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Guterres marks end of UN mission in Iraq

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday marked in Baghdad the end of the United Nations' political mission in Iraq, which supported the country's transition following the US-led invasion. At Baghdad's request, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)

Former Iraqi president Salih picked as new UNHCR chief

Former Iraqi president Barham Salih is set to become the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, according to a document seen by AFP on Friday, taking over an agency tackling swingeing budget cuts. Salih, 65, was president of Iraq from 2018 to 2022. He will replace

Iran detains Nobel-prize winner in 'brutal' arrest

Iranian security forces on Friday detained the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi along with at least eight other activists in an arrest condemned as "brutal" by the Norwegian Nobel committee. Mohammadi, who was granted temporary leave from prison in December 2024,