ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church Mor Ignatius Aphrem II said that he met with the president of the Kurdistan Region on Friday to get some advice about developments ...

The al-Hadba minaret in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul was destroyed by the Islamic State (ISIS) in 2017. UNESCO has been restoring the minaret for years. It was reopened in a ceremony on Wednesday.

Mor Ignatius Aphrem II and two other heads of churches in Syria released a joint statement in December demanding that the ...

Fr. Jens Petzold, a Swiss priest based in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, speaks to Vatican News about his work ...

My style icon is David Bowie. I was 13 when he appeared. I had an electric guitar. Hunky Dory was a revelation. Like everyone, I was in love with him. I took pictures of my friends to look like the ...

Whether due to natural disasters or thanks to the destructive tendencies of mankind, these iconic cultural touchstones no ...

Petzold was one of the Mar Musa monks sent to Iraq to give life to the project, and he has been there ever since.

All of Trump's high-profile nominees are required to file reports disclosing their assets and recent sources of income.

From Ferris wheels to snowy mountain ski lodges, Iraq is opening new attractions while rebuilding their war torn country in the hopes of attracting new visitors through tourism ...

Historic buildings in Mosul, including churches and mosques, are being reopened following years of devastation resulting from ...

The report by Open Doors ranks the country among the top 50 in the world with the most cases of abuse, violence, targeted attacks and murders. The minority is the “most persecuted” and in ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an investigation into retired general Mark Milley — who often clashed with ...