BAGHDAD (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In support of powerful Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, protesters broke into the Iraqi parliament once more, inflicting at least 125 injuries and worsening the political deadlock. The protest on Saturday comes after protestors stormed the parliament and
DAMASCUS (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Activists and local media said conflicts between armed citizens and gangs and the government security services resulted in at least 17 deaths and scores of injuries in Sweida, the southern Syrian province. The Syrian Observatory for Human
JERUSALEM (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In a rare street demonstration against the Palestinian Authority’s “rule by decree,” hundreds of Palestinian lawyers in the occupied West Bank denounced President Mahmoud Abbas for running the country without a parliament. Since 2007, the Palestinian Legislative
RIYADH (Parliament Politics Magazine) – As of 8:00 a.m. Riyadh time on Monday, Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency globally, was down 2.26 percent at $21,890.45. The data from Coindesk states the price of Ethereum, which is the second most traded cryptocurrency, was
JERUSALEM (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, Russia’s decision to close the organisation that handles Jewish immigration to Israel would be a major event for bilateral relations. A hearing on July 28 has been scheduled after a
TEHRAN (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Heavy rains in the relatively desert nation of Iran have caused flooding in the south resulting in the death of at least 21 people and few others missing, reported the state media on Saturday. According to Hossein
ANKARA (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Foreign Minister of Turkey has rejected claims that Turkey carried out assaults in the Iraqi province of Duhok, where a strike on Wednesday left 23 people injured and eight dead. Mevlut Cavusoglu warned on Thursday that the
DAMASCUS (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In response to Kyiv’s identical action, Syria, a strong Russian ally, has declared it is formally cutting all diplomatic connections with Ukraine. According to a statement released by the Syrian foreign ministry on Wednesday, The Syrian Arab
JERUSALEM (Parliament Politics Magazine) – As US President Joe Biden began his trip to the Middle East, which includes Israel and Saudi Arabia, Israel launched repeated missile strikes against Gaza in response to rocket launches from the region. The Hamas-run missile factory
RIYADH (Parliament Politics Magazine) – More overflights to and from Israel will be possible thanks to Saudi Arabia’s announcement of opening its airspace to all air carriers, an indication that the two nations’ ties are improving. According to international conventions that state
