The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Iraq expels Swedish ambassador as diplomatic rift deepens over protests Iraq has ordered the Swedish ambassador to leave and withdrawn its chargé d'affaires from Stockholm after police granted a permit to a protest at which a man said he'd burn the Quran.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.se/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 Stockholm Quran burner vows to stage another burning in front of embassy A man whose burning of the Quran sparked a wave of condemnations around the world, told Swedish media that he intended to burn another copy of the book in front of Iraq's embassy within ten days. https://www.thelocal.se/20230630/stockholm-quran-burner-vows-to-stage-another-burning-in-front-of-embassy Fri, 30 Jun 2023 08:00:50 +0200 stockholm-quran-burner-vows-to-stage-another-burning-in-front-of-embassy