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Iraqis arrested for backing protests on Facebook: HRW

Iraqi security forces in a western province unaffected by anti-government protests are detaining people for posting messages of solidarity with the rallies, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. At least two people have been arrested and a third interrogated in Anbar province, a Sunni-majority...

Iran marks 1979 embassy siege with anti-US fervour

With anti-American slogans and effigies mocking President Donald Trump, thousands rallied outside the former US embassy in Tehran on Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis. Amid renewed tensions with Washington, state television showed rallies taking place in...