Sweden

WHO confirms first case of mpox in Sweden

Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox… Read More

Sweden charges activist with hate crime over 2022 Holy Quran desecration

Sweden charged a Swedish-Danish right-wing activist with inciting ethnic hatred by desecrating and burning Holy… Read More

Sweden and Iran exchange prisoners in breakthrough deal

STOCKHOLM: Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden… Read More

Microsoft to invest $3.2 bn in AI in Sweden

STOCKHOLM: Microsoft said Monday it would invest 33.7 billion kronor ($3.2 billion) over two years… Read More

Sweden joins NATO as war in Ukraine prompts security rethink

Sweden joined NATO in Washington on Thursday, two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced… Read More

After long tussle, Sweden to become NATO member

After two centuries of non-alignment and two years of torturous diplomacy, Sweden on Thursday becomes… Read More

Sweden says doesn’t envision sending troops to Ukraine

STOCKHOLM: Sweden, which is set to join NATO, said on Tuesday it did not currently… Read More

Sweden clears final hurdle to join NATO as Hungary approves accession

BUDAPEST/STOCKHOLM: Hungary's parliament approved Sweden's NATO accession on Monday, clearing the last hurdle before the… Read More

Hungary buys Swedish fighter jets, prepares to approve NATO bid

BUDAPEST: Hungary said on Friday it had signed a deal to buy four Saab JAS… Read More

Turkey approves Sweden’s NATO membership bid after 20-month delay

ANKARA: Turkey's parliament ratified Sweden's NATO membership bid on Tuesday, clearing the biggest remaining hurdle… Read More

Tesla sues Swedish state over strike fallout

Electric carmaker Tesla on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Swedish state over a strike… Read More

Tesla sues Sweden

Tesla filed a lawsuit on Monday against the Swedish Transport Agency over a workers' strike… Read More

Sweden’s NATO bid delayed in Turkish parliament

ANKARA: The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission delayed a vote on Sweden's NATO membership bid… Read More

Sweden hikes interest rate as inflation ‘still too high’

STOCKHOLM: Sweden's central bank raised its key rate to a 15-year high on Thursday and… Read More

Greta Thunberg fined for disobeying Sweden police, denies crime

MALMO: Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was fined on Monday for disobeying police at a… Read More

Fazl urges Muslim world to recall ambassadors from Sweden

KARACHI: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman urged the Muslim World to recall ambassadors… Read More

Pakistan strongly condemns another act of Holy Quran’s desecration in Sweden

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday condemned in the "strongest possible terms" yet another Islamophobic act of… Read More

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over planned Quran desecration

Iraq expelled the Swedish ambassador on Thursday in protest at a planned desecration of Holy… Read More

Iraq tells Sweden it will cut ties if Quran desecrated again

Iraq told Sweden it would sever diplomatic ties if a Quran is desecrated again, after… Read More

Turkey to back Sweden’s NATO bid in return to EU membership: Erdogan

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he would back Sweden's NATO candidacy if… Read More