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Even Vir Das faces Schengen visa issues: ‘Swedish embassy in their infinite wisdom…’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Even Vir Das faces Schengen visa issues: ‘Swedish embassy in their infinite wisdom…’

Hindustan Times  

Being the first Indian chosen to host the International Emmy Awards does not make one immune to Schengen visa trouble. Vir Das has been forced to postpone his show in Dublin as his request for a double-entry Schengen visa was denied by the Swedish Embassy. Comic Vir Das ran into Schengen visa trouble during his Mind Fool Tour. Das said …

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Swedish security agency is investigating an object found at the Israeli Embassy as an act of terror
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Swedish security agency is investigating an object found at the Israeli Embassy as an act of terror

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s domestic security agency said Friday that it’s investigating “a dangerous object” that was found at the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm earlier this week as possible terrorism. The agency, known by its acronym SAPO, said that it had taken over the investigation from Stockholm police, which haven’t disclosed what exactly was found on the embassy’s grounds on Wednesday. …

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Swedish embassy in Iraq relocates after attack over Quran burning
1 year, 5 months ago

Swedish embassy in Iraq relocates after attack over Quran burning

Al Jazeera  

Swedish telecoms company Ericsson is also looking into reports that Iraq has suspended its work permits there. Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said that the storming of the embassy was “completely unacceptable” and that government strongly rejected desecrations of the Quran or any other holy scripture. The embassy’s move also comes as the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson said it was …

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Outcry over Quran burning in Sweden: A timeline
1 year, 5 months ago

Outcry over Quran burning in Sweden: A timeline

Al Jazeera  

Muslim nations have expressed outrage since Salwan Momika desecrated the holy book in Stockholm last month. According to Swedish media reports, the incident was planned by Salwan Momika, a 37-year-old Iraqi refugee in Sweden who also burned pages of a Quran in front of Stockholm’s largest mosque on June 28 during the Islamic Eid al-Adha festival. The incident last month …

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Iraq expels Sweden ambassador, embassy stormed over Quran burning
1 year, 5 months ago

Iraq expels Sweden ambassador, embassy stormed over Quran burning

Al Jazeera  

Protesters angered by burning of copies of the Quran in Sweden set fire to the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital. All embassy staff were safe, the Swedish foreign ministry press office also said in a statement, condemning the attack and highlighting the need for Iraqi authorities to protect diplomatic missions. In the United States, the State Department strongly condemned …

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Iraq expels Sweden's ambassador over Quran burning, after protests at Swedish Embassy
1 year, 5 months ago

Iraq expels Sweden's ambassador over Quran burning, after protests at Swedish Embassy

NPR  

Iraq expels Sweden's ambassador over Quran burning, after protests at Swedish Embassy Enlarge this image toggle caption Ali Jabar/AP Ali Jabar/AP BEIRUT — Iraq has expelled Sweden's ambassador and recalled its top diplomatic representative from Sweden over the desecration of the Quran in the Nordic country. The tensions between Iraq and Sweden began when an Iraqi national set fire to …

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Burning of Quran in Sweden ensues unrest as protesters briefly storm Swedish Embassy in Iraq
1 year, 5 months ago

Burning of Quran in Sweden ensues unrest as protesters briefly storm Swedish Embassy in Iraq

The Hindu  

Hundreds of followers of the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada Sadr briefly stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad on Thursday in protest of the burning of a Quran in Sweden. An Iraqi security official said the Swedish Embassy was evacuated by security forces after the protesters breached the building, raising pictures of Sadr and flags of his …

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Protesters break into Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Stockholm Quran burning
1 year, 5 months ago

Protesters break into Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Stockholm Quran burning

CNN  

CNN — Demonstrators breached the perimeter of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad Thursday, a day after a protester burned a copy of the Quran in Sweden. Al Sadr demanded authorities withdraw the Iraqi nationality of Salwan Momika – the organizer of the one-man Quran protest in Stockholm – who immigrated to left Iraq for Sweden five years ago. On Thursday, …

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