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World
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International
8/1/2023 2:58:14 PM
Sweden's government said Tuesday it intended to "intensify" border controls due to a worsened security situation in the wake of several protests involving desecrations of the Koran.
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World
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Region
8/1/2023 1:36:00 PM
The Organization for Islamic Cooperation urged its member nations Monday to take action against countries that permit public burning or desecration of the Quran, including the recalling of ambassadors.
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Sports
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World
8/1/2023 11:51:03 AM
Sweden are already into the knockout phase of the Women's World Cup but are eager to maintain their winning momentum in Wednesday's final group game against Argentina, captain Magdalena Eriksson declared.
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World
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Region
7/31/2023 6:53:52 PM
Two men set the Koran alight outside parliament in Stockholm on Monday, an AFP reporter saw, at a protest similar to previous ones that have sparked tensions between Sweden and Middle Eastern countries.
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World
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Region
7/31/2023 12:12:57 PM
Swedish police have granted a permit for a protest outside parliament on Monday in which the organisers plan to burn the Koran, according to local media.
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Sports
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World
7/29/2023 1:53:20 PM
Sweden barrelled into the Women's World Cup last 16 with a 5-0 demolition of Italy on Saturday, ahead of a blockbuster clash between France and free-scoring Brazil.
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World
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International
7/26/2023 10:21:11 PM
Sweden's Prime Minister warned Wednesday that his country was being targeted by disinformation campaigns that seek to capitalise on the anger sparked by protests involving desecrations of the Koran.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
7/25/2023 8:23:38 PM
Like all Arab and Muslim nations, along with the leaders of Abrahamic religions worldwide, Egypt has condemned in the strongest terms the repeated desecration of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, in both Sweden and Denmark.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/25/2023 5:38:04 PM
Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the chargé d’affaires at the Swedish Embassy in Cairo on Tuesday to express the Egyptian people and government’s categorical rejection of the repeated Quran burnings in Sweden.
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World
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Region
7/21/2023 7:02:00 PM
Muslim-majority nations expressed outrage Friday at the desecration of a copy of the Koran in Sweden. Some prepared for street demonstrations following midday prayers to show their anger.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/21/2023 6:54:32 PM
Egypt has condemned the Swedish government's approval of an assembly where an extremist repeated the act of desecrating the Quran in the Swedish capital of Stockholm on Thursday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/21/2023 5:54:09 PM
Al-Azhar has condemned the repeated burnings of the Quran in Sweden under the guise of freedom of expression and called for “unified and serious stances” towards Sweden's “anti-Islam and anti-Muslim policies."
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World
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Region
7/21/2023 3:28:00 PM
Sweden announced Friday that the staff and operations of its embassy in Iraq had been relocated to Stockholm, citing security concerns after protesters stormed the embassy in a pre-dawn raid this week.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
7/20/2023 5:57:19 PM
Swedish multinational appliances company Electrolux Group will sell $976.46 million worth of brands and factories in Egypt and South Africa, as a part of a reprioritization plan, according to a press release on Thursday.
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World
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Region
7/20/2023 3:44:10 PM
Iraq's prime minister ordered the expulsion of the Swedish ambassador from Iraq and the withdrawal of the Iraqi charge d’affaires from Sweden on Thursday as a man desecrated of a copy of the Koran in Stockholm.
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World
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Region
7/20/2023 10:25:11 AM
Protesters set fire to Sweden's embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad early Thursday, an AFP journalist said, ahead of a planned burning of a Koran in Sweden.
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Sports
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Omni sports
7/18/2023 1:36:29 PM
Swedish tennis star Mikael Ymer said Tuesday he had received a 18-month suspension for having missed three doping tests in 2021, a punishment he called "unfair."
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World
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Region
7/15/2023 5:50:34 PM
The man who said he would burn the Torah and the Bible outside the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm gave up his plan and instead held a one-person demonstration on Saturday against the burning of holy books, the media reported.
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World
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Region
7/12/2023 6:54:17 PM
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that Turkey would not be able to ratify Sweden's NATO candidacy until at least October because parliament was not in session.
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World
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International
7/12/2023 2:24:14 PM
The UN Human Rights Council voted Wednesday to condemn recent Koran burning incidents, but many countries declined to back the measure, fearing it encroached too much on free speech.
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