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‘Pilgrim of peace’ Pope heads to war-scarred Iraq

Pope Francis began a historic trip to war-battered Iraq on Friday, defying security fears and the pandemic to comfort one of the world’s oldest...

In Iraq, Pope reaches out to top Shiite cleric

Vatican City—Pope Francis, on a historic trip to Iraq, will on Saturday hold a hugely symbolic meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, seeking to...

In historic first, Pope to visit Iraq

Baghdad"•Pope Francis is to arrive Friday for the first-ever papal visit to conflict-torn Iraq, aiming to encourage the dwindling Christian community to remain in...

Iraq names Zurfi as new premier amid protests, virus, rocket attacks

Baghdad—Iraq’s president on Tuesday named pro-Western lawmaker and former Najaf city governor Adnan Zurfi as the next prime minister, tasked with ruling a country...

Protests in Iraq set stage for Iran, US tug-of-war

Baghdad­—Iraq’s deadliest wave of protests since the 2003 ouster of dictator Saddam Hussein has made the country vulnerable to a battle for influence between...
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