by admin | Jul 21, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press BAGHDAD: Muslim-majority nations expressed outrage Friday at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden. Some prepared for street demonstrations following midday prayers to show their anger. In Iran, Iraq and Lebanon, protesters...
by admin | Jul 20, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] Iraq is threatening to sever diplomatic ties with Sweden if a planned burning of the Quran goes ahead in Stockholm on Thursday. The warning comes as images have emerged of protesters storming the Swedish embassy in Baghdad for the second time in less than a...
by admin | Jul 20, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press BAGHDAD: 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. Online videos showed demonstrators at the diplomatic post...
by admin | Jul 13, 2023 | Top Stories
[ad_1] Express News Service NEW DELHI: India was among the 28 countries that voted in favour of a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on religious hatred in the backdrop of the burning of the Quran in Sweden. Twelve countries voted against the...
by admin | Jul 12, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By PTI GENEVA: India on Wednesday voted in favour of a draft resolution tabled in the UN Human Rights Council that condemns and strongly rejects recent public and premeditated acts of desecration of the Holy Quran. The Geneva-based 47-member UN Human Rights...