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Protesters Briefly Storm the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in Protest Over Quran Burning
Hundreds of followers of the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada Sadr briefly stormed the Swedish…
Iraqi PM Expels Swedish Ambassador After Protesters Storm Embassy Over Koran Burnings
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani on Thursday expelled Sweden's ambassador to Baghdad and recalled the country's…
![People gather to protest after an Israeli army bulldozer digs a ditch on the Lebanese border in Kafr Shuba region of southern Lebanon on June 11, 2023 [Ramiz Dallah - Anadolu Agency]](https://foreigndesknews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AA-20230611-31403473-31403459-PROTEST_AT_LEBANESEISRAELI_BORDER-380x280.jpg)
Israeli Military Responds to Road Building by Lebanon Beyond Northern ‘Blue Line’
UNIFIL is a U.N. peacekeeping mission established in 1978 by the United Nations Security Council.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Congress: Bond with U.S. is ‘Unbreakable’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, receiving a warm welcome peppered with…
Israel’s Herzog Message for Radical Dems: Criticism of Israel Must Not Drift into Antisemitism
Israeli President Isaac Herzog told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday he welcomed criticism, especially from American friends, but said…
The Taliban Use Tasers, Fire Hoses and Gunfire to Break up Afghan Women Protesting Beauty Salon Ban
Dozens of Afghan women protested a beauty salon ban on Wednesday after the Taliban ordered their closure nationwide.…
Saudi Arabia Buys Turkish Drones During Erdogan’s Visit
Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to buy Turkish drones in the biggest defence contract in Turkey's history as…
Gaza Prisoners Committee Demands 5,000 Inmates be Exchanged for Elizabeth Tsurkov
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he holds Iraq responsible for her safety.
U.S. Issues New 120-Day Waiver Letting Iraq Pay Iran for Electricity
The United States on Tuesday moved to let Iraq pay Iran for electricity via non-Iraqi banks, a U.S.…
House Approves Pro-Israel Resolution Ahead of President Herzog’s Address
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is slated to address Congress on Wednesday, an event which several Democrats are planning to boycott.