Iraqi Farmers Feel The Heat Of Extreme Climate Events
Middle EastNewsRegional News 10 November 2021 0
MOSUL / BOGOTA: Caked in the fine yellow dust kicked up by his tractor-drawn planter, Farman Noori Latif jumps down to survey his work. He has spent the morning sowing wheat seed on his farm near the banks of the Tigris River, just south of Mosul in northern Iraq.... Read more
Iraq’s Political Instability Raises Al-Sistani Succession Stakes
Middle EastNewsRegional News 8 November 2021 0
DUBAI: Besides Pope Francis and the Dalai Lama, few religious leaders today command as much respect among Muslims and non-Muslims alike as Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, the 91-year-old “supreme marja” of the world’s Shiite Muslims. Al-Sistani was a disciple of Ayatollah Abu Al-Qasim Al-Khoei, who was for decades the... Read more