Tag Archives: Iraq crisis

Iraq’s prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has called for early elections in order to put an end to a months-long political paralysis in the country, saying that a new government should be...

Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani on Friday urged the politicians in Iraq have a chance to implement reforms, but warned against exploiting the protests by foreign and...

Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has urged the end of bloodshed in the Arab country, warning of a civil war and chaos after dozens of deaths during the recent wave of....

Iraq's top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has called on protesters and security forces to keep anti-government demonstrations peaceful, amid reports of numerous casualties in...

Iraq’s most prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has called on the Baghdad government to launch a thorough investigation into the wave of violence during recent protests against corruption, staggering youth unemployment and...

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani, the top Shia cleric of Iraq, has urged security forces and protesters to avoid violence, expressing sorrow over some sporadic unrest that has led to....

This picture was taken 14 years ago on this day (Muharram 23rd, 1427 AH),when terrorists bombed the ‘Askariyya Shrine in...

Those responsible of state affairs have to use their intelligent methods to thwart terrorist plans, monitor the regions that might turn into a terrorist breeding ground and do not allow any...

An interesting narration from Rezvan Aqil, the correspondent of An-Nahar, about meeting with Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani, the great Marja’ of Shiite...

Clerics and other religious figures from Najaf's Hawza Illmiya, a prominent Shiite seminary, have launched the Dialogue for Social Cohesion in Iraq, a community cooperation initiative reaching out to western and...