Iraq
‘Pyramid’ of corruption pushes Iraq family to emigrate
Hassanein Mohsen spent months protesting against corruption in Iraq. He also lodged complaints against officials. But now he is shunned as a whistleblower and sees only one way out: emigration.
‘Worse than a jungle’: the cartel controlling Iraqi borders
Along Iraq’s borders, a corrupt customs-evasion cartel is diverting billions of dollars away from state coffers to line the pockets of armed groups, political parties, and crooked officials. The prime
Iraq’s Jewish community dwindles to fewer than five
The death of Dhafer Eliyahu hit Iraq hard, not only because the doctor treated the neediest for free, but because with his passing, only four Jews now remain in the
Iraq pegs image boost hopes on Pope’s visit, but experts sceptical
Pope Francis with Iraq’s top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. PHOTO: Reuters Pope Francis’ historic trip to Iraq went off without a hitch — an image boost Baghdad hopes
‘Pilgrim of peace’ Pope Francis heads to war-scarred Iraq
Pope Francis Pope Francis starts a historic trip to war-battered Iraq on Friday, defying security fears and the pandemic to comfort one of the world’s oldest and most persecuted Christian
One dead in rocket attack on Iraq base hosting US troops
At least 10 rockets slammed into a military base in western Iraq hosting US-led coalition troops on Wednesday, security sources said, leaving one civilian contractor dead. The attack on the
In Iraq, Pope reaches out to top Shiite cleric
Pope Francis Pope Francis, on a historic trip to Iraq, will on Saturday hold a hugely symbolic meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, seeking to deepen his cautious dialogue with
Pope’s upcoming Iraq trip is ‘dangerous’ ― Benedict
Pope Francis Benedict XVI, who resigned as pontiff eight years ago, warned in an interview published Monday that Pope Francis’ historic upcoming trip to Iraq was “dangerous”. “I think it’s
