Dana Taib Menmy

Many Lebanese students have already integrated into Iraq's public schools and started their academic year.

With a voter turnout of 72 percent, this election was the first after an Iraqi court ruling reduced the Kurdistan Region's legislature from 111 to 100 seats.

Voters in Iraq's Kurdish region headed to the polls on Sunday, seeking political reform and solutions to economic woes.

Despite a smooth process, concerns emerged as observers and representatives raised alarms over breaches of voting rules in Iraqi Kurdistan.

If convicted, the accused could face life imprisonment or possibly even the death penalty under Iraq's new anti-normalisation regulation.

The contest for the Sunni-held position in Iraq has revealed deep political divisions, challenging the country's sectarian power-sharing system since 2003.

The strikes resulted in the deaths of four ISIS militants, including a key leader whose identity was not disclosed, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said.

Despite the defeat to South Korea, Iraq remains in second place in Group B with 7 points, but their road to qualification has grown more difficult.

The Iraqi Ministry of Environment identified key sulphur pollution sources: heavy fuel power plants, illegal smelting, and unregulated waste burning.

This move follows Jordan's recent interception of Iranian missiles targeting Israel, sparking political and economic reverberations in the region.