World Turkey to hold NATO bid talks with Sweden, Finland in March Istanbul – Turkey said on Monday that NATO accession talks with Sweden and Finland would be held next month,... Read more 27 Feb, 2023
Countries Egypt’s Al-Azhar urges boycotts over Koran desecration Cairo – Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world’s most prestigious educational institution, has called for the boycott of Swedish... Read more 27 Jan, 2023
World Five things to know about the Nobel prizes Stockholm – Since 1901, the Nobel prizes have been awarded to men, women and organisations for work that has... Read more 3 Oct, 2022
Countries Somali, Ukrainian activists win Right Livelihood Prize Stockholm – Two Somali human rights activists and a Ukrainian human rights lawyer won Sweden’s Right Livelihood Award on... Read more 30 Sep, 2022
World NATO talks for Finland, Sweden on ‘good track’ Berlin – Talks to overcome Turkey’s misgivings about the expected NATO membership bids of Finland and Sweden were on a... Read more 16 May, 2022
Countries Sweden extradites genocide suspect to Rwanda Kigali – A Rwandan genocide suspect who has been living in Sweden for more than a decade was extradited... Read more 28 Apr, 2022
World ‘Their lives could not be saved’ – 18-year-old student held after two die in Swedish school attack Malmö – Two women died after being stabbed at a high school in southern Sweden on Monday, police said,... Read more 22 Mar, 2022
Technology Huawei takes Sweden to court following 5G ban Stockholm – Huawei said on Sunday it has initiated arbitration proceedings against Sweden under the World Bank Group after the... Read more 31 Jan, 2022
World Swedish teen rapper killed in Stockholm shooting Stockholm – Swedish rapper Einar, who won awards and topped charts in the Scandinavian country, was shot and killed late... Read more 22 Oct, 2021
World Prophet Mohammed cartoonist dies in car crash Stockholm – Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who lived under police protection after his 2007 depiction of the Prophet Mohammed... Read more 4 Oct, 2021