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The Acting Governor of Kirkuk, Rakan Saeed al-Jabouri (right). (Photo: Kurdistan 24)ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Baghdad has appointed a ministerial committee to oversee Kirkuk’s annual budget enactment…
Read moreThe Iraqi nationals being targeted by the Trump administration for deportation are not Iraqis. They’re Americans. They don’t belong in Iraq. They belong here.…
Read moreArmenian church behind barbed wire, Baghdad, Iraq. Via Shutterstock. By Matt Hadro AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Facebook Share to TwitterShare to WhatsAppShare to PinterestShare to PrintFriendlyShare to More Washington D.C., Jun 27, 2019 / 12:00 pm (CNA).…
Read moreA member of the Iraqi troops walks inside an underground tunnel in east Mosul on March 6, 2017. Two winged bulls dating from the Assyrians empire were found in a labyrinth of narrow underground tunnels dug by the Islamic State group in east Mosul.…
Read moreTrump’s punitive measures are hitting all levels of society. Fr Ryan, a Chaldean clergyman, talks about economic and cultural problems that threaten the future. Emigration is a problem Christians and Muslims share. Christians feel isolated and ask for a prayer for the whole country.…
Read moreAt least 1500 minors are “trapped” in the country’s judicial system. Of these 185 were sentenced to jail for being linked to Daesh. Victims of jihadist brainwashing, they suffer torture or violence in their cells. Bishop Yousif: we need an effort by the international community and answers such as education and schooling. The commitment of…
Read moreSOCIETY FOR THREATENED PEOPLES – PRESS RELEASE Resolution passed: Kirchentag supports victims of religious persecution…
Read moreKOCHI: G Madhavan Nair, former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (Isro), has said that one reason why India’s premier space organization could make strides in space technology at a fraction of cost incurred by Nasa, was because they tried to develop most of the crucial components on its own…
Read moreIstanbul (AsiaNews) – Before Sunday’s municipal election in Istanbul, Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an said “whoever wins Istanbul, wins Turkey”. Opposition candidate Ekrem ?mamo?lu won the election.…
Read moreAt his outdoor meeting with the voters after the election results became known, the mayor-elect of Istanbul, Turkey, Ekrem ?mamo?lu,…
Read moreBy Doreen Abi Raad CNS photo/courtesy Syriac Catholic patriarchate Syriac Catholic bishops from around the world met for their annual synod in Lebanon, June 17-22, led by Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan. (CNS photo/courtesy Syriac Catholic patriarchate) …
Read moreSaad Salloum Article Summary Following several requests made by Iraqi leaders to Pope Francis to visit Iraq, he reveals his desire to come next year. REUTERS/Ciro de Luca Pope Francis arrives to takes part in a conference, Naples, Italy…
Read moreMelissa Nann Burke The Detroit News U.S. Rep. Andy Levin, left, D-District 9, and U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar, R-District 4, applaud one of the speakers during a press conference announcing a bi-partisan bill they cowrote that would provide a 2-year period of relief to Iraqi nationals facing deportation. The press conference was held at the…
Read morePanARMENIAN.Net – Leaders of the Christian minority in the autonomous Kurdistan Region have reached an agreement with the leading Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to be given a ministerial post in the new Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) cabinet, said the candidate on Saturday, June 22, according to Kurdistan 24.…
Read moreBy Susan J. Demas – Protestors rally against President Donald Trump’s recent executive order halting refugee admissions for 120 days and banning entry to the U.S. for citizens of seven predominantly-Muslim nations, at Reagan National Airport, February 1, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images…
Read moreIstanbul (AsiaNews) – Before Sunday’s municipal election in Istanbul, Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an said “whoever wins Istanbul, wins Turkey”. Opposition candidate Ekrem ?mamo?lu won the election.…
Read morePrime Minister-designate Masrour Barzani meets with members of a Christian party in Erbil, June 22, 2019. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)…
Read more“Altogether between 1919 and summer 1923, about 1.5 million Greeks were cleansed from Asia Minor and Eastern Thrace.…
Read moreSULAIMANI — The Kurdistan Journalists’ Syndicate has denounced the arrest of a journalist in Duhok after he published a report about Assyrian heritage preservation.…
Read moreBarham Salih handed the Chaldean primate the official invitation letter inviting the pontiff yesterday. The country is the “cradle of civilisation” and he “birthplace of Abraham, father of the faithful”.…
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