Iraq’s Central Criminal Court sentenced a Belgian on Tuesday to death by hanging as a senior foreign fighter for Islamic State, a rare case in which Baghdad has publicly revealed details of the fate of one of the hundreds of foreigners it has captured.

Iraqi Shia-Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called for the speedy formation of an “inclusive” government after the coalition he heads won the biggest bloc of seats in 12 May’s parliamentary election.

The large, EU-supported project aims for regional leadership in renewable tech.

Jihadist fighters yesterday started evacuating the Yarmouk camp area in southern Damascus, a key step towards the Syrian government retaking total control of the capital. Fighters from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) and their families left the Zahra area adjacent to the camp, which they had controlled since April 2015, on buses early yesterday morning.

A war monitor said buses evacuated Islamic State fighters from an enclave south of Damascus on Sunday in a withdrawal deal, though state media denied the report and said the Syrian army was fighting to finish off the insurgents.

The first patients don’t come until 5:39pm. They crowd around the ambulance, choking on tear gas.

The European Union’s energy chief sought to reassure Iran yesterday that the bloc remained committed to salvaging a nuclear deal with Tehran despite Donald Trump’s decision to exit the accord and reimpose sanctions.

Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s political coalition has won the most seats in Iraq’s national parliamentary elections, according to complete results released by Iraq’s electoral commission.

The headline in liberal-leaning Israeli newspaper ‘Haaretz’ was succinct: “Jerusalem Celebrates, Tel Aviv Parties and Gaza Bleeds – a Surreal 24 Hours.”

Gender Parity at the United Nations