Progress made on saving Prophet Nahum’s tomb in Iraq
Jewish tomb and synagogue in Kurdish region of northern Iraq requires support to continue process of restoration.
Opposition leader likens Erdogan to Hamas for praise of child martyrdom
Opposition figures and lawmakers in Turkey slammed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday over remarks in which he wished martyrdom for a little girl in military uniform at a convention of his party.
Kurdish party in Turkey refuses to drop 'Kurdistan' from name
Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), a small faction with no parliamentary representation in Turkey, refused a warning by judicial authorities to drop the word “Kurdistan” from its name.
Pentagon Yet to Decide on Budget for Peshmerga
The US Department of Defence is yet to decide on whether to include a special category for Peshmerga salaries in its 2019 budget, said a Pentagon official to refute the allegations claiming that Washington has stopped “budgeting for the Peshmerga salaries”.
Archbishop of Erbil: Christians in Iraq are ‘scourged, wounded, but still there’
“Without an end to this persecution and violence, there is no future for religious pluralism in Iraq or anywhere else in the Middle East for that matter,” said Iraqi Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil.
