Tag: Syria
Turkey’s president says he will support Finland’s NATO bid
ISTANBUL – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday his government would move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden. The breakthrough came when Finnish President Sauli Niinisto was in Ankara to meet Erdogan. Both Finland and Sweden applied to become […]
Turkey’s Erdogan says he will support Finland’s NATO bid
© Provided by Xinhua ANKARA, March 17 (Xinhua) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Friday to ask parliament to vote on Finland’s NATO membership, but delayed Sweden’s proposal, saying Finland has taken concrete steps to address Turkey’s security concerns. “We have observed concrete and sincere steps from Finland recently. As a result of Finland’s […]
China calls for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia
Pentagon – China hopes there will be a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine and urges Russia and Ukraine to come to the table for peace talks, China’s foreign minister told his Ukrainian counterpart in a phone call on Thursday. China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Qin Gang told Dmytro Kuleba that […]
Denmark increases aid to Turkey
DKK 141 million in totalThe extra 35 million means that Denmark has now donated 141 million kroner to Turkish and Syrian victims. The majority of the funds will be used to provide food, shelter, access to health services and help to process the psychological trauma. Counseling is vital, believes Jørgensen, who visited the tent camps […]
Erdogan portrait lit up in NATO-bound country media
The demonstration in Helsinki was organized by pro-Kurdish ?anti-authoritarian? activists A group of protesters burned a portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in front of their nation’s embassy in Helsinki over the weekend, Finnish media reported on Wednesday. Four people ended up being arrested during what turned out to be a chaotic incident, the […]
Portrait of Erdogan burned in Finland in front of NATO voice media
The demonstration in Helsinki was organized by pro-Kurdish ?anti-authoritarian? activists A group of protesters burned a portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in front of their nation’s embassy in Helsinki over the weekend, Finnish media have reported. The episode occurred amid tensions ahead of Wednesday’s vote on NATO membership. A majority of MPs passed […]
Finland sends more material aid to Turkey and Syria
The aid package includes tents, blankets, heaters and food supplies.
Always look on the bright side – the costs of NATO membership
Military disasters and corporate failures pave the way for groupthink. However, all is not lost. “Always look on the bright side of life,” they say Monty Python who would be in a good position to replace their “Finland” song with a “NATO” song covering Finland’s current membership intrigues. In April 2022, the fanfare arising from […]
UN Weekly Roundup: 18–24 February 2023
Editor’s note: Here’s a quick snapshot of what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the UN’s perch. One year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Last Friday marked one year since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. There were several meetings at UN headquarters during the week to […]
Danish air support to help Turkey
A call for helpTurkey requested air transport support through the European Air Transport Command in Eindhoven. The defense estimates that the plane will fly to and from Turkey up to and including Sunday 26 February. Two earthquakes struck eastern Turkey near the Syrian border on February 6 before another tremor struck on February 20.
Putin warns against expanding the operation in Ukraine and suspends the nuclear agreement with the United States
Western countries, including the United States and Britain, have already supplied Ukraine with heavy weapons, including US-made HIMARS rocket launchers and M777 howitzers. Putin also announced that Moscow would temporarily withdraw from the last remaining nuclear deal between Russia and the United States, the New START Treaty. He stated that the agreement was originally drawn […]
Fighter jets, earthquakes, NATO efforts: Are US-Turkish ties on the mend
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Monday came in the wake of the devastating earthquakes that have shattered the Turkish leader’s projection of his country as a regional hegemon. With Turkey turning into a recipient of generous US humanitarian aid, will Ankara play the role of […]
Blinken calls for NATO expansion during the visit to Turkey
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a visit to Ankara on Monday that the Biden administration supports the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. He also expressed confidence that both Sweden and Finland will soon join the NATO alliance. The US Congress must approve the $20 billion sale of F-16s, which includes […]
Right now: New earthquake in already affected areas – hear person on site
A new strong earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.4, shakes southern Turkey, AFP reports. The area has already been hit hard since the earthquake in Turkey on February 6. Buildings in Turkey and Syria are in ruins and at least 40,000 people have died in that quake.
Blinken supports NATO expansion, fighter jet sales in Turkey visit
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration supports the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, and expressed confidence that both Sweden and Finland will soon join the NATO alliance, as he visited Ankara for talks with Turkish leaders on the Monday. The US Congress must approve the $20 billion sale of […]
US Sends Another $100 Million in Earthquake Aid to Turkey, Syria
The United States is sending an additional $100 million in humanitarian aid to Turkey and Syria to help the two countries cope with the devastating earthquake that has killed more than 46,000 people and left millions homeless. The new aid brings total US assistance to $185 million and will be given to international and non-governmental […]
What is the Richter scale and which areas are more prone to earthquakes?
Many people do not realize that the Richter scale is logarithmic in nature. This means that each integer increment on the Richter scale represents a tenfold increase in the earthquake’s amplitude, or the size of its seismic waves, so a magnitude 7 Richter earthquake is 10 times stronger than a magnitude 6. It’s worth noting […]
More than 130 Turkish builders were arrested and the last survivors were pulled from the ruins
Footage from the affected area shows how some buildings have collapsed like a deck of cards, while others have been damaged but are still standing. Turkish judicial authorities raided more than 130 people allegedly involved in these irregular construction practices. On paper, Turkish building regulations are up-to-date with current earthquake engineering standards. However, they are […]
Finland sends emergency aid to Syria
According to the Ministry of the Interior, Finland is preparing to deliver material aid to Syria.
Icelandic earthquake experts will fly to Turkey
Iceland’s ICE-SAR rescue teams will send a group of experts to Turkey to help with the earthquakes that hit the country yesterday morning. Two quakes reached magnitude 7. The effects of the earthquakes affected Turkey and several other countries. The death toll has already exceeded 5,100. Syria, Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, […] The article Icelandic […]
Finland is preparing a million euro aid package for Turkey and Syria
Support includes food, housing and medical supplies.
Denmark rushes to help in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake
Frost degreesThe 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck in southeastern Turkey near the Syrian border, and there are reports of heavy casualties in both countries. According to a CNN article today, over 4,300 people have been confirmed dead in Turkey and Syria. About 15,000 people have been injured. Rescue operations have been hampered by freezing cold and aftershocks […]
“Could be frighteningly many who died” – The latest on the earthquake in Turkey
Over 500 people have died in the powerful earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and the death toll is expected to rise. The strongest quake had a magnitude of 7.8, which is the strongest measured since the 1930s. It has also been followed by at least 20 aftershocks. Hear about the latest in Ekot’s live broadcast.
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 […]
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 […]
Turkish prosecutors begin an investigation into protests against Erdogan in Sweden
ANKARA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — Turkish prosecutors on Friday opened an investigation into a protest against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Stockholm, Sweden’s capital, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. The decision came after the Turkish president filed a criminal complaint with Turkish prosecutors over the protest. “A criminal complaint has been submitted to Ankara’s […]
Xinhua Middle East News Roundup at 2200 GMT, 12 January
DAMASCUS – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday called on Turkey to remove its military presence on Syrian soil and end its support for rebels in Syria so that constructive talks between the two countries can move forward. Assad made the remarks during a meeting with the visiting Russian president’s special envoy for Syria Alexander […]
Türkiye summons Swedish envoy for protests against Erdogan
ANKARA, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned Swedish Ambassador Staffan Herrstrom to protest the “terrorist propaganda” against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The ministry relayed Turkey’s reaction to the anti-Erdogan protests held by supporters of Syria’s Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Sweden’s capital […]
Business Round-Up: Inflation continues to fall … slowly
Inflation in Denmark continues to fall…albeit slowly. In October it reached 10.1 percent – the highest rate in 40 years – but it began to fall in November and again in December. According to Statistics Denmark, it fell from 8.9 to 8.7 percent in the last month of the year – still far higher than […]
Business Round-Up: Inflation continues to fall … slowly
Inflation in Denmark continues to fall…albeit slowly. In October it reached 10.1 percent – the highest rate in 40 years – but it began to fall in November and again in December. According to Statistics Denmark, it fell from 8.9 to 8.7 percent in the last month of the year – still far higher than […]
A Danish passport still opens more doors than most
War-torn survivorsOther notables included Great Britain (187), Norway and the United States (186), Canada and Australia (185), Brazil and Argentina (170), Mexico (159), Ukraine (144), Russia (118), South Africa (106), China (80), Indonesia (71) and India (59). “A stronger passport isn’t just about greater freedom of movement: it’s about greater economic freedoms in terms of […]
Sweden, Turkey are not expected to back down in the tug of war for NATO accession
Sweden said on Sunday that Turkey is asking too much in return for being allowed to join NATO, as Ankara is effectively demanding the impossible – that Stockholm override a ruling by its own supreme court. But analysts say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is unlikely to withdraw his permit, at least not before the […]
Danish News Round: New chairman of the Danish Parliament’s Immigration Committee is strongly biased towards applicants from Islamic countries
New Citizen Member of Parliament Mikkel Bjørn has given a clear indication of the likely direction for his chairmanship of the Immigration Committee, the Norwegian Parliament’s Immigration Committee, over the next four years: an increased bias towards applicants from Islamic countries. As of February 2022, Islamic countries made up four of the seven countries with […]
Right now: People are sentenced for posing with human heads in Syria
A man in his 40s is sentenced to four months in prison for crimes against international law after posing next to a human head in Syria in 2012. He is also said to have been photographed with three people while pointing a weapon at them. The man is said to have traveled to Syria and […]
The Kurds hold a mourning march after the shooting in Paris 3
Members of France’s Kurdish community and others held a silent march Monday to honor three people killed in a shooting at a Kurdish cultural center in Paris that prosecutors said was motivated by racism. Turkey summoned France’s ambassador on Monday over what it called “black propaganda” by Kurdish activists after the shooting. Some have marched […]
Turkey says more steps are needed for Sweden’s NATO membership
ANKARA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) — Sweden has not taken enough “concrete steps” to extradite people Ankara considers terrorists and freeze their assets, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday, as Sweden tries to convince Turkey to ratify the country. apply to join NATO. “They deported a PKK (banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party)-affiliated person to our country. […]
Putin supports the plan to expand the Russian armed forces to 1.5 million
Russian President Vladimir Putin backed a defense minister’s proposal to strengthen the Russian military by more than 30% on Wednesday, as he said Moscow needed to learn from and address the problems it faces in Ukraine. Read our live blog to see how all of today’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). This […]
Round-Up in Danish News: Outrage after the Prime Minister fails on the promise of clean drinking water before the election
Another storm threatens to engulf the newly assembled Danish government following the political and public backlash against plans to abolish one of the spring holidays. READ MORE: Church, vocal minorities and academics oppose plans to abolish public holidays, but businesses are mostly in favor Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been accused of going back on […]
Xinhua World News Roundup at 0130 GMT, 11 December
STOCKHOLM – The Nobel Prize ceremony was held last Saturday in the Swedish capital. This year’s award winners received their awards in the Concert Hall. This year’s laureates include: Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger (Physics); Carolyn R. Bertozzi, K. Barry Sharpless and Morten Meldal (Chemistry); Svante Paabo (physiology or medicine); Annie Ernaux […]
Trkiye says the NATO applicant has not met its requirements
Helsinki has not yet promised to lift an arms embargo against Ankara, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called on Finland on Monday to publicly declare an end to its ban on arms transfers to his country. Otherwise, Ankara will not support Helsinki’s NATO membership bid. Speaking to reporters ahead […]
Turkish attacks on America’s Kurdish allies echo the Ukraine war
Bucharest, Romania – US President Joe Biden’s administration is toughening its language toward NATO ally Turkey as it tries to dissuade Turkish President Recep Erdogan from launching a bloody and destabilizing ground offensive against US-allied Kurdish forces in neighboring Syria. Since November 20, after six people died in a bomb attack in Istanbul a week […]
Belgium begins trial against Brussels bombings
BRUSSELS – Belgium is opening its biggest-ever trial on Monday to determine whether 10 men played a role in the 2016 Islamist suicide bombings in Brussels that killed 32 people and injured more than 300. More than six years after the attacks, President Laurence Massart will on Monday confirm the identities of all parties in […]
Turkey’s operation against Kurds in Syria risks reviving the IS group
Turkey is threatening to send group troops into northeastern Syria in retaliation for a deadly bomb in Istanbul on November 13 that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attributed to the Syrian Kurdish YPG (Kurdish People’s Protection Unit). The group has firmly denied responsibility for the attack. But Erdogan now plans to escalate the offensive in the […]
Therefore, Erdoğan wants to invade northern Syria
On November 13, a bomb detonated on Istanbul’s main pedestrian street Istiklal and several people were killed. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan blames the Kurdish YPG militia, which he considers to be an offshoot of the terror-labeled PKK guerrillas. But the Kurdish groups deny any involvement. After the deed, Turkey has begun bombing targets in […]
Danish News Round-Up: Christianshavn is becoming more and more like Venice!
A large part of the canal-saturated Copenhagen district of Christianshavn faces an extended period when it will not be accessible to road vehicles due to the closure of a critical bridge. With the bridge out of action, only bicycles and boats will be able to visit the island of Bjørnsholm – where Nordatlantens Brygge and […]
Mahsa Jina Amini’s place in Kurdish history
Mahsa Jina Amini came from the Kurdish-dominated parts of Iran. Her family did not call her Mahsa but they used the Kurdish name Jina. Kurds and other minorities have long fought for greater rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. After the 22-year-old’s death, the Kurdish slogan “jin, jian, azadi” which means “woman, life, freedom” […]
Erdoğan’s list of demands to admit Sweden into NATO
Sweden’s prime minister and foreign minister have described the Kurdish armed YPG militia in Syria as “dubious” due to close ties to the terrorist group PKK. Even Sweden’s previous government has written in the tripartite agreement between Turkey and Finland that it will not support the militia YPG or its political branch PYD. But while […]
Live: Power restored in the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson
Power has been restored in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson after a two-day blackout, an official posted in Moscow said on Tuesday. The city, occupied by the Russian army since the February 24 invasion of Ukraine, had been without water and electricity since Sunday. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. All times […]
Tobias Billström (M): Membership in NATO is the overriding value
The moderate foreign minister Tobias Billström, who was previously migration minister in the coalition government, says that he is currently recalibrating the foreign administration. Ahead of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s meeting with Turkish President Erdoğan on Tuesday, Tobias Billström distances himself from the Kurdish militia in Syria YPG and their political branch, the PYD party. […]
Government distances itself from Kurdish YPG and PYD – “Are questionable”
Ahead of Ulf Kristersson’s meeting with Turkish President Erdogan on Tuesday, the Swedish government is now distancing itself from the Kurdish militia in Syria YPG and their political branch, the PYD party. The Kurdish militia YPG has long been a NATO and US ally in the fight against IS in Syria. Sweden has previously supported […]
Xinhua Middle East News Roundup at 2200 GMT, November 3
RAMALLAH – Two Palestinians were killed and three wounded Thursday afternoon by Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, Palestinian doctors and eyewitnesses said. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement that Farouq Salameh, 28, died in Jenin’s state hospital from severe wounds after being shot […]
Zelensky calls for ‘long-term protection’ of Ukraine grain corridor
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that the grain shipping corridor to get food out of his country, part of an agreement Russia has suspended, needs reliable, long-term protection. Lawyers in Britain earlier took the first step towards what they said was “groundbreaking” legal action against Russia’s shadowy Wagner group over allegations it committed “terrorism” […]
More non-Western foreigners find work
Thai women get stuck in!There is also a significant difference when comparing the employment rates of non-Western foreigners and their origins. For example, immigrants from Thailand (80.8 percent), India (75.0), and China (72.7) had significantly higher employment rates than immigrants from Lebanon (45.3 percent), Iraq (50.3), and Syria (52 ,1). But Syrian immigrants impressed with […]
Monday’s papers: Children in Syrian camps, more education and stagflation worries
Finland’s foreign minister says that the remaining Finnish children in the Al-Holi camp need their mother’s permission to leave.
The battle over arms supplies for Putin’s war
The war against Ukraine has entered a more intense phase where Russia has increased its attacks from the air. Drones and cruise robots have been used to attack Ukrainian cities, strategic infrastructure and civilian targets such as parks and playgrounds. A revelation by the investigative journalists in Bellingcat shows that several of the Russian military […]
International Round-Up: The Qataris agree that #Denmark you are the worst
Qatari citizens have signaled Denmark for their condemnation following the news that the national soccer team’s kit manufacturer Hummel has designed monochromatic jerseys for the 2022 World Cup that pay tribute to the migrant workers who died during the construction of the stadiums. “This shirt carries a message with it. We do not want to […]
Al-Holi’s relatives can apply for compensation from the Finnish government
Three Finnish children are still in a relocation camp in northern Syria, and the UN committee criticized Finland for delaying their repatriation.
Government party favors investigation into claims made by ‘IS undercover agent’
The ruling Social Democratic Party admits that an inquiry is needed to look into the case of Ahmed Samsam, the Dane currently serving eight years for his involvement in IS, whose claims that he spied for Danish intelligence services will be heard by the High Court, but strongly suggests. that any deep discussion should wait […]
CRC: Finland violated children’s rights in al-Holi
The decision came after investigating a case filed on behalf of six children detained in al-Holi, a relocation camp for the families of so-called Islamic State fighters in Syria. According to the committee, Finland has both the responsibility and the power to protect Finnish children from immediate danger to their lives. “The situation of children […]
Live: Erdogan defends ties with Russia during talks with Putin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday defended Ankara’s booming trade ties with Moscow during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Kazakhstan. The meeting between the two leaders, the fourth in three months, came as the US and EU apply renewed pressure on Turkey to comply with sanctions against Russia. Follow FRANCE […]
Ministry: Finland has done everything to repatriate Finnish children from Syria
Finland takes the decision of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child “very seriously”, says a senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This is how Putin escalates the war in Ukraine
After the dramatic explosion on the Kerch bridge connecting Russia and the occupied Crimean peninsula, Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of blowing up the bridge. Before the Russian Security Council, Putin also claimed that Ukraine was also behind other attacks on Russian-controlled territory. The Russian response came quickly – Russia has carried out […]
Finland has violated the rights of Finnish children in Syria, the UN committee states
The three remaining children, aged 5 to 6, are still being held in “closed camps in a war-torn area,” the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said.
Russia appoints new general to command troops in Ukraine war
He previously served as commander of Russia’s Eastern Military District and led Russian forces in Syria, reports TASS. In particular, Russia recently annexed four regions of Ukraine – Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. The war between Russia and Ukraine appears to be entering a new phase after Kiev dealt a major blow to Moscow’s […]
Erdogan will only support a Nordic country’s NATO bid
Finland and Sweden can join the bloc separately, the Turkish leader said, but Ankara is only ready to support Finland’s request Turkey is now ready to give the green light to Finland’s entry into NATO but is not prepared to do the same for Sweden, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, hinting that […]
Erdogan is working to deepen ties with Putin amid allies’ concerns
Istanbul – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone on Friday with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to deepen relations. The talks are seen as likely contributing to growing concerns among some of Turkey’s NATO partners about its relationship with Moscow and where its loyalties lie. The phone call was announced in a press […]
Erdogan will only support a Nordic country’s NATO bid
Finland and Sweden can join the bloc separately, the Turkish leader said, but Ankara is only ready to support Finland’s request Turkey is now ready to give the green light to Finland’s entry into NATO but is not prepared to do the same for Sweden, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, hinting that […]
Erdogan weighs in on the Nordic countries’ NATO bid
Finland and Sweden can get the bloc separately, the Turkish leader said, but Ankara is only ready to support Finland’s request Turkey is now ready to give the green light to Finland’s entry into NATO but is not prepared to do the same for Sweden, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, hinting that […]
Erdogan weighs in on the Nordic countries’ NATO bid
Finland and Sweden can join the bloc separately, the Turkish leader said, as Ankara is now ready to support only Finland’s request Turkey is now ready to give the green light to Finland’s entry into NATO but is not prepared to do the same for Sweden, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, hinting […]
Turkey signals a possible rapprochement with Syria
Washington – Recently, there have been signs of reconciliation between Turkey and Syria, which have been at loggerheads for more than a decade as Ankara backed Syrian rebel forces fighting Damascus. The pro-government daily Hurriyet reported on September 16 that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had expressed a desire to meet his Syrian counterpart, Bashar […]
First foreign fighter convicted of treason
Another case on the horizonThe Danish-Palestinian was on the run for six years before he was imprisoned in Turkey in 2020 and deported back to Denmark. El-Ali traveled from Denmark to Syria in 2013 to fight on behalf of IS – something he has admitted to doing until 2017. He also admitted to trying to […]
Forbidden love with life at stake in the Middle East
In a number of countries in the Middle East, homosexuality is punishable and in several countries in the region homosexuality can even be punished with death. At the same time that LGBTQ people in the Middle East fight for recognition and increased rights, the authorities respond with punishment and threats. In Egypt, for example, two […]
We knew that the Danes got taller, but not that heavily…
Statisticians like to tell the public that they are getting higher. It strengthens us. By the year 2250 we will all be seven feet tall, we are often told. But this is not true. While ethnic Danes are getting taller and heavier, this is not the case with the overall population. Immigration and assimilation are […]
That’s why Putin and Erdogan need each other | The radio correspondents Live 2022
Over the summer, the presidents of Turkey and Russia have met several times to discuss key issues such as the wars in Syria and Ukraine. However, Erdogan is walking a delicate balance, where Turkey has the defense alliance NATO’s second largest army and at the same time tries to have good relations with Russia. Turkey […]
Åke Sellström
Åke Sellström is a researcher and one of the world’s foremost experts on chemical, biological and radioactive warfare. He has had heavy roles in connection with the UN’s work with international security. Among other things, he has been sent to Syria as head of the UN weapons inspection to investigate whether chemical weapons were used. […]
Erdogan’s diplomacy with Russia alarms West FT
While Turkey is a member of NATO, its president has taken a middle path towards Ukraine Western officials are “increasingly concerned” that Turkey, a NATO ally and prospective EU member, is deepening its cooperation with Russia, the Financial Times has reported. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently returned from Sochi and promised to increase trade […]
The battle over quota refugees and the family feud in SD
This summer, we broadcast special episodes about the four topics that young voters between the ages of 16-29 ranked as the most important before the election, according to the SOM institute. The order is environment, crime, immigration and healthcare. In this program we talk about immigration, which therefore comes in third place. We are talking […]
Is the grain agreement between Ukraine and Russia a "a beacon of hope" or an imaginary dream?
Millions of people in the world’s poorest nations, at imminent risk of starvation, heaved a sigh of relief at the news that these much-needed quantities of grain were reaching the market and grain prices could once again become affordable. Less than 24 hours later, however, Russian missiles hit targets in the port of Odesa, raising […]
Turkey’s Russia stance annoys Biden NEWLY
The news agency describes Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a ?headache? for Washington Turkey continues to be “a source of considerable irritation” to US President Joe Biden’s administration, the New York Times has reported. According to the paper, Ankara’s approach to the Ukraine crisis is part of a wider spectrum of issues. Ankara’s involvement […]
Protests drive foreigners from Sandvad, met more resistance in Vrå
A plan to move a group of foreigners from Sandvad to Vrå must come to a standstill, reported DR. According to the Danish Immigration Service, the Danish Immigration Service, the group’s presence in Sandved had triggered local protests, which ultimately led to the plan to move them to a country estate southwest of Vrå in […]
Helpless in a deportation center is the last resort hunger strike
Being an agent for your own life is a bit impossible when you are a rejected asylum seeker residing in one of Denmark’s deportation centers. Your life is not your own, but is rather subject to higher powers: from the security guards at the entrance to the deportation center to the political authorities who determine […]
Swedish top diplomat criticizes the left for supporting terrorists
Turkey has previously accused Sweden of supporting and arming Kurdish organizations that it considers terrorists Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde on Tuesday condemned members of the country’s Left Party for posing with the flags of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its Syrian offshoots, YPG and YPJ, during a political event. Turkey recently lifted its […]
Swedish top diplomat criticizes the left for supporting “terrorists”
Turkey has previously accused Sweden of supporting and arming Kurdish organizations that it considers terrorists Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde on Tuesday condemned members of the country’s Left Party for posing with the flags of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its Syrian offshoots, YPG and YPJ, during a political event. Turkey recently withdrew its […]
Turkey reminds Sweden, Finland
Ankara has sent an official letter to Stockholm and Helsinki urging the two Nordic countries to extradite? Terrorists? Turkey has sent a reminder to Sweden and Finland of its request for the extradition of the people whom Ankara considers to be “terrorists”. At the end of June, Turkey joined the countries that joined NATO, after […]
Turkey gives Sweden and Finland “reminder”
Ankara has sent an official letter to Stockholm and Helsinki urging the two Nordic countries to extradite “terrorists” Turkey has sent a reminder to Sweden and Finland of its request for the extradition of the persons whom Ankara considers “terrorists.“At the end of June, Turkey joined the countries that joined NATO, after blocking their tenders […]
Even if Sweden and Finland “capitulated” to Erdogan, he could still block their NATO bid
By John SolomouNicosia [Cyprus] July 4 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s blackmail that blocked Sweden’s and Finland’s attempts to join NATO proved successful as the two Nordic countries on June 28 gave in to Turkey’s demands and promised to address their security concerns. Kurdish groups and avoid arms embargoes. In return, Ankara unblocked the […]
Iran’s top diplomat in Syria criticizes Israel, Turkish threats
DAMASCUS, Syria – Iran’s top diplomat on Saturday condemned Israel’s latest air strike on Syria and criticized recent threats from Turkey over another planned invasion of Ankara in northern Syria. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian’s statements came at the beginning of his visit to Syria, where he was expected to discuss mutual relations and regional affairs […]
Iran’s top diplomat in Syria, strikes against Israel and threatens Turkey
DAMASCUS, Syria – Iran’s top diplomat on Saturday condemned Israel’s latest air strike on Syria and criticized recent threats from Turkey over another planned invasion of Ankara in northern Syria. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian’s statements came at the beginning of his visit to Syria, where he was expected to discuss mutual relations and regional affairs […]
Erdogan warns that Turkey can still block Nordic NATO Drive
MADRID – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Sweden and Finland on Thursday that he could still block their efforts to join NATO if they fail to implement a new accession agreement with Ankara. Erdogan issued his straightforward warning at the end of a NATO summit in which the US-led alliance formally invited the Nordic […]
Only 15% of the world enjoys free expression of information
A British group says that their latest study of worldwide freedom of expression shows that only 15% of the world’s population lives where people can receive or share information freely. In its Global Expression Report 2022, Article19, an international human rights organization, said that in authoritarian nations such as China, Myanmar and Russia, and in […]
‘No problem’ for Russia if Finland, Sweden join NATO, says Putin
Russia has “no problem” if Finland and Sweden join NATO, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. “We don’t have problems with Sweden and Finland like we do with Ukraine,” Putin told a news conference in the Turkmenistan capital of Ashgabat. Finland and Sweden will be formally invited to join the alliance after Turkey dropped its […]
Biden Thank you Erdogan for vetoing Sweden, Finland’s NATO command
Madrid – US President Joe Biden on Wednesday thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for releasing his objections to Sweden’s and Finland’s offer to join NATO, which led to the military alliance expanding even closer to Russia. “I would especially like to thank you for what you did to compile the situation with regard to […]
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 […]
Turkey reaches NATO agreement with Finland and Sweden
Scandinavian countries will be NATO observers at the forthcoming summit Turkey will support inviting Finland and Sweden to NATO at the alliance’s forthcoming summit in Spain, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto announced on Tuesday after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson. The three countries signed a memorandum […]
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. […]
What to expect from the NATO Summit in Madrid
NATO leaders will gather in Madrid on June 28-30 for one of the most anticipated meetings the military alliance has held in recent times. As Sweden and Finland aim to free up their path to membership, NATO strengthens its eastern flank, and war-torn Ukraine is desperate for more military support, RFE / RL Europe Editor-in-Chief […]
Finland and Sweden agree with NATO on NATO
NATO released memorandum late Tuesday. According to the document, Finland and Sweden confirmed the terrorist status of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and undertook to prevent the activities of all terrorist organizations, their extensions, stakeholders and inspired groups, and to investigate and prevent all funding and recruitment of such organizations. The Nordic countries also promised […]
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 […]
