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Family of man facing jail in Qatar pleads with David Beckham to help free him

Dad-of-three Brian Glendinning, 43, could be jailed for two years after he was arrested in Iraq over an unpaid debt owed to Qatar National Bank

Wales Online

Rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone as Iraqi MPs meet to elect president

At least three rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone on Thursday as a parliamentary session was about to meet to elect a new president and break a political gridlock.

France 24

Crisis-hit Iraq Makes Latest Bid to Elect President

Lawmakers in crisis-hit Iraq meet Thursday for their fourth attempt this year to elect a state president and break a year-long gridlock marred by deadly violence that has deepened economic woes. Oil-rich Iraq has yet to form a new government after general elections more than a year ago that were…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Rockets Target Khor Mor Gas Field in Iraq’s Kurdistan

At least eight Katyusha rockets were fired at the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Wednesday, but the attack did not result in casualties or affect the operations, sources said. The rockets fell in the vicinity of the field, security and local Kurdish sources told Reuters. Khor…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum - but will they be enough to bring about change?

As protests in Iran drag on into their fourth week over the violent death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman, there are two central questions.

The Conversation

Missiles target Khor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan -sources

Several missiles were fired at the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Wednesday, a security source and a local Kurdish source told Reuters.

Reuters

Iraq and Uruguay deposit crop seeds at Arctic doomsday vault

A vault built on an Arctic island to preserve the world's crop seeds from war, disease and other catastrophes will receive new deposits on Wednesday, including for the first time from Iraq and Uruguay, Norway's Ministry of Agriculture and Food said.

Reuters

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IRGC Prepares for Ground Operations in Iraqi Kurdistan

Well-informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is preparing to carry out ground operations in the Kurdistan region of Iraq to target the bases of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties, with the escalation of the protests that erupted last month following the death of Mahsa Amini. Human rights…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Can't Have It Both Ways on Drone Strikes

If the combat mission is over in the Middle East, Biden should follow—and make permanent—more cautious drone guidelines.

Reason

Parliament in Crisis-Hit Iraq Vows to Elect New President

Iraq's parliament will meet Thursday to "elect the president", speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi's office said, in a surprise move seen at trying to end months of political impasse. The oil-rich but troubled country has already made three failed attempts this year to elect a new head of state, in February and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi parliament to vote Thursday on new president amid divisions

Iraq's parliament will convene this week for a session meant to elect a new president, the speaker's office said on Tuesday, but divisions which have led to a year-long political deadlock may still obstruct progress.

Reuters

Tripartite Delegation in Erbil to Resolve Presidential Candidate Impasse

Iraq's Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi arrived in Erbil on Monday, accompanied by the candidate for the prime minister post, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, and Head of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) Falih al-Fayyadh. The delegation held talks with Head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Masoud Barzani in a bid to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

ITV Corrie fans horrified over 'racism' storyline as Max turns on Iraq refugee

Coronation Street viewers saw Max blasted for his behaviour

Manchester Evening News

Iraq Drought Displaces 1,200 Families in Parched South

Some 1,200 Iraqi families have been forced out of southern marshes and farmlands over the past six months, a local official told AFP, as drought ravages swathes of the country. The Mesopotamian Marshes, a UNESCO World Heritage site, have been battered by low rainfall and reduced flows in the Tigris…

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Year after Iraq Vote, UN Urges Dialogue to End Gridlock

A year after Iraq's last general election, the United Nations mission urged political factions to end the deadlock paralyzing the oil-rich country, warning that "Iraq is running out of time." "The protracted crisis is breeding further instability ... it threatens people's livelihoods," the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq said, urging…

Daily Record

Scots man jailed in Iraq 'struggling inside' as family issue desperate plea for him to be freed

Brian Glendinning, from Kincardine, Fife, flew into Basra International Airport on September 4.

Newcastle Herald

Lambton Jaffas sack grand final-winning coach Shane Pryce

Shane Pryce has been shocked by his axing as Lambton Jaffas head coach, just eight days after guiding the club to victory over Maitland in the NPL men's Northern NSW grand final. Pryce was sacked at a meeting on Monday morning despite an agreement more than two months ago to…

Daily Mirror

Family's nightmare as Brit dad facing prison Qatar after missing loan repayments

An expert says those travelling to Qatar for the World Cup should be wary of the country's tendency to use Interpol notices 'as a debt collection tactic akin to extortion'

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Wales Online

UK Dad's arrest in Iraq 'sends warning to World Cup fans in Qatar’

Competition's controversial host 'has a history of wrongfully using Interpol notices as a debt collection tactic akin to extortion,' claims NGO

The Independent UK

Scot’s possible extradition to Qatar from Iraq ‘a warning to World Cup fans’

Brian Glendinning has reportedly been arrested over a small bank loan.

The Guardian - UK

British engineer’s fight against Qatar extradition ‘a warning to World Cup fans’

Brian Glendinning’s case highlights peril for football fans travelling to the Gulf nation this year, experts warn

Daily Record

Scots dad 'detained in Iraq' over 'small debt' to Qatar National Bank

Fife man Brian Glendinning travelled to the Middle East to work as a construction engineer, before allegedly being cuffed and taken to a holding cell.

Edinburgh Live

Scottish dad detained in Iraq over 'small bank debt' as family fight for release

Brian Glendinning, from Fife, arrived in Iraq to work as a construction engineer when he was reportedly cuffed and taken to a holding cell, saying he had no idea why he was being taken away by the authorities

Asharq Al-Awsat

Damascus Accuses US Forces of Plundering Syrian Oil

Syria’s Foreign and Expatriates Ministry reiterated accusations against the United States that it was plundering Syrian oil and sending them to Iraq. It condemned the practice as “piracy”, a “return to colonial practices” and violation of international law and United Nations conventions. It called on the UN Security Council to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Seeks Int’l Action to Address Iran’s Attacks on Kurdistan

Iraq’s parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi announced that his country would turn to the international community to address Iran’s ongoing attacks against the Kurdistan Region. Addressing parliament on Saturday, he said Iraq will bring up the issue during the meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Baghdad will call on the union to…

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