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Iraqi MPs to meet in new bid to elect president, end deadlock
Baghdad (AFP) — Lawmakers in crisis-hit Iraq are set to meet Thursday for their fourth attempt this year to elect a new state president...
One month after Mahsa Amini’s arrest, Iran protest deaths top 100
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Activists in Tehran have called for protesters to turn out "in solidarity with the people of Sanandaj and the heroic people of Zahedan".
On September...
Protesters defiant in Iran amid crackdown
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...
Israel has reached ‘historic’ maritime border deal with Lebanon, says PM Lapid
Lebanon and Israel have reached a historic agreement demarcating a disputed maritime border between them, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Tuesday.
While limited...
France says Iran now holding five French nationals
France's foreign minister said on Tuesday five of its nationals were being held in Iran and the European Union had agreed the technical aspects...