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Amidi beat out a roster of candidates that included Iraq's current Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, who was the pick of the rival Kurdistan Democratic Party.

The second candidate in the first round was Muthanna Amin Nader, a parliamentarian from the Kurdistan Islamic Union bloc, who received 17 votes.

Amidi secured 208 votes in the first round, far ahead of the other 15 candidates.

As a result of no two-thirds majority, the parliament proceeded to a second round, where the winner is determined by a simple plurality of votes.

No candidate secured the required two-thirds majority in the first round of voting on Saturday.

The vote to elect a president took place more than two months past the constitutional deadline, which requires a president to be elected within 30 days after the first session held by a newly elected parliament.

The election occurred five months after a parliamentary election that did not produce a bloc with a decisive majority.

Iraq's parliament voted on Saturday to elect Nizar Amidi as president.

Vantor told Reuters earlier this week that it had not been asked by Pentagon officials to restrict its coverage of Iran.

Based on BBC Verify's access to the portal, the restrictions appear to extend across most of the Middle East, including Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and Gaza.

Pakistan is hosting the fragile peace talks and has tried to appear as a relatively neutral party and mediate in the conflict.

Donald Trump criticized the toll fees on Thursday.

The attacks have been condemned by European leaders and the UN.

Israel is not invited to the peace negotiations but is a party to the war.

Iran had promised never to develop nuclear weapons.

The last time Iran was in direct negotiations with the U.S. about its uranium enrichment capacity, Israel and the U.S. started a war and killed the ayatollah on February 28.

A number of other commonly cited issues raised by callers predate the Iran war, including Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to cities, deadly attacks on alleged drug trafficking boats, U.S. support for Israel’s actions in Gaza, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-woke purges.

Entering the conscientious objector process is enough for an active-duty recruit to be removed from duties to which they object with immediate effect.

Applying to become a recognized objector to a war on moral grounds is a protracted process that requires a written statement, a psychological evaluation, an interview with a military chaplain and an investigating officer assigned to each case.

As a result of the discontent, some are choosing to retire early or opt out of reenlisting when their contracts are up, while others are applying for medical separation or are simply breaking their contracts with little regard for the consequences.

Many soldiers have taken to calling the 24-hour GI Rights Hotline run by the nonprofit Center on Conscience and War to express their concerns and frustration.

Others accused Israel of using the war as an excuse to restrict access.

On Thursday, worshippers reveled as they entered Al-Aqsa for the first time in weeks.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was later allowed to enter on Easter Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was no 'malicious intent' and that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was prevented from accessing the church because of safety concerns.

That set off a wave of criticism from the United States and others.

The Greek patriarch will light candles and pass the flame from one candle to the next during the Holy Fire ceremony.

On Saturday, thousands of Christians will gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the Holy Fire ceremony.

The lifting of restrictions comes in time for Orthodox Easter and the Holy Fire ceremony.

At the Western Wall, dozens of men and women were seen bowing their heads in prayer.

The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, closed for much of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, reopened with dawn prayer on Thursday, according to Jerusalem's Islamic Waqf.

Access had been prohibited or restricted to a few dozen faithful at a time at Christian, Jewish, and Muslim sites during the conflict.

Israel lifted restrictions on Jerusalem's holy sites on Thursday, allowing worshippers to pray again after nearly six weeks of war with Iran.

The outlook for the travel industry seems bleak.

Summer holidays face potential disruption due to the oil crisis.

The European Union has urged member states to encourage citizens to work from home and drive less to reduce demand.

The International Energy Agency released a 10-point action plan last month that could be implemented quickly by governments, businesses, and individuals.

Petrol and diesel prices are spiralling out of control.

Oil prices are up 24.4% over the past month.

Brent crude prices hit $108.6 (£82) on Monday.

Stiff competition from Asian buyers will likely continue to push up prices for European buyers.

A global oil deficit will pull Europe into competition with Asian countries like Japan and South Korea.

Europe receives less oil from the Gulf states due to the closure.

Western economies have so far avoided major shortages or talk of rationing.

People in Thailand have been told to cut down on air conditioning to reduce energy consumption.

Pakistan has implemented a mandatory four-day work week.

Asian economies that are more heavily reliant on oil imports are facing a more pressing challenge.

Washington feared that Iran was trying to lure them into a deadly trap.

A cryptic message from a downed pilot raised suspicions in the U.S.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed in late March that he received intelligence that Russian satellites photographed US military bases in the Middle East for Iran.