Foreign interference plagues Iraq 20 years after US invasion
Author SINEM CENGIZ March 19, 2021 In this Oct. 4, 2003 file photo, American soldiers aim towards a stone-throwing mob of ex-Iraqi soldiers in central Baghdad, Iraq. (AP file photo) […]
How Abu Ghraib became a byword for the disastrous occupation of Iraq
By David Romano is Thomas G. Strong Professor of Middle East Politics at Missouri State University Source: Arab News Some 30 years after the launch of Desert Storm, the world […]
Pope says meeting Shiite cleric ‘good for my soul’
By AFP – Mar 09,2021 – JORDAN TIMES This handout photo released by Ayatollah Sistani’s media office shows Iraq’s most revered Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani (centre) meeting […]
Pope Francis Consoles Iraqi Victims of Islamic State
Amid the ruins of vandalized churches, the pope recalls Christians and others persecuted by the extremist group Pope Francis on Sunday visited Mosul, Iraq, which is still rebuilding after years […]
AS IT HAPPENED: Pope Francis meets Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani
Pope Francis in Iraq Shiite cleric, Ali Al-Sistani, met the Pope at his home in Najaf, the seat of the Iraqi Shiite clergy, on the second day of the pontiff’s […]
Pope, top Shiite cleric plead for ‘peace’ in historic Iraq encounter
By AFP – Mar 06,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Pope Francis (right) is greeted by children upon his arrival at Baghdad’s Saint Joseph Cathedral on the second day of the first […]
Pope Francis arrives in Iraq’s Najaf to meet top Shia cleric Sistani
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 […]
Desert Storm: 30 years on
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 […]
Pope Francis delivers impassioned plea for peace as historic Iraq visit gets underway
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 […]
Pope Francis touches down in Baghdad, hoping to boost an ancient Christian church and a war-torn country
Source: CNN “For some time I have wanted to meet that people who suffered so much, Francis said on Wednesday. “The people of Iraq are waiting for us. They were waiting for St. Pope John Paul II, who was not allowed to go,” he added, referring to a planned trip […]
Pope Francis’s trip to Iraq is dangerous, says Benedict XVI
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 […]
An ancient monastery in Iraq is a symbol of Christian survival
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 […]
Pope sends defiant message of peace, hope and prayer to Iraq
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 […]
Let us hope region heeds Pope Francis’ message of peace
Author SIR JOHN JENKINS March 02, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/8x78r God knows, Iraq could do with some good news. Coronavirus disease infection rates are running at more than 4,000 a […]
Pope Francis’ visit to put history and fragility of Iraq’s Christian community into sharp relief
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 […]
A better way for Turkey to tackle the PKK
Author YASAR YAKIS February 28, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/rgh4x Several aspects of the Feb. 10 Turkish military operation 35 kilometers inside Iraqi territory in the Gara Mountain are still the […]
Pope Plans Historic Visit To Iraq As Its Christian Populations Dwindle
Source: NPR BAGHDAD — On a recent Sunday in Baghdad, a congregation of Chaldean Catholics gather — masked and distanced — to attend Mass at the Church of the Holy […]
Why was Iraqi Kurdistan’s Irbil subjected to another rocket attack?
A home damaged in a rocket attack on US-led forces in and near Erbil International Airport. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/48w2x Death of a civilian contractor and injuries suffered by others […]
Turkey accuses US of siding with ‘terrorists’ in Iraq
By AFP – Feb 16,2021 – JORDAN TIMES In this file photo taken on November 22, 2014, US Vice President Joe Biden (left) speaks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]
Middle East – The resurgence of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq
by Callum MacLean , February 13, 2021 Islamic State (IS) rarely makes the mainstream media headlines these days. After losing the last of their territory during the Battle of Baghuz […]
