Moqtada al-Sadr
Daily Round-up | Iraqi court turns down appeal to dissolve parliament & other stories

In today’s episode, we take a look at an Iraqi court’s decision on dissolving parliament, the UN’s concerns on human development, Haitians demanding the resignation of Ariel Henry, and protests in Germany over inflation

Daily Round-up| US announces new arms sales to Taiwan despite China warnings & other stories

In today’s episode, we bring you stories of the US-Taiwan arms deal, protests in Iraq, the end of a strike in Bangladesh, and a probe on businessmen linked to Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil

Iraq’s crisis continues as rival factions lock horns

Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News explains the latest developments in the political crisis in Iraq. Uncertainty continues in the country with no government having been formed since the the election of October 2021

Daily Round-up | CODESA report details Moroccan atrocities in Western Sahara & other stories

In today’s episode, we bring you stories of rights violations in Western Sahara, the impact of Afghan floods, a Brazilians Senate vote on labor rights, and the latest from the Iraq protests

Daily Round-Up | Hezbollah warns Israel against drilling in disputed gas field & other stories

In today’s episode, we bring you stories from the Israel-Lebanon dispute over off-shore gas fields, the protests in Panama, a UK court decision on Venezuelan gold, and Iraqi protesters storming parliament

Iraqi parliament stormed Moqtada al-Sadr’s supporters go on indefinite sit-in inside Iraqi parliament

While asking the demonstrators to maintain peace, Moqtada al-Sadr called the sit-in a “golden opportunity” to “fundamentally change the political system and the constitution” of the country

Daily Round-up | Colombian court indicts army officers for crimes against humanity and more

In today’s episode, we bring you stories from the investigation into military killings in Colombia, the condition of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, protests by British rail workers and the storming of the parliament in Iraq

Daily Round-up| Ecuadorian movements on indefinite national strike and more stories

In today’s episode we take a look at the strike by Ecuadorian people’s movements, the resignation of the Sadrists in Iraq and the violence in Sudar’s Darfur

Iran accuses EU of adhering to Trump’s policy, asks its troops to leave the region

Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif said that Germany, France and the UK, which are signatories to the deal, had failed to provide necessary safeguards to Iran against the illegal sanctions imposed by the US

The tenuous deployment of US troops in Iraq

With the resolution of the Iraqi parliament demanding the withdrawal of all foreign troops from the country, the presence of the nearly 5,200 US soldiers has become a major flashpoint

Iraq protests Protests in Iraq gain momentum

The latest round of protests began on October 24 as thousands of people took to the streets across the country to demand a complete overhaul of the political system

Basra’s protests hold larger significance for the region

The demonstrations over deteriorating infrastructure and contamination of water have also acquired a larger significance with Iranian officials accusing Saudi Arabia of involvement in the burning down of the former’s consulate in the city