEHRAN, Jan 3 - Sudan's largest opposition groups are calling for a fresh wave of protests against longtime autocrat President Omar al-Bashir, with a series of demonstrations starting this week.
TEHRAN, December 28 - Authorities in Sudan have arrested at least nine opposition leaders and activists, a group of civil society groups said on Friday, ahead of fresh anti-government protests expected after weekly Muslim prayers.
TEHRAN, December 19 -The UK’s minor opposition parties have tabled a vote of no-confidence in the government of Prime Minister Theresa May as the country could be leaving the European Union without an agreement.