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12 months of political turmoil in Iraq


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 16:37 AFP The Iraqi parliament meets on Thursday to elect the country's president in a move aimed at ending a nearly year-long crisis triggered by contested elections.

Parliament in crisis-hit Iraq vows to elect new president


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 16:25 AFP Iraq's parliament will meet Thursday to "elect the president", speaker Mohammed al-Halbussi's office said, in a surprise move seen as trying to end months of political impasse.

Parliament in crisis-hit Iraq vows to elect new president


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 14:51 AFP Iraq's parliament will meet Thursday to "elect the president", speaker Mohammed al-Halbussi's office said, in a surprise move seen at trying to end months of political impasse.

Iran ex-president's daughter held, charged amid protests


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 14:03 AFP The daughter of Iran's former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, arrested last month amid protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, has been charged with "propaganda" activity, the judiciary said Tuesday.

Parliament in crisis-hit Iraq vows to elect new president


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 13:31 AFP Iraq's parliament will meet Thursday to "elect the president", speaker Mohammed al-Halbussi's office said, in a surprise move seen at trying to end months of political impasse.

Arrests after oil workers protest in Iran: authorities


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 13:31 AFP Iranian authorities have made a number of arrests after a union rally in a key oil-producing region, a local official was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

Iraq MPs to meet Thursday to elect president: speaker


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 12:08 AFP Iraq's parliament will meet on Thursday to "elect the president", a press release from speaker Mohammed al-Halbussi's office said on Tuesday, after months of political impasse.

Alarm grows over Iran protest crackdown in Kurdish city


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 12:06 AFP Rights groups voiced alarm Tuesday over the extent of an Iranian crackdown on a Kurdish-populated city that has become a hub for protests, as oil refinery workers took industrial action in a new tactic.

Alarm grows over Iran protest crackdown in Kurdish city


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 09:31 AFP Rights groups voiced alarm Tuesday over the extent of an Iranian crackdown on a Kurdish-populated city that has become a hub for protests, as oil refinery workers pressed strikes in a new tactic.

Iran students, workers defy protest crackdown


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 01:47 AFP Iranian protesters remained defiant Monday with students staging sit-ins and some industrial workers going on strike despite a crackdown activists say has left dozens dead and hundreds more imprisoned.