Pope Francis began a historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ali al-Sistani on Saturday, in a powerful appeal for coexistence in a land torn by sectarianism and violence. Francis’s […]
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA SYRIAN CRISIS MAR 05, 2021 Syrians walk along a severely damaged road in the northeastern city of Deir el-Zour, Jan. 4, 2014. (AFP) In addition to […]
The end of the Gulf War on Feb. 28, 1991 saw the eviction of Iraq from Kuwait but paved the way for decades of conflict An Arab News Deep Dive […]
Pontiff remembers Christians massacred in 2010 church attackHe hailed Iraq as a “cradle of civilization,” despite its many problems BY FRANCESCO BONGARRÀ for Arab NewsMarch 05, 2021 ROME/BAGHDAD: Pope Francis […]
by Arron Merat Tue 18 Jun 2019 (YES, AN OLD ARTICLE, BUT STILL VALID UNFORTUNATELY) For more than four years, a brutal Saudi air campaign has bombarded Yemen, killing tens […]
What’s the timetable look like? What happens if Israel doesn’t cooperate? Here’s what Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s decision to look into the behavior of Israel and Hamas means, and what […]
Francis set to become the first Pope to visit Iraq on Friday Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, left, said a trip to Iraq was dangerous and he would be with Pope Francis in prayer. AP Pope Francis’s visit to Iraq is dangerous, Benedict XVI said on Monday. Pope Francis is set […]
BY ARTHUR HALL Editor-at-large halla@jamaicaobserver.com Tuesday, March 02, 2021 http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/JO/20210302/ARTICLE/303029952/AR/0/AR-303029952.jpg&maxh=332&maxw=504 MEMBERS of at least one Muslim community in Jamaica are prepared to observe the Government’s two-week ban on burials, even though this goes against a key tenet of their faith. Tariq Azeem, missionary for the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Jamaica, […]
A view of Rabban Hormizd Monastery is seen in Alqosh Wed, March 3, 2021 By John Davison ALQOSH, Iraq (Reuters) – Nestled in a steep rocky hillside among the remote […]
February 26, 2021 Sarah Leah Whitson and Abdullah Alaoudh Sarah Leah Whitson is the Executive Director, and Abdullah Alaoudh is the Gulf Research Director of Democracy for the Arab World […]
March 3, 2021 US State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks during a news briefing on 3 February 2021, at the State Department in Washington, DC. [JACQUELYN MARTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images] […]
1,250 Syrians living in Denmark will be sent to deportation camps and although their return is voluntary human rights groups fear that some will feel pressured to leave March 3, […]
A Security man stands next to a poster of Pope Francis, ahead of his planned visit to Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 3, 2021. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/rk63w Francis vows […]
By AFP – Mar 03,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Algerian demonstrators march during an anti-government protest called by Algerian students on Tuesday in Algiers (AFP photo) PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron […]
By AFP – Mar 03,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians go through a barbed-wire fence into Israel as they attempt to cross to reach their workplaces close to the Israeli checkpoint […]
BY REUTERS KEREM SHALOM, ISRAEL MID-EAST MAR 02, 2021 Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz adjusts his jacket after stepping off a helicopter during a tour of the Gaza border area, […]
An undated photo of Yahya Hamza Koshak, who died at the age of 80. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/8ct5s Yahya Hamza Koshak was considered an authority on the architecture and history […]
Author OSAMA AL-SHARIF March 02, 2021 Saad Hariri, after being named Lebanon’s new prime minister, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, October 22, 2020. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/zeq4w Seven […]
Mar 02,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD At a glance, it may appear that the split of Arab political parties in Israel is consistent with a typical pattern of political and ideological divisions which have afflicted the Arab body politic for many years. This time, however, the reasons behind […]
Short Url https://arab.news/bjy69 First ever papal visit to biblical nation will highlight stark choice facing members of indigenous Christian community More sites mentioned in the Bible are located in Iraq […]
