By AFP – A member of Syria’s Arab Shaytat tribe, who has joined a Kurdish-led alliance fighting Daesh in northern Syria, walks past the debris of a bombed vehicle in the Syrian village of Baghouz, on Sunday (AFP photo) BAGHUZ, Syria — Near the front line in eastern Syria, Amer Khalifa plays with a sword…
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“I think God calls all of us to fill different roles at different times and I think that he wanted Donald Trump to become president, and that’s why he’s there,” Sanders told CBN’s David Brody and Jennifer Wishon, according to a transcript of the interview provided by CBN.…
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By Rudaw yesterday at 09:15 The head of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Mosul, Kirkuk and the Kurdistan Region Archbishop Mar Nicodemus Sharaf. Photo: Rudaw TV ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Upon the inauguration of a new church in Erbil on Saturday…
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Kurdistan 24 Masrour Barzani discusses return of religious minorities to Nineveh Plains in meeting with Patriarch Of the estimated 5.9 million residents in the Kurdistan Region, roughly two percent adhere to the Christian faith. (Photo: Archive) Kurdistan Iraq Christianity Christians Nineveh…
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By Rudaw The head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, Patriarch of Antioch and the East Ignatius Aphrem II, opened a new Archdiocese Residence of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Erbil’s Ainkawa neighbourhood on Saturday. “We thank the Kurdistan Regional Government for allowing us to do this, by granting…
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Fr Ben Kiely says the community faces new forms of oppression after the defeat of ISIS The heavily damaged Saint John the Baptist Church in Qaraqosh, about 30km east of Mosul, a month after Iraqi forces recaptured it from ISIS in late 2016. AFP…
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Sangar Ali Sangar Ali | Kurdish leaders call on Christians to remain in region after meeting with patriarch A Christian church in the Ainkawa district, Erbil, Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Jonny Blair) Kurdistan Christians Iraq…
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Agence France Presse MOSUL, Iraq: An Iraqi priest who saved a trove of religious manuscripts from Daesh (ISIS) was ordained Friday as the new Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Mosul. Najeeb Michaeel, 63, was inaugurated in a ceremony in Mosul’s St. Paul Church attended by…
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We bring you the best pictures from the Middle East and North Africa The new Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Najib Michaeel Moussa, centre, takes a “selfie” with a woman at St Paul’s Cathedral in Mosul, Iraq. AFP…
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Zeeshan Aziz (@imziishan) Christians in UAE welcome Pope Francis with joy, hope ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 25th Jan, 2019) A jubilant spirit of gratitude is prevailing among the Christian community in the UAE, while readying themselves up for Pope Francis’ historic visit to Abu Dhabi, the first by a…
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Agence France Presse MOSUL, Iraq: An Iraqi priest who saved a trove of religious manuscripts from Daesh (ISIS) was ordained Friday as the new Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Mosul. Najeeb Michaeel, 63, was inaugurated in a ceremony in Mosul’s St. Paul Church attended by Catholic leaders from the region and the U.S., as well as…
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By Rudaw Ilham Ahmed is the co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council that is the political arm of the Syrian Democratic Forces and includes predominately Kurdish actors in northern Syria, but also other groups including Arabs, Turkmen, Christians, and Circassian. As the fight against ISIS winds down and the United States intends to withdrawal troops,…
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The Syrian Democratic Forces is a US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters that has led the fight against the Islamic State group The Syrian Democratic Forces is a US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters that has led the fight against the Islamic State group AFP/File Beirut (AFP)…
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The new Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul Najeeb Michaeel seen during his ordination ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral in the northern Iraqi city on January 25, 2019 saved a trove of religious manuscripts from the Islamic State group Mosul (Iraq) (AFP) An Iraqi priest who saved a trove of religious manuscripts from the Islamic State…
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By Rudaw Patriarch of Antioch and the East Ignatius Aphrem II (left) meets with KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani in Erbil on January 25, 2019. Photo: Safeen Dizayee ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) stressed on Friday that Erbil will continue to work to protect the culture of Christians…
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British lawyer Karim Khan (L) is pictured on his way to visit Sistani in the central Iraqi city of Najaf on January 23, 2019. Haidar HAMDANI / AFP Baghdad – Fadel Al-Nashmi Iraq’s top Shiite Cleric Ali al-Sistani stressed on Wednesday the need to reconstruct the…
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Ann Coulter The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent the views of Townhall.com. Break Ground, Not Promises Source: AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza Several months into the Trump administration, I started running a daily “Border Wall…
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Government figures released to Barnabas Fund show that no Christians from Syria, Afghanistan or Iraq were granted the right to resettle in New Zealand last year. In the 12 months up to 31 October 2018, the country gave sanctuary to 1,019 refugees. Of these 277 were from Syria, 105 from Afghanistan and seven from Iraq…
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The United States must ensure that a safe zone is guaranteed by international forces and not by Turkey. By Shervan Derwish Mr. Derwish is a spokesman for the Manbij Military Council. A soccer match in Manbij, Syria, which was freed from Islamic State control by Kurdish…
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At least 36 young men and women from refugee families were preparing to join Pope Francis but visa problems and lack of funds are preventing them. Instead, meetings and moments of prayer will be held to show union with Pope Francis. The situation among refugees remains critical as limited resources cannot meet their many needs.…
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