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Iraqis protest over Koran desecration; Iran condemns Sweden
Baghdad (Reuters) - Several thousand Iraqis demonstrated in Baghdad on Saturday over the burning or damaging of the Koran during anti-Islam protests in Sweden...
Limited political support in Sweden to ban Koran burnings
Stockholm (Reuters) - There is limited political will in Sweden to ban Koran burnings that have upset large parts of the Muslim world and...
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Stockholm (Reuters) - Seconded staff at the Swedish embassy in Baghdad have been temporarily withdrawn for security reasons after it was stormed by Iraqis,...
Turkey urges Sweden to act over terrorism for NATO membership support
Istanbul (Reuters) - Turkey will act to ratify Sweden's NATO membership bid in conjunction with cooperation from Stockholm in the fight against terrorism,...
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...