Several thousand Iraqis protest over Koran burnings in Sweden, Denmark
By Timour Azhari and Haider Kadhim BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Several thousand Iraqis demonstrated in Baghdad on Saturday over the burning or
2023-07-23 01:49
Sweden temporarily withdraws Iraq embassy staff after storming
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Seconded staff at the Swedish embassy in Baghdad have been temporarily withdrawn for security reasons after it was
2023-07-21 21:47
Iraqi protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad over Quran burning
Hundreds of protesters stormed the main gates of the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad early Thursday in response to police in Stockholm granting permission for a demonstration were organizers are reportedly planning another burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran.
2023-07-20 09:52
Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning
By Timour Azhari and Anna Ringstrom BAGHDAD/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the early
2023-07-20 09:23
Exclusive-US issues new 120-day waiver letting Iraq pay Iran for electricity
By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday moved to let Iraq pay Iran for electricity via non-Iraqi
2023-07-19 07:48
Iraqi officials condemn demolition of 300-year-old minaret in Basra
Condemnation grew in Iraq after a 300-year-old minaret, viewed as a heritage site by the Ministry of Culture, was demolished in the southern city of Basra on Friday.
2023-07-18 00:49
Iraqi PM Sudani, Syria's Assad hold talks on security, water in Damascus
By Timour Azhari BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus
2023-07-16 20:25
Israel researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov held captive in Iraq since March
Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in Baghdad by a Shia militia, Israeli officials say.
2023-07-06 19:59
Fighting to free the women and children enslaved by IS
Yazidi groups are still looking for thousands of women and children who were enslaved.
2023-07-06 10:26
India’s Oil Imports From Russia Climb to New Peak as Limit Nears
India’s imports of Russian oil hit another record last month as the South Asian nation potentially nears the
2023-07-03 10:52
Sweden Quran burning: Iran wont send ambassador to Stockholm over incident
Many Muslim countries have summoned Swedish ambassadors to express their condemnation for the act.
2023-07-02 21:28
Koran burning in Sweden sparks protest in Baghdad
By Ahmed Saad BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Dozens of Iraqis protested on Thursday in front of the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad after
2023-06-30 03:22