Tag: Jerusalem

  • The swingers club in Skåne’s Jerusalem

    The swingers club in Skåne’s Jerusalem

    Swingers flock to Örkelljunga The cars begin to flow into the otherwise quiet center of Örkelljunga. In the community there is both the church and several free church congregations with many members. A venue in the middle of the community where couples have sex with other couples arouses strong feelings and divides the community into…

  • Türkiye at 100: Reflecting on the progress of a century and looking ahead

    Türkiye at 100: Reflecting on the progress of a century and looking ahead

    The significance of Turkey’s successful transformation and emergence as a beacon of stability and prosperity is perhaps more visible than ever today, as our entire region continues to struggle with unstable situations, wars, conflicts and humanitarian crises. Türkiye is a significant key player in regional and international affairs by responding to global challenges, promoting peace…

  • Cecilia Uddén answers your questions about the war between Israel and Hamas

    Cecilia Uddén answers your questions about the war between Israel and Hamas

    P4 Extra special broadcasts and you can ask your questions about the situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Included in the program are Sveriges Radio’s Middle East correspondent Cecilia Uddén and Isabell Schierenbeck, who is, among other things, a visiting professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. They are there between 1.15-1.45pm to answer…

  • Biden says Hamas attacks on Israel were ‘sheer evil

    Biden says Hamas attacks on Israel were ‘sheer evil

    US President Joe Biden, speaking from the White House on Tuesday, said that Saturday’s attack on Israel was “sheer evil”, and reiterated US support for Israel. Also on Tuesday, Hamas attacked a southern Israeli city after warning residents to evacuate, as Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip. Read our live blog to see how all…

  • Cecilia Uddén on the battles – this is what you need to know

    Cecilia Uddén on the battles – this is what you need to know

    Continued fighting in Israel, after Saturday’s attacks on Israel. When terrorist-labeled Hamas attacked the country with thousands of rockets. Hear the latest on the situation in Israel and Gaza, with our Middle East correspondent, Cecilia Uddén – on the spot in Jerusalem.

  • Cecilia Uddén: “Described as Israel’s September 11” |  Good morning World

    Cecilia Uddén: “Described as Israel’s September 11” | Good morning World

    Participants: Sveriges Radio’s Middle East correspondent on the ground in Jerusalem Cecilia Uddén, Bitte Hammargren, writer, journalist and Middle East analyst, and Anders Löfberg, brigadier general and former head of special forces command at Högkvarteret. Program manager: Nina Benner Broadcast in Godmorgon world 8 October 2023.

  • Hear Cecilia Uddén directly from Jerusalem

    Hear Cecilia Uddén directly from Jerusalem

    Early on Saturday morning, the Palestinian terrorist movement Hamas attacked several locations around Israel. The death toll has risen during the day and hundreds of people have been injured. Hear Cecilia Uddén, Ekot’s Middle East correspondent, directly from Jerusalem. Also participating in the broadcast are Anders Persson, Israel expert and Isabell Schierenbeck, professor of political…

  • Finland’s complicated road to NATO, Sanna Marin signs with talent agency and 6G in autonomous cars: Finland in the world press

    Finland’s complicated road to NATO, Sanna Marin signs with talent agency and 6G in autonomous cars: Finland in the world press

    The article explores the complex financial, legal, and strategic aspects of Finland’s integration into NATO. Finland recently joined the NATO alliance a year after Russia-Ukraine conflict, marking a significant departure from Finland’s long-standing military nonalignment. The article highlights how joining NATO and supporting Ukraine come with substantial costs and requirements. NATO expects member countries to…

  • The tailor in Gaza

    The tailor in Gaza

    For 30 years, Cecilia Uddén has followed the tailor and his family’s life. From the joy in 1993 when the Oslo agreement was concluded and Palestinians in Gaza celebrated that they would officially get their own state to an existence that has become more restricted and isolated. In a series of three documentaries, Cecilia Uddén…

  • Sprickan i Israel

    Sprickan i Israel

    Cecilia Uddén möter besvikna sekulära vänsterliberaler som trodde på fredsprocessen och nöjda nationalreligiösa som nu har vunnit striden om Israels själ och herraväldet över nationen. I programmet träffar Cecilia Uddén bl a den välkände film- och tv-regissören Hagai Levi, som säger att det blivit svårt att andas i det nya Israel och hörgerdebattören Irit Lenur…

  • Israel’s invasion of Jenin: A violent six months for the Israeli government

    Israel’s invasion of Jenin: A violent six months for the Israeli government

    According to data analyzed by the NRC, collected from the United Nations (UN) and Peace Now, this year may be the deadliest in the occupied West Bank since the UN began recording casualties in 2005. The escalation of the conflict coincides with the return of Benjamin Netanyahu. I came to power late last year, as…

  • Jakten på nazibödeln Adolf Eichmann – del 3 av 3

    Jakten på nazibödeln Adolf Eichmann – del 3 av 3

    Redaktionen för detta avsnitt består av: Cecilia Düringer  – manus och research Jenny Bergman – producent Emilia Mellberg – producent Zardasht Rad – scenuppläsare Peter Jonason – ljuddesign och slutmix Vill du veta mer om jakten på Adolf Eichmann? Här är några av de böcker som ligger till grund för avsnittet: Operation Eichmann av Erik…

  • The hunt for the Nazi executioner Adolf Eichmann – part 2 of 3

    The hunt for the Nazi executioner Adolf Eichmann – part 2 of 3

    The editorial staff for this section consists of: Cecilia Düringer – script and research Jenny Bergman – producer Erik Laquist – producer Zardasht Rad – stage narrator Peter Jonason – sound design and final mix Do you want to know more about the hunt for Adolf Eichmann? Here are some of the books that form…

  • The hunt for the Nazi executioner Adolf Eichmann – part 1 of 3

    The hunt for the Nazi executioner Adolf Eichmann – part 1 of 3

    The editorial staff for this section consists of: Cecilia Düringer – script and research Jenny Bergman – producer Erik Laquist – producer Zardasht Rad – stage narrator Elias Klenell – sound design and final mix Do you want to know more about the hunt for Adolf Eichmann? Here are some of the books that form…

  • Gareth Evans: the case for recognising Palestine

    Gareth Evans: the case for recognising Palestine

    Since a United Nations General Assembly Resolution vote in November 2012, Palestine has had the status of a state within the UN system. It is not a full member state but, like the Holy See, a non-member observer state. Australia – after a heady debate within the Gillard cabinet – abstained on that vote. The…

  • Finland beat Israel in the basketball World Cup qualifier

    JERUSALEM, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — Finland’s impressive run in the 2023 FIBA ​​World Cup European Qualifiers continued on Friday with a 97-95 overtime win away to Israel. Finland, together with Germany and Slovenia, has long secured its qualification to the final from the six-team group J, while Israel was outside, together with Sweden and Estonia.…

  • Xinhua Middle East News Roundup at 2200 GMT, 20 February

    ANKARA – At least three people were killed and 213 others were sent to hospital after two new earthquakes shook southern Turkey on Monday night, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. Rescue teams have been working at three wreck sites to rescue six people trapped in the latest tremors, Soylu told reporters in southern Hatay…

  • Alingsas beat Ramat Hasharon in the European Men’s Sixteen Handball Cup

    JERUSALEM, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — Swedish club Alingsas HK came close to the quarterfinals of the European Handball Federation (EHF) European Men’s Handball Cup on Saturday after a 31-21 away win against Israeli team AS Ramat Hasharon in their first leg match. The first half of the Round of 16, which was played at Oranim…

  • Attack on synagogue in East Jerusalem – at least seven dead

    Attack on synagogue in East Jerusalem – at least seven dead

    In East Jerusalem, at least seven people have been killed in a shooting in a synagogue, reports the Israeli rescue service. According to Israeli authorities, the shooter has been neutralized by security forces. Hear Sveriges Radio’s correspondent Johan Mathias Sommarström.

  • This BANNED book helped ancient Russians understand the universe

    This BANNED book helped ancient Russians understand the universe

    Since ordinary people did not understand complicated church texts, the authorities tried to explain all possible phenomena in a more accessible and comprehensible way. This gave rise to a unique set of teachings. Slavic pagan mythology had its own explanations of important cosmogonic and anthropological questions, including how the world and various natural phenomena arose,…

  • Xinhua World News Roundup at 0030 GMT, 7 December

    WASHINGTON – Tens of thousands of customers in the US state of North Carolina remained without power on Tuesday after substations in Moore County were attacked and vandalized. Duke Energy said Tuesday it had restored electricity to about 10,000 customers and that most customers should have power by Wednesday evening. (USA-North Carolina-Power Outage) – –…

  • Xinhua Middle East News Roundup at 2200 GMT, 26 October

    TEHRAN – At least 13 people were killed and 21 others injured in a “terrorist attack” at the Shahcheragh religious shrine in Iran’s southern city of Shiraz on Wednesday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. A woman and two children were among the victims, the report said, adding that investigations showed that security forces at…

  • 470 Sailing World Cup kicks off in Israel

    JERUSALEM, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) — The opening ceremony of the 470 World Sailing Championship was held in the Israeli village of Sdot Yam on Sunday evening, in the presence of Israeli President Isaac Herzog. The 2022 championships include only mixed pairs for the first time, without the separate men’s and women’s competitions that have been…

  • Israeli newspaper names most influential Jew of 2022

    Israeli newspaper names most influential Jew of 2022

    The Jerusalem Post praised Vladimir Zelensky for “changing the world?” through its use of ?media and diplomacy? Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is the most influential Jew in 2022, according to the Jerusalem Post, which published its list on Sunday. Describing the former comedian as an “icon”, it hailed his use of “media and diplomacy” to…

  • Xinhua Middle East News Summary at 2200 GMT, July 18

    ANKARA – Turkey will suspend Finland’s and Sweden’s accession process to NATO if they do not keep their promises to fight terrorism, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. “I would like to remind you that we will freeze the process if they do not take the necessary measures to meet our conditions,” Erdogan…

  • Xinhua Middle East News Summary at 2200 GMT, May 29

    JERUSALEM / RAMALLAH – Tens of thousands of Jewish nationalists, some chanting racist slogans, marched through Jerusalem’s old city on Sunday, triggering clashes between Israelis and Palestinians. Israel’s state-owned Kan TV News estimated that about 50,000 people, mostly nationalist Israeli youth, participated in the controversial annual “flag march” to mark “Jerusalem Day”, when Israel annexed…

  • Recent developments in Ukraine: 5 May

    Recent developments in Ukraine: 5 May

    For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flash point Ukraine. Recent developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 01:16: Britain’s defense minister said on Thursday that with forces in Belarus conducting regular military exercises, Russia is likely to “inflate the threat to Ukraine” from Belarus in order to retain…

  • Xinhua Middle East News Summary at 2200 GMT, May 2

    DUBAI – The Chinese Consulate General and Chinese expatriates in Dubai have made a record number of donations to the charity Ramadan this year, reflecting the strong support for the United Arab Emirates in the fight against the covid-19 pandemic and achieving economic recovery, a UAE official said. sa. Omar Al Muthanna, head of the…

  • Finland’s Nature Report, the significance of the uniform and an Easter walk through Jerusalem

    Finland’s Nature Report, the significance of the uniform and an Easter walk through Jerusalem

    One hour Finland’s former Moscow ambassador René Nyberg The significance of the uniform for the military identity Political parties find it difficult to visit schools A walk through Jerusalem during the Easter weekend Chronicle by Katarina Barrling The panels Two o’clock Alice Petrén and Göran von Sydow on the French presidential election Satire of Outlying…

  • Living Faith: Why we should all put our trust in God this Easter

    Living Faith: Why we should all put our trust in God this Easter

    Open any Bible in the middle and you will get the Psalms – every time. It is the songbook of God’s people and contains all human life and emotions. It is praise, ecstasy, tenderness, trouble and lamentation, where we are invited “to sing our way through hell – and into heaven”. Complaint for all war…

  • Israel’s Elbit, the Swedish Armed Forces’ ammunition deal for tanks worth USD 27 million

    JERUSALEM, March 21 (Xinhua) – The Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems announced on Monday that it has been awarded a contract worth 27 million US dollars to provide the Swedish military with highly explosive tank ammunition. The contract, recognized by the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration, would be carried out over a 10-month period, the…

  • Canada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers to stop protests

    Canada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers to stop protests

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers to stop demonstrations that have paralyzed the capital and blocked border crossings in protest of the country’s covid-19 restrictions. Trudeau made the announcement in a speech to the nation on Monday after meeting practically the leaders of Canada’s provinces. “These blockades are illegal, and if you’re still…

  • Canada’s Trudeau uses emergency powers to stop protests

    Canada’s Trudeau uses emergency powers to stop protests

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to invoke emergency powers to stop demonstrations that have paralyzed Ottawa and blocked border crossings in protest of the country’s covid-19 restrictions, according to news channels. Government officials said Trudeau would speak to the nation on Monday after meeting with leaders in Canada’s provinces. Senior government officials quoted anonymously…