Ericsson investigates reports of Iraq revoking work permits
Stockholm (Reuters) – Ericsson (ERICb.ST) is investigating reports Baghdad has suspended employees’ work permits in Iraq and the potential implications for customers
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Analysis: Iraqi cleric Sadr flexes muscle with torching of Swedish embassy
Baghdad (Reuters) – Less than a year after declaring he had left Iraqi politics, the unpredictable Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr
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Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over planned Koran burning
Baghdad/Stockholm (Reuters) – Iraq expelled the Swedish ambassador on Thursday in protest at a planned burning of the Koran in
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Who is the Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr?
– He has continued to engage his followers in religious events. In June, he called for protests against Sweden and
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US condemns attack in Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, criticizes Iraq security
Washington (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday strongly condemned the attack on the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad over a
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US bans 14 Iraqi banks in crackdown on Iran dollar trade -WSJ
Washington/Baghdad (Reuters) – The United States has barred 14 Iraqi banks from conducting dollar transactions, the Wall Street Journal reported
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Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning
Baghdad/Stockholm (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning,
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Exclusive: US issues new 120-day waiver letting Iraq pay Iran for electricity
Washington (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday moved to let Iraq pay Iran for electricity via non-Iraqi banks, a
Read MoreAir traffic resumes at Iraqi Kurdistan airports after drones activity -sources
Sulaimaniya (Reuters) – Air traffic resumed at Iraqi Kurdistan’s two airports on Monday evening after a brief suspension due to
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Demolition of 300-year-old Iraq mosque minaret for road expansion enrages locals
Basra (Reuters) – The demolition on Friday of a 300-year-old minaret of a mosque in Iraq’s southern city of Basra
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