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Iraq's highest court removed the speaker of Iraq's parliament in November, resulting in a deadlock among the main Sunni blocs over selecting a successor.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani’s efforts to quell tensions between the US and armed Iraqi factions have fallen short. These factions continue to attack bases housing American forces in Iraq and Syria. Despite Sudani’s goal to make 2024 a year of achievements, challenges stemming from the aftermath of the war in Gaza and the involvement of Iraqi factions aligned with Iran are causing internal divisions in Iraq.

Independent Iraqi lawmaker Basim al-Khashan has filed extra charges against Iraq's ousted speaker of parliament, Mohammed al-Halbousi, accusing him of "attempting to normalise ties with Israel".

The Iraqi prime minister on Monday, 30 October, confirmed his cabinet is working hard to develop and equip the Iraqi army with modern weapons and defensive systems from various sources internationally.

The Iraqi prime minister on Monday, 30 October, confirmed his cabinet is working hard to develop and equip the Iraqi army with modern weapons and defensive systems from various sources internationally.

Our findings were that in the last grade of primary school, the dropout rate was 26.7% for girls and 22.2% for boys. | Women Education In Senegal

The African Population and Health Research Center carried out a two-year study on girls' education and wellbeing in Senegal.

Deep-seated cultural practices – such as female genital mutilation and child marriage – prevent girls from making progress in school.

Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities

Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities