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China’s Mo Yan wins Nobel prize for literature
Books
October 11, 2012
China’s Mo Yan wins Nobel prize for literature
Chinese writer Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel prize for literature on Thursday for works which combine "hallucinatory realism" with…
Egyptian deported by CIA gets residency in Sweden
Egypt
July 4, 2012
Egyptian deported by CIA gets residency in Sweden
STOCKHOLM — A former Egyptian terror suspect who was deported from Sweden to his homeland by CIA agents in 2001 has been…
UK court backs Assange extradition to Sweden
World
May 30, 2012
UK court backs Assange extradition to Sweden
Britain's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden over alleged sex crimes, but…
WikiLeaks says founder Julian Assange plans to run for Australian Senate
World
March 17, 2012
WikiLeaks says founder Julian Assange plans to run for Australian Senate
CANBERRA, Australia — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to run for a seat in the Australian Senate in elections due…
Sweden allocates US$1mn for treating the injured of Egypt’s revolution
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Sweden allocates US$1mn for treating the injured of Egypt’s revolution
Egypt's Foreign Ministry has said that the Egyptian Embassy in Sweden succeeded in obtaining the approval of the Swedish government…
Q&A with Ahmed Agiza: A survivor of the Mubarak regime’s war on terror
Egypt
September 25, 2011
Q&A with Ahmed Agiza: A survivor of the Mubarak regime’s war on terror
Ahmed Agiza is no stranger to the brutality of the Egyptian justice system. The 49-year-old Egyptian Islamist was first detained…
A Nordic Ramadan
Life & Style
August 28, 2011
A Nordic Ramadan
In Scandinavia - a region that includes Norway, Sweden and Denmark - Muslims are a minority and there are no…
Ambassador expects rise in Swedish tourists by September
Business
April 26, 2011
Ambassador expects rise in Swedish tourists by September
Swedish Ambassador to Egypt Malin Kärre said she expects the number of Swedish tourists visiting Egypt to rise by September,…
UK court backs decision to bail WikiLeaks’ Assange
Egypt
December 16, 2010
UK court backs decision to bail WikiLeaks’ Assange
London's High Court upheld a decision on Thursday to free on bail WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is fighting extradition…
Stockholm blasts were ‘terror crimes,’ says Sweden
World
December 12, 2010
Stockholm blasts were ‘terror crimes,’ says Sweden
Swedish police investigating two blasts that rocked central Stockholm Saturday, killing the suspected bomber and wounding two, said on Sunday…