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Iran, Sweden exchange prisoners in Oman-mediated swap
Tehran: Iran and Sweden have completed a prisoner swap, according to the government of Oman, which mediated the process. Citizens from both countries were flown to Muscat, the capital of the small…
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Iran summons Sweden’s envoy over controversial accusations
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Sweden’s acting charge d’affaires over his country’s “baseless and biased” accusations against Tehran, the media reported. During the meeting with the Swedish envoy on Saturday,…
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Salwan Momika who desecrated Quran found dead in Norway: Reports
Iraqi Christian refugee who desecrated several copies of the Quran in the Swedish capital, Stockholm was reported to have been found dead in Norway on Tuesday, April 2. Several social media sources…
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Canada, Sweden resume UNRWA funding after pause
Ottawa: Amid the Israel war in Gaza, Canada has announced to resume funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) after several countries cut their aid as…
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Sweden suspends funding to UN agency for Palestinian refugees
Stockholm: Sweden has said it has temporarily halted funding for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees following Israel’s allegations that its staff participated in the Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on…
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Turkey approves Sweden’s bid to join NATO
Ankara: Turkish lawmakers have approved a long-delayed bill on Sweden’s bid to become the 32nd member of NATO. The Turkish Parliament on Tuesday voted on the bill after a debate in the…
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Blinken, Turkish counterpart Fidan discuss importance of Sweden’s NATO accessionm
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday held telephonic conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and spoke about the importance of finalizing Sweden’s North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) accession.…
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Turkish parliamentary committee approves Sweden’s NATO bid
Ankara: The Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee has approved Sweden’s NATO bid following deliberation, a first step necessary for putting it to a full parliament vote. The bill regarding the approval of…
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Turkish Parliament to discuss Sweden’s NATO bid next week
Ankara: Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has said that it would discuss Sweden’s NATO bid next week. The committee said on Friday in a statement that the review of the bid is…
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Denmark passes bill banning Quran burnings
The Danish parliament has passed a bill banning the burning of the Quran, following a series of incidents where the holy book was desecrated, sparking outrage in Muslim countries. The bill, which…
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Iraq seeks extradition of man who desecrated Quran in Sweden
Baghdad: The Iraqi authorities have requested Sweden to extradite an Iraqi refugee behind several incidents of Quran desecration in Stockholm. Since June 28, 37-seven-year-old Salwan Momika desecrated several copies of the Quran in front…
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Video: Swedish police arrest 15 for bid to prevent Quran desecration
The Swedish police has arrested 15 people who were trying to prevent anti-Islamic activist from desecrating a copy of the Holy Quran. Thirty-seven-old Salwan Momika, an Iraqi national living in Sweden, once…
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Watch: Young man in boxing gloves confronts Stockholm’s Quran desecrator
A young man wearing boxing gloves attempted to attack Silwan Momica who has desecrated several copies of the Quran in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. This came to light on Tuesday after a…