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Netherlands: Large Fire Breaks Out At Iraqi Embassy In The Hague

A large fire broke out at the Iraqi embassy in The Hague on Monday morning, January 27, while the building was surrounded by scaffolding for maintenance work. The nearby Sorghvliet Secondary School was evacuated due to the risk of the fire spreading. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Iraq, China establish business council to boost economic ties

STORY: Iraq, China establish business council to boost economic ties SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:43 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of ceremony for the establishment of the Iraqi-Chinese Business Council STORYLINE: Iraq and China announced in Baghdad Saturday the establishment of the Iraqi-Chinese Business Council to enhance trade and investment between Iraqi and Chinese companies. The announcement came during a ceremony held in central Baghdad with the attendance of the Iraqi Minister of Trade Atheer al-Ghurairi, Chinese embassy officials, and Iraqi and Chinese businessmen. During the ceremony, al-Ghurairi hailed the establishment of the business council, hoping it would contribute to strengthening economic relations between the two friendly countries. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Baghdad. (XHTV)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-AUSTRIAN FM-VISIT

(230914) -- BAGHDAD, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein speaks at a joint press conference with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (not in the picture) in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 12, 2023. Austria reopened its embassy in Iraq on Tuesday after more than 30 years of closure. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-AUSTRIAN FM-VISIT

(230914) -- BAGHDAD, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (R) and Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg attend a joint press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 12, 2023. Austria reopened its embassy in Iraq on Tuesday after more than 30 years of closure. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-AUSTRIAN FM-VISIT

(230914) -- BAGHDAD, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg speaks at a joint press conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (not in the picture) in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 12, 2023. Austria reopened its embassy in Iraq on Tuesday after more than 30 years of closure. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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Rally held in Yemen's capital to protest against Quran desecration in Sweden, Denmark

STORY: Rally held in Yemen's capital to protest against Quran desecration in Sweden, Denmark DATELINE: July 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yemenis participating in a rally to protest against the desecration of copies of Quran in Denmark and Sweden STORYLINE: Thousands of Yemenis rallied in the rebel-held capital Sanaa on Monday to condemn the desecration of copies of the Islamic holy book Quran in Sweden and Denmark. The protesters, carrying banners and chanting slogans, called for a boycott of Swedish and Danish goods and for the governments of those countries to apologize to Muslims. The protesters also accused the West of harboring a "hatred" of Islam and Muslims. Earlier on Monday, two protesters from the far-right Danish group of Danske Patrioter set fire to a copy of the Quran in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen, where it held a similar demonstration on July 21 in protest against the Iraqis' storming of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. H

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Angry Iraqis torch Swedish embassy over second Quran burning in Stockholm

STORY: Angry Iraqis torch Swedish embassy over second Quran burning in Stockholm DATELINE: July 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of riot police standing in front of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad 2. various of the damaged Swedish embassy building in Baghdad STORYLINE: Hundreds of Iraqis stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad at dawn Thursday and set fire to the building after a planned burning of the Quran in Sweden. An Interior Ministry source told Xinhua that the demonstrators climbed the fences of the embassy and entered the building, protesting the latest incident of burning the Quran and the Iraqi flag in front of the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm by the same person who burned the Quran three weeks ago. Iraqi security forces and fire engines rushed to the Swedish embassy to disperse demonstrators away from the embassy building, and fire engines managed later to put out the fire, the source said. Meanwhile, the Iraqi foreign ministry condemned the arso

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-SWEDISH EMBASSY-ARSON

(230720) -- BAGHDAD, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 20, 2023 shows the damaged Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. Hundreds of Iraqis stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad at dawn Thursday and set fire to the building after a planned burning of the Quran in Sweden. An Interior Ministry source told Xinhua that the demonstrators climbed the fences of the embassy and entered the building, protesting the latest incident of burning the Quran and the Iraqi flag in front of the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm by the same person who burned the Quran three weeks ago. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-SWEDISH EMBASSY-ARSON

(230720) -- BAGHDAD, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 20, 2023 shows the damaged Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. Hundreds of Iraqis stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad at dawn Thursday and set fire to the building after a planned burning of the Quran in Sweden. An Interior Ministry source told Xinhua that the demonstrators climbed the fences of the embassy and entered the building, protesting the latest incident of burning the Quran and the Iraqi flag in front of the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm by the same person who burned the Quran three weeks ago. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-SWEDISH EMBASSY-ARSON

(230720) -- BAGHDAD, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 20, 2023 shows the damaged Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. Hundreds of Iraqis stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad at dawn Thursday and set fire to the building after a planned burning of the Quran in Sweden. An Interior Ministry source told Xinhua that the demonstrators climbed the fences of the embassy and entered the building, protesting the latest incident of burning the Quran and the Iraqi flag in front of the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm by the same person who burned the Quran three weeks ago. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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Supporters Of Iraqi Shiite Cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr Stormed The Swedish Embassy - Baghdad

Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr "Mahdi Army" stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad during a protest. Protesters set fire to Sweden's embassy in the Iraqi capital early on July 20 ahead of a planned burning of a Koran in Sweden. Swedish authorities approved an assembly to be held later on July 20 outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, where organisers plan to burn a copy of the Koran as well as an Iraqi flag. Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2023. Photo Salampix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Supporters Of Iraqi Shiite Cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr Stormed The Swedish Embassy - Baghdad

Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr "Mahdi Army" stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad during a protest. Protesters set fire to Sweden's embassy in the Iraqi capital early on July 20 ahead of a planned burning of a Koran in Sweden. Swedish authorities approved an assembly to be held later on July 20 outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, where organisers plan to burn a copy of the Koran as well as an Iraqi flag. Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2023. Photo Salampix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Supporters Of Iraqi Shiite Cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr Stormed The Swedish Embassy - Baghdad

Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, "Mahdi Army" set fire to Swedish embassy in Baghdad, ahead of a planned burning of a Koran in Sweden. Swedish authorities approved an assembly to be held later on July 20 outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, where organisers plan to burn a copy of the Koran as well as an Iraqi flag.Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2023. Photo Salampix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Supporters Of Iraqi Shiite Cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr Stormed The Swedish Embassy - Baghdad

A supporter of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr "Mahdi Army" holds a copy of the Koran, Islam's holy book and Islamic flag stand on the top of the Swedish embassy roof in Baghdad, Protesters set fire to Sweden's embassy in Baghdad, early on July 20 ahead of a planned burning of a Koran in Sweden. Swedish authorities approved an assembly to be held later on July 20 outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, where organisers plan to burn a copy of the Koran as well as an Iraqi flag. Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2023. Photo Salampix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Supporters Of Iraqi Shiite Cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr Stormed The Swedish Embassy - Baghdad

Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr "Mahdi Army" stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad during a protest. Protesters set fire to Sweden's embassy in the Iraqi capital early on July 20 ahead of a planned burning of a Koran in Sweden. Swedish authorities approved an assembly to be held later on July 20 outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, where organisers plan to burn a copy of the Koran as well as an Iraqi flag. Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2023. Photo Salampix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Supporters Of Iraqi Shiite Cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr Stormed The Swedish Embassy - Baghdad

Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr "Mahdi Army" stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad during a protest. Protesters set fire to Sweden's embassy in the Iraqi capital early on July 20 ahead of a planned burning of a Koran in Sweden. Swedish authorities approved an assembly to be held later on July 20 outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, where organisers plan to burn a copy of the Koran as well as an Iraqi flag. Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2023. Photo Salampix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Iraqi envoy to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Lukman Faily, Iraq's new ambassador to Japan, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on June 3, 2010, at the Iraqi Embassy in Tokyo.

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Suspect says Koda killed because Japan did not withdraw troops

AMMAN, Jordan - A group of Islamic extremists claims in an impage put up at an Internet website in October 2004 that they have abducted Japanese backpacker Shosei Koda in Iraq. An suspect arrested by Iraqi authorities has said Koda was killed because Japan did not follow his abductors' demand to withdraw Ground Self-Defense Force from Iraq, a senior Iraqi police official said on March 2. Japan is trying to verify information that the Iraqi authorities have arrested a suspect in the killing of the 24-year-old Japanese man who was traveling in Iraq, the Japanese Embassy in Iraq said.

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Iarqi boy receives visa for Japan

AMMAN, Jordan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, smiles after signing his visa with the help of a Japanese Embassy official in Amman on June 2. Mohamad is set to travel to Japan to receive medical treatment for his injured left eye.

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(2)People protest abuse of prisoners in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Holding placards, members of Japanese civil groups stage a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to protest against abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers.

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(1)People protest abuse of prisoners in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japanese civic groups stage a rally outside the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on May 13 to protest lodge their protest over abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers. The banner they hold reads: ''Where are justice and human rights?''

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(8)3 Japanese hostages released

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Armed Iraqi guards keep watch April 15 in front of the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad, where three former Japanese hostages were taken after their release.

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Iraqi envoy urges Japan to work to stop U.S.-led war

TOKYO, Japan - Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on April 2. He called on the Japanese government to play its role in the United Nations and as a close U.S. ally to end the U.S.-led hostilities against Iraq.

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Iraqi envoy declines to comment

TOKYO, Japan - Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, declines to speak to reporters as he leaves the embassy building in Tokyo on March 20. Earlier in the day before the U.S.-led strike began, Shakir said the U.S. should take a more prudent approach and any issue must be solved through peaceful means.

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(3)U.S. launches war on Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - The Iraqi Embassy in Tokyo remains closed following the launch of the U.S.-led strike on Iraq on March 20. Earlier in the day, Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, told reporters as he entered the embassy building that the U.S. should take a more prudent approach and any issue must be solved through peaceful means.

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Iraq envoy speaks on Japan's war support

TOKYO, Japan - Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, speaks about Japan's support for the United States on the Iraqi crisis at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on March 19.

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Kawaguchi calls for Saddam's exile to avoid war

TOKYO, Japan - Qasim Shakir (L), charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi at the Diet building in Tokyo on March 18. Kawaguchi called for the exile of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to avoid war in Iraq.

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Koizumi envoy Motegi leaves for Iraq in peace effort

NARITA, Japan - Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, at Narita airport before leaving for Iraq. Motegi carries a letter from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi calling on the Iraqi leadership to fully cooperate with weapons inspections to attain a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi crisis.

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Powell says nations must decide on Iraq after March 7

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 23. Powell arrived in Tokyo on Feb. 22 on a two-day visit to Tokyo to discuss Iraqi and North Korea issues with Japanese leaders.

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Japan urges Iraq to show evidence to int'l community

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) talks with Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires at the Iraqi Embassy in Tokyo, at the Diet building in Tokyo on Jan. 29. Kawaguchi urged Iraq to provide clear evidence to allay suspicions about its weapons programs.

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U.S. threat to strike Iraq is act of terrorism: Iraqi envoy

TOKYO, Sept. 28 Kyodo - Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, speaks during a recent interview with Kyodo News. He said a U.N. resolution planned by the U.S. with an ultimatum on Iraq's weapons disarmament is unnecessary, and that the U.S. insistence of a possible attack despite Iraq's agreement to accept U.N. inspections is an act of terrorism.

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Citizens' group in Tokyo protests against attack on Iraq

A group of citizens enter the third day of a relay hunger strike on Dec. 19 in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to protest against air strikes on Iraq by the United States and Britain. Buddhist monks in yellow robes stood nearby and continuously beat their drums to urge an end to the air strikes. ''We do not mean to support Iraqi President Saddam Hussein who has tormented the Iraqi people, but children always suffer first in the bombings,'' said one of the protesters.

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-PRESIDENT-CHINESE AMBASSADOR-CREDENTIALS

(220517) -- BAGHDAD, May 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi President Barham Salih (L, Front) receives credentials presented by China's new ambassador to Iraq Cui Wei (R, Front) in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2022. Iraq will further enhance its friendly exchanges and cooperation with China in various fields for the benefit of the two nations, Iraqi President Barham Salih said on Tuesday. Salih made the remarks during a meeting with Cui Wei, according to a statement issued by the Chinese embassy in Baghdad. (Chinese Embassy in Iraq/Handout via Xinhua)

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LEBANON-IRAQ-ANCIENT ARTIFACTS-HANDOVER

(220207) -- BEIRUT, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ancient artifacts are handed over to the Iraqi Embassy in Lebanon at the National Museum of Beirut, Lebanon, Feb. 6, 2022. Lebanon's Culture Ministry on Sunday handed over to Iraq 337 ancient artifacts that had been on display in a private Lebanese museum for years, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-IRAQ-ANCIENT ARTIFACTS-HANDOVER

(220207) -- BEIRUT, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ancient artifacts are handed over to the Iraqi Embassy in Lebanon at the National Museum of Beirut, Lebanon, Feb. 6, 2022. Lebanon's Culture Ministry on Sunday handed over to Iraq 337 ancient artifacts that had been on display in a private Lebanese museum for years, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-IRAQ-ANCIENT ARTIFACTS-HANDOVER

(220207) -- BEIRUT, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ancient artifacts are handed over to the Iraqi Embassy in Lebanon at the National Museum of Beirut, Lebanon, Feb. 6, 2022. Lebanon's Culture Ministry on Sunday handed over to Iraq 337 ancient artifacts that had been on display in a private Lebanese museum for years, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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Suspect says Koda killed because Japan did not withdraw troops

AMMAN, Jordan - A group of Islamic extremists claims in an impage put up at an Internet website in October 2004 that they have abducted Japanese backpacker Shosei Koda in Iraq. An suspect arrested by Iraqi authorities has said Koda was killed because Japan did not follow his abductors' demand to withdraw Ground Self-Defense Force from Iraq, a senior Iraqi police official said on March 2. Japan is trying to verify information that the Iraqi authorities have arrested a suspect in the killing of the 24-year-old Japanese man who was traveling in Iraq, the Japanese Embassy in Iraq said. (Kyodo)

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Suspect says Koda killed because Japan did not withdraw troops

AMMAN, Jordan - A suspect in the October 2004 slaying of Japanese backpacker Shosei Koda (in file photo) in Iraq has said Koda was killed because Japan did not follow his abductors' demand to withdraw Ground Self-Defense Force from Iraq, a senior Iraqi police official said on March 2. Japan is trying to verify information that the Iraqi authorities have arrested a suspect in the killing of the 24-year-old Japanese man who was traveling in Iraq, the Japanese Embassy in Iraq said. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi envoy declines to comment

TOKYO, Japan - Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, declines to speak to reporters as he leaves the embassy building in Tokyo on March 20. Earlier in the day before the U.S.-led strike began, Shakir said the U.S. should take a more prudent approach and any issue must be solved through peaceful means. (Kyodo)

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Kawaguchi calls for Saddam's exile to avoid war

TOKYO, Japan - Qasim Shakir (L), charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi at the Diet building in Tokyo on March 18. Kawaguchi called for the exile of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to avoid war in Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Japan urges Iraq to show evidence to int'l community

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) talks with Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires at the Iraqi Embassy in Tokyo, at the Diet building in Tokyo on Jan. 26. Kawaguchi urged Iraq to provide clear evidence to allay suspicions about its weapons programs. (Kyodo)

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U.S. threat to strike Iraq is act of terrorism: Iraqi envoy

TOKYO, Sept. 28 Kyodo - Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, speaks during a recent interview with Kyodo News. He said a U.N. resolution planned by the U.S. with an ultimatum on Iraq's weapons disarmament is unnecessary, and that the U.S. insistence of a possible attack despite Iraq's agreement to accept U.N. inspections is an act of terrorism. (Kyodo)

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Iraq envoy speaks on Japan's war support

TOKYO, Japan - Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, speaks about Japan's support for the United States on the Iraqi crisis at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on March 19. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi envoy Motegi leaves for Iraq in peace effort

NARITA, Japan - Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with Qasim Shakir, charge d'affaires ad interim at the Iraqi Embassy in Japan, at Narita airport before leaving for Iraq. Motegi carries a letter from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi calling on the Iraqi leadership to fully cooperate with weapons inspections to attain a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi crisis. (Kyodo)

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Message says "24 hours left" for Islamic State's Japanese hostage

Photo taken Jan. 27, 2015, shows reporters gathering in front of the Japanese Embassy in Amman, Jordan, after a new video message apparently showing Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, taken hostage by a group believed to be Islamic State militants, was posted online. A man who claims to be Goto demands that Jordan swiftly release an Iraqi woman on death row for an attempted suicide bombing in Jordan, saying he has "24 hours left to live." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Message says "24 hours left" for Islamic State's Japanese hostage

Photo taken Jan. 27, 2015, shows reporters gathering in front of the Japanese Embassy in Amman, Jordan, after a new video message apparently showing Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, taken hostage by a group believed to be Islamic State militants, was posted online. A man who claims to be Goto demands that Jordan swiftly release an Iraqi woman on death row for an attempted suicide bombing in Jordan, saying he has "24 hours left to live." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Message says "24 hours left" for Islamic State's Japanese hostage

Photo taken Jan. 27, 2015, shows reporters gathering in front of the Japanese Embassy in Amman, Jordan, after a new video message apparently showing Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, taken hostage by a group believed to be Islamic State militants, was posted online. A man who claims to be Goto demands that Jordan swiftly release an Iraqi woman on death row for an attempted suicide bombing in Jordan, saying he has "24 hours left to live." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(8)3 Japanese hostages released

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Armed Iraqi guards keep watch April 15 in front of the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad, where three former Japanese hostages were taken after their release. (Kyodo)

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New Iraqi envoy to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Lukman Faily, Iraq's new ambassador to Japan, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on June 3, 2010, at the Iraqi Embassy in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Iarqi boy receives visa for Japan

AMMAN, Jordan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, smiles after signing his visa with the help of a Japanese Embassy official in Amman on June 2. Mohamad is set to travel to Japan to receive medical treatment for his injured left eye. (Kyodo)