Thursday, 13 October, 2022 , 15:29 AFP — Iraq's new President Abdul Latif Rashid is a veteran Kurdish politician and former water minister with valuable experience in navigating the fractious politics of Baghdad.

Thursday, 13 October, 2022 , 15:27 AFP — Despite a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi lawmakers Thursday elected a new president in hopes of ending a year of political gridlock and violence in the war-scarred nation.

Thursday, 13 October, 2022 , 15:23 AFP — Iraqi lawmakers elected Abdel Latif Rashid as new state president Thursday in hopes of ending a year of political gridlock and violence in the war-scarred nation.

Thursday, 13 October, 2022 , 14:55 AFP — Britain said Thursday that a recent visit to Tehran by a foreign ministry official was hosted by Iran, dismissing a report by an Iranian newspaper linking it to ongoing unrest.

Thursday, 13 October, 2022 , 14:47 AFP — Iran's president Thursday accused arch-enemy the United States of seeking to destabilise the Islamic republic, which has been rocked by nearly a month of women-led protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.

Thursday, 13 October, 2022 , 11:04 AFP — Iran's president Thursday accused arch-enemy the United States of seeking to destabilise the Islamic republic, which has been rocked by nearly a month of women-led protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.

Thursday, 13 October, 2022 , 08:33 AFP — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday accused the United States of resorting to a "policy of destabilisation" against the Islamic republic which is gripped by protests over Mahsa Amini's death.

Thursday, 13 October, 2022 , 07:56 AFP — Lawmakers in crisis-hit Iraq are set to meet Thursday for their fourth attempt this year to elect a new state president and break political gridlock that has sparked protests and deadly violence.

Thursday, 13 October, 2022 , 04:06 AFP — Lawmakers in crisis-hit Iraq meet Thursday for their fourth attempt this year to elect a state president and break a year-long gridlock marred by deadly violence that has deepened economic woes.

Thursday, 13 October, 2022 , 01:27 AFP — Gunshots were fired as Iranian security forces confronted protests Wednesday over Mahsa Amini's death in a crackdown that rights groups say has already cost at least 108 lives with many children among the dead.