Tag: Sweden

On January 21st, 2023 a Swedish anti-NATO activist executed a planned and government-approved demonstration which included burning a Quran. Turkish officials and President Erdogan himself responses harshly, effectively communicating that Turkey would not vote Sweden into NATO. Two days ago, a similar demonstration was planned, but the Swedish government...

At approximately 0400 EST, the Swedish Security Service announced that two Russian nationals had been arrested in absentia in Stockholm. The two persons were reportedly married and lived in Stockholm for ten years and in Sweden for more than twenty years. The couple migrated from Russian in the early...

European leaders believe sabotage is to blame after three offshore lines of the Nord Stream pipelines suffered simultaneous leaks, which comes as the gas project has been a focal point of an energy standoff between Russia and Europe.  On Monday, the Danish Energy Agency reported that a “pressure drop in...

30 minutes ago Swedish media reported that Hamid Nouri, an Iranian national has been convicted of war crimes including torture and murder. Hamid Nouri, born on 29 April 1961, was known as Hamid Abbasi among political inmates. He was an IRGC guard in Evin and Gohardasht Prison and worked closely with...

Turkish Preaident Erdogan says no to new NATO nations following their recent applications to join. Turkiye will say "no" to entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday, as senior representatives of the two countries are set to visit Turkiye for talks in the...

Sweden and Finland’s final and largest hurdle to join NATO may be Turkey, who has voiced staunch opposition to allowing the two countries to join the organization. Turkey has largely cited the two Nordic countries’ policies towards Kurdish fightingand political  groups that Turkey views as terrorist organizations. https://twitter.com/AnnLinde/status/1469369722760314880?s=20&t=lSyteKWzDaRxEAHBo7g1JA Sweden has long...