‘Walk to heaven’: Shiite pilgrims trek to Iraq’s Karbala
Source: Associated Press By PHILIP ISSA and HADI MIZBAN KARBALA, Iraq (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims from around the world are making their way this week to their sect’s […]
The fate of children born of IS rape
Iraqi minority shuns children born of IS rape, enslavement Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI, QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SALAR SALIM DAHUK, Iraq (AP) — The 26-year-old Yazidi mother faces a […]
Almost two million Iranian pilgrims head into Iraq for Arbaeen
By AFP – Oct 28,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Iranian Shiite Muslim pilgrims wave flags at the Mehran border point between Iran and Iraq, as they head towards the central Iraqi shrine […]
US sways Iraq to forego $15 billion Siemens deal for GE instead
DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ISTANBUL PublishedOctober 18, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump attends a dinner with business men and CEO’s during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, […]
A look back: How I got in trouble with the US State Department – by Rafiq A. Tschannen
washingtonpost.com Iraqis With Ties to U.S. Cross Border Into Despair Mustafa Ahmed holds a written death threat and a letter that praises his work for ACDI/VOCA, a U.S.-funded nonprofit group […]
Water pollution in Iraq threatens Mandaean religious rites
Source: Associated Press By PHILIP ISSA BAGHDAD (AP) — Every Sunday in Iraq, along a strip of embankment on the Tigris River reserved for followers of the obscure and ancient […]
Chaldean cardinal says promised US aid for Iraq hasn’t come
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and SUSANNAH GEORGE VATICAN CITY (AP) — The head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church complained on Tuesday that promised U.S. aid for religious minorities […]
IS reverting to insurgency tactics after losing caliphate
Source: Associated Press By BASSEM MROUE BEIRUT (AP) — After being nearly defeated on the battlefields of its would-be caliphate, the Islamic State group has reverted to what it was […]
I was an Isis sex slave. I tell my story because it is the best weapon I have
Source: The Guardian By Nadia Murad Nobel peace prize winner Nadia Murad describes her extraordinary journey from suffering at the hands of Islamic State to human rights campaigner The slave market […]
Iraq’s New Leaders Seen as Technocrats, in a Break From Sectarian Politics
Source: The New York Times By Ben Hubbard and Falih Hassan BEIRUT, Lebanon — For nearly five months, Iraqi politicians have wrangled over the shape of their new government. The bloc led […]
After months of deadlock, Iraqis name new president and prime minister
Source: The Washington Post By Mustafa Salim and Tamer El-Ghobashy BAGHDAD — Iraqis named a president and a prime minister designate Tuesday, capping five months of halting negotiations that played out amid widening […]
Trump administration terminates 1955 treaty with Iran after UN court ruling
By Mark Moore October 3, 2018 Mike PompeoAP Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the White House was terminating a 1950s treaty with Iran after a United Nations […]
Kurdish moderate Barham Saleh voted Iraq president
By AFP – Oct 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed Al Halbusi heads a session of the parliament in which Iraqi MPs elected a new president, on Tuesday […]
Kurds vote for regional Parliament as Barzani draws battle lines in fight for Iraq presidency
Previous 1 / 2 2 / 2 SUADAD AL-SALHY October 01, 2018 Voters chose from more than 700 candidates to win 111 seats in autonomous Kurdistan’s Parliament, a year […]
Deputy to ISIS leader Baghdadi is sentenced to death by Iraqi court
Source: The Washington Post By Mustafa Salim and Tamer El-Ghobashy BAGHDAD — A top aide to the leader of the Islamic State was sentenced to death by hanging by an Iraqi court Wednesday, […]
Mosul reconstruction to give UNESCO window to revive fortunes
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 Iraqi students walk near a building of the central Library of the University of Mosul, in Mosul, Iraq May […]
Fight to retake last ISIS territory in Syria begins
Source: The New York Times By Rukmini Callimachi The last vestige of the Islamic State’s caliphate that straddled Syria and Iraq is under attack. Members of an American-backed coalition said […]
Imam Hossein’s sacrifice, a true example of righteousness
By Faranak Bakhtiari September 9, 2018 TEHRAN — Imam Hossein (AS), a name that has inspired billions of Muslims all over the world is bound to never fade or get […]
Iraq’s Sadr urges ‘radical’ solutions after deadly unrest
By AFP – Sep 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi protesters stand on concrete blast walls during a protest near the building of the government office in Basra, Iraq, on Wednesday […]
Iraqi rival groups both announce parliamentary blocs to form new government
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who’s bloc came first, looks at Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who’s […]