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OIC to hold emergency meeting on recurring Qur’an desecration in Europe: Iraq
Jul 23, 2023 10:17Iraq’s Foreign Ministry has announced that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) plans to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the recurring acts of the desecration of the holy Qur’an in Europe.
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Hundreds of Iraqi protesters attempt to storm Danish embassy over Qur’an burning
Jul 22, 2023 11:56Hundreds of protesters have clashed with security forces in Iraq as they tried to storm the Danish embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone in reaction to reports of a Quran burning in the Nordic country.
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Pentagon files refute US claims about civilian casualties in Baghdadi raid in Syria
Jul 22, 2023 10:11A set of newly-released confidential documents reject claims by the Pentagon that the US military’s 2019 deadly airstrikes on the Syrian hideout of the leader of the Daesh terrorist group did not leave civilian casualties.
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Leader calls for ‘severest punishment’ for Qur’an desecration
Jul 22, 2023 08:41Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for the “severest punishment” for the perpetrator of the desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden.
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Iran summons Sweden ambassador over 2nd incident of state-authorized Qur'an desecration
Jul 21, 2023 06:12Iran has summoned Sweden's ambassador to Tehran over a second incident of state-authorized desecration of the Holy Qur'an in the Swedish capital, conveying the Islamic Republic's vehement protest against the heinous act of blasphemy.
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Iraqi protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad over planned Qur’an desecration
Jul 20, 2023 04:10Hundreds of Iraqi protesters have stormed the Swedish embassy in the capital Baghdad and set part of it on fire in protest against the second planned desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden.
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Iran determined to pursue US assassination of General Soleimani in international courts: Official
Jul 19, 2023 11:51The Iranian vice president for legal affairs says the Islamic Republic is determined to pursue the “cowardly and unlawful” US assassination of Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani in international courts.
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Iranian official: Iraq responsible for prosecuting perpetrators of Lt. Gen. Soleimani assassination
Jul 17, 2023 02:56The secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights says Iraq stands responsible for the prosecution of those behind the assassination of the revered anti-terror Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
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Iraq, Syria should enhance cooperation to tackle shared challenges: Iraqi PM
Jul 16, 2023 11:30Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani has called for enhancing cooperation with Syria to tackle shared challenges, stressing that the security and stability of the two countries are two factors that foster stronger unity in confronting these issues.
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Iraq ramps up deployment of guards on Kurdistan region’s border with Iran
Jul 15, 2023 10:05Iraq has ramped up the deployment of its guards on the Kurdistan region’s border with Iran, after Islamic Republic’s top general warned that the Baghdad government’s failure to deal with anti-Iran militants will prompt a fresh round of Iranian strikes.