MIDDLE EAST
IRAN
State steps up crackdown ahead of Amini anniversary, activists say
BEIRUT PORT EXPLOSION
Lebanese in Paris mark third anniversary of port explosion
IRAN
Risking revival of unrest, Iran rulers tighten curbs on dissent
HUMAN RIGHTS
Iran sentences rapper to six years for backing protests
RIGHTS
Iran maintains crackdowns, executions over protests: UN probe
REGION
Iraq police officer jailed for life over protest killings
EDUCATION
University students' parents protest in Tripoli, demanding 'student dollar law'
SOUTH LEBANON
NSSF employees stage protest in Nabatieh
LEBANON
NSSF employees stage sit-in in several Lebanese regions
LEBANON
Car dealers block Beirut's port road to protest customs dollar raise
HUMAN RIGHTS
'No excuses for abuse and violence': Migrant domestic workers air frustrations at Beirut demonstration
MIDDLE EAST
Syrians protest Arab detente with Assad
CRISIS
Lebanese retirees, employees protest for dollarized salaries ahead of cabinet meeting
OPPOSITION
Israel rejects claim Mossad backed judiciary overhaul protests
MORNING BRIEF