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Biden to host Swedish PM for talks on NATO, Ukraine


Saturday, 1 July, 2023 , 21:33 AFP US President Joe Biden will host Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson next week to talk about transatlantic security cooperation and the war in Ukraine, the White House said Saturday.

Trawler tragedy survivors blame Greek coastguard


Friday, 30 June, 2023 , 17:28 AFP Survivors of the fishing trawler that went down off Greece carrying hundreds of migrants claimed it was no accident.

Turkey to hold NATO talks with Sweden next Thursday


Wednesday, 28 June, 2023 , 20:06 AFP The top diplomats from Turkey and Sweden will meet at NATO headquarters next Thursday for talks on Stockholm's bid to join the alliance, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said.

Man sets fire to Koran pages outside Stockholm mosque


Wednesday, 28 June, 2023 , 19:25 AFP A man set fire to pages of the Koran outside Stockholm's main mosque Wednesday, drawing a swift condemnation from Turkey which is holding up Sweden's bid to join NATO days ahead of a summit.

Man sets fire to Koran pages outside Stockholm mosque


Wednesday, 28 June, 2023 , 16:07 AFP A man set fire to pages of the Koran outside Stockholm's main mosque Wednesday, with Swedish police, who had granted a permit for the protest, saying he was being investigated for "agitation against an ethnic group."

Turkey slams 'despicable' Koran protest in Sweden


Wednesday, 28 June, 2023 , 15:13 AFP Turkey's foreign minister condemned the burning of several pages from the Koran in Sweden on Wednesday as "vile" and "despicable".

Man sets fire to Koran pages outside Stockholm mosque


Wednesday, 28 June, 2023 , 14:35 AFP A man set fire to several pages of the Koran outside Stockholm's main mosque Wednesday, after Swedish police granted a permit for the protest which coincided with the start of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha.

Turkey to hold NATO talks with Sweden next Thursday


Wednesday, 28 June, 2023 , 13:53 AFP The top diplomats from Turkey and Sweden will meet at NATO headquarters next Thursday for talks on Stockholm's bid to join the alliance, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said.

Sweden police grant permit for Koran burning protest outside mosque


Wednesday, 28 June, 2023 , 10:44 AFP Swedish police said they have granted a permit for a protest where the organiser plans to burn a Koran outside Stockholm's main mosque on Wednesday, the start of the Muslim three-day Eid al-Adha holiday.

Sweden police grant permit for Koran burning protest outside mosque


Wednesday, 28 June, 2023 , 09:32 AFP Swedish police said they have granted a permit for a protest where the organiser plans to burn a Koran outside Stockholm's main mosque on Wednesday, the start of the Muslim three-day Eid al-Adha holiday.