Tag: Tobias

  • Storm Antoni: why naming storms is a risky business

    Storm Antoni: why naming storms is a risky business

    Since 2015, the UK’s Met Office has used forenames to label storms, as a strategy for improving people’s awareness of severe weather warnings. The list of names for the 2023 storm season was compiled in conjunction with the Irish forecaster Met Eireann and KNMI, the Dutch national weather forecasting service. The list includes forenames suggested…

  • Bangladesh condemns Quran desecration in Sweden

    Bangladesh condemns Quran desecration in Sweden

    DHAKA, Bangladesh – Dr. AK Abdul Momen, Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister, expressed grave concern to his Swedish counterpart on Sunday about the recent desecration and burning of copies of the Holy Quran in Sweden. According to the foreign ministry, Dr. AK Abdul Momen spoke by phone with his Swedish counterpart, Tobias Billstrm, about the issues raised…

  • Five forgotten Swedes you want to keep track of

    Five forgotten Swedes you want to keep track of

    Tobias Svanelid, Vetenskapsradion Historia, wants to broaden the picture of Sweden’s history. Hear about five of the forgotten Swedes who were there when our country became what it is today. Among other things, there is a heretic from Gottröra, a slave at St Barthelemy and a woman who walked in Gustav Vasa’s footsteps. Host: Martin…

  • Israel warns EU country about burning religious texts

    Israel warns EU country about burning religious texts

    Sweden has authorized several demonstrations at which sacred texts were to be burned in recent weeks Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has warned his Swedish counterpart Tobias Billstrom that a planned demonstration on Friday, which was set to feature a Torah book being set alight outside its embassy in Stockholm, could have damaged the two…

  • New Permit Applications to Burn Religious Books Worry Swedish PM

    New Permit Applications to Burn Religious Books Worry Swedish PM

    STOCKHOLM – Sweden’s prime minister said Thursday that police have received several permit applications for the burning of religious texts in the country next week, and that he fears this may escalate tensions further with the Muslim world. In his first public comments since the start of the Quran burning crisis that has severely strained…

  • Swedish FM voices regret the Koran attack in Stockholm: Lebanese media

    Swedish FM voices regret the Koran attack in Stockholm: Lebanese media

    BEIRUT, July 23 (Xinhua) — The Swedish foreign minister on Sunday expressed regret over the recent attack on the Koran in Stockholm, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported. During a telephone conversation with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib, Tobias Billström expressed Sweden’s regret over the desecration of the Koran and its insult to Islamic faith…

  • The Swedish embassy in Iraq is moving operations to Stockholm

    The Swedish embassy in Iraq is moving operations to Stockholm

    Security forces try to disperse protesters during clashes in front of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2023. /CFP The Swedish embassy in Iraq is temporarily moving its operations to Stockholm for security reasons, Swedish media reported on Friday with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Iraqi government on Thursday asked…

  • Western diplomat expelled for desecrating the Koran

    Western diplomat expelled for desecrating the Koran

    Stockholm’s embassy in Baghdad was also stormed by protesters this week The Iraqi government has expelled the Swedish ambassador and ordered its own envoy to return home, in outrage over Stockholm’s decision to allow a protest outside Iraq’s diplomatic mission, during which activists were seen trampling and kicking a copy of the Koran. Iraqi Prime…

  • Swedish envoy is expelled due to desecration of the Koran

    Swedish envoy is expelled due to desecration of the Koran

    Stockholm’s embassy in Baghdad was also stormed by protesters this week The Iraqi government has expelled the Swedish ambassador and ordered its own envoy to return home, in protest at Stockholm’s decision to allow a protest outside Iraq’s diplomatic mission during which a couple of activists were seen trampling and kicking a copy of the…

  • This is how Putin is affected by the Wagner group’s rebellion |  Live broadcast from Ekot

    This is how Putin is affected by the Wagner group’s rebellion | Live broadcast from Ekot

    Cast: Fredrik Wadström, presenter of the podcast Radiokorrespondentena Russia Maria Persson Löfgren, Swedish Radio’s Russia correspondent Tobias Sandblad, Sveriges Radio’s correspondent in Berlin Christine Ädel, reporter at Ekot

  • Iranian, Swedish top diplomats urge to promote ties

    Iranian, Swedish top diplomats urge to promote ties

    TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Sweden emphasized the development of relations between the two countries. – Politics news – Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström held a telephone conversation on Wednesday. The two top diplomats talked about the latest status of bilateral relations as well as regional and international…

  • Trkiye explains what Sweden must do to join NATO

    Trkiye explains what Sweden must do to join NATO

    Ankara wants Stockholm to fully apply new anti-terror legislation, a senior official has said Turkey is still waiting for Sweden to crack down on groups considered by Ankara to be terrorists before approving Stockholm’s bid to join NATO, parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus said on Wednesday. Kurtulmus said during a broadcast on TRT that Türkiye is…

  • Trkiye explains what Sweden must do to join NATO

    Trkiye explains what Sweden must do to join NATO

    Ankara wants Stockholm to fully apply new anti-terror legislation, a senior official has said Trkiye is still waiting for Sweden to crack down on groups considered by Ankara to be terrorists before approving Stockholm’s bid to join NATO, parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus said on Wednesday. During a broadcast on TRT, Kurtulmus stated that Trkiye is…

  • Blinken encourages Turkish counterpart to support Sweden’s NATO bid

    Blinken encourages Turkish counterpart to support Sweden’s NATO bid

    ANKARA/WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken encouraged Ankara to support Sweden in its bid to join NATO in a meeting with new Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday, a State Department spokesman said. Turkey has objected to Sweden’s bid to join the Western military alliance, citing security concerns, but members of the…

  • The deadly airplane experiment

    The deadly airplane experiment

    During certain parts of the 1950s, an average of two fighter pilots died a month during flights with the new combat aircraft Sweden had developed. At home, the relatives waited well aware that it could soon be their turn to receive a death sentence. Still, they didn’t talk about it. That’s what it was like…

  • Trkiye will not participate in the important NATO meeting in Sweden

    Trkiye will not participate in the important NATO meeting in Sweden

    Ankara holds the keys to the bloc’s expansion, but Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will skip the Oslo gathering Turkey’s Mevlut Cavusoglu will not attend a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Oslo this week, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said on Wednesday. Cavusoglu’s absence means that no immediate progress will be made in Sweden’s bid…

  • Trkiye will not participate in key NATO meeting – Sweden

    Trkiye will not participate in key NATO meeting – Sweden

    Ankara holds the keys to the bloc’s expansion, but Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will skip the Oslo gathering Turkey’s Mevlut Cavusoglu will not attend a meeting with NATO foreign ministers in Oslo this week, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said on Wednesday. Cavusoglu’s absence means that no immediate progress will be made in Sweden’s bid…

  • Sweden says anti-terror laws should satisfy Trkiye

    Sweden says anti-terror laws should satisfy Trkiye

    Ankara has blocked Stockholm’s bid for NATO membership, accusing the Nordic nation of harboring Kurdish terrorists New anti-terror legislation should pave the way for Turkey to sign Sweden’s accession to NATO, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said on Wednesday. The Nordic country applied with Finland for membership of the military bloc last year, but Ankara…

  • Sweden says anti-terror laws should satisfy Trkiye

    Sweden says anti-terror laws should satisfy Trkiye

    Ankara has blocked Stockholm’s bid for NATO membership, accusing the Nordic nation of harboring Kurdish terrorists New anti-terror legislation should pave the way for Turkey to sign Sweden’s accession to NATO, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said on Wednesday. The Nordic country applied with Finland for membership of the military bloc last year, but Ankara…

  • Should we celebrate Sweden’s 500th birthday?

    Should we celebrate Sweden’s 500th birthday?

    On June 6, 1523, Gustav Vasa was elected king of Sweden. This year, some believe that the event should be recognized as Sweden’s five hundredth birthday, while critics believe that the election of the king did not mark anything fundamentally new for Sweden. Tobias Svanelid gets to the bottom of the quincentenary and talks to…

  • Jaishankar meets the Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlen in Stockholm

    Jaishankar meets the Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlen in Stockholm

    Stockholm [Sweden]May 15 (ANI): Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, who is visiting Sweden, met the Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlen in Stockholm on Monday morning. The two leaders discussed the respective regions and exchanged views on India’s and Sweden’s parliamentary democracies. On Twitter, Jaishankar wrote: “Meet Dr Andreas Norlen, Speaker of the Swedish Parliament this…

  • EAM S Jaishankar holds a meeting with Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson

    EAM S Jaishankar holds a meeting with Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson

    Stockholm [Sweden], May 15 (ANI): Foreign Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson here on Monday. EAM stated that he values ​​Kristersson’s commitment to strengthening ties between the two nations. “Delighted to meet Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Conveyed the personal greetings of Prime Minister @narendramodi. Appreciate his commitment to…

  • Jaishankar meets Sweden’s defense, foreign ministers during his Stockholm trip

    Jaishankar meets Sweden’s defense, foreign ministers during his Stockholm trip

    Stockholm [Sweden]May 14 (ANI): Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson and Foreign Minister Tobias Billström during his three-day visit to Sweden. On Twitter, Jaishankar said: “Good to meet Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson. Useful exchange of views on regional and global security.” After meeting his Swedish counterpart, Jaishankar said that both…

  • My Anthroposophical Heritage

    My Anthroposophical Heritage

    When Tobias’s wife claims that he grew up in a cult, he begins to question his entire upbringing. The years in Waldorf school as a parallel society His grandmother, Karin Ruths Hoffman, was a devoted anthroposophist from Germany. In her youth, she had attended the very first Waldorf school, which was started in Stuttgart by…

  • The return of the rock band Nestor

    The return of the rock band Nestor

    It starts as a teenage dream at home in Falköping. Five friends scratch at home in Tobias’ boy’s room. Posters with the band KISS hang on the walls. Mamma Barbro offers chocolate milk during the breaks. Nestor is put on ice for 25 years The band wins music competitions and everyone in Nestor, as they…

  • 470: Empty threats from Åkesson

    470: Empty threats from Åkesson

    The Sweden Democrats’ party leader Jimmie Åkesson and former group leader Mattias Karlsson have both directed harsh criticism at the EU Parliament’s decision on a migration pact, and the point is directed at the Moderates’ Tobias Tobé. Now the question is whether they are ready to act. We also talk about the mayflower seller Muraf…

  • They were Sweden’s worst kings

    They were Sweden’s worst kings

    The history panel meets to discuss the king’s 50 years on the throne and lists Sweden’s best and worst kings. Hear about Gustav III as a tourist guide, about Magnus Eriksson’s failures and the chancellor who was better than Gustav II Adolf, but also about Charles IX’s hopeless hairstyle and biblically inspired legislation. In addition,…

  • Part 1 of 5. The pension scam 2020

    Part 1 of 5. The pension scam 2020

    Prosecutor Josefin Bengtsson is interviewed in a podcast. There she talks about her first case, which was decisive for the finances of hundreds of thousands of Swedes. It begins with Babak Amani, a police officer at the Ecocrime Authority, receiving several calls from worried pension savers who testify about how their savings have disappeared since…

  • The government wants an armed force to be able to assist in an evacuation from Sudan

    The government wants an armed force to be able to assist in an evacuation from Sudan

    The government is calling a press conference due to the serious situation in Sudan. Defense Minister Pål Jonson and Foreign Minister Tobias Billström will participate. During Friday, the prime minister announced that the Swedish government is preparing to evacuate Swedish embassy personnel. Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands injured since fighting broke out…

  • Copenhagen could host World Tour cycling races as early as 2025

    Last summer, 1,600,000 people lined Denmark’s roads to watch cycling’s biggest race – the Tour de France – whiz by, while the rest of the world wondered how crazy the normally phlegmatic Danes can get from cycling. Still, after three days of excitement, there was a sense of melancholy as the Tour headed south, leaving…

  • The trotting scandal of the ages: Nerve-cut star horse Propulsion

    The trotting scandal of the ages: Nerve-cut star horse Propulsion

    Cast:Daniel Redén, trotting trainer and CEO of Stall ZetMaria Croon, CEO Swedish Trotting SportNiclas Andersson, head of Travronden’s editorial boardHenrik Ingvarsson, freelance journalist who runs the trotting podcast Trottosport Archive sound: Sveriges Radio, SVT, ATG Live, TV12, LeTROT TV The program was made in the spring of 2023 by Martin Marhlo.Final mix: Tobias Carlsson

  • The hated scandal goalkeeper Hope Solo

    The hated scandal goalkeeper Hope Solo

    A program by Cecilia Paulsson, 2023. Cast: Hedvig Lindahl, former national team goalkeeper for Sweden.Susanna Andrén, soccer referee at Radiosporten. Archive audio: Sveriges Radio, ABC News, Queen City News, Fifa, CBC Sports, Skavlan, USA Today, CNN and the Dan Patrick Show. Final mix: Tobias Carlsson.

  • The Silenced City: “Do you know who I am? I can make people disappear”

    The Silenced City: “Do you know who I am? I can make people disappear”

    Employees in the Gothenburg suburb of Hammarkullen, at the leisure center and the library, experience an increased threat from youth gangs in the area, some as young as 14 years old. Most of them are part of a family-based criminal network that for many years had a great impact in Hammarkullen and in the rest…