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Top Iraq cleric Sistani's sermon cancelled over coronavirus, a first since 2003
Representatives of Iraq's top Shia cleric did not deliver his weekly sermon in Karbala on Friday, a first since the fall of Saddam Hussein, due to ... Middle East -
Iraqi top Shia cleric Sistani condemns anti-protests violence
Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric on Friday condemned deadly violence that killed protesters at sit-ins this week in the southern holy city of Najaf ... Middle East -
Iraq’s al-Sistani condemns use of force to disperse protest camps
Iraq’s leading Shiite cleric Ali al-Sistani on Friday condemned the use of force to disperse protest camps across the country, as security ... Middle East -
Iraq’s top cleric calls for formation of new government
Iraq’s leading Shia cleric Ali al-Sistani, urged Iraq’s political parties on Friday to form a new government as soon as possible, and ... Middle East -
Top Iraq cleric al-Sistani condemns US-Iran escalation
Iraq's top Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani condemned on Friday the recent escalation between Iran and the US, saying it violated Iraqi ... Middle East -
US strike on Baghdad airport ‘violation of Iraqi sovereignty’: Iraq’s Sistani
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani condemned on Friday a US air strike on Baghdad airport that killed Iranian Quds Force ... Middle East -
Iraq cleric al-Sistani says early election ‘only way out of current crisis’
Iraq’s top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, said on Friday that an early election was the only way out of the current unrest ... Middle East -
Iraq’s top Shi’a cleric condemns killings, kidnappings of protesters: Rep
Iraq’s top Shi’a cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Friday condemned recent killings and kidnappings of protesters, urging the state ... Middle East -
Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
Iraq’s top Shiite Muslim cleric said a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in an apparent nod to Iranian influence, ... Middle East -
Al-Sistani says new PM must be chosen without foreign interference
Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric said on Friday that a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in an apparent nod to Iranian ... Middle East -
Iraq top cleric al-Sistani condemns attacks on peaceful protesters, rejects govt
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric on Friday condemned the use of lethal force against protesters and urged demonstrators to reject acts of violence and ... Middle East -
Iraqi forces kill four protesters, cleric warns of crisis
Iraqi security forces killed four protesters in Baghdad on Friday and forcibly dispersed activists blocking the main port near Basra, as the ... Middle East -
Iraq officials: 3 protesters die in ongoing Baghdad clashes
Three Iraqi protesters were killed and 25 wounded on Friday amid ongoing clashes with security forces near a strategic bridge in Baghdad, security and ... Middle East -
Al-Sistani says Iraqi politicians must hurry up with electoral reforms
Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Friday called on politicians to hurry up in reforming electoral laws and said ... Middle East -
Iraq ‘will never be the same’ after protests: top cleric al-Sistani
Iraq will be deeply marked by weeks of demonstrations demanding sweeping reform, its top Shia cleric said on Friday in some of his strongest remarks ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Sistani backs UN plan to ease Iraq crisis: UN official
Iraq’s top Shia cleric is concerned the political elite is not serious about enacting promised reforms to defuse mass unrest and believes ... Middle East -
Fresh clashes erupt in Baghdad despite call for calm by top cleric
Fresh clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters broke out in Baghdad on Friday despite a call for calm by the country&rsquo ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Sistani says security forces responsible for keeping protests peaceful
Iraq’s top Shia cleric said on Friday that it was up to the security forces to make sure protests do not descend into further violence, and ... Middle East -
Iraq cleric al-Sistani says foreign actors must not ‘impose will’ on protests
Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani warned foreign actors on Friday against interfering in anti-government protests that ... Middle East -
Top Iraq cleric al-Sistani urges restraint to avoid protests ‘chaos’
Iraq’s Shia Muslim spiritual leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, urged both protesters and security forces on Friday to exercise ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Sistani: ‘Undisciplined elements’ shot protestors, demands govt inquiry
Iraq’s top Shia cleric on Friday blamed the Baghdad government for the killing of scores of protesters and gave it a two-week deadline to find ... Middle East -
Iraq’s top Shia cleric urges protesters, security forces not to use violence
Iraq’s top Shia cleric on Friday urged security forces and protesters not to use violence and criticized Iraqi leaders for failing to eradicate ... Middle East -
Sistani tells Rouhani: Arms must be limited to the control of the state
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has issued a statement after meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in which he said that Iraq hopes to ... Middle East -
Top Iraqi cleric rejects Trump’s plan for US troops in Iraq
Iraq’s most senior Shiite cleric on Wednesday joined a chorus of Iraqi politicians and clerics criticizing recent statements by President Donald ... Middle East -
ANALYSIS: The ‘Iranian cancer’ existing deep within Iraqi politics
Last week, I wrote about the water crisis in Iraq largely caused by Iran and Turkey. Today, in this second part, I want to share about electrical ... Features -
Iraq’s prime minister Abadi indicates he will not seek second term
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi says he will not “cling to power,” after Iraq’s highest Shiite religious authority ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Sistani: Politicians from past years should not try for prime minister
Iraq’s Supreme Shiite spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani’s office released a statement that he was not supportive of ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Sistani: Shortcomings of government have been exposed in Basra
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistan said on Friday that the tragic reality the country is going through can not be changed if the ... Middle East -
Iraq sacks five local election officials on corruption charges
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sacked five local election officials on Saturday on charges of corruption during the May 12 parliamentary ... Middle East -
As protests mount in Iraq, top cleric Sistani warns politicians
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistan said on Friday that if the Iraqi government does not abide by its commitments, people will ... Middle East