Days after US forces left the country and on the eve of the first anniversary of the government, Iraq’s political truce looked to be unravelling. Iraqiya, the main Sunni-backed bloc, is boycotting …
The pope’s historic visit to Iraq
It is difficult to discern, but sometimes, popes do change the world. Iraq is a young country. The median age is just 21. And the crowds were visibly filled with children, particularly in Qaraqosh, a …
Iraq court wants immunity lifted for ‘Maliki-Saddam’ MP
An Iraqi court asks for the immunity to be lifted for the MP Sabah al-Saadi for likening PM Nuri al-Maliki to Saddam Hussein …
Kuwait & Iraq Oilfield Chemicals Market
Factors expected to drive and create new opportunities in the Kuwait & iraq oilfield chemicals industry. – Strategies to gain sustainable growth of the market. – Region that would create lucrative …
‘F— Tucker Carlson’: Senator and Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth reams out Fox News host over his comments about women in the military
“While he was practicing his two-step, America’s female warriors were hunting down Al Qaeda and proving the strength of America’s women,” she tweeted.
‘Back-stabbed’: US diplomats in Iraq angry over losing ‘hardship pay’ during time off
Amid exhaustion and regular rocket attacks, the State Department has been dropping “hardship” pay for U.S. diplomats working at the embassy in Baghdad during the weeks when they take time off to deal …
Pope Francis visits Iraq’s war-ravaged north on last day of tour
Pope Francis arrived in northern Iraq, where he is planning to pray in the ruins of churches damaged or destroyed by fighters from the ISIL (ISIS) armed group and celebrate an open-air Mass on the …
At Mosul Church, Pope Asks Iraq’s Christians to Forgive ISIS and Rebuild
Pope Francis urged Iraq’s Christians this past Sunday to forgive the injustices against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild as he visited the wrecked shells of churches and met ecstatic crowds in …
USAID, Top Mountain launch Business Accelerator Project in Iraq
USAID and Top Mountain Announce 15 Iraqi MSMEs to Receive In-Kind Grants The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Top Mountain have launched a Business Accelerator …
Pope Francis’ pilgrimage to Iraq improves relations with Muslims
Long after the COVID-19 pandemic is forgotten, Christians and Muslims will look back at the papacy of Francis as a turning point in their relationship.