Tag: Sweden
NATO membership: Finland open to joining without Sweden
Status: 01/24/2023 10:35 a.m Turkish President Erdogan has again refused to vote for Sweden to join NATO. In response, Finland’s foreign minister has now declared that his country could, if…
Sweden and Turkey: Caricatures provoke Erdoğan – policy
The Turkish-Swedish merry-go-round of outrage is now spinning so fast that you can hardly keep up. On Saturday afternoon, a Koran burned in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm,…
Erdogan criticizes Sweden: No support for NATO accession
As of: 01/23/2023 9:47 p.m President Erdogan has given Sweden little hope of joining NATO. He was reacting to a Koran burning in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm.…
Sweden: gang violence escalates – prime minister concerned
Sweden “One of the worst weekends in a long time”: Gang crime drives the head of government Police are at the location in Solna, a suburb of Stockholm, where a…
Sweden: Burning a Koran puts a strain on relations with Turkey – politics
from Alex Rühle, Stockholm A Koran burned in Stockholm at noon, and a Swedish flag in Ankara in the evening. In the intervening hours, the hopes that the Swedish government…
Sweden: “Kill or be killed”: Gang crime escalates
Sweden “Kill or be killed”: Gang crime escalates View of the southern part of Gamla Stan, Stockholm’s old town: Sweden has had a problem with violent crimes between rival gangs…
Sweden expresses ‘sympathy’ to Muslims
Sweden would like to extinguish the fire. The country’s prime minister on Sunday lamented a “deeply disrespectful act” the day after a Koran was burned during a protest in Stockholm,…
Extremism: Outrage over Koran burning in Sweden
extremism Outrage over Koran burning in Sweden Far-right politician Rasmus Paludan burns a Koran near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. photo © Joel Lindhe/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Ankara speaks of “hate…
Turkey condemns Koran burning in Stockholm
abroad Right-wing demonstration Turkey condemns Koran burning in Stockholm Status: 01:26 a.m | Reading time: 3 minutes Right-wing extremist Rasmus Paludan burns a copy of the Koran in Stockholm Source:…
Tournament in Poland and Sweden: German handball players reach World Cup quarterfinals
Tournament in Poland and Sweden German handball players reach World Cup quarterfinals Germany’s best pitcher with nine goals: Juri Knorr. photo © Jan Woitas/dpa Germany’s handball players are early in…