Political showdown: A feud between a patriarch and a militia leader adds to the woes of Iraqi Christians
ABBY SEWELL and SALAR SALIM, of Associated Press, report…
Iraq to summon US ambassador over remarks about Christian leader
Reuters Iraq’s President said late on Wednesday he would summon the United States ambassador to Baghdad over critical remarks by a US State Department spokesperson regarding the Iraqi government’s treatment of a top Iraqi Christian leader. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Tuesday criticised a decision by Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid to revoke a […]
Iraq elects new President and Prime Minister, ending stalemate
Baghdad, IraqReuters Iraq’s parliament on Thursday elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as President, who immediately named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani Prime Minister-designate, ending a year of deadlock after a national election in October last year. The presidency, traditionally occupied by a Kurd, is a largely ceremonial position, but the vote for Rashid was a key […]