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Iran holds off sending ambassador to Sweden in protest over Koran incident
Dubai (Reuters) - Iran will refrain from sending a new ambassador to Sweden in protest over the burning of a Koran outside a mosque...
Mass protest in Baghdad follows Koran burning in Sweden
Baghdad (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of Shi'ite populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr held a protest in front of the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad on...
Thousands protest in Iraq for a second day over burning of Quran in Sweden
Basra (AP) — Thousands of followers of a firebrand Iraqi Shiite cleric rallied in major cities in Iraq on Friday, condemning the burning of...
Protesters briefly storm the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in protest over Quran burning
Baghdad (AP) — Hundreds of followers of the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada Sadr briefly stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad...
UAE summons Sweden’s ambassador over Koran burning in Stockholm
Dubai (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates summoned the Swedish ambassador on Thursday to protest against the burning of a copy of the Koran...