Elizabeth Tsurkov Held for Months in Iraq by Militia Linked to Iran
Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli researcher, was seized in late March by an Iraqi Shiite group shortly after leaving a Baghdad cafe, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
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Qur’an burning in Sweden sparks protest outside embassy in Baghdad
Some of the protesters burned a rainbow-coloured flag representing the LGBTQ2 community outside the Swedish embassy in Baghdad and chanted “yes, yes to the Qur’an.”
Iraq protesters breach Sweden’s embassy over Qur’an burning
Followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr enter mission’s compound to denounce incident outside Stockholm mosque Iraqi protesters have breached Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad, angered by a Qur’an burning outside a Stockholm mosque that sparked condemnation…
‘The people don’t want us’: inside a camp for Iraqis returned from Syrian detention
Exclusive: As Iraq steps up transfers from al-Hawl, speaking to returnees raises questions over a process mired in complexitiesThe Iraqi government plans to accelerate the repatriation of its nationals with confirmed or suspected ties to Islamic State …
Iraq’s parliament passes record $153bn budget
Iraq’s parliament has endorsed the largest budget in the country’s history after months of political wrangling and four days of voting on individual articles. It approved on Monday a 2023 budget of 198.9 trillion dinars ($153 billion) that sets out re…
Iraq’s central bank to blame for dispute behind jailing of Australian Robert Pether, tribunal finds
Engineer’s family says International Court of Arbitration decision strengthens the case for freeing himGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn international tribunal has found Iraq’s central bank was to blame for a c…
Iraq’s oil boom blamed for worsening water crisis in drought-hit south
Pollution from gas flaring – the burning of natural gas associated with oil extraction – is also a major concern in the oil-rich but extremely dry southWestern oil companies are exacerbating water shortages and causing pollution in Iraq as they race to…
David Miliband calls his support for Iraq war one of his ‘deepest regrets’
Speaking at Hay festival former foreign secretary said some may see the west as being hypocritical in its anti-Russia stanceDavid Miliband has said that his support for the Iraq war was “one of the deepest regrets” from his time in politics.The former …
Report: UK special forces operated secretly in several countries, including Iraq, Yemen
Britain’s special forces have carried out secret operations in 19 countries over the past 12 years, according to a report. Eleven out of the 19 target countries were Muslim nations.
War Prevention Depends on Respecting Invisible Geopolitical Fault Lines
by Richard Falk We are pleased to crosspost an excerpt of this piece from JWE Board Member and International Jurist Richard Falk’s blog, Global Justice in the 21st Century. If we look back …
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