iraq
Home-cooked food in Iraqi square brings protesters together
Middle East
December 15, 2019
Home-cooked food in Iraqi square brings protesters together
BAGHDAD (AP) — In Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, there are the anti-government protesters demonstrating for a better future for Iraq, and…
Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls
Middle East
December 13, 2019
Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric on Friday condemned recent killings of anti-government protesters and urged full state…
Protesters hang gunman in Baghdad square: officials
Middle East
December 12, 2019
Protesters hang gunman in Baghdad square: officials
BAGHDAD (AP) — A gunman shot dead six people, including four protesters, on Thursday, provoking some anti-government demonstrators to disarm…
No Christmas tinsel in Iraq, in solidarity with protesters
Middle East
December 11, 2019
No Christmas tinsel in Iraq, in solidarity with protesters
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Christmas tree in the middle of a central Baghdad plaza occupied by anti-government protesters is bare,…
Iraqi families fear worst after protesters abducted
Middle East
December 11, 2019
Iraqi families fear worst after protesters abducted
“Last seen: Friday, 9:18pm.” About an hour after gunmen began attacking a protest encampment in Iraq’s capital at the weekend,…
Iraqi officials raise toll to 25 killed in Baghdad bloodshed
Middle East
December 8, 2019
Iraqi officials raise toll to 25 killed in Baghdad bloodshed
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government protesters wielding a blood-drenched flag returned to Baghdad’s central plaza on Saturday after a night of…
Rocket hits Iraqi cleric’s home following deadly Baghdad attack
Middle East
December 8, 2019
Rocket hits Iraqi cleric’s home following deadly Baghdad attack
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A rocket fired from a drone targeted the home of populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday,…
Arab region needs extensive economic and social reform: Arab League chief
Society
December 7, 2019
Arab region needs extensive economic and social reform: Arab League chief
The Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Friday that the Arab region, as shown through current…
Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
Middle East
December 7, 2019
Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric said a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in…
Iraq cleric calls for new premier without foreign influence
Middle East
December 6, 2019
Iraq cleric calls for new premier without foreign influence
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s highest Shia religious authority called on Friday for the formation of a new government within the…