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Europe · LondonJim Fitton, 66, was sentenced last month to 15 years in an Iraqi prison. A Baghdad appeals court overturned the conviction and last week ordered his release. Fitton has now been reunited with family in Malaysia, where he lives. His case drew international attention after he was convicted of picking up shards of pottery and other fragments from an ancient site.See the Story
Briton leaves Iraq after antiquities conviction quashed
61% Center coverage: 28 sources
Protestors · BaghdadOpponents of populist Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr launch their own Baghdad sit-in. Pro-Iran Coordination Framework says it will hold an "indefinite sit- in" to speed up the formation of a new government to end months of deadlock. Earlier in the day, thousands of supporters of al- Sadr gathered for Muslim weekly prayers near parliament inside the normally secure Green Zone.See the Story
Rival Iraq protests underscore inter-Shiite power struggle
44% Left coverage: 23 sources
Protestors · BaghdadMuqtada al-Sadr called on his followers from across Iraq to come to pray inside Baghdad's Green Zone. The crowds stretched for miles, spilling into the streets outside the square. The gathering took place amid an escalating political crisis that has put the country's capital on edge.See the Story
Hundreds of thousands gather for mass prayer in Baghdad
60% Center coverage: 15 sources
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Protestors · BaghdadThousands of Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad on Monday to rally against the protest staged by supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr. Security forces set up roadblocks, firing a water cannon at the crowds to keep them away from the parliament. The tensions in the Iraqi capital have been soaring over the country's longest post-election deadlock, which lasts since last October.See the Story
Thousands of anti-Sadr demonstrators protest Iraq parliament sit-in
50% Center coverage: 14 sources
Business · BaghdadIraq has agreed to renew a one-year deal to provide Lebanon with fuel for its power plants in exchange for in-kind services. Iraq signed an agreement in July 2021 to give cash-strapped Lebanon one million tonnes of fuel oil to help keep the lights on. Lebanon is battling one of the planet's worst economic crises since the 1850s.See the Story
Iraq To Provide Lebanon With Fuel For Another Year: Lebanon PM
44% Right coverage: 9 sources
Protestors · BaghdadTemperatures reached 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), nearly matching last year's record high. Southern provinces, where the heat wave is most intense in Iraq, suspended working hours. Protesters in Basra said they supported al-Sadr's protest and demands and said they were tired of rampant government corruption.See the Story
Protesters block roads in Iraq after third day of power cuts
56% Center coverage: 9 sources
International · BaghdadSupporters of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his rival, former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, gathered in Iraq's capital amid an intensifying political stalemate.See the Story
Baghdad gripped by protests as political rivals vie for power
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Baghdad · BaghdadSupporters of Iraq’s pro-Iran Coordination Framework began their own Baghdad sit-in Friday in riposte to a sit-in outside parliament by the rival SadristSee the Story
Pro-Iran Coordination Framework begin rival Baghdad sit-in
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Baghdad · BaghdadCoordination Group launches seating near Green Zone — Coordination Group launches sit-down action gathered around the sheltered Green Zone located in Baghdad, Iraq's capital.See the Story
Coordination Group launches sit-down near Green Zone
Baghdad · BaghdadAfter the Shia Coordination Group held a protest near the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq's capital, Baghdad, supporters of the Sadr Group to dissolve parliament in 10 cities, especially Baghdad. poured into the street.See the Story
