The Austrian Ambassador to Iraq, Andrea Nasi, praised the Imam Hussain Holy Shrine for presenting what he described as a distinguished model of humanitarian work, particularly in the medical and ...

Fr. Benedict Kiely, the founder of Nasarean.org, presents the icon of Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians, to Archbishop Benedict Younan Hano, head of the Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul, Iraq, ...

Iraqi workers restore the shrine of the the 10th century Jewish Rabbi Isaac Gaon in central Baghdad's al-Kifah neighborhood — AHMAD AL-RUBAYE In a vibrant Baghdad district, labourers are working ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of pilgrims are in the Iraqi city of Karbala for Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet ...

SAMARRA, Iraq — Insurgents posing as police destroyed the golden dome of one of Iraq's holiest Shiite shrines Wednesday, setting off an unprecedented spasm of sectarian violence. Angry crowds thronged ...

In a nationally televised address, al-Maliki said he had ordered security forces to bolster protection of religious shrines and mosques across Iraq. The Shiite prime minister also warned against ...

Iraqi politicians and their regional allies gathered in Baghdad on Tuesday to discuss a way out of two months of protests that brought down the government, as violence hit shrine cities. Smoke billows ...