At the AKP's 5th regular congress held at the Arena Sports Complex in Ankara, Prime Minister and Konya Deputy Ahmet Davutoğlu was re-elected as party leader with the votes of 1353 of 1445 AKP delegates. (Agencies)

After President Erdogan passed the baton to Prime Minister Davutoğlu at the extraordinary congress last year, this congress was important for the elections. The party's true leader President Erdogan, although not being on the head of the party, has the sole authority on all decisions related to the party.

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On Wednesday the 16th of September, Simon Tisdall and Anna Ridout released an appalling, ill-researched article in the UK's Guardian. In it, Sheikh Hasina is reported to have cautioned UK Prime Minister David Cameron over loose counter-extremism policy. The prime minister of Bangladesh seemed to be concerned over the growing number of 'British jihadis' that are attempting to stoke "an Islamist revival".

The blessed month of Ramadan is linked with the great conquests and victories and this linkage began in the very first Ramadan that the Muslims fasted in the second year of Hijrah. This is when Allah honoured and blessed them with the powerful victory in the great Battle of Badr which broke the strength of the polytheists of Makkah.