Fighting smoking: Country urged to follow Sweden model ISLAMABAD: The Initiative on Risk-Reduction and Dependable Alternatives (IRRDA) has urged Pakistan to take... Published 16 Nov, 2024 07:47am
Life & Style Jila Mossaed, from refugee poet to Swedish Academy STOCKHOLM: Jila Mossaed fled Iran for Sweden in 1986, a 38-year-old poet who spoke no Swedish. Three decades later,... Published 08 Oct, 2024 11:33am
World Nordic capitals: Blasts, shooting around Israeli embassies COPENHAGEN: Police in Denmark and Sweden said on Wednesday they were probing explosions and gunfire around Israeli... Published 03 Oct, 2024 06:31am
World Turkiye, Sweden to hold first security talks since NATO entry, Turkish source says ANKARA: Turkiye and Sweden will hold their first meeting on Wednesday addressing a security pact the sides agreed to... Published 17 Sep, 2024 04:48pm
Sports Men’s 10km marathon swimming to go ahead as scheduled, water quality compliant, say organisers The Olympic men’s 10km marathon swimming event will go ahead as scheduled on Friday 7:30 a.m. (0530 GMT) in the... Published 09 Aug, 2024 12:12pm
World Sweden and US sign cooperation pact on nuclear energy STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s government said Thursday that it had signed an agreement with the United States to support the... Published 01 Aug, 2024 04:14pm
World Sweden to harden family reunification rules STOCKHOLM: Sweden announced on Tuesday it would toughen up family reunification rules and potentially expand DNA... Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am
World Cheap land offer: Swedish town overwhelmed by Pakistan, global interest STOCKHOLM: A town in western Sweden has suspended land sales after being overwhelmed by requests for offering land... Published 02 Jul, 2024 05:07am
World Iran, Sweden free prisoners in Oman-mediated swap TEHRAN: Iran and Sweden announced on Saturday a prisoner exchange that saw a former Iranian official jailed in... Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:41pm
World Swedish security service says Iran uses criminal networks in Sweden STOCKHOLM: Swedish security service SAPO said on Thursday that the Iranian government had been using criminal... Published 31 May, 2024 06:58am
World Kremlin says Russia and NATO are now in ‘rect confrontation’ MOSCOW: Russia and NATO are now in “direct confrontation”, the Kremlin said as the US-led alliance marked its 75th... Published 04 Apr, 2024 03:25pm
World Sweden says worker negligence behind motorway landslide STOCKHOLM: Swedish authorities said Thursday that worker negligence at a construction site was believed to be behind... Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am
World Sweden joining NATO shows Putin ‘failed’: Stoltenberg BRUSSELS: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Sweden’s accession to the US-led alliance showed Russian... Published 11 Mar, 2024 05:09pm
World Sweden to join NATO in shadow of Ukraine war WASHINGTON: Sweden was set to join NATO on Thursday, capping two centuries of non-alignment and two years of... Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am
World After long tussle, Sweden to become NATO member WASHINGTON: After two centuries of non-alignment and two years of torturous diplomacy, Sweden on Thursday becomes... Published 07 Mar, 2024 11:07am
World Sweden arms exports rose 18pc in 2023 STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s arms exports rose 18 percent in 2023 to reach 1.6 billion euros as the Russia-Ukraine war ... Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am
World Last holdout Hungary approves Sweden’s NATO bid BUDAPEST: Hungary’s parliament on Monday ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO, clearing the final obstacle for an... Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am
World Sweden and Fiorentina icon Hamrin dies aged 89 MILAN: Kurt Hamrin, the last surviving player from the 1958 World Cup final, has died aged 89, his former club... Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am
World Hungary under pressure to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid after EU deal BUDAPEST: Pressure is mounting on Hungary to ratify Sweden’s bid to join NATO after Budapest finally joined other... Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:10pm
World Macron leaves angry farmers for soon-to-be NATO member Sweden STOCKHOLM: French President Emmanuel Macron begins a two-day state visit to Sweden on Tuesday, with the Nordic... Published 30 Jan, 2024 12:39pm
World Turkey parliament committee approves Sweden’s NATO bid ISTANBUL: A key committee in the Turkish parliament on Tuesday approved Sweden’s bid to join NATO after months of... Published 27 Dec, 2023 05:15am
World Sweden edges closer to NATO after vote in Turkish parliamentary commission ANKARA: The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission approved Sweden’s NATO membership bid on Tuesday, in a... Published 26 Dec, 2023 11:06pm
World Iran says Swedish court ruling against ex-official ‘unjust’ DUBAI: Iran said on Monday it would continue efforts to gain the release of a former Iranian official sentenced in... Published 26 Dec, 2023 04:30am
World Erdogan says Biden warm to F-16 sales, eyeing Sweden’s NATO accession ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that U.S. President Joe Biden was approaching the issue of selling... Published 15 Dec, 2023 04:47pm
World US signs defence cooperation agreement with Sweden WASHINGTON: The United States and Sweden on Tuesday signed a first-ever defence cooperation agreement that will... Published 06 Dec, 2023 10:37am
World 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 on... Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am
World Erdogan submits Sweden NATO bid to Turkish parliament ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially submitted Sweden’s NATO membership application to the Turkish... Updated 24 Oct, 2023 06:47am
World Sweden announces $200 million military aid package to Ukraine COPENHAGEN: Sweden will send Ukraine a new military support package worth 2.2 billion crowns ($199 million),... Published 06 Oct, 2023 12:36pm
World Turkiye will back Sweden’s NATO bid if US keeps promise on F-16 sale: Erdogan ANKARA: Turkiye’s parliament will keep its promise to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid if US President Joe Biden’s... Published 26 Sep, 2023 03:54pm
World Iran demands Sweden act against Holy Quran burnings, free prisoner TEHRAN: Iran has demanded Sweden take action over Holy Quran burnings before the two countries can exchange... Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am