#Sweden

STOCKHOLM, March 09 (YPA) - Sweden said on Saturday that it would resume suspended payments to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) with a grant of 200 million kroner ($20 million). Several countries,…

SANAA, Jan. 07 (YPA) - The Swedish capital Stockholm witnessed, on Sunday, a demonstration in front of the US embassy, protesting against the Zionist crimes against the Gaza Strip. The demonstrators, supporting Palestine, gathered in front…

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 17 (YPA) – Sweden's authorities allowed the Iraqi citizen residing on its territory, Salwan Najm, to burn a copy of the Holy Quran under police guard on Friday. Media sources said that Najm burned the Quran copy in front of…

SANAA Aug. 14 (YPA) - The Parliament, in its Monday session, chaired by Speaker Yahya Ali Al-Rai, deplored hosting of the Swedish ambassador by the government loyal to Saudi-led coalition, considering that a provocation to the feelings of…

SANAA, July 24 (YPA) - The Yemeni capital, Sanaa, witnessed on Monday afternoon a mass rally denouncing the repeated burning of the Noble Quran copies in Sweden and Denmark. The rally came out with a statement denouncing the repeated crimes…

COPENHAGEN, July 24 (YPA) - Two people in Denmark burned a copy of the Quran on Monday in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen, threatening a further deterioration in diplomatic relations between the two countries. Reuters reported that…

SANAA, July 23 (YPA) - The Organizing Committee for rallies in Sanaa called on Sunday for a mass exit tomorrow afternoon, Monday, in anger and condemnation of the crime of burning the copy of the Holy Quran. The committee identified Bab…

TEHRAN, July 22 (YPA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian announced on Friday that his country would not receive the new Swedish ambassador and would not appoint a new ambassador of the Islamic Republic to Sweden. This comes…

STOCKHOLM, July 10 (YPA) - The Swedish capital, Stockholm, witnessed on Monday a demonstration to denounce the burning of copies of the Holy Quran in the country, which sparked a widespread condemnation. The demonstration was organized by…

SANAA, June 30 (YPA) - The Shura Council on Friday strongly condemned the Swedish authorities for allowing extremists to burn the Holy Quran copies for the second time in front of a mosque in Stockholm, under the protection of the Swedish…