Sir Richard Dearlove, the former head of the MI6 during the UK’s invasion of Iraq, has expressed skepticism towards scientists’ warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence due to their incorrect claims about Covid-19. He believes that if brilliant scientists can go “off piste” during a pandemic, then their predictions about AI destroying humanity may …
The Media and Communications Commission of Iraq has issued a directive instructing all media and social media platforms in the country to avoid using the terms “homosexual” or “homosexuality” and instead use the term “sexual deviancy.” The commission stated that this decision aims to protect societal values and maintain public order, as the terms “homosexuality, …
Recent protests in Stockholm, Sweden have sparked a debate over the balance between freedom of expression and protecting residents from potential retaliation. These demonstrations involved the desecration of the Quran, the holy book of Islam. The Muslim world reacted with anger to these actions, with Iran even calling for reprisals. In response, the Swedish government …
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 a concerning incident, the Swedish embassy in Baghdad was forcefully entered by a large group of protesters on Thursday. The protesters were furious over the planned burning of a Koran outside the Iraqi embassy in Sweden. The compound, which also houses the Finnish embassy, was infiltrated by the demonstrators, resulting in a small fire …
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 …
Princeton University has confirmed that Elizabeth Tsurkov, a doctoral student, has been abducted in Iraq and is being held captive by the Shiite group Kataeb Hezbollah. Israeli officials have identified the group as a terrorist organization and have expressed concern for Tsurkov’s safety. The Israeli Prime Minister’s office stated that Tsurkov was in Iraq for …
Reports have emerged that Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton University doctoral student, has been abducted in Iraq while conducting her research in the country. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Tsurkov, a 36-year-old Israeli national, is being held captive by the Kata’ib Hezbollah, an Iraqi Shia militant group as described by the National Counterterrorism …
It is truly astonishing that some individuals still believe that the United Kingdom joined the US-led invasion of Iraq in an attempt to liberate the Iraqi people from a brutal dictator. The reality is that the invasion was primarily a US initiative driven by its Middle East foreign policy objectives. Unlike Harold Wilson, who …