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Supporters Of Shiite Leader Al-Sadr Evacuate Government Quarters In Baghdad

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After riots in Iraq, the Shiite preacher Muqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to withdraw. A nationwide curfew was lifted. After two days of violent protests that left more than 37 dead, the first supporters of Iraqi Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr left the government district in Baghdad. In a speech at his headquarters, al-Sadr had previously urged his supporters to evacuate the so-called Green Zone in the center within 60 minutes. If they don't do this, he himself will withdraw from his own movement, al-Sadr said in a televised address. He apologized to the Iraqi people. He had hoped for peaceful protests. The unrest in Iraq broke out after al-Sadr's announcement that he intends to withdraw from politics. He accused rivals of having ignored calls for reforms. His followers then took up arms. Several people were killed in the riots on Monday. Government palace stormed In the heavily secured Green Zone, militias from both sides fought each other. According to the Iraqi securit...

Desecration Of The Holy Quran In Sweden: Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns The Burning Of The Quran In Sweden

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More than 40 people have been arrested so far in violent protests in Sweden following the announcement by a far-right group of plans to burn dozens of copies of the Quran. These demonstrations have sparkled in the demonstrations against the announcement of police and the Quran burning in these protests. The violent protests follow rallies by the extremist Danish-Swedish leader Rasmussen Peloden. Pelloden says he has burned the holy book of Islam and wants to do it again. Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the burning of the Quran in Sweden and the ongoing situation Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry has condemned in a statement "the deliberate desecration of the  Quran  and the provocation of Muslims."  The statement added that "Saudi Arabia emphasizes the importance of joint efforts to promote dialogue, tolerance and coexistence, while advocating an end to hatred, extremism, abuse of all religions and sacred places."'  Earlier, the governments of Iran and Ira...

Kazakhstan Riots: Military Alliance Begins With Withdrawal From Kazakhstan

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2,000 soldiers from the Russia-led military alliance supported the Kazakh regime during the protests. According to Russian sources, their mission has been accomplished. The Russian -led military alliance CSTO has begun withdrawing its troops from  Kazakhstan. The soldiers have completed their mission and are now preparing their military equipment for loading into transport aircraft of the Russian Air Force, said the Ministry of Defense in Moscow. The emergency services would then return to their bases. The alliance again handed over "socially important objects" to the Kazakh authorities. The airport in the economic metropolis of Almaty has also been reopened for national and international passenger traffic. As A Punishment, Venezuela And Iran Lose UN Voting Rights The authorities had restored control of the airport last week and used it to move military from Russia and other former Soviet republics. The state of emergency continued to apply in the city. Thanks to Vladimir Put...

He Wants To Set Limits For NATO

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Does Vladimir Putin really believe that he can protect Russia's security through military expansion? The opposite would be the case. The meeting of the NATO-Russia Council on Wednesday in Brussels is the second stop in the conference marathon on European security. This time the European states are allowed to take part, at least those that belong to NATO. At the beginning on Monday, during the Russian-US-American talks in Geneva, the unpleasant impression could arise that once again the great powers wanted to decide among themselves over the fate of the continent. There was even talk of "Yalta" as if Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin intended to divide Europe up into spheres of interest again, as did Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill in February 1945. For God's sake, the Americans rejected such suspicions, not a step without our allies! Especially not without Ukraine, which will at least be sitting at the table tomorrow, in the third stage, when the Organization for Security ...