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Iraq court temporarily suspends Zebari from presidential race

Iraq’s Supreme Court said Sunday it had temporarily suspended Hoshyar Zebari, a frontrunner for the presidency, on the eve of parliament’s vote on the position, citing years-old corruption charges against him.

African Union suspends Burkina Faso after military coup

The African Union suspended Burkina Faso from all its activities in response to last week's military coup, effective until constitutional order is restored, the AU said on Monday.

West Africa bloc suspends Burkina after coup

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday suspended Burkina Faso following a coup, but will not impose other sanctions for the time being, a participant at a virtual summit said.

China suspends more flights over COVID-19, Shanghai curbs tours

China suspended dozens of international flights on Friday amid a global surge in Omicron cases, while the city of Shanghai curbed tourist activity as it rushed to head off local COVID-19 infections as imported cases rose.

African Union suspends Mali after second coup in nine months

The African Union announced it was suspending Mali with immediate effect and threatened the impoverished country with sanctions, after a second military coup in nine months.

More than 125,000 Myanmar teachers suspended for opposing coup

More than 125,000 school teachers in Myanmar have been suspended by the military authorities for joining a civil disobedience movement to oppose the military coup in February, an official of the Myanmar Teachers' Federation said.

Thousands suspended at Myanmar universities as junta targets education

More than 11,000 academics and other university staff opposed to Myanmar's ruling junta have been suspended after going on strike in protest against military rule, a teachers' group said.

Factbox: Airlines suspend China flights due to coronavirus outbreak

Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak.

Hyundai, Kia suspend some production lines amid coronavirus-triggered crunch

Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister company Kia Motors Corp. said Tuesday they have suspended some of their assembly lines here due to shortages of parts from China amid the spreading coronavirus outbreak.

Twitter suspends accounts of Iranian media outlets

Twitter confirmed that it has suspended the Persian-language accounts of three Iranian news agencies.

Report: Iran starts suspending certain JCPOA commitments

Russia: US provokes Iran to take such actions

Russian FM: Iran had the right to partially suspend nuclear deal commitments

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Iran had the right to partially suspend its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Bahrain suspends issuing visas for Qataris amid growing diplomatic spat

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry has announced that it would stop issuing new entry visas to Qatari nationals in the wake of the the ongoing Saudi-led diplomatic and trade boycott against energy-rich Persian Gulf kingdom of Qatar.

North Korea to suspend missile tests, close nuclear site Saturday

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has announced plans to stop the country's nuclear and missile tests and close a nuclear test site.

Turkey suspends 9,000 police personnel over alleged ties to failed coup

Turkey has suspended over 9,000 members of the country’s police force as part of its post coup crackdown.