Chinese Embassy warns Swedish city over forging close ties with Taiwan
Feb 12, 2024, at 11:51 pm
The Chinese Embassy in Sweden has warned Gothenburg City Council after it decided to stitch sister city agreements with Taiwan, media reports said.
189 passengers evacuated from flight at Stockholm airport after smoke fills cabin
Dec 12, 2023, at 07:24 am
In a shocking incident, nearly 200 people were forced to evacuate an aircraft at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in Sweden on December 10 after the plane's cabin was filled up with smoke when the engine was switched on to takeoff, as per a report in the New York Post.
Brussels shooting: Two Swedish nationals shot dead, city on alert as suspect remains at large
Oct 17, 2023, at 03:29 pm
Two Swedish nationals were shot dead and another was injured in a shooting incident in Brussels city of Belgium on Monday.
Sep 05, 2023, at 11:35 pm
A Swedish Partmaient delegation, which is led by MP Margareta Elisabeth Cederfelt, on Monday visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and discussed issues related to Tibet with the members in Dharamshala.
Sweden: Violent riots erupt following Quran-burning action
Sep 04, 2023, at 11:14 pm
A residential district in the Swedish city of Malmo was rocked by clashes overnight in the wake of a Quran-burning demonstration on Sunday, with protesters pelting police officers with stones and torching cars, the Swedish police said.
Qatar: Foreign Ministry summons Sweden's Ambassador over Quran-burning incident
Jul 21, 2023, at 05:08 pm
Doha: Qatar's Foreign Ministry said Friday that it summoned Swedish Ambassador Gautam Bhattacharyya to hand him a note of protest over the repeated desecration of the Quran in Sweden.
Iran expels Swedish ambassador over Quran burning following the protests at Swedish Embassy
Jul 21, 2023, at 06:57 am
The Iraqi government spokesperson stated on Thursday that due to the permission of a Koran-burning protest in Stockholm, Iraq has directed the Swedish ambassador to leave and has decided to withdraw its envoy from the country.
Taliban leaders suspend Sweden's activities in Afghan after Quran burning
Jul 11, 2023, at 08:49 pm
Kabul: The Taliban have suspended Swedish activities in Afghanistan starting Tuesday after the controversial Quran burning demonstration in Stockholm, a spokesperson for the Afghan culture committee said.
Quran Burning Incident in Sweden: Christians seeks protection following threats from banned outfit
Jul 07, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Several Catholic Church leaders in Pakistan have demanded protection after a banned Islamist outfit threatened in the wake of the Quran burning incident in Sweden.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg charged with disobeying police during Sweden climate protest
Jul 06, 2023, at 08:56 am
Stockholm/IBNS: Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with disobeying police orders during a climate protest that took place in southern Sweden in June.
Thrust for NATO membership to continue until alliance’s July summit: Swedish Minister
Apr 20, 2023, at 10:55 pm
Stockholm: Sweden will not stop trying to join NATO until the summit of the alliance in Lithuania in mid-July, Swedish EU Affairs Minister Jessika Roswall said on Thursday.
Turkish vote clears Finland's path to NATO membership
Apr 01, 2023, at 04:49 am
The Turkish parliament Thursday gave its unanimous approval of Finland's entry into NATO, thereby enabling Helsinki to become a member of the military alliance. However, this decision leaves Sweden excluded from joining.
Finland, Sweden committed to take NATO membership together, PMs say
Feb 04, 2023, at 06:58 am
Stockholm: Finland has reiterated its commitment to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) together with Sweden, visiting Prime Minister Sanna Marin said when she met her Swedish counterpart here on Thursday.
Over 90 pc of Turkish oppose Sweden's NATO membership after quran burning: Reports
Jan 24, 2023, at 11:10 pm
Ankara: Some 92.5% of Turkish citizens have spoken against Ankara's greenlighting of Sweden's membership in NATO following the controversial demonstration with the burning of the Quran in Stockholm, a survey conducted by Turkish news agency Anadolu showed on Tuesday.
Turkey condemns 'Quran burning' act in Sweden
Jan 23, 2023, at 12:51 am
Istanbul: Turkey has condemned the act of burning a Quran during a protest in Sweden recently, media reports said on Sunday.
Sweden: Step up efforts to fight systemic racism, urge UN experts
Nov 05, 2022, at 11:24 pm
New York: Sweden should step up efforts to fight systemic racism and focus on strategies to restore trust between police and minority groups, said a UN Human Rights Council-appointed group of independent experts on advancing racial justice and equality, on Friday.
Swedish PM Andersson to resign today as right-wing bloc set to win
Sep 15, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Stockholm/UNI: Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said she will stand down after her government was defeated by a thin margin in Sunday's election.
Four killed as private jet crashes over Baltic Sea
Sep 05, 2022, at 02:40 pm
Stockholm: All four onboard were believed to be killed when a private jet crashed into the Baltic Sea, according to media reports from both Sweden and Latvia.
Sweden: Man dies in shooting at Malmo shopping mall
Aug 20, 2022, at 03:42 pm
A shooting incident at a shopping mall in Sweden has left a man dead, media reports said on Saturday.
Swedish PM condemns unrest in wake of Quran burning
Apr 19, 2022, at 03:14 pm
Stockholm: Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has condemned the unrest that has engulfed several cities across the country following anti-Muslim and anti-immigration rallies organized by Danish far-right politician Rasmus Paludan, Swedish media reported.
Sweden witnesses unrest over alleged Quran burning
Apr 18, 2022, at 10:39 pm
Norrköping, Sweden: At least three people were hurt as clashes continued to take place in Sweden for the fourth consecutive day by the apparent burning of a Quran by a far-right group, media reports said.
Sweden: Two women die after 'violence' at school
Mar 22, 2022, at 02:58 pm
Stockholm: Two women died after being "subjected to violence" at a secondary school in the southern Swedish city of Malmö, police said on Tuesday.
Eight injured in 'suspected terrorist stabbing' in Sweden: Reports
Mar 04, 2021, at 06:25 am
Stockholm, Sweden/IBNS: At least eight people were injured after a man in his twenties attacked them with a "sharp object," in the Swedish city of Vetlanda on Wednesday afternoon, reports said.
5G: Sweden bans use of Huawei, ZTE equipment
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:53 am
Stockholm: The Swedish government has banned Chinese tech companies Huawei and ZTE from building new high-speed wireless networks.
Aug 30, 2020, at 05:20 am
Stockholm/UNI: Riots broke out in the Sweden city of Malmo, following burning of some objectionable material by the members of a far-right Danish party, police said on Saturday.
Aug 29, 2020, at 08:21 pm
Stockholm: Stones were pelted at policemen as about 300 agitators set fire to tyres while protesting anti-Islam activities in Sweden's Malmo.
European govts mustn’t stay mum over Baloch Journalist’s death: Expert
Aug 21, 2020, at 05:29 am
Singapore: Referring to the death of Baloch journalist Sajid Hussain in Sweden, a geopolitics expert has asked European governments to be responsible for the safety of their citizens.
Passenger traffic in Sweden's airports down 98 pc due to coronavirus outbreak - Operator
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:37 am
Stockholm/Sputnik: Passenger traffic at the ten largest Swedish airports decreased by 98 percent due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to statistics released on Tuesday by operator company Swedavia.
Swedish authorities drop investigation against Julian Assange
Nov 19, 2019, at 09:42 pm
London/IBNS: Swedish authorities have announced that they are ending all investigations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in connection with the rape allegation, media reports said.
Moving from a promise made in Sweden to hope for peace in Yemen
Feb 20, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York, Feb 20 (IBNS): “Significant progress” is being made in implementing the deal reached in Stockholm last December between Government and Houthi leaders in Yemen, according to United Nations Special Envoy Martin Griffiths.