Iraq condemns repeated Koran desecrations in Denmark
Issued on: 25/07/2023 – 11:16Modified: 25/07/2023 – 11:53 01:30 Protesters in Iraq on Monday condemned the desecration of the Koran in front of its embassy...
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Protesters in Lebanon Koran express outrage over desecration in Sweden
Issued on: 22/07/2023 – 08:37Modified: 22/07/2023 – 08:41 02:27 Thousands of people took to the streets in Beirut on Friday to express their outrage at...
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Thousands in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon protest Koran desecration in Sweden
Thousands of people took to the streets in a handful of Muslim-majority countries Friday to express their outrage at the desecration of a copy of...
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Saudi Arabia, Iran summon Swedish diplomats over desecrations of Koran
Middle East powerhouses Saudi Arabia and Iran have summoned Swedish diplomats to denounce Stockholm’s permission for protests that desecrate the Koran on free speech grounds....
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Swedish embassy in Iraq stormed: Protesters angered over quran burning in Sweden
Issued on: 20/07/2023 – 13:33Modified: 20/07/2023 – 14:23 02:52 © France 24 Hundreds of protesters in the Iraqi capital stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. The building was set on fire in the early hours of Thursday morning. According to the Swedish foreign ministry all embassy staff are safe. Thursday’s protest came on the heels of authorities over in Sweden approving a so-called public meeting outside Iraq’s embassy in Stockholm today. Two people are expected to participate and reportedly burn the quran and the Iraqi flag. Correspondent Paul Rhys tells us more. Read more on...
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Baghdad demonstrators set fire to Swedish embassy after permission granted for Koran-burning protest
Issued on: 20/07/2023 – 10:24Modified: 20/07/2023 – 10:45 01:26 Demonstrators set fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad on July 20, 2023 after two men...
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Sweden says its Baghdad embassy staff are safe after protesters set building on fire
Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning and set it on fire, a source familiar with the matter and...
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Iraqis storm Sweden’s embassy as Muslim world denounces Koran burning
Iraqi protesters breached Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad on Thursday, angered by a Koran burning outside a Stockholm mosque that sparked condemnation across the Muslim world....
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Ibrahimović makes unexpected announcement that he is retiring from
Zlatan Ibrahimovic brought the curtain down on a long, trophy-packed career on Sunday when he unexpectedly announced his retirement from football. Issued on: 05/06/2023 –...
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Over a dozen ‘innocent’ Westerners still detained in Iran
Over a dozen Western passport-holders are detained in Iran, even after the release on Friday of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele in an exchange deal...
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Singer Loreen makes history as Sweden wins Eurovision for seventh time
Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday, as singer Loreen beat out 25 competitors in the finale of the world’s biggest live music event,...
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US says F-16 deal contingent on Turkey’s support for NATO Expansion
Issued on: 02/02/2023 – 23:46 The US Congress cannot support the $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Ankara ratifies the NATO memberships...