Monthly Archives: July 2008

Iraq’s Parliament failed to vote on the provincial election law due to lack of quorum amidst mounting rows and people’s protests against the law mainly from Kurds. Iraqi Parliament speaker Mahmoud Al Mashhadani scheduled an exceptional session on Sunday to discuss anew the provincial law. Some politicians ruled out the possibility of deciding about the…

Thursday, July 31, 2008 09:27 GMT While receiving Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki affirmed Iraqi Government’s keenness to protect Iraqi Christians and provide them with all services to make them feel secure and stable in their country. For his part, the Cardinal praised efforts deployed by the government. Al Maliki…

 BAGHDAD, July 30 (UPI) — The Iraqi government will offer protection to the threatened Christian community in northern Iraq, the prime minister said Wednesday.…

By Jennie Miller C & G Staff Writer SOUTHFIELD — Embracing culture and tradition, and thriving with family fun, the local Chaldean community is inviting the masses to once again share in its celebration during the annual Chaldean Festival.…

Singer Abir Nehme from LebanonBEIRUT, Lebanon (CNS): When Iraqi youths were not granted visas for World Youth Day in Australia, Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic bishops decided they would bring World Youth Day to Iraq.…

VATICAN CITY, JULY 29, 2008 (Zenit.org).- The Christian communities of southern Iraq launched a campaign for the restoration of churches that have been damaged due to negligence and the war.…

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — The Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Kirkuk, Iraq, said his city was calm a day after a suicide bombing left dozens dead, but he also said people in the area are forced to live with absolutely no idea of what the future holds.…

On the occasion of his visit to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Bishop Andreas Abouna, auxiliary to the Patriarch of the Chaldeans (Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly), visited ICIN and met the Executive council, whom he knows very well for many years.…

Rome, Jul. 28, 2008 (CWNews.com) – During his July 25 meeting with Pope Benedict XVI (bio – news), Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki encouraged the Pope to help him convince Iraqi Christians to remain in the country– or to return, if they have already fled.…

KARAMLIS: Iraq’s Christians have taken up arms and formed militias in a desperate effort to defend their beleaguered communities from Islamic extremists.…

To protest Iraqi Parliament’s decision regarding provincial elections, today August 28th thousands of people have come out into the streets of Kirkuk.…

Iraq’s Christians have taken up arms and formed new militias in a desperate effort to defend their beleaguered communities from an onslaught by Islamic extremists…

DW-WORLD.DE spoke with Middle East expert Kamal Sido about the fate of the Christian minority in Iraq after EU ministers this week dropped calls to take in more Iraqi refugees.…

Iraqi refugees living in Jordan denounced Friday, July 25 a move by Germany to postpone until September efforts to look into their case for asylum in the European Union.…

Compiled by Daily Star staff Saturday, July 26, 2008 Pope Benedict told Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday that minority Christians in Iraq needed more protection but the Iraqi leader assured the pontiff that Christians were not being persecuted. Maliki, who met the pope for 20 minutes at the pontiff’s summer residence south of…

Pope Benedict XVI has told Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that minority Christians in Iraq need more protection but the Iraqi leader assured him that Christians were not being persecuted.…

Osservatore Romano / EPA Pope Benedict XVI receives a gift from Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri Maliki. The prime ministers, on a European trip, also invites Benedict XVI to visit Iraq. By Ned Parker and Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers…

The ceremony, presided over by Bishop Rabban al Qas, saw the participation of the entire local Christian community. A moment of “celebration” and of “hope” in witness to the vitality of the Iraqi Church, despite its suffering. A special “blessing from the pope” requested.…

ERBIL, Iraq, (UPI) — Chaldean Christians in northern Iraq seek autonomous rights and may form a coalition to run in the provincial council elections, officials said Thursday.…

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki, was expected to invite Pope Benedict XVI to visit his sectarian strife-torn country during talks scheduled later Friday, Iraq’s ambassador to the Vatican said.…