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2023-07-02T10:11:44.000000Z

Shafaq News / Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, along with his specialized government team, intends to assume the administration of al-Anbar Province from a lower position before the provincial council elections.

A knowledgeable government source, speaking to Shafaq News

Details: Category: Iraq; Published: 02 July 2023

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2023-07-01T13:50:13.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) will employ surveillance technology in polling stations across the country to curb potential attempts at tampering or rigging the votes in the upcoming 2023 Provincial Council elections.

Imad Jameel, a member of the IHEC's

Details: Category: Iraq; Published: 02 July 2023

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2023-07-01T10:38:30.000000Z

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, on Saturday said that the incident of burning the Quran in Sweden "cannot be included within the scope of freedoms".

This statement was made during his farewell meeting with the outgoing UK Ambassador to Iraq, Mark Bryson

Details: Category: Iraq; Published: 01 July 2023

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2023-06-30T14:25:03.000000Z

Shafaq News/ On Friday, hundreds of protesters assembled near the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, preparing for a demonstration denouncing the recent burning of a copy of the Quran by an Iraqi-origin refugee in Sweden.

A security source told Shafaq News agency the protesters gathered around

Details: Category: Iraq; Published: 01 July 2023

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2023-06-30T16:16:27.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Iraq has called for an emergency session of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to address the recent burning of a copy of the Quran by an Iraqi refugee in Sweden.

In a statement, Ahmed Al-Sahhaf, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman,

Details: Category: Iraq; Published: 01 July 2023

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2023-06-30T13:05:09.000000Z

Shafaq News / The Green Zone in central Baghdad witnessed a heightened security presence on Friday, with roads leading to the Swedish embassy closed off, coinciding with protests denouncing the burning of the Quran and the provocation of Muslim sentiments by an Iraqi-origin refugee.