Iraq

An official delegation from the Vatican arrived in Najaf in preparation for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis with the religious authority.The papal delegation went to the old city and met with the office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani.Head…

Iraq will welcome Pope Francis on Friday, March 5th, in his arrival to Baghdad International Airport.The Pope will visit the city of the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, Najaf, and meet the religious authority, His Eminence, Grand…

The Iraqi Intelligence Agency represented by the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of 15 terrorists, affiliated with ISIS terrorist organization, in separate operations in Nineveh.The agency stated in a statement, “The detachments of the Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Directorate…

Iraqi forces arrested eight terrorists affiliated with ISIS terrorist organization in Kirkuk province, north of the country.The Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of Interior stated in a statement that the agency’s detachments managed to arrest six ISIS terrorists in different…

Surviving networks of the ISIS terror group still seem to have access to an estimated 100 million dollars in cash reserves hidden across the Middle East, according to a US Treasury Department report cited by Al-Monitor on Monday.Furthermore, the group’s…

The National Security Agency in Mosul announced the arrest of 7 ISIS terrorists who were planning to target the province with terrorist attacks.In a statement received by Shiawaves, the agency stated, “Based on information received through the free hotline (131),…

Eleven members of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), including the commander of the regiment, were martyred, yesterday evening, when a terrorist attack claimed by ISIS took place in the Iraqi province of Salah al-Din.An Iraqi security source stated that ISIS…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, called on the Iraqi government to hold accountable those responsible for the twin blasts that took place in Baghdad on Thursday.“I am deeply shocked and outraged…

Shia Rights Watch expressed its strong condemnation of the terrorist bombing that targeted the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, calling on the authorities to hold the parties involved accountable and prosecute the perpetrators.“More than 32 civilians were killed and others were wounded…

The Iraqi Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities is moving towards establishing the Grand Museum of Iraq, with large spaces and halls that accommodate the antiquities and treasures of Mesopotamia, while confirming that the proposed site is the former Muthanna…