Iraq

2023-07-21T14:59:24+00:00

Shafaq News/Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iran, and Turkiye on Friday pledged their "unwavering" support for Iraq's call for an Islamic Summit Conference to address the "grave repercussions of recurrent insults directed at the Holy Quran and the pressing issue of rampant Islamophobia across the

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Iraq

2023-07-21T13:14:37+00:00

Shafaq News / Due to water scarcity and reaching the last storage station, Iraq is slowly dying. However, despite calls for internationalizing the case because it is a crime against humanity, neighboring countries continue to cut off water releases even though the crisis has spread to

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Iraq

2023-07-21T12:24:39+00:00

Shafaq News / On Friday, Diyala Governorate declared that the summer's drinking water crisis was ended and that the Darbandikhan Dam's rescue releases had helped it overcome the worst drought calamity in its history.

Diyala Water Director Murtadha Jassim al-Makdami told Shafaq News Agency,

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Iraq

2023-07-21T11:19:47+00:00

Shafaq News / On Friday, Sadrist Supporters renewed their condemnation of the Qur’an desecration by Salwan Momika – an Iraqi refugee in Sweden – and burned the Swedish and LGTB+ rainbow flags.

This came after supporters of Sadrist leader, Muqtada al-Sadr, performed Friday prayers in Sadr

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Iraq

2023-07-21T11:38:20+00:00

Shafaq News / According to the Swedish News Agency, the Swedish Foreign Affairs Ministry temporarily transferred its seconded staff and operations at the Swedish embassy in Baghdad to Stockholm for security reasons.

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Iraq

2023-07-21T08:23:18+00:00

Shafaq News / UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed solidarity with the worldwide Muslim community Thursday in his meeting the Ambassadorial Group of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

The meeting came after Salwan Momika burned a copy of the Muslim holy book under

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