Iraq’s political forces have signed an agreement that will allow the government of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and the current Parliament to continue to operate until the end of the year. Demonstrators see that the 45-day deadline an attempt by politicians to buy time.
Norway has become the latest country to begin legal proceedings against Syrians who have been accused of carrying out crimes against humanity including torture and war crimes in Syria.
More than a month after Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria, civilians are still arriving daily at the Bardarash refugee camp in Iraq.
The majority of the demonstrators in Iraq who have been met with lethal force during the protests that started on 1st October, were young men born in the 1990s.
Social activists Mari Muhammad in Baghdad and Hasan al-Zaim in Dhi Qar were released by unknown individuals amidst the protests in Iraq.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has set up schools for Syrian children living in the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan.
The Commission of Integrity in Iraq has issued 60 arrest warrants against former and current officials who are accused of abusing their positions.
A workshop entitled "There is no development with the participation of women" was held in the city of Benghazi in Libya to promote women's empowerment.