Tag: Tunis
Xinhua Middle East News Roundup at 2200 GMT, 23 January
ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden on Monday that it should not expect Turkey’s support to join NATO after the Koran was burned outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. “Those who allow such shameful acts in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm cannot expect good news from us about NATO membership,” […]
China’s Zhang Rui wins 2 titles at WTT Contender Tunis
TUNIS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — China’s Zhang Rui grabbed the spotlight at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Tunis here on Saturday by winning the women’s singles and doubles titles. Japan’s Miwa Harimoto pulled out all the stops to thwart Zhang in the singles final, coming back from 3-1 down to force a decider, but […]
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 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 […]
Flatlining to fabulous: how Eriksen’s Denmark is now among the ten most likely teams to win the World Cup 2022
On 12 June, it was a whole year ago that Christian Eriksen collapsed with a cardiac arrest at Parken Stadion during his country’s opening match at the European Championships 2020. In the following hour his life was in balance; a nation’s collective thoughts made him pull through and live. Denmark continued to lose the match […]
Eurovision: With Russia excluded, Ukraine wins the political competition
Italy will host the final of the 66th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with a country particularly absent: Russia was excluded from the competition in February after its invasion of Ukraine. Despite the competition organizers’ insistence that the competition is a non-political event, the conflict in Europe seems to dominate the public vote. Investments […]
Denmark can follow Britain’s lead in sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
Denmark is considering the possibility of transferring its asylum seekers to Rwanda, the most overpopulated country on the African continent. “Our dialogue with the Rwandan government includes a mechanism for the transfer of asylum seekers,” Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye announced this week. The agreement would aim to “secure a more dignified approach than the criminal […]
WC 2018: Denmark, France, Australia, Peru; WC 2022: Denmark, France, Australia / Peru… WTF, FIFA !!
Last night, Denmark was presented with a very well-known World Cup group. In 2018, they were drawn against France, Australia and Peru, and just the three teams came out of the hat again for 2022. The only difference is that Australia and Peru along with the United Arab Emirates are fighting for only one seat. […]
Nothing to see here, only Western journalists doing PR for neo-Nazis
Lazy reporting or an eagerness to sell one side of the story has put the far right at the center Despite frequent claims to the contrary, the far right lives in Ukraine today. Everything from militant nationalists to white power-loving neo-Nazis, extremists have a significant presence. Although they do not control the country, they exert […]
Finland & Sweden in NATO would trigger response Russia
A possible inclusion of Sweden and Finland in NATO will be serious? military and political consequences that will not be left unanswered by Moscow, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has warned. NATO’s persistent efforts to “pull these countries into orbit for its interests and opportunistic policies” have not gone unnoticed by Russia, said Maria Zakharova, the ministry’s […]
Russia warns of NATO expansion in Scandinavia
A possible inclusion of Sweden and Finland in NATO will be serious? military and political consequences that will not be left unanswered by Moscow, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has warned. NATO’s persistent efforts to “pull these countries into orbit for its interests and opportunistic policies” have not gone unnoticed by Russia, said Maria Zakharova, the ministry’s […]
The 15th FINA Short-course Worlds ends with four world records
ABU DHABI December 21 (Xinhua) – Florian Wellbrock took the victory in the men’s 1,500m freestyle by breaking the world record on Tuesday when the 15th FINA World Championships in swimming (25m) ended here with four world records. Earlier at the Abu Dhabi Aquatics Festival, which was held in parallel with Short-course Worlds, Wellbrock won […]
Russian politicians want the nation’s football flops to be punished
A deputy to the Russian State Duma has proposed fines for football players whose performance is not top notch for the national team. According to the official, it will provide extra incentive for stars to play “with full dedication”. The proposal was made by Sultan Khamzaev from the United Russia party. According to the deputy […]
National team training improved my game in Senior Women’s NFC: Sandhiya Ranganathan
New Delhi [India]December 4 (ANI): One of the promising strikers who has played in the Indian women’s senior national team in recent years, Sandhiya Ranganathan, is currently showcasing his talents in the 2021-22 Senior Women’s Football Championship in Kerala. Sandhiya is from Tamil Nadu and she currently represents her state in the Senior Women’s NFC […]
Paris attacks accused abort boycott to hear about himself
Wednesday, the 52nd day of the trial of 20 men suspected of involvement in the November 2015 massacres in Paris, was dedicated to Belgian police evidence, which was reproduced via video link from the Attorney General’s office in Brussels. Four of the accused continued to boycott the proceedings. Sofien Ayari returned to the prisoners’ enclosure […]
The Durand Line dispute is a major existential concern for Pakistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 21 (ANI): Durand Line is a strategic concern for both Afghanistan and Pakistan, but the dispute over the region is a major existential concern for Islamabad. The Durand Line (the border established under British colonial rule and the Afghan king in 1893) divides the traditional Pashtun homelands of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Due […]
Russia resumes regular air services with Iran, the Netherlands, Thailand and six other countries
Moscow [Russia]November 9 (ANI / Sputnik): Russia resumed regular air traffic on Tuesday, suspended due to the covid-19 pandemic, with the Bahamas, Iran, the Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Slovenia, Tunisia, Sweden and Thailand. Moscow also lifted restrictions on air communications with Austria, Switzerland, Finland and the United Arab Emirates and increased the number of flights to […]
Indian women’s football teams seem to continue good work against Djurgarden
Stockholm [Sweden], October 23 (ANI): India’s women’s soccer team is ready to take on Djurgarden IF in their second friendly match in Stockholm on Saturday. After playing four friendly matches against UAE (4-1), Tunisia (0-1), Bahrain (5-0) and Chinese Taipei (1-0), Thomas Dennerby’s girls went to Sweden with three victories and one loss against their […]
Indian women’s soccer teams are preparing for the Hammarby challenge
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): With three wins under their belt, the Indian women’s soccer team now takes on the Swedish Dammalsvenskan (level 1) league team Hammarby IF in a friendly match in Stockholm on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. This is the first of the two friendly matches they will play in the Scandinavian […]
India’s women’s soccer team is preparing for two friendly matches in Sweden
Stockholm [Sweden], 14 October (ANI): The Indian women’s team is ready to take off against Sweden, where they will meet two Dammalsvenskan (level 1) sides Hammarby IF (20 October) and Djurgarden IF (23 October) as part of their preparations for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup for women next year. The team has already played four […]
Indian women’s soccer teams beat Bahrain 5-0
Manama [Bahrain], October 11 (ANI): The Indian women’s soccer team put on a dominant show against Bahrain to record a giant 5-0 victory at Hamad Town Stadium in Hamad Town, on Sunday. Thomas Dennerby’s girls sent out a strong message with this astonishing victory after the heartbreaking 0-1 defeat against Tunisia in their previous friendly […]
After a victory over the United Arab Emirates, Indian women’s teams look up their game against “tougher” Tunisia
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): After defeating the United Arab Emirates at home, an optimistic Indian women’s team is ready to face Tunisia in Dubai on Monday. The Indian women’s team had previously defeated the UAE by a 4-1 margin in Dubai, where Manisha Kalyan, Pyari Xaxa, Sweety Devi and Anju Tamang reached the […]
WTA compilation: Ons Jabeur upsets Elina Svitolina to reach Chicago semis
The sixth seeded Ons Jabeur in Tunisia had 28 winners while making a 6-4, 6-2 victory over leading Elina Svitolina of Ukraine on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic. Svitolina had only nine winners in a match that Jabeur controlled for most of 82 minutes. Jabeur will face fifth-seeded Elena […]
WTA compilation: Anett Kontaveit rolls in the Chicago opener
Anett Kontaveit, who came from a championship race in Ostrava, Czech Republic, last week, won her opening match on Tuesday in the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic. The 11th seeded Estonian beat USA’s Madison Brengle 6-4, 6-3 in 84 minutes. Kontaveit put only 63 percent of their first serve into play and lost three service matches, […]
India’s women’s soccer team to play national friendlies
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) [India], September 24 (ANI): After setting up camp in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand for about a month, the Indian women’s team will travel abroad on an exposure tour as part of preparations for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, which will take place in India. next year. Earlier, head coach Thomas Dennerby had emphasized the importance […]
The democratic journey in Tunisia continues
The debate over whether or not the measures taken by President Said were constitutional has attracted the attention of national experts and international observers, as the Constitutional Court cannot rule on the matter. Unfortunately, this debate has obscured the notion that what happened in Tunisia was an indication of how Tunisia’s democracy has not worked. […]
The prisoner in terror case was 300 times forced to dress naked
Two courts have ruled that the intervention was in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights and that the inmate was subjected to degrading treatment. The problem was that the more than 300 investigations took place completely routinely, without the Danish Prison and Probation Service specifically considering whether it was necessary, the Western High […]
African criticism can challenge Danish asylum plan
The African Union, Africa’s counterpart to the EU, has issued a particularly harsh press release. In this, the union specifically extends to the law that was passed in the Folketing in June, and which makes it possible to place reception centers for Danish asylum treatment outside the EU. The plans are called “xenophobic” and “completely […]
Cryptocurrency in Norway: How does it work?
Cryptocurrency has been a lot I find lately. The newspapers have published several articles about people who have won, or lost, big summers thanks to an investment in cryptocurrency. If you are one of those who have become curious, we will tell you more about what cryptocurrency is and, not least, what you can use […]
WTT: India’s paddler Preyesh Raj enters the quarterfinals
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]May 27 (ANI): The young rising Indian paddler Preyesh Raj Suresh made it to the quarterfinals at the WTT Youth Star Contender Tunis 2021 on Thursday with an exciting 3-2 victory against Sweden’s David Bjorkryd. Playing in the U-15 boys singles, the current national junior champion Preyesh recovered well after sitting down against […]
Mette F. on featured video: We all have a responsibility to say no
A video of a man’s overfishing of a family at Kastrup Harbor on Saturday has made politicians and users on social media react. – Why do you not piss off to your own country ?, the man says in the video, among other things to the couple, who according to DR has a Tunisian background. […]
More than fifty migrants are feared to have drowned
The boat the migrants were on must have sunk off the coast of Tunisia yesterday. Around 30 of the passengers have been rescued by workers from an oil platform. Yesterday, Tunisia’s fleet rescued 113 migrants from a boat that was capsizing.
Top diplomat has been in dialogue with Egypt about new asylum system
The government has also been in dialogue with Egypt about a new asylum system. Jyllands-Posten writes this on the basis of access to documents. According to the newspaper, they show that the Danish top diplomat Anders Tang Friborg in November 2020 was in Cairo, Egypt’s capital. It was he “in order to advance the government’s […]
The government is talking to Ethiopia and Tunisia about reception centers
The Danish government has secretly been in dialogue with Ethiopia, Tunisia and a third country about reception centers for asylum seekers to be flown from Denmark to a country outside Europe’s borders. It writes Jyllands-Posten. The newspaper has been given access to a number of documents about, among others, the diplomat Anders Tang Friborg’s travels. […]
Actor Steen Springborg is dead – 67 years old
The employment came immediately after Springborg graduated from Aarhus Theatre’s student school. Here, the Aarhusian hung out for several seasons and made his breakthrough in the play “The Horse God”, where he, among other things, played scenes without a shred on his body. In 1975, he was nominated for a Bodil for his supporting role […]
The cartels control migration; Alice Petrén, New York
New York, Thursday morning Maybe he was 11-12 years old, the boy who stood with a large bag in the corner of the neat transit camp for refugees and migrants, which was on the north side of the barbed wire that had just been rolled out to mark the border between Macedonia and Greece. That […]
Boat with migrants capsized – 41 people drowned
At least 41 people drowned when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean off Tunisia. Only three people have been rescued. In the boat, African migrants were traveling on their way from Tunisia to Europe, but they ended up in distress outside the Tunisian city of Sfax. The number of migrants trying to get from Tunisia […]
Historically, two women have a chance at the Oscar for best director
The Swedish songwriters Rikard Göransson and Fat Max Gsus have together with co-composers been nominated for the award for best original song for the song “Husavik” in the film “Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga”, performed by Molly Sandén. Among the nominees for the most prestigious award – best film – are two female directors: […]
Today, Sweden’s hunt for an Olympic venue begins
Silver in the World Cup a little over a month ago and now the national handball team is faced with a perhaps even tougher task in the Olympic qualifiers. Matches against in turn Germany, Algeria and Slovenia in a tournament in Berlin where the two best qualify for the Olympics in Tokyo. “It is a […]
FACTS: Current members of the Security Council
There are more than 50 UN countries that have never been members of the Security Council. The Security Council regularly debates issues of importance to the world. It is here, among other things, that decisions can be made on sanctions against countries or on the creation of peacekeeping forces. All 193 member states of the […]
39 drowned outside Tunisia – children among the victims
At least 39 people, including several children, have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia, according to the Tunisian Ministry of Defense. 165 have been picked up from the water and the rescue operation continues. Most of the two boats are from sub-Saharan Africa, but the goal was to get to Europe. At […]
From Iceland – Bears, cramps and umbrellas
The annual French film festival in Reykjavík, which is currently taking place in Bíó Paradis, ends on Valentine’s Day. So if you feel Ilove for a spot of cinéma gaulois, better kick the euro-butt down to Hverfisgata before Sunday night to avoid disappointment. The Gallic delicacies on offer can be seen in theaters website, but […]
Great mistrust of vaccine in Morocco
Morocco, which after South Africa was hit hardest by the corona pandemic in Africa, has ordered 65 million doses from two different pharmaceutical companies – Astra Zeneca and Chinese Sinopharm Among the population, there is a distrust of the Chinese vaccine, which has not yet been approved by the Chinese authorities Tunisia has ordered two […]
2020 – the year when politics mutated
The past year was not only the year when our lives were put on hold, it was also the year when politics changed the agenda, states Ekot’s political commentator Tomas Ramberg. Political peace was made possible by the right and the left agreeing to keep society and companies going. The pandemic and the economic crisis […]
New ambassadors from Tunisia and Japan to Norway
Two new ambassadors to Norway presented the credentials to the Norwegian King Harald V on 17 December 2020. The new ambassadors are Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia, Amel Ben Younes and Ambassador to Japan Kawamura Hiroshi.
The Foreign Chronicle
Stockholm, Monday. “Do not look in the rearview mirror, look ahead.” The advice comes from a water-combed, backslick-groomed so-called life coach. His well-groomed revelation fills the television screen. The light blue shirt is perfectly ironed, not a sweat rose in sight despite hot headlights. With a perfectly cool smile that reveals a dazzling white and […]
Folk high school forced to close – acted “corrupt”
Folkbildningsrådet has inspected the school with 300 students, since they received tips about irregularities. Among other things, the school has invested 2.8 million in a school in Tunisia, which is not allowed, state subsidies will go to public education in Sweden. The school management rejects most of the criticism writes Göteborgsposten.
The United States encounters a record number of cases of Coronavirus daily
A record 121,888 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the United States on Thursday, the third record-breaking day this week, according to Johns Hopkins University. Infections increase in all regions of the United States as the COVID-19 death rate continues to rise. More than 1,200 deaths were reported on Thursday by Johns Hopkins University, […]
Police guard the embassy in Denmark after church killings in Nice
Ritzau is awaiting a comment from the Copenhagen Police on the case. A church servant and two women were killed when a man attacked them with a 30-centimeter-long knife at Notre-Dame Church in Nice on Thursday morning. About half an hour later, police arrived and shot and wounded a 21-year-old man accused of being behind […]
Working group to prevent new Maersk Etienne case
It turned into an unwanted break of 38 days for the ship “Maersk Etienne” earlier this year, when the ship lay still with 27 stranded migrants. The responsibility for the migrants was tossed around between several countries until the migrants eventually came ashore with the help of an aid organization. Now a working group must […]
Rescue efforts are underway after a migrant boat sank
Off the coast of Tunisia, a boat carrying migrants has sunk and a rescue operation is currently underway in the area. Three children and eight adults are said to have died, according to Tunisian authorities. Another 20 people are missing after the accident. The migrants are believed to have been on their way to Italy […]
Tunisia will be the last country outside Europe to turn orange
Tunisia has for a long time been the only country outside Europe that was not subject to Danish travel restrictions in connection with the corona pandemic. But now it’s over. From Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs now also advises against all unnecessary travel to Tunisia. This is because Tunisia has introduced entry restrictions for […]
Tunisia turns orange
Tunisia has for a long time been the only country outside Europe that was not subject to Danish travel restrictions in connection with the corona pandemic. But now it’s over. From Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs now also advises against all unnecessary travel to Tunisia, the ministry informs. An unnecessary trip is, for example, […]
More migrants venture out into the Mediterranean
In recent days, many refugees and migrants have returned to the small Italian island of Lampedusa, which lies far south in the Mediterranean. These are boats that depart from Tunisia in particular. – The boat traffic with refugees and migrants has intensified in the last 48 hours and it is small boats that depart from […]
Infection is rising in the UK – travel may be discouraged
Britain is on its way to being on the list of countries that the Foreign Office advises against traveling to. For the past two weeks, the country has had an average of 35.4 infections per week per 100,000 inhabitants. It shows figures from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The Danish authorities […]
The borders with Sweden and Norway will reopen in more than five months
Early on Saturday, Finland’s land borders with Sweden and Norway opened for unlimited travel for the first time since the beginning of April. As of midnight, the Finnish authorities lifted travel restrictions between Finland and Cyprus, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the Vatican. The change also applies to residents of Australia, Canada and Japan […]
FACTS: These are Denmark’s travel guides for Europe
Several countries have crossed the Foreign Ministry’s pain line. Since the ministry last Thursday last updated Denmark’s travel guides, both Austria, the Netherlands and Portugal have had more than 30 new cases of infection per 100,000 inhabitants per week. This is the limit for the Danish authorities, and the countries can therefore be added to […]
Muguruza defeats Stephens in Rome; Gauff is waiting
Garbine Muguruza of Spain defeated Sloane Stephens in straight sets on Tuesday in the first round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. The 6-3, 6-3 win creates a match with the American phenomenon Coco Gauff, who won his debut in Rome. The two-time Grand Slam champion Muguruza beat Stephens in 1 hour, 21 minutes […]
The EU proposes new migration agreements with North Africa
There are several signals that the EU wants to reach new agreements with countries in North Africa to deal with the influx of refugees and migrants. On 30 September, EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson will present her proposal for a new migration policy for Europe. But already now several are talking about agreements with external countries […]
The government creates migration ambassador
The government creates a new ambassadorial post and task force to work to create reception centers for immigrants outside the EU. It writes the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. – A migration ambassador can help open doors for Denmark’s proposal for a new approach, where we stop the migrant pressure on Europe and ensure that real […]