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Erdogan Signs NATO Accession Protocol for Sweden, Pushed to Turkish Parliament for Ratification

Turkish President Recep Erdogan has signed Sweden's NATO accession...

Swedish Consulate Attacked in Izmir, Turkey

An armed attack took place on the Swedish consulate...

Iraq Expels Swedish Ambassador After Koran Burning Planned in Stockholm Approved by Government

BAGHDAD/STOCKHOLM, July 20 (Reuters) - Iraq expelled the Swedish...

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Iraq Expels Swedish Ambassador, Withdraws Charge d’Affaires from Stockholm

Update (0826 EST): Iraqi pro-militia outlet Sabereen has announced that the names and addresses of Swedish companies operating in Iraq will be published and targeted by Shia groups. The Iraqi government has already suspended the license for Swedish company Ericsson to operate in Iraqi territory. The Iraqi Media and...

Agreement Reached: Turkey Receives EU Support, Allows Sweden to Join NATO

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has announced that Turkey will finally allow the unanimous vote to accept Sweden into the alliance. Turkish state media, Andalou Agency, has hinted at an agreement related to the European Union with a quote from a senior government official, saying, "The Government of Turkiye has...

al-Qaeda Calls for Attacks in Sweden Following Quran Burning

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...

Swedish Security Police Arrest Two Russian Nationals In Absentia

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...

Nord Stream Faces Three Simultaneous Leaks Following Subsea Blasts, European Officials Suspect Sabotage

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...

Sweden Sentences Hamid Nouri To Life in Prison

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...

Week's Recap

CENTCOM Confirms Shoot Down of Houthi Drone Over Red Sea

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that...

China Accuses US Warship of “Illegally” Entering Disputed Waters of Second Thomas Shoal

China has accused the American Independence-class littoral combat ship...

Houthis Claim Responsibility for Attacks Against Commercial Vessels in Red Sea

In an official statement, the Iran-backed Houthi rebel movement...

Islamic Resistance in Iraq Confirms 5 Deaths in Alleged American Airstrike

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella organization of...
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