Iraq cleric Moqtada Al Sadr says demonstrators must leave the parliament square and Green Zone within the next 60 minutes ...
"This is not the way to end corruption, you must go home," he adds
#Iraq: "I am not going to interfere in politics. I am just an ordinary citizen, I have no right in politics. I am saddened by what has happened to my country. My country is a prisoner of corruption, and has become a prisoner of corruption and violence together." Al Sadr added
🔴IRAQ UPDATE:
Iraqi security forces will lift a nationwide curfew, Iraq’s state news agency reports, after Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr called on his supporters to withdraw from the streets.
"I was hoping for a peaceful protest but what has happened is not a protest. This is not the way to end corruption."
Iraq's populist cleric Moqtada Al Sadr gives protesters an hour to withdraw from capital after at least 30 die in clashes thenationalnews.com/mena/iraq/2022…
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Iraq latest:
• At least 23 confirmed dead after being shot in Baghdad's Green Zone
• Iraqi security forces said on Tuesday that four rockets landed in the Green Zone also
• Official working hours were suspended
#EmiratiWomensDay: These are the stories of trailblazing women in the UAE, from the first female captain in the country to the first female astronaut in the Arab world
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Every year, Emirati women break new barriers, and recently Aisha Al Mansoori became the first Emirati woman to become a captain at Etihad Airways, providing inspiration for future generations thenationalnews.com/travel/2022/08…
“When I first saw aircraft and pilots, I just fell in love. I knew that is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life," Ms Al Mansoori says as she was fulfilling a dream closer to her heart