Bahraini forces have reportedly arrested a female social media activist over participation in and live coverage of the Arba’een pilgrimage in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala.

The European Union has strongly denounced the recent Qur'an burning outside a mosque in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, calling it “a clear act of provocation.”

The UN has called on various political factions to set aside differences and look for "urgent solutions" to the political crisis. 

Hundreds of supporters of firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have breached Iraq's parliament building to protest selection of a consensus nominee for prime minister following months of uncertainty.

Iraq’s parliament has sworn in dozens of new lawmakers to replace a bloc loyal to Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.

The Sadr bloc has resigned to pave the way for another set of elections in Iraq. But what guarantee is there that history will not repeat itself with more political paralysis?

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 0100 GMT, on June 13, 2022.