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6/21/2023 2:00:29 PM
US bomber jets have landed in Sweden for the first time in modern history for training exercises with the NATO invitee, the military said Wednesday.
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6/14/2023 1:42:55 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday rebuffed growing international pressure on Ankara to ratify Sweden's NATO membership bid before the Western defence alliance meets in July.
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6/14/2023 12:19:30 PM
Senior officials from NATO, Sweden, Finland and Turkey met in Ankara on Wednesday, Turkish media reports said, as the alliance pushes Turkey to ratify Sweden’s application to join the military bloc.
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6/9/2023 6:26:00 PM
Sweden, whose NATO membership bid is currently blocked, is ready to welcome temporary NATO bases on its soil even before it is a full member, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Friday.
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City Lights
6/9/2023 3:52:53 PM
On the occasion of celebrating the National Day of Sweden, its ambassador Håkan Emsgård praised the deep historical ties with Egypt and the importance of Swedish-Egyptian business relations.
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6/4/2023 6:15:22 PM
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Sunday called on Ankara to drop its opposition to Sweden's bid to join the defence alliance, saying Stockholm has addressed Turkey's security concerns.
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6/1/2023 10:30:57 PM
NATO on Thursday ramped up pressure on member nation Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden's membership as the military organization seeks to deal with the issue by the time U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts meet next month.
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5/30/2023 9:45:28 PM
A decision on Sweden's NATO membership is "absolutely possible" before the alliance's summit in July, NATO's chief said Tuesday, two days after the re-election of Turkey's president who is opposed to the idea.
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5/25/2023 1:56:34 PM
Moscow said Thursday it was expelling five Swedish diplomats and closing Russia's general consulate in Gothenburg and Sweden's diplomatic mission in Saint Petersburg.
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5/15/2023 9:56:41 PM
Israel’s foreign minister on Monday paid a visit to Sweden in a new sign of warming ties between the two nations.
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5/14/2023 12:38:21 PM
Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday, as singer Loreen beat out 25 competitors in the finale of the world's biggest live music event, hosted by Britain on behalf of war-torn Ukraine.
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4/27/2023 9:07:24 PM
Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF) in Sweden will pay tribute with a Lifetime Achievement Award to renowned Egyptian actor Hussein Fahmy during its opening ceremony on 28 April.
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International
4/19/2023 3:43:25 PM
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday it's important that Turkey makes its decision to allow Sweden to join NATO “sooner versus later,” and said he “feels confident” it will happen before the alliance summit in July.
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War in Ukraine
4/4/2023 7:23:34 PM
While Finland Tuesday became a full NATO member, Sweden's membership bid remains blocked, an "embarrassing" delay if short-lived but which could make Sweden more vulnerable and create problems within NATO if it drags on, experts told AFP.
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4/4/2023 12:02:48 PM
A Swedish court Tuesday overturned a police decision to ban two Koran burning protests, saying security risk concerns were not enough to limit the right to demonstrate.
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4/3/2023 7:40:00 PM
Finland's flag will be hoisted outside NATO headquarters on Tuesday when it becomes the 31st member of the Western alliance, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
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3/29/2023 12:42:08 PM
Sweden said Wednesday it was summoning the Russian ambassador after he said it and neighboring Finland would become a "legitimate target" of "retaliatory measures" -- including military ones -- if they join NATO.
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3/27/2023 7:00:13 PM
Hungary’s parliament on Monday approved Finland’s bid to join NATO, ending months of delays and bringing the Nordic country one step closer to becoming a full member of the Western military alliance.
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3/17/2023 10:33:21 PM
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey would move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden.
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City Lights
3/15/2023 10:51:32 PM
Canada, Sweden and Mexico presented nine Egyptian women with "Champions of Change" awards to appreciate their contributions to gender equality and national development in a celebration to mark Egyptian Women's Day, which falls on the 16th of March every year.
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