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HISTORICAL FACTS: 77 | History Defined

Outcry over Quran burning in Sweden: A timeline

Muslim nations have expressed outrage since Salwan Momika desecrated the holy book in Stockholm last month.

Al Jazeera

‌Crisis Diplomática Entre Iraq Y Suecia Por La Autorización De Una Nueva Quema Del Corán‌

‌Crece la tensión entre Iraq y Suecia.‌

Zenger

Iraq expels Sweden's ambassador over Quran burning, after protests at Swedish Embassy

Iraq expelled Sweden's ambassador and recalled its diplomat from Sweden, hours after protesters attacked the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, setting fire to part of the building.

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Iraq expels Sweden ambassador, embassy stormed over Quran burning

Protesters angered by burning of copies of the Quran in Sweden set fire to the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital.

Al Jazeera

Diplomatic tensions rise between Stockholm, Baghdad after Iraqi protesters storm Swedish embassy

Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire and setting off a diplomatic furor.

France 24

The acting BBC chair isn’t just part of the furniture

Brief letters: Elan Closs Stephens | Tony Blair and Iraq | Britain abroad | Pacific gains | Dog-unfriendly

The Guardian - UK

German woman voices remorse over enslaved Yazidi girl's death at new court hearing

A German woman convicted on charges that she and her husband allowed the death by thirst of a 5-year-old Yazidi girl she and her husband kept as a slave when they were members of the Islamic State group in Iraq has expressed remorse at the start of a new sentencing…

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Nurses rescued from Iraq in 2014 remember Chandy’s crucial role in their evacuation

The Hindu

Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq's Basra sparks outcry

For three centuries, the al-Siraji Mosque, with its minaret inlaid with blue ceramic tiles, was a distinctive feature of the city of Basra in southern Iraq

The Independent UK

Iraq’s Invisible Beauty review – a photographer’s eye on a vanished history

Latif al-Ani has been documenting his country since the 1950s, with many of his subjects now destroyed. Sadly, not too much is excavated here

The Guardian - UK

Iraqi PM Sudani and Syria’s Assad hold talks in Damascus

The two leaders say they discussed fighting drugs, return of refugees and lifting of Western sanctions imposed in Syria.

Al Jazeera

Iraqi premier in Syria to discuss boosting cooperation during the first visit in over a decade

Iraq’s prime minister is holding talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus during the first trip of its kind to the war-torn country since the 12-year conflict began

The Independent UK

Is the US being hypocritical in taking years to destroy its chemical weapons, while condemning other nations for their own chemical weapons programs? A political philosopher weighs in

The United States has finished destroying the last of its stock of chemical weapons, marking the end of a 26-year period during which it frequently condemned other states for maintaining and using chemical weapons while continuing to keep a stockpile of such weapons for itself.

The Conversation

Oil Prices Predicted to Recover Amidst Global Economic Rebound

The average price of ICE Brent crude oil in the second quarter of 2023 (April 1 - June 30, 2023) remained stable at $77.75 per barrel, indicating tighter supply in the market compared to the previous quarter. Following the OPEC and its allies (OPEC+) meeting on April 3, 2023, a…

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Iraqi officials are defending a barter deal with Iran, say it doesn't violate US sanctions on Tehran

Iraqi officials are defending a deal inked this week to barter oil for gas with Iran, saying it does not violate U.S. sanctions on Tehran but will help alleviate a worsening electricity crisis in Iraq

The Independent UK

Fox host complains Biden doesn’t push other world leaders out of his way physically like Trump did

Joe Biden is ‘letting all world leaders walk all over him’, anchor says

Al Jazeera

The Netherlands takes steps to prosecute crimes against Yazidis

Yazidi community hails ‘the beginning of our path to justice’ as Dutch citizen could face jail for Yazidi enslavement.

The Independent UK

Iraq's $27B deal with TotalEnergies could ease its longstanding energy crisis, but challenges remain

A multi-billion dollar agreement signed with France’s TotalEnergies could help resolve Iraq’s longstanding electricity crisis

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From militia leader to refugee: The backstory of the man who burned a Koran in Sweden

Soon after a Chrisitan Iraqi man named Salwan Momika burned a Koran in front of Sweden’s largest mosque on June 28, 2023, it was reported that he was a member of a Swedish ultra-nationalist party. Then videos from Momika’s past in Iraq started to surface. This footage showed him wearing…

The Independent UK

Friends and colleagues ‘appalled’ by lies about Princeton doctoral student kidnapped in Iraq

Those who know Elizabeth Tsurkov came to her defence after some of her tweets from more than 10 years ago circulated, fuelling claims that she is a spy

The Independent UK

Biden’s biggest gaffes: Muddling up wars, dozing off mid-event and a series of tumbles

President Joe Biden has a well-documented history of embarrassing gaffes. Here are some of his most notorious blunders to date

Glasgow Live

Killer virus spreading across Europe 'highly likely' to reach UK and its symptoms

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) broke out in Iraq and Namibia and has also caused two reported deaths in Pakistan. Experts have said it is "highly likely" to reach the UK.

Daily Mirror

British counter terror forces to help train Iraqi commandos in how to smash ISIS

In the next few weeks the British will help train the Iraqi commandos to hunt down other ISIS cells

Al Jazeera

Iraq investigates militia kidnapping of Israeli-Russian academic

The Israeli government has said Tsurkov is being held by the Shia militia Kataib Hezbollah.

TechRadar

Six Days in Fallujah preview: not a shooter but a horror game

Six Days in Fallujah is a well-built, if minimalist, simulation but takes liberties when it comes to telling the stories of Iraqi lives affected by the invasion.

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