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Héloïse Wiart

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[Reporting Iraq. Much hangs on the census Héloïse Wiart · December 2024 In November 2024 Iraq held its first national census since 1987. It will determine the distribution of seats in parliament, the allocation of budgetary resources and the control of contested oil-rich areas, all of which are sources of tension between Baghdad and Erbil, capital of Iraqi (…)
[Reporting Iraq. Karbala, safe haven for Lebanese refugees Héloïse Wiart · November 2024 Several thousand Lebanese Shi’i, fleeing Israeli bombing, have found refuge in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, one of the most sacred places in Shi’i Islam and the site of Imam Hussein’s shrine. The population has gone out of its way to welcome them, with the backing of powerful Shi’i (…)