Participation down as polls close across Lebanon

Citizens took to the polls for the first time since the start of what the World Bank describes as the world's worst economic crisis in 150 years

Iraqi parliament reviews draft law to ban normalization with Israel

Last September, a controversial conference was held in Iraqi Kurdistan calling for Baghdad to join the so-called Abraham Accords

The ultimate explainer to Lebanon's 2022 elections

Even the Lebanese struggle to understand the mechanics of their elections. So The Cradle has provided a handy guide to understand the basics.

Iraqi lawmakers push to criminalize normalization with Israel

Tunisian civil society groups have also moved to criminalize the normalization of ties with Israel

Iraq's Shia political forces meet with Sadrist movement to discuss new government formation

The meeting comes two days after the Federal Supreme Court threw out a complaint filed by groups allied with the PMU contesting the parliamentary election results