Tag: Islam
Iran upholds the death sentence for a Swedish-Iranian Arab dissident
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a Swedish-Iranian dual citizen convicted of leading an Arab separatist group accused of attacks, including one on a 2018 military parade that killed 25 people, state media reported Sunday. Iran said in 2020 that its security forces arrested Sweden-based Habib Farajollah […]
Tiotusentals dör i Ukraina medan väst ser på
I en nyligen kolumnskrev militäranalytiker William Astore, “[Congressman] George Santos är ett symptom på en mycket större sjukdom: en brist på heder, en brist på skam, i Amerika. Heder, sanning och integritet verkar helt enkelt inte spela någon roll, eller spela någon större roll, i Amerika idag. Men hur har man en demokrati där det […]
Pak Foreign Office orders Pakistani embassies in European countries not to issue visas to Afghans
Islamabad [Pakistan]February 13 (ANI): Following an alleged visa scandal, Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) has ordered Pakistani embassies in European countries not to issue visas to Afghan nationals until further orders, Pakistan-based ARY News reported. According to ARY News, the Ministry of External Affairs issued instructions to all embassies across Europe to stop issuing visas to […]
Sweden strengthens security after Koran burning
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — Swedish police said Friday they had launched an operation to strengthen security in the capital Stockholm after security services reported an increase in threats against the country. Security will therefore be increased at “symbolically important” objects, says a police source to Sweden’s Television (SVT). According to a statement published on […]
Sweden bans protest against Koran burning
Trkiye has said it may block Stockholm’s NATO application over the desecration of the Islamic holy book Swedish police have denied anti-Islam activists permission to burn the Koran in front of the Turkish embassy, citing an increase in terror threats following a similar act last month. Ankara threatened to block Sweden’s application for NATO membership […]
Huge Paris rally calls for EU terror listing for Iran’s guards
Paris – Thousands of Europe-based Iranians – including relatives of victims of repression in the Islamic Republic, lawmakers and activists – called on Saturday at a rally in Paris for the European Union to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group. Speakers at the demonstration in Place Vauban in the heart of the French […]
The Egyptian al-Azhar University calls for a boycott of Sweden
Now al-Azhar University, the highest institution of learning for Sunni Muslims, is calling for a global boycott against Sweden after Rasmus Paludan’s Koran burning outside the Turkish embassy, AP reports. In the same vein that anti-Islam Rasmus Paludan burned a copy of the Koran at the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, a far-right leader tore up […]
Turkey’s president says no support for Sweden’s NATO bid
ISTANBUL – Turkey’s president cast serious doubt on NATO expansion on Monday after warning Sweden not to expect support for its bid to join the military alliance following weekend protests in Stockholm by anti-Islam activist and pro-Kurdish groups. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized Rasmus Paludan’s protest against the Koran on Saturday, saying it was an […]
Dutch activist goes ahead with Koran-destroying spree
Edwin Wagensveld was not arrested after agreeing not to burn the Islamic holy book Edwin Wagensveld, head of the anti-Islamic group Pegida, tore down a copy of the Koran in front of the Netherlands’ House of Representatives on Sunday in The Hague, echoing a recent stunt outside the Turkish embassy in Sweden that outraged the […]
Trkiye rules out support for NATO’s hopeful bid
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rebuked Sweden for allowing a Koran-burning stunt and denied the country’s lack of ?respect? Turkey’s on-again, off-again support for Sweden’s application to join NATO has apparently ended for good due to Ankara’s outrage over a Koran-burning demonstration allowed outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. “The Swedish administration should not bother […]
Pegida leader moves ahead with Koran-destroying spree
Edwin Wagensveld was not arrested after agreeing not to burn the Islamic holy book Edwin Wagensveld, head of the anti-Islamic group Pegida, tore down a copy of the Koran in front of the Netherlands’ House of Representatives on Sunday in The Hague, echoing a recent stunt outside the Turkish embassy in Sweden that outraged the […]
The Pegida leader continues his Koran-destroying spree
Edwin Wagensveld was not arrested after agreeing not to burn the Muslim holy book Edwin Wagensveld, head of the anti-Islamic group Pegida, tore down a copy of the Koran in front of the Netherlands’ House of Representatives on Sunday in The Hague, echoing a recent stunt outside the Turkish embassy in Sweden that outraged the […]
‘Hurtful and despicable’: Pak PM Sharif condemns ‘burning’ of Koran in Sweden
Islamabad [Pakistan]January 22 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday criticized the alleged burning of the Quran during a protest outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, Pakistani news agency The News International reported, adding that he called the incident extremely hurtful and despicable. According to the news report, Turkey and Saudi Arabia joined several […]
Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO prospects
Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a “direct hate crime” in violation of an agreement to join NATO Trkiye has accused Sweden of not fulfilling its obligations to crack down on “terrorist” groups and exterminate theirs “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat comes after […]
Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO prospects
Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a ?direct hate crime? in violation of an agreement to join NATO Türkiye has accused Sweden of failing to meet its obligations to crack down on “terrorist groups” and root out their “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat […]
Sweden’s Prime Minister condemns Koran burning
Stockholm – Sweden’s prime minister has condemned this weekend’s burning of a Koran in Stockholm as “deeply disrespectful”, raising tensions with Turkey as the Nordic country courts Ankara over its NATO bid. Far-right politician Rasmus Paludan set fire to a copy of the Muslim holy book in front of the Turkish embassy in the Swedish […]
Iranian FM warns of reprisals over the EU’s blacklisted Revolutionary Guard
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday that any retaliatory measures, including a withdrawal of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), from Iran will be possible if Europe does not change its anti-Tehran positions. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made this in an interview with the official parliamentary news agency ICANA, in response to a question […]
Turkish activists set fire to the Swedish flag (VIDEO)
The protest broke out in response to the burning of the Koran in Stockholm Protesters set a Swedish flag on fire in Istanbul on Saturday in response to an anti-Islam activist burning a copy of the Koran in public near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. The incident took place amid a diplomatic spat between Turkey […]
Turkish activists set fire to the Swedish flag
The protest broke out in response to the burning of the Koran in Stockholm Protesters set a Swedish flag on fire in Istanbul on Saturday in response to an anti-Islam activist burning a copy of the Koran in public near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. The incident took place amid a diplomatic spat between Turkey […]
Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitment
Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a “direct hate crime” in violation of an agreement to join NATO Trkiye has accused Sweden of not fulfilling its obligations to crack down on “terrorist” groups and exterminate theirs “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat comes after […]
Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitment
Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a ?direct hate crime? in violation of an agreement to join NATO Türkiye has accused Sweden of failing to meet its obligations to crack down on “terrorist groups” and root out their “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat […]
Turkey questions Sweden’s NATO commitments
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Sweden has been accused by Turkey of not fulfilling its obligations to crack down on “terrorist groups” and weed out their “propaganda” under an agreement signed in exchange for Ankara’s approval to join NATO. – World news – The latest diplomatic spat comes after an anti-Islam activist was allowed to burn a […]
Iran condemns desecration of the Koran in Sweden
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani vehemently condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and criticized the venture as a brazen example of hate mongering and violence against Muslims. – Politics News – “The repetition of the desecration of the holy book of one and a half billion Muslims is […]
Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitments
Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a ?direct hate crime? in violation of an agreement to join NATO Türkiye has accused Sweden of failing to meet its obligations to crack down on “terrorist groups” and root out their “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat […]
Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitments
Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a “direct hate crime” in violation of an agreement to join NATO Trkiye has accused Sweden of not fulfilling its obligations to crack down on “terrorist” groups and exterminate theirs “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat comes after […]
Trkiye cancels the visit of the NATO hope’s defense minister
The move comes after a picture of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hung in the Swedish capital Ankara has canceled the planned visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson, his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, revealed on Saturday. The move comes after members of the Kurdish community held an anti-Turkish protest in Stockholm. “At this point, […]
Trkiye cancels the visit of the NATO hope’s defense minister
The move comes after a picture of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hung in the Swedish capital Ankara has canceled the planned visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson, his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, revealed on Saturday. The move comes after members of the Kurdish community held an anti-Turkish protest in Stockholm. “At this point, […]
Trkiye cancels visit of defense minister from NATO hopeful
The move comes after a picture of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hung in the Swedish capital Ankara has canceled the planned visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson, his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, revealed on Saturday. The move comes after members of the Kurdish community held an anti-Turkish protest in Stockholm. “At this point, […]
Sweden gives the green light outside the Turkish embassy
The new diplomatic spat comes as Stockholm awaits Ankara’s blessing to join NATO Police in Sweden have said they will allow the leader of a hard-right party to burn a copy of the Koran near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, reportedly prompting Ankara to summon its Swedish envoy over the “provocative act”. Anti-Islam activist Rasmus […]
The EU Parliament demands that the Iranian Guard be designated as a terrorist group
Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been accused of cracking down on protests at home and supplying drones to Russia The European Parliament on Wednesday called on the EU and its member states to officially designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. The call was included in an amendment […]
NATO allies US, Turkey Trying to mend fences but cracks remain
WASHINGTON – The United States and Turkey tried on Wednesday to iron out differences that have strained relations for years but failed to report progress in resolving differences over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and NATO expansion that have strained ties between the allies. At a meeting in Washington, Foreign Minister Antony Blinken and visiting Turkish […]
The EU Parliament demands that the Iranian Guard be designated a terrorist group
Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been accused of cracking down on protests at home and supplying drones to Russia The European Parliament on Wednesday called on the EU and its member states to officially designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. The call was included in an amendment […]
F-16 deal dependent on Turkey’s support for NATO expansion, Syria
Washington – Turkey’s request for F-16 fighter jets from the US and the possibility of another Turkish military operation in northern Syria are expected to top the agenda during talks in Washington when Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets with Foreign Minister Antony Blinken on Wednesday. Analysts say any F-16 deal would be tied to […]
President Murmu receives credentials from high commissioners, envoys from five countries
New Delhi [India]October 26 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu received credentials from the High Commissioner and ambassadors of five countries at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday. “The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu received credentials from the Ugandan High Commissioner and Ambassadors to Vietnam, Iran, Sweden and Belgium at a ceremony held at […]
Protests galvanize Iranians abroad in hope, concern and unity
London – As anti-government protests roil towns and cities in Iran for a fourth week, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched in the streets of Europe, North America and beyond to support what many believe is a watershed moment for their homeland. From those who fled in the 1980s after Iran’s 1979 […]
The US-led global containment of China accelerates the process of its isolation
Peking [China]Oct 1 (ANI): Containment of China has become a priority for liberal democracies across the world due to the Asian giant’s dismal record on human rights and its apparent threats to its neighbours’ territorial sovereignty, as well as concerns that China is out to to impose their ways of thinking and their values on […]
Pak FM Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to visit European countries
Islamabad [Pakistan]August 20 (ANI): Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will visit European countries including Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway from August 22-26, 2022, according to media reports. According to Pakistan’s local media ARY News citing a statement from the country’s foreign office, these countries are part of Zardari’s first visit to Europe since taking […]
Basic Finns announced a security policy plan that calls for an end to dual citizenship
The opposition Basic Finns announced its new foreign and security policy program on Tuesday. According to it, the biggest threats to the security of the West are the anti-democratic governments of China and Russia and large-scale immigration from African and Islamic countries. The Basic Finns is currently the largest opposition party in the parliament with […]
One year after the Taliban took power – this is how the situation looks today
It has been a year since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan and proclaimed an Islamic emirate, following the US withdrawal. But despite broken promises and widespread poverty, the population has a better knowledge of their rights today. “We have felt a certain measure of freedom that will have a greater impact than we think,” […]
1989: So the Satanic Verses became the starting point for global threats against authors
What does the voice mean for the audiobook? When audiobooks take off, literature takes on another aspect to relate to, for some, who reads is almost as important as who wrote the book. Reportage from a new literary soundscape. P1 Kultur’s theme of the year 1989 continues. Today it is about one of the absolute […]
Right now: The Court of Appeal upholds the sentence against the IS brothers – sentenced for travel offences
Now the Court of Appeal for Västra Götaland upholds the district court ruling in the high-profile case of two men who have been prosecuted for having tried to go to the Islamic State (IS) to fight. The two men were sentenced earlier in May this year to eight months in prison in Gothenburg District Court. […]
Iranian Envoy to Sweden Recalled for Consultations
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said the country’s ambassador to Sweden has been called back to Tehran for consultations on a Swedish court’s life imprisonment for Iranian citizen Hamid Nouri. – Politics news – “The Islamic Republic of Iran has decided to call the ambassador of our country to Sweden for […]
Nuclear deal: Iran will do it "expect"
That’s a strange way to put it, seeing as how Joe Biden spent the last year taping, barking and finding new excuses to avoid “returning” to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, aka the “Iran Nuclear Deal.” The Iranians have consistently stated that they are happy to “return” to the deal whenever the US does. […]
Iran arrests activist over state security allegations, state media say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Iranian authorities arrested a pronounced pro-reform activist and said he was conspiring to act against state security, semi-official media in Iran reported on Saturday. The arrest is the latest in a wave of internment amid escalating tensions with the West and Tehran’s rapid progress in its nuclear work, while talks […]
Iran calls on Sweden to release former official Nouri
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s foreign minister rejected Sweden’s decision to detain former Iranian official Hamid Nouri on false charges and demanded his immediate release. – Policy News – In a telephone conversation with his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde on Tuesday, Hossein Amirabdollahian called on Stockholm to immediately release Hamid Nouri, who was in prison when […]
Supo: The shootings in Denmark and Norway do not affect Finland’s threat assessment
Recent fatal mass shootings in Denmark and Norway, despite their seriousness, have not affected Finland’s threat assessment levels, according to the National Security Police (Supo). Three people were killed Sunday night in a shooting at a shopping mall in Copenhagen, Denmark. On the morning of June 25, outside a popular LGBTQ+ bar in Oslo, Norway, […]
The trial of the terrorist attack in Paris: All the accused were found guilty, including Salah Abdeslam
Paris [France]June 30 (ANI): A French court on Wednesday (local time) found all defendants in the 2015 terrorist attack in Paris guilty, including Salah Abdeslam, who organized and carried out the attack on the Bataclan Theater in Paris. In addition to Abdeslam, 19 other men accused of playing crucial roles in the country’s worst peacetime […]
NATO allies agree on the “biggest overhaul” of defense since the Cold War
The NATO countries will meet on Tuesday in the Spanish capital Madrid, where the alliance will adjust its military position against Russia when the war in Ukraine enters its fifth month. Ahead of the summit, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO will greatly increase the number of troops on high alert from 40,000 to over […]
Turkey continues to threaten to veto Sweden, Finland from joining NATO
Istanbul – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to this week’s NATO summit in Madrid and threatens to veto Finland’s and Sweden’s attempts to join the Atlantic Alliance. Ankara warns that it is not ready to lift its veto threat against their offer of NATO membership ahead of the alliance’s summit in Madrid on Tuesday. […]
The story of the Islamic revolution in Iran
1979 was a year of dramatic events, partly the Islamic Revolution in Iran, but also the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan and the occupation of the Great Mosque in Mecca in Saudi Arabia. These events had enormous geopolitical consequences for the entire Middle East. In Iran, a Shiite clergy took over the government and overthrew […]
Helsinki Pride will continue as planned after the Oslo terrorist attack
According to the chairman of the event organization, Helsinki Pride is proceeding as planned Panu Mäenpää. He commented on Monday on Yle TV’s breakfast program, adding that security plans will be reviewed with the authorities from Monday. Mäenpää said the organizers and staff discussed the issue on Saturday in the center of Oslo after an […]
Assassination attempt in Oslo, “NATO’s Achilles heel” Lithuania, fatigue to be vaccinated against corona and the summer before elections
Norway in grief and dismay In Oslo, an attack has been carried out on people who were sitting in restaurants, with dead and injured. The security police have declared the highest terrorist warning as a precautionary measure. The arrested suspect is known for Islamist links, but also for mental problems. Swedish Radio correspondent Carina Holmberg […]
Police increase terror threat level after shooting in Oslo
The police intelligence service, PST, raises the terrorist threat from ordinary to extraordinary level. Zaniar Matapour (42), an Iranian Norwegian, is charged with the murders and terrorist charges after the shooting in central Oslo. He has previously been convicted of several offenses and is known to PST. – PST considers the shooting in Oslo as […]
The terror trial will probably begin at Holbæk Court in August
Two men aged 34 and 36, who are believed to be brothers from Syria, and one of their wives, 31, who have dual Danish-Iraqi citizenship, have been charged with planning a terrorist attack – an unknown place, either in Denmark or abroad. According to TV2, the investigators could have an idea of what the case […]
The Finnish Left Alliance rejects a negative stance on NATO
Attitude signifies a sharp change in the ruling left party, despite its vague wording; Membership is mainly considered to be a pre-determined decision and not to be opposed or supported. Chairman Li Andersson considered that the decision would allow for an internal debate on whether or not to apply for membership. “But the debate continues […]
Finland denies Turkey’s demands for the extradition of the alleged terrorists
The STT news agency requested information from the Ministry of Justice on extradition requests submitted by Turkey to Finland in 2019–2022. By the beginning of June, Finland had received 10 extradition requests from Turkey for persons it claimed to have joined the Islamic Gülen movement or the Kurdish PKK, which the EU had designated as […]
Turkey is considering a new military operation in Syria in the midst of a stalemate in NATO expansion
© Provided by Xinhua ANKARA, June 1 (Xinhua) – Turkey is planning a new invasion of US-backed Kurdish troops in Syria, a move that comes amid Ankara’s reservations about a NATO expansion offer and projects to relocate large numbers of Syrian refugees. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey would soon launch […]
NATO seekers arm terrorists – Turkey
President Erdogan wants Sweden and Finland to strike at the Kurds before he will support their NATO application Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Sweden of arming Kurdish militias, which Turkey considers terrorists. Reports in the Turkish media indicate that Swedish weapons have been used against Turkish troops and that Ankara is seeking a […]
Turkey announces new military offensive
Ankara says they want a 30-kilometer safe zone? along the entire Syrian border Turkey will soon launch a new military operation in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Although he did not provide any details, the intrusion is likely to target areas held by US-backed Kurdish militias, as Turkey has already done […]
NATO-seeking terrorists arm Turkey
President Erdogan wants Sweden and Finland to defeat the Kurds before he will support their NATO application Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Sweden of arming Kurdish militias, which Turkey considers terrorists. Reports in the Turkish media indicate that Swedish weapons have been used against Turkish troops and that Ankara is seeking a major […]
APN podcast: What is Turkey’s opinion on Finland’s accession to NATO?
Finland and Sweden officially submitted their application to join NATO on Wednesday. Shortly afterwards, it became clear that one of the current members of the union, Turkey, had blocked the preliminary examination of their applications. The development raises doubts as to whether NATO will be able to accept the first phase of the application process […]
Who is the Swedish doctor facing execution in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Vida Mehrania tries to save her husband’s life. Iran is scheduled to kill him within nine days – by May 21. For Iran, 50-year-old Ahmad Reza Jalali is a spy for Israel. To his colleagues, he is a respected doctor specializing in emergency medicine, a very demanding field. To Mehrunnia, […]
VMA in Uppsala municipality •
In the autumn of 2017, a picture of a Swedish boy wearing a shirt and with a small smile in his mouth appears online. Rest in peace, it says in Arabic in the picture. The photo was taken three days before he died in Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State. The boy’s mother is […]
Farda Briefing: Why is Iran so worried about protesting teachers?
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, a new RFE / RL newsletter that tracks key issues in Iran and explains why they are important. I’m RFE / RL senior correspondent Golnaz Esfandiari. Here is what I have been following for the past week and what I am looking forward to in the coming days. The […]
China asks Sweden to respect “religious beliefs” among Muslims even though they are the worst human rights violators: Report
Peking [China]April 29 (ANI): China, which is listed among the worst human rights violators in the world by Human Rights Watch, has asked Sweden to respect the “religious beliefs” of Muslims and other minority groups, protect their legal rights and interests, a media report said. On April 20, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin asked […]
Busch (KD): Why did not the police fire sharply?
Hear the Christian Democrats’ leader Ebba Busch about the riots of the Easter weekend. “We have at least 100 injured police officers and the big question that should be asked is; Why do we have at least 100 injured Islamists, 100 injured criminals, 100 injured insurgents? ” The host is Henrik Torehammar.
The World Muslim Communities Council condemns the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in Sweden
ABU DHABI, 19 April 2022 (WAM) – The World Muslim Communities Council has strongly condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in Sweden. In a statement on Monday, the Council stressed that the wave of hatred and intolerance that Sweden is witnessing against Islam and the Muslim community is completely unacceptable, and […]
Swedish Prime Minister condemns unrest in the wake of Koran burning: Reports
Stockholm [Sweden]April 19 (ANI / Sputnik): Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has condemned the unrest that has engulfed several cities across the country after anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant meetings organized by the Danish right-wing extremist politician Rasmus Paludan, Swedish media reported on Monday. On Thursday, Paludan and his anti-immigration political party planned a demonstration that included […]
Al-Azhar condemns right-wing extremists’ burning of copies of the Holy Quran in Sweden
CAIRO, April 18, 2022 (WAM) – Al-Azhar, the world’s leading institution of Sunni Islam, has condemned the burning of copies of the Holy Qur’an by right-wing extremists in Sweden and calls for the adoption of international law to prevent the violation of religious sanctity. “The Noble Qur’an will remain in its highest place as a […]
Riots about threats against the Swedish Koran result in arrests
More than 40 people were arrested after violent clashes between police and insurgents upset over Koran burning More than 40 people have been arrested during the weekend’s violent clashes between police and outraged insurgents in several cities around Sweden after a right-wing extremist group announced plans to burn copies of the Koran. The country’s national […]
Riots over Koran-burning threats in Sweden lead to arrests
More than 40 people were arrested after violent clashes between Swedish police and insurgents upset over Koran burning More than 40 people have been arrested during the weekend’s violent clashes between police and outraged insurgents in several cities around Sweden after a right-wing extremist group announced plans to burn copies of the Koran. Sweden’s national […]
Swedish police arrest dozens after clashes at anti-immigrant meeting
Swedish police arrested 26 people after the weekend clashes between police and protesters gathered against plans from a right-wing extremist group to burn copies of the Koran, police said on Monday. Eight people were arrested in the city of Norrköping and 18 people were arrested in the neighboring city of Linköping, the police state in […]
Several were injured in clashes at an anti-immigration meeting in Sweden
Swedish police said police injured three people on Sunday in the eastern city of Norrköping when protesters protested against plans by a right-wing extremist group to burn copies of the Koran. “The police fired several warning shots. Three people appear to have been hit by ricochets and are currently being treated in hospital,” police said […]
Unrest triggered by right-wing extremist demonstrations continues in Sweden
Helsinki – Riots broke out in southern Sweden late last Saturday despite police moving a demonstration by an anti-Islam far-right group, which planned to burn a Koran, among other places, to a new location as a preventive measure. Riots and unrest were reported in the southern city of Landskrona after a demonstration planned there by […]
Riots spread in Sweden among right-wing extremist plans to burn the Koran
Bullying of young people clashed with police and set fire to vehicles in an attempt to disrupt an anti-immigration party’s demonstrations Songs about “Allahu Akbar”, police cars on fire and police injured – this is what the prelude to Easter looked like in several cities around Sweden this week, after the authorities gave a right-wing […]
Iran condemns burning Koran in Sweden
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the burning of a copy of the Muslim holy book Koran in Sweden. – Policy News – In a statement on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh condemned the holy robbery of the Holy Quran in Sweden and said: “The Islamic Republic of Iran strongly […]
Supo: Russia’s cyber attacks and espionage threaten a growing threat to Finland’s national security
According to the security and intelligence service Supo, the hybrid attacks and illegal intelligence operations carried out by Russia are the biggest threat to Finland’s national security. The agency said on Tuesday that Russia may try to influence the public and political debate on Finland’s possible NATO membership. "Finnish society as a whole must prepare […]
Two men found guilty of planning a terrorist attack on the Tour de France
The court in Copenhagen on Monday found two 23-year-old men guilty of attempted terrorism. A 40-year-old woman facing the same charge was acquitted but found guilty of other minor charges. The court emphasized the discovery of several effects used to make bombs, and the movements of men on social media and the Internet – which […]
Anti-government extremism raises its head in terror threat report
Militant Islamist threat significantMore specifically, the PET now considers the threat of anti-government extremism to have risen to the point where it is at a limited level – meaning that there is a potential threat but limited capacity and / or intent (see image below). By comparison, the threat posed by militant Islamists is significant […]
Paris attacks accused explain why he has decided to remain silent
Thursday’s session of the terrorist trial in Paris, the 94th day of a legal marathon that is likely to last at least another three months, was overshadowed by the decision of two of the accused. . . Osama Krayem and Sofien Ayari. . . to be quiet. A third suspect, Mohamed Bakkali, has also indicated […]
St Patrick’s Day 2022: AZ in 21st Century Ireland
by Armelle Delmelle A is for abortion rights and the bill that proved that Ireland is very much in the 21st century. When it arrived in 2018, it was not perfect – nothing is ever perfect, even a newborn baby – but at least you will not go to jail for making a choice that […]
The insecurity of the Taliban is leading to bids for Afghan rights agencies in exile
From his office in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has appointed ministers to Afghanistan’s de facto government, governors of the 34 provinces and even a chief justice by “decree” that does not require the approval of a legislator. body. However, there is a national institution whose fate Akhundzada has […]
Business Round-Up: Record year for Danish industrial production
After a small dip in 2020, Danish industrial production rose to DKK 925 billion in 2021 – an increase of DKK 78 billion. Revenue rose across all industry groups, with machinery, food and beverages and tobacco leading the way. Together, they accounted for 41.6 percent of total revenue and 37.2 percent of industrial employment. The […]
Ericsson employees risk being kidnapped by IS militants
LONDON, England: According to a leaked corporate report by BBC News Arabic, telecom giant Ericsson is putting entrepreneurs’ lives at risk by insisting that they continue to work in Islamic State-controlled territory [IS] group in Iraq, which resulted in them being kidnapped by IS militants. The latest revelations follow last week’s acknowledgment by Ericsson’s CEO […]
Halla-aho was elected new chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee
Former leader of the Basic Finns party Jussi Halla-aho (Finns) has been elected the new chairman of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee after Wednesday’s vote. The vote was by secret ballot, giving Halla-aho the majority of eleven votes required to get a seat. Six members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs abstained and left their […]
Sweden denies online allegations that Muslim children have been abducted
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Sweden has denied allegations that the country’s social authorities kidnap Muslim children. This follows kidnapping stories published on social media by Muslim groups. The Swedish government has responded by saying that the accusations are “wrong” and are “seriously misleading and aimed at creating tension and spreading mistrust.” On Twitter, the Ministry of Foreign […]
Fearing persecution in Pakistan, Hazara youths make dangerous trips to Australia, Europe
Quetta [Pakistan]February 15 (ANI): Fearing targeted extremism and an uncertain future in Pakistan, many Hazara youths make dangerous trips to Australia and Europe. Rafiullah Mandokhail, a Balochistan-based journalist, writes in The Express Tribune and said that the Hazara community, a minority population in Pakistan, has been subjected to a decade of unrest that has ravaged […]
Afghanistan could reach 97 percent of poverty by mid-2022
February 8, 2022, UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) Afghanistan sent out a gloomy set of tweets. One of the tweeters, which included a photograph of a child lying in a hospital bed with his mother sitting next to him, sa: “After recently recovering from acute watery diarrhea, two-year-old Soria is back in the hospital, this […]
Then Erdoğan became Turkey’s most powerful man
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was born in the working-class district of Kasimpasa in Istanbul and began working early on selling goods such as the Turkish sesame pretzel “simit” on the city streets. Later he became a good football player and today the football arena in his upbringing is named “Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stadium”. Erdoğan’s political career […]
Finland is still evacuating about 50 people from Afghanistan
According to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland has evacuated about 50 new people from Afghanistan. The ministry said in a statement issued on Friday that 37 of the evacuees arrived in Finland on Thursday night. About 10 other people have been evacuated from Afghanistan and will arrive in Finland in the coming weeks. The […]
Circumcision: Pope Francis notes the obvious, but omits half of humanity
For some reason, however, the UN does not name “International Day for the Tolerance of Male Genital Mutilation,” and as far as I know, the Holy Father has never publicly applied the catechism of his church to the practice of involuntary circumcision of men. According to that catechism, “with the exception of amputations, mutilation, and […]
More than a million Afghans have moved in the last 4 months: Report
The head of the private transport sector said about 4,000 people travel to Iran every day. Mohammad AyoubThe 52-year-old and his family of five are traveling to Iran. “The problems are obvious to everyone. There is poverty, unemployment, and young people have no access to education,” he told Tolo News. “I want to go because […]
Erkan Özgen’s Wonderland will start a series of three media arts at EMMA
Wonderland is a touching, wordless story about 13-year-old Muhammad and his family fleeing the Syrian city of Kobanî when attacked by Islamic State (ISIS) forces in 2014. In a short video, Muhammad, deaf and unable to speak, conveys a first-hand account of these traumatic events using only life sounds. Wonderland will be on display in […]
Denmark begins to withdraw troops from Mali following the junta’s demands
Denmark announced on Thursday that it will begin withdrawing its troops from Mali after the West African country’s ruling junta insisted on an immediate withdrawal, hitting France’s attempt to trick European allies into bearing part of the burden of fighting jihadists in the region. The decision comes in the middle of the tension between Mali […]
France called for its colonial reflexes to be curbed
France was asked to show? Restraint and respect the fundamental principle? of non-interference A spokesman for Mali’s transitional junta government has reiterated the demand for Danish troops to leave the country and struck a blow against the country’s former colonial masters. Abdoulaye Maiga spoke late on Wednesday to the news broadcaster ORTM1 and warned the […]
Denmark begins to withdraw troops from Mali at the junta’s request
Denmark announced on Thursday that it will begin withdrawing its troops from Mali after the West African country’s ruling junta insisted on an immediate withdrawal, hitting France’s attempt to trick European allies into bearing part of the burden of fighting jihadists in the region. The decision comes in the middle of the tension between Mali […]
Uninvited foreign troops must leave, says the African nation
Mali says they did not agree to the arrival of Danish special forces Denmark must “immediately withdraw” about 90 soldiers that they deployed to Mali last week “without [the government’s] consent and in violation of the Protocols “which allow European nations to intervene in the African country, the government in Bamako said on Monday. About […]
Brzezinski becomes US Ambassador to Poland
Son of the infamous Cold War hawk takes on a new role amid growing tensions with Russia Mark Brzezinski, son of former US National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, has been sworn in as US Ambassador to Poland. Vice President Kamala Harris led the ceremony on Wednesday, which was attended by Brzezinski’s sister Mika and brother-in-law […]
