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Iraq MPs to vote for president on March 26

Author:  AFP ID:  1647369630340219400 Tue, 2022-03-15 21:42 BAGHDAD: The Iraqi parliament on Tuesday scheduled a March 26 session for deputies to hold a delayed vote on the country’s president. Parliament also released a final list of 40 candidates for the … read more

Ex-PM Siniora won’t run in Lebanese elections

Tue, 2022-03-15 20:10 BEIRUT: With the candidacy deadline for the Lebanese parliamentary elections ending on Tuesday at midnight, over 875 applications had been submitted as of Tuesday afternoon. Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said that work is underway “to secure IDs … read more