Baghdad has banned protests as it prepares to host Arab League leaders for the first time in more than a decade, warning of ...

Mr Al Shara was one of thousands of foreign fighters who went to Iraq after the 2003 US-led invasion, mainly through Syria. He was arrested by American forces in 2005 and imprisoned until 2011.

Shara, speaking during his first visit to Europe, said the talks were aimed at de-escalating tensions amid continued Israeli ...

Shara’a is good at the big picture issues ... Syrian state media SANA also noted that “the Grand Mufti of the Syrian Arab ...