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
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
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






