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Hundreds celebrate first Communion in Iraq, reviving hopes for ancient Christian faith
Premier Christianity News
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Iraq’s Christian community — once numbering around 1.5 million but now estimated at fewer than 250,000 — is witnessing signs of new life as more than 1,000 boys and girls have received their first Communion in recent week According to Catholic...
Donald Trump Claims Washington DC Homicide Higher Than Bogota, Mexico City or Islamabad; Vows To Restore Order Under Federal Control
Latestly
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August 14, 2025
Washington, DC, August 14: US President Donald Trump made strong claims about the state of crime in Washington, DC, stating that the city has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, surpassing several notoriously violent countries. In a...
Iraq’s election campaigns to begin a month before polls
Shafaq News
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2025-08-09T18:46:15+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad On Saturday, Iraq’s High Electoral Commission (IHEC) confirmed that campaigning for the upcoming parliamentary elections will begin at least one month before polling...
Syria’s Islamist Regime Blockades City: Locals Need Urgent Humanitarian Aid
The European Conservative
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August 14, 2025
The city of Suwayda in southern Syria is currently blockaded by the country’s new Islamist regime. City residents say they have a significant need for food, fuel, water, electricity, medical and other basic supplies such as shelter materials...
The Ripple Effects of Afghanistan’s Ban on Girls’ Education
Observer Research Foundation
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Image Source: Getty Images On 15 August 2025, Afghanistan completes its fourth year since the Taliban’s return to power. These past years have witnessed sweeping restrictions on human rights, especially in the form of the systematic denial of...
Millions of Muslims converge in Iraq’s Karbala to mark Arba’een
Press TV
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Millions of Muslims from across the world have converged in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala to mark Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). They...
Tens of thousands march for Palestine in huge Brisbane rally
QNews
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August 24, 2025
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters have marched through Brisbane in the city’s biggest rally to condemn the war in Gaza. Despite a last-minute route change, organisers estimated 40,000 people flooded Brisbane’s CBD for the pro-Palestine...
Islamic Nato and the dangers of ideological military alliances
The Spectator Australia
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August 9, 2025
According to a report published by the official news agency of the Islamic Republic (IRNA), the purpose of the recent visit by the regime’s President, Mr Pezeshkian, to Islamabad, Pakistan, was not merely to expand bilateral relations, but to...
August 20, 1988: Iran and Iraq Agree to Ceasefire, Ending Eight Years of Brutal War
Alabama Gazette
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August 14, 2025
On August 20, 1988, the guns finally fell silent along the 750-mile border between Iran and Iraq. After nearly eight years of one of the 20th century's most devastating conflicts, the two nations agreed to a United Nations-brokered ceasefire,...
Returning to Iraq to Bury My Brothers
TIME Magazine
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August 13, 2025
On July 9, the Iraqi government released a list of twenty-two people whose remains had been identified nearly 11 years after ISIS militants carried out genocide against the Yazidi community, a religious minority in Northern Iraq. Over the course...
Why Did Iraq’s Militias Sit Out the Iran–Israel War and Why it Matters
Royal United Services Institute
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August 13, 2025
Considering that President Donald Trump’s policy of ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran has increasingly extended to the Hashd, Sudani’s efforts, since taking office in October 2022, included assurances to halt attacks on US interests. Reflecting a...
Education, livelihoods, and press freedom hit as Balochistan internet ban continues
The News Mill
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August 9, 2025
Internet services across Balochistan have remained suspended for several days, severely disrupting education, online businesses, and media reporting, The Balochistan Post reported. The provincial government has said the measure is aimed at curbing...
Millions of Muslims converge in Karbala to mark Arbaeen
Mehr News Agency
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August 14, 2025
They moved toward Karbala on foot from different directions and descended upon the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) to commemorate the event. Along the routes, thousands of moukebs, or volunteer service stations, offer free food, water, medical care,...
Bulgarian Visa Application Centre Opens in Baghdad
Bulgarian News Agency
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A Bulgarian visa office officially opened at the VFS Global Application Centre in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 4, the Bulgarian diplomatic mission in the country said on its website on Wednesday. "Charge d'Affaires Nikola Draganov said that this is a...
When Violence Based On Religion Or Belief Amounts To International Crimes
Forbes
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A released Nigerian girl, who was kidnapped from her school in Dapchi, in the northeastern state of Yobe, rests as she and her schoolmates wait to meet the Nigerian president at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on March 23, 2018. The Nigerian...
Mystery surrounds psychiatrist's death in Iraq
Shafaq News
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2025-08-13T20:48:48+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Basra On Wednesday, dozens of citizens and activists gathered in Basra, calling for full transparency over the death of Iraqi psychiatrist Ban Ziyad and urging authorities...
How Number of Journalists Killed in Gaza War Compares to WW2, Vietnam, Iraq
Newsweek
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August 14, 2025
This is the "deadliest period for journalists" in decades, a press advocacy group has said, after six journalists were killed in an Israeli attack on northern Gaza on Sunday. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a U.S.-based nonprofit, made...
Trump Alleges DC Homicide Rate Tops Bogota, Mexico City, Islamabad; Pledges Law, Order Under Federal Control
Asianet Newsable
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August 14, 2025
Donald Trump claimed Washington, DC, has a homicide rate higher than Bogota, Mexico City, and Islamabad, announcing federal control of the city’s police and National Guard deployment to restore law, order, and public safety. Washington: US...
Islamic Republic 'flailing' as challenges mount, ex-US official says
Iran International
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August 8, 2025
“We’re seeing the leadership desperate and flailing away in various ways to try and preserve its control and its hold on power,” he said. “Whether you stand up the defense council, whether you change the name of the currency ... the ship is still...
Iraq divided over future of pro-Iran armed alliance
Hurriyet Daily News
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BAGHDAD A bill in Iraq that would further formalize the role — and perhaps, the autonomy — of a powerful coalition of pro-Iran former paramilitaries has sparked a heated debate, fanned in part by U.S. pressure. Few details of the bill that could...