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Iraqis try to protest at Danish Embassy after reports Koran was burned
Baghdad (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces fired tear gas to repel hundreds of protesters as they tried to get to the Danish Embassy in...
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Stockholm (Reuters) - Seconded staff at the Swedish embassy in Baghdad have been temporarily withdrawn for security reasons after it was stormed by Iraqis,...
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 and staff in the...
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 has reminded his rivals of the...
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 Stockholm that had prompted...