(Bloomberg) — Israeli troops have surrounded Gaza City, effectively isolating the northern part of the Gaza Strip from the south, according to Israel’s military. Most Read from Bloomberg US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unexpected visit to Baghdad to strengthen US efforts in preventing the Israel-Hamas conflict from spreading. He also met with …
A devastating fire occurred at a wedding hall in northern Iraq, claiming the lives of over 100 individuals and leaving 150 others injured. This tragic incident took place in the Hamdaniya area of Nineveh province, which is predominantly inhabited by Christians. The location is situated just outside Mosul, approximately 205 miles northwest of the capital …
Hundreds of protesters made an attempt to storm the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, which houses foreign embassies and Iraq’s government headquarters. This was in response to reports of an ultranationalist group burning a copy of the Koran in front of Iraq’s embassy in Copenhagen. Security forces successfully pushed back the protesters and prevented …
In the early hours of Thursday morning, a group of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad. They scaled the walls and set the embassy on fire in response to an expected Qur’an burning in Sweden. The Swedish foreign ministry confirmed that all embassy staff were safe and condemned the attack, calling for Iraqi …