Pope meets father of drowned Syrian refugee boy
Pope Francis met with the father of a Alan Kurdi, a three-year old Syrian boy who drowned crossing the Mediterranean…
British-Iranian woman ends 5-year sentence, but not free yet
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A British-Iranian woman held in an Iranian prison for five years on widely refuted spying charges…
Pope calls for peace from ruins of Iraq’s war-battered Mosul
Pope Francis made a emphatic appeal for peaceful coexistence in Iraq on Sunday as he prayed for the country’s war…
Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric hold historic, symbolic meeting
Pope Francis and Iraq’s top Shiite cleric delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence Saturday, urging Muslims in the war-weary…
Iraqis gather ahead of pope’s arrival
Dozens of Christians are gathering at the Church of the Virgin Mary in Baghdad hours before Pope Francis was due…
US: Russia blocks Syria chemical weapons use accountability
The United States accused Syrian President Bashar Assad and his close ally Russia on Thursday of trying to block all…
Ahead of Pope visit, survivor recalls Iraq church massacre
BAGHDAD (AP) — It began like any other Sunday in the Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad for worshipper…
Attacks on health care in Syria take ‘catastrophic’ toll: IRC
As Syria marks nearly 10 years since the beginning of its bloody conflict, a new report shows the widespread and…
FAO in Syria improves smallholder breeders’ livestock production
Livestock production is vital in the Syrian Arab Republic to sustain food availability. Livestock breeders – the vast majority of…