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Iraq's polluted rivers threaten daily life, pose serious health risks

Over the past few months, temperatures in Iraq have reached 50 degrees Celsius and water levels in the country’s rivers are dropping fast. Despite having two big rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, Iraq suffers from desertification and there are concerns about the water disappearing - mainly from Iranian and Turkish…

France 24

Iraq offers rewards for information on missing people from Gulf War

Baghdad calls on people with information about burial sites of missing persons from the Gulf War to come forward.

Al Jazeera

Turkish attacks kill 7 PKK members in Iraq as delegation visits KRG

Turkish FM discussed oil exports blocked by Turkey in March after a longstanding arbitration case filed by Baghdad.

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Turkey wants Iraq to designate PKK a ‘terrorist’ organisation: Top diplomat

Turkey says PKK is a threat to Iraqi security, ignoring Baghdad’s complaints about Ankara’s air attacks on Iraqi soil.

Al Jazeera

Assassin's Creed Mirage drops a new trailer showing off its Arabic dub

Take a stabby tour of Baghdad with Basim's Arabic VA

GamesRadar

Officials commemorate 20th anniversary of deadly attack on UN headquarters in Iraq

Iraqi and United Nations officials have marked the 20th anniversary of a deadly attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad

The Independent UK

Bear breaks free of cage in cargo hold causing bizarre delay at Dubai airport

Keeping predatory animals as pets in Iraq — especially in Baghdad — has become popular among the wealthy.

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Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad watched Saddam's statue topple in 2003. His 'standout' war memoir de-centres the West

Baghdad native and former architect Ghaith Abdul-Ahad traces his start as a journalist to the day Saddam Hussein’s statue was toppled in central Baghdad, on April 9 2003 – two weeks after US troops invaded the city.

The Conversation

A feud between a patriarch and a militia leader adds to the woes of Iraqi Christians

A feud between two prominent Christian leaders has divided believers of the faith in Iraq

The Independent UK

Bank owners and citizens protest deterioration of the Iraqi dinar following US ban on Iraqi banks

Dozens of people have protested in front of the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad and bank owners called for official action to stem a sharp increase in the dollar exchange rate

The Independent UK

Denmark's latest Quran burning sparks more outrage in Iraq and other Muslim nations

Protesters set fire to a copy of the Quran outside the Iraqi Embassy in Denmark's capital of Copenhagen, the latest such incident to draw condemnation from Muslim-majority countries.

WEKU

Hundreds attempt to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over Quran burning

Protesters gather after reports that the far-right Danish group Danske Patrioter burned the Quran in Copenhagen.

Al Jazeera

Protesters try to storm Baghdad's Green Zone over Quran and flag burning in Denmark

Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm Baghdad's fortified Green Zone Saturday following reports an ultranationalist group burned a copy of the Quran in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen.

WEKU

Protesters try to storm Baghdad's Green Zone over the burning of Quran and Iraqi flag in Denmark

Hundreds of protesters have attempted to storm Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq’s government following reports of the burning of a Quran carried out by a ultranationalist group in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen

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Muslim-majority nations express outrage and plan street protests over Quran desecration in Sweden

Muslim-majority nations are expressing outrage over the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden

Al Jazeera

Outcry over Quran burning in Sweden: A timeline

Muslim nations have expressed outrage since Salwan Momika desecrated the holy book in Stockholm last month.

WEKU

Iraq expels Sweden's ambassador over Quran burning, after protests at Swedish Embassy

Iraq expelled Sweden's ambassador and recalled its diplomat from Sweden, hours after protesters attacked the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, setting fire to part of the building.

Evening Standard

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador as man desecrates Koran in Stockholm

Diplomatic blow-up comes hours after protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Koran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad

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The Guardian - AU

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over planned burning of Qur’an in Stockholm

Baghdad also recalls chargé d’affaires from Sweden as protesters storm Swedish embassy in Iraq

Al Jazeera

Iraq expels Sweden ambassador, embassy stormed over Quran burning

Protesters angered by burning of copies of the Quran in Sweden set fire to the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital.

France 24

Diplomatic tensions rise between Stockholm, Baghdad after Iraqi protesters storm Swedish embassy

Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire and setting off a diplomatic furor.

The Independent UK

Videos purport to show protesters storming Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in anger over Quran burning

Protesters angered by the burning of a copy of the Quran have stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad

The Independent UK

Iraqi officials are defending a barter deal with Iran, say it doesn't violate US sanctions on Tehran

Iraqi officials are defending a deal inked this week to barter oil for gas with Iran, saying it does not violate U.S. sanctions on Tehran but will help alleviate a worsening electricity crisis in Iraq

PC Gamer

Assassin’s Creed Mirage: everything we know about the return to AC’s roots

All the details on Assassin’s Creed Mirage, from release date to the setting and more.

TechRadar

Assassin's Creed Mirage will teach you the history of Baghdad with this new feature

Assassin's Creed Mirage will feature a rich, historical database for players to learn all about 9th-century Baghdad.

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