Iraq

The boatloads of migrants making the perilous sea crossing over the Aegean may have dwindled, however the new arrivals continue to be impressive. A boat made its way to the shore of Skala Sykamnia on the island of Lesvos...

Greece inaugurated a General Consulate in the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, Erbil, on May 13. An Office of Commercial Affairs already operated in Erbil. The office appertained to the Consulate of Greece in Baghdad, and aimed to promote commercial and...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTHrgiiQaPU Developed and operated by Greek entrepreneur couple Maria Calafatis and Stavros Messinis, SOLE Athens is the first school in the Greek capital that offers classes to refugee children stranded in Greece. Hosted at the Cube Athens, SOLE kick-started with 13 amazingly creative...

A family of refugees have been reunited with their beloved cat, after splitting up from the pet while fleeing from Iraq. The epic journey of Kunkush the "refugee cat" lasted over four months when he was welcomed in Norway...

Three men of Iraqi origin holding British passports have been arrested in Alexandroupolis, northern Greece, near the border crossing with Turkey for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. The men were hiding the guns in a mobile home and another vehicle....

A 37-year-old Iraqi national of Kurdish descent was arrested at Athens International Airport on Sunday after he attempted to travel with a passport stolen by ISIS. The passport was among a number of passports stolen by Islamic State jihadists from...

The Monastery of Agios Ilias (St Elijah) in Mosul which operated as a place of worship for Orthodox Christians in the region for over 1400 years was completely destroyed by the Islamic State. This was confirmed by new satellite...

The prosperous and proud countries of Syria and Iraq have been fighting the ravages of war madness for years. The Gulf War (1990-1) was the start and the ultimate demise of those nations. Fortified by a US-led coalition, foreign...

Fights between asylum-seeking refugees and economic migrants who are denied entry to FYROM broke out at the border with Greece. About 3,000 migrants and refugees are stranded at Greece's border with Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia since mid-November. Non-EU member...

The U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Antonio Guterres, welcomed the start of a European Union relocation program with the departure of a first group of asylum seekers Friday from Italy to Sweden. The high commissioner said he hopes to...