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Sweden Reclaims Its Daesh Women and Children Deported From Syria
Both local prison camp authorities and Swedish officials emphasised the near-impossibility to prosecute Daesh* women due to a lack of evidence or legal basis.Three...
Sweden Bolsters Military Presence on Key Baltic Island, Citing ‘Increased Russian Activity’
Europe05:16 GMT 25.08.2021The island of Gotland, Sweden's largest, has previously been identified as a likely entry point and a springboard for a "Russian...
‘We Will Never Go Back to 2015’: Sweden Doesn’t Believe in New Refugee Wave Despite Afghan Crisis
Europe06:47 GMT 20.08.2021In 2015, Sweden, a nation of over 10 million, saw a record 163,000 asylum seekers, mostly from the Middle East and...
People in Rich Countries Considered ‘Equal’ Tend to Choose ‘Traditional’ Gender Roles, Study Finds
Europe06:17 GMT 19.08.2021In what is known as the 'equality paradox', men's and women's differences in preferences and career choices are more stark in...
Swede’s Military Presence in Mali Continues Even as France Terminates Its Mission
Africa07:28 GMT 14.06.2021(updated 07:29 GMT 14.06.2021) At present, the West African nation of Mali hosts Sweden's largest military presence abroad at several...
‘Extremists Recruit Openly Without Resistance’: Swedish Researcher Warns of Growth in Islamism
Europe06:20 GMT 13.05.2021Magnus Ranstorp of the National Defence College has described Sweden's failure to address the growing threat of Islamism as a "chain...
Swedish Academy Loses Court Case Against Neo-Nazis Over Classic Poetry
Europe07:47 GMT 16.04.2021While the Swedish Academy claimed that classic poems and other literary works published by the National-Socialist Nordic Resistance Movement were put...
Woman in Sweden Sentenced to Prison for Taking Baby Boy to Daesh
Europe07:21 GMT 09.03.2021The woman is suspected of war crimes in a separate investigation, yet no charges have been brought so far. Still, an...
Swedish Prime Minister Under Fire for Saying Afghan Stabbing ‘Not a Question of Immigration’
Europe05:45 GMT 05.03.2021An Afghan man in his 20s was shot by Swedish police after a bloody knife attack in the town of Vetlanda...
UN Puts Sweden on ‘Shame List’, Urges to Bring ‘Home’ Daesh Children
Europe05:25 GMT 09.02.2021(updated 07:58 GMT 09.02.2021) During the rise of the so-called Daesh* “caliphate”, Sweden emerged as one of Europe's premier “producers”...
Sweden to Shut Borders for Arrivals Without Negative COVID-19 Test… Except Asylum Migrants
Europe05:15 GMT 04.02.2021While dispatching soldiers to assist the police in monitoring the national border and upholding the government's entry ban due to a...
Sweden Railroads Through ‘Largest Defence Investment Since 50s’
One of the stated goals of formally non-aligned Sweden's rearmament is to be able to endure a possible military crisis for three months until...
Swedish Armed Forces Reveal Secret Drills With US
Europe05:36 GMT 13.11.2020The goal of the exercise is to enhance cooperation in the event of a conflict in Sweden or its whereabouts, to...
Five Swedish Mosques Receive Letters With Threats, White Powder
Europe06:33 GMT 13.11.2020According to the Swedish police, threats against mosques are uncommon in Sweden, but may be linked to the recent series of...
Swedish Minister Slams Violent Islamists as ‘Biggest Threat to Europe’ Amid Elevated Preparedness
Europe05:42 GMT 09.11.2020Following the terrorist incidents in France and Austria, the Swedish police decided to launch a "special national event" in order to...
