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Take steps to prevent anti-Muslim hatred, OIC urges UN members
New York: Condemning the desecration of the holy Quran outside a mosque in Sweden on the occasion of Eid Al Adha, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) urged the United Nations member…
- Middle East
Erdogan calls on Sweden to ‘keep promises’ for NATO bid
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reaffirmed that his country would not green-light Sweden’s accession to NATO unless the Nordic nation adopted a firm stance against “terror groups”. “How can a…
- Middle East
Turkey, Sweden fail to end NATO membership standoff
Brussels: Turkey did not green-light Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at a three-party meeting held here, but the participants agreed to meet again next Monday in Vilnius, Lithuania,…
- Pakistan
Pakistan announces protests against desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has announced holding nationwide protests on Friday against the recent incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. The act of the public burning of a copy…
- Middle East
Pope Francis condemns desecration of Quran in Sweden
The Pope of the Vatican, Francis II, condemned the Quran burning in Sweden, saying he felt “angry and disgusted” to see the Muslims’ holy book being desecrated. In an interview published on Monday…
- Middle East
Iraq footballers hold up copy of Quran in response to Sweden incident
Baghdad: Players, and fans at an Iraqi League football match in Baghdad held up copies of the Quran in response to the desecration of the Holy book in Sweden by an Iraqi…
- Middle East
Iran summons Swedish diplomat over Quran desecration row
Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned Sweden’s charge d’affaires in Tehran over the burning of a copy of the holy Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm, state media reported. Condemning the desecration…
- Middle East
OIC to hold emergency meet to discuss Quran desecration in Sweden
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday announced an emergency open meeting next week in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the burning of a Quran copy in Sweden. This came at…
- Middle East
Jordan summons Swedish envoy over Quran burning in Stockholm
Amman: Jordan’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Swedish Ambassador in Amman in protest of the burning of a copy of the Muslim holy book Quran in Stockholm. The Ministry said on Thursday…
- World
Sweden: Protester desecrates Quran outside Stockholm mosque
Stockholm: A protestor tore up and burned pages of a copy of the Holy Quran at a small protest outside Stockholm’s Grand Mosque in Sweden with police permission on Wednesday, after the…
- World
Turkey condemns Quran burning in Sweden
Ankara: Turkey had condemned the burning of the Muslim holy book Quran in Sweden, calling it a “heinous act”. In a series of tweets, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said: “I condemn the…
- Middle East
Erdogan urges Sweden to end PKK protests for its NATO membership
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Sweden to prevent the demonstrations by supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Stockholm in exchange for a green light on its…
- Middle East
Turkey, Sweden to hold more talks on NATO bid ahead of summit
Ankara: Turkey and Sweden have agreed to hold more talks for the latter’s NATO bid as the fourth meeting on a joint permanent mechanism between the bloc, Turkey, Sweden and Finland concluded…
- Technology
Spotify fined over $5 mn for GDPR violations in Sweden
London: Music streaming platform Spotify has been fined about $5.4 million in Sweden for breaching the data access rights of users in the European Union (EU). There were allegations that the company…
- Middle East
NATO chief Stoltenberg to visit Turkey to push Sweden membership
Oslo: Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, has said that he is working hard to ensure Sweden’s accession to the alliance is completed as soon as possible, and that he will soon travel…
