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According to the judiciary, Iran killed Swedish-Iranian dissident Habib Chaab for “terrorism” on Saturday. “The death sentence for Habib Chaab… nicknamed Habib Asyud, the head of the Harakat al-Nidal terrorist group… was executed today, Saturday morning,”...

Despite Turkey’s opposition to its neighbor’s membership application, Finland and Sweden remain interested in joining NATO, according to Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin. “We have sent a very clear signal and a very clear message to...

Following the burning of the Holy Quran in front of Ankara’s embassy in Stockholm on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cautioned Sweden not to count on his support for its application to join NATO. The...

The burning of a Quran, the holy book of Muslims, over the weekend in Stockholm was denounced as “extremely insulting” by Sweden’s prime minister. This has heightened tensions with Turkey as the Nordic nation courted Ankara...

According to a new assessment on the Nordic nation’s climate change released Tuesday, Sweden’s average temperature has grown by almost two degrees Celsius since the late 1800s, and despite an increase in precipitation, the length of...

On Thursday, Viktor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary, stated that only Budapest and Ankara remain to approve Finland and Sweden’s applications for membership in NATO. “Hungary is in favor of Sweden and Finland joining NATO,...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan informed NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday that Turkey will not formally ratify Finland and Sweden’s participation in the alliance unless the two nations take the required “measures.” Ankara has resisted...

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden approved Finland’s and Sweden’s applications to join NATO, moving the Western alliance’s expansion in reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine one step closer. By making the “holy promise” to mutual defense...

According to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Sweden has not yet extradited suspects sought by Turkey on terrorism-related offenses. According to official broadcaster TRT World, Cavusoglu stated that “they must carry out their commitments, or we...

The speaker of parliament announced Thursday that Swedish legislators will vote on whether Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson should be prime minister on Monday, the second vote in less than a week. On Wednesday, parliament...