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The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borell, pens an op-ed in the Financial Timessaying that the current text of the Iran nuclear deal is the best ...

Iraqi officials claimed the items could be considered archaeological pieces as they date back more than 200 years.

Family of retired geologist Jim Fitton, 66, ‘over the moon’ after court quashes 15-year jail sentence

An Iraqi court has overturned the conviction and 15-year sentence handed to a British pensioner last month for antiquities smuggling, the retiree's lawyer said Tuesday. The conviction of James Fitton has been "overturned today by the Court of Cassation and my client will soon be free", lawyer Thaer Saoud told AFP. "We are very pleased by the decision, but we are still waiting for his release," his son-in-law, Sam Tasker, told AFP in a phone call. Fitton had been charged ...

Jim Fitton, 66, was jailed for 15 years after collecting 12 stones and shards of broken pottery

An Iraqi court has overturned the conviction of the British geologist jailed for smuggling antiquities in May, his lawyer, Thaer Saoud, said.

The lawyer for a British geologist sentenced to 15 years in prison says an Iraqi court has overturned the conviction and he will soon be free

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Iraqi officials claimed the items could be considered archaeological pieces as they date back more than 200 years.

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