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Grand Ayatollah Sistani, Iraq’s ‘shepherd’, to meet Pope Francis | AFP

March 5, 2021March 15, 2021 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here March 5, 2021]

Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the highest religious authority for Iraq’s Shiite Muslims, has wielded subtle but unprecedented power for a cleric, guiding his followers through decades of dictatorship, occupation and conflict.

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Without urgent reform, Iraq economy will face irreparable shocks: minister to AFP

June 22, 2020June 23, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on June 22, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – Iraq’s economy could reach irreversible lows within the next year unless urgent reform measures are adopted, its finance minister warned in an exclusive interview with AFP on Monday.

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Less than a week ahead of Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, the main roads and roundabouts in the country’s north are splattered with slogans and self-confident smiles - but few seem to have won over voters in Sunni-majority districts. That’s cause for concern for anti-Hezbollah candidates, who fear that widespread disillusionment and the splintering of the traditional Sunni political leadership could pave the way for Hezbollah-aligned candidates to score. What does that mean for the makeup of Lebanon’s next parliament, and the major decisions the body will take in the months ahead? Full @reuters story in the link in my bio.
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