Gunmen on Wednesday threw a hand grenade at the office of Iraq's parliament deputy speaker, Shakhwan Abdullah, in the northern city of Kirkuk, a security official said.
The Iraqi News Agency said damage to the building was minimal and no casualties were reported.
Mr Abdullah, who is affiliated with the powerful Kurdistan Democratic Party, described the attack as a "terrorist and cowardly act".
He said the attack was a "desperate attempt to disturb stability and security in the city".
Iraqi security forces cordoned off the area and launched an investigation into the incident.
Mr Abdullah was appointed to the position nearly a week ago after Iraq's new parliament elected Sunni legislator Mohammed Al Halbousi as speaker.
Hakim Al Zamili, who ran for populist cleric Moqtada Al Sadr’s party, was elected as Mr Halbousi’s first deputy speaker. Mr Abdulla was voted in as a second deputy during the session.
The development was an important step towards establishing a new government three months after a national election.
Over the past few days, Baghdad experienced attacks against the offices of politicians, civilians, and security personnel, using firearms, explosive devices and hand grenades.
On Saturday a hand grenade was tossed into the office of Sunni politician Abdul-Karim Abtan Al Jubouri in Baghdad’s south-west neighbourhood of Sayyidiyah.
Last Friday, unknown gunmen attacked the Baghdad offices of two main Sunni parties. No injuries were reported in the attacks against the Taqadum party, led by Mr Al Halbousi, and the Azim coalition headed by tycoon Khamis Al Khanjar.
Security officials reported only minor damage.
Two people were hurt when two explosions rocked Baghdad late on Sunday, when the bombs simultaneously detonated at two branches of privately-owned banks in Baghdad’s Karrada neighbourhood.
The outcome of the country's early election showed the Sadrist bloc led by Mr Al Sadr as the biggest group with 73 seats, prompting an unsuccessful challenge to the election result by his Shiite rivals.
They include former prime minister Nouri Al Maliki, whose State of Law bloc won 33 seats, and the Iran-backed Fatah Alliance, which won 17 seats in the 329-member Iraqi Parliament.
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Yemen's Bahais and the charges they often face
The Baha'i faith was made known in Yemen in the 19th century, first introduced by an Iranian man named Ali Muhammad Al Shirazi, considered the Herald of the Baha'i faith in 1844.
The Baha'i faith has had a growing number of followers in recent years despite persecution in Yemen and Iran.
Today, some 2,000 Baha'is reside in Yemen, according to Insaf.
"The 24 defendants represented by the House of Justice, which has intelligence outfits from the uS and the UK working to carry out an espionage scheme in Yemen under the guise of religion.. aimed to impant and found the Bahai sect on Yemeni soil by bringing foreign Bahais from abroad and homing them in Yemen," the charge sheet said.
Baha'Ullah, the founder of the Bahai faith, was exiled by the Ottoman Empire in 1868 from Iran to what is now Israel. Now, the Bahai faith's highest governing body, known as the Universal House of Justice, is based in the Israeli city of Haifa, which the Bahais turn towards during prayer.
The Houthis cite this as collective "evidence" of Bahai "links" to Israel - which the Houthis consider their enemy.
Teachers' pay - what you need to know
Pay varies significantly depending on the school, its rating and the curriculum. Here's a rough guide as of January 2021:
- top end schools tend to pay Dh16,000-17,000 a month - plus a monthly housing allowance of up to Dh6,000. These tend to be British curriculum schools rated 'outstanding' or 'very good', followed by American schools
- average salary across curriculums and skill levels is about Dh10,000, recruiters say
- it is becoming more common for schools to provide accommodation, sometimes in an apartment block with other teachers, rather than hand teachers a cash housing allowance
- some strong performing schools have cut back on salaries since the pandemic began, sometimes offering Dh16,000 including the housing allowance, which reflects the slump in rental costs, and sheer demand for jobs
- maths and science teachers are most in demand and some schools will pay up to Dh3,000 more than other teachers in recognition of their technical skills
- at the other end of the market, teachers in some Indian schools, where fees are lower and competition among applicants is intense, can be paid as low as Dh3,000 per month
- in Indian schools, it has also become common for teachers to share residential accommodation, living in a block with colleagues
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