https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Swedish government said that three of its citizens had been sentenced to death in Iraq for 'involvement in a shooting', and said it would summon Baghdad's envoy over the matter. https://www.thelocal.com/20240705/sweden-to-protest-iraq-death-sentences-for-three-citizens Fri, 05 Jul 2024 08:39:43 +0200 sweden-to-protest-iraq-death-sentences-for-three-citizens Former Iraqi defence minister Najah al-Shammari was briefly arrested after arriving in Sweden, where he is suspected of benefits fraud. https://www.thelocal.com/20240320/iraqi-ex-defence-minister-arrested-at-stockholms-arlanda-airport Wed, 20 Mar 2024 07:30:53 +0100 iraqi-ex-defence-minister-arrested-at-stockholms-arlanda-airport An Iraqi court gave 18 police officers jail sentences of up to three years for failing to stop protesters storming and torching Sweden's embassy in Baghdad, security officials said. https://www.thelocal.com/20230913/iraqi-police-officers-jailed-for-failing-to-protect-swedish-embassy Wed, 13 Sep 2023 08:46:20 +0200 iraqi-police-officers-jailed-for-failing-to-protect-swedish-embassy Baghdad has asked Sweden to extradite Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, who stoked international outrage by desecrating the Quran. But it may be a futile request. https://www.thelocal.com/20230913/iraq-asks-sweden-to-extradite-quran-burner-but-is-it-even-possible Wed, 13 Sep 2023 08:40:26 +0200 iraq-asks-sweden-to-extradite-quran-burner-but-is-it-even-possible The Swedish embassy in Baghdad has temporarily relocated to Stockholm, after protesters stormed and torched the compound earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.com/20230721/swedens-embassy-in-iraq-relocates-to-stockholm-over-security-concerns Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:23:37 +0200 swedens-embassy-in-iraq-relocates-to-stockholm-over-security-concerns Middle East powerhouses Saudi Arabia and Iran have joined in the criticism of Swedish authorities for allowing protests to go ahead that desecrate the Quran on free speech grounds. https://www.thelocal.com/20230721/saudi-arabia-and-iran-summon-swedish-diplomats-to-denounce-quran-protests Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:45:27 +0200 saudi-arabia-and-iran-summon-swedish-diplomats-to-denounce-quran-protests A man stomped on a copy of the Quran but Swedish media reported no one saw him set fire to it at a protest in Stockholm. Here's what happened – and what could happen next. https://www.thelocal.com/20230720/what-actually-happened-at-stockholm-protest-where-the-quran-was-not-burned Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:18:28 +0200 what-actually-happened-at-stockholm-protest-where-the-quran-was-not-burned Iraq has ordered the Swedish ambassador to leave and withdrawn its chargé d'affaires from Stockholm after police granted a permit to a protest at which a man said he'd burn the Quran. https://www.thelocal.com/20230720/sweden-and-iraq-in-diplomatic-row-over-quran-burning-and-embassy-violence Thu, 20 Jul 2023 14:48:10 +0200 sweden-and-iraq-in-diplomatic-row-over-quran-burning-and-embassy-violence Sweden's foreign ministry said its embassy staff in Baghdad were safe after protesters set fire to the embassy building ahead of a planned burning of the Quran in Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.com/20230720/swedish-diplomatic-staff-safe-after-protesters-torch-embassy-in-baghdad Thu, 20 Jul 2023 07:49:51 +0200 swedish-diplomatic-staff-safe-after-protesters-torch-embassy-in-baghdad