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Spotify to cut some 600 staff as tech woes spread

Stockholm (AFP) - Swedish music streaming giant Spotify said Monday it was cutting six percent of its roughly 10,000 employees in the latest cost-cutting announcement among technology companies.

AFP

Heathrow Airport cancels 80 flights as 'freezing fog' sees temperatures plummet to -8C

Today's frosty weather has seen at least 80 British Airways flights grounded at Heathrow Airport, leaving thousands of passengers in limbo as links with Amsterdam, Paris and Stockholm are axed

Daily Mirror

Saudi Arabia Condemns Sweden for Allowing Extremist to Burn Quran

The Saudi Foreign Ministry strongly condemned on Saturday Swedish authorities for allowing an extremist to burn a copy of the holy Quran in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. It underscored the Kingdom’s firm position that calls for the importance of spreading the values of dialogue, coexistence and shunning…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Sweden's NATO bid hit by repeated rows with Turkey

Stockholm (AFP) - Sweden's bid for NATO membership is facing a dead end because Ankara's demands to Stockholm to hand over Kurdish activists and prevent rallies attacking Turkey's leadership have strained ties.

AFP

Turkey cancels Swedish minister visit in fresh Quran tension

Turkey canceled next week’s visit by Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson as tension flared over permission given by Stockholm for a public burning of Islam’s holy book Quran.

Tribune News Service

Turkey condemns burning of Qur’an during far-right protest in Sweden

Event in front of Turkish embassy will further inflame tensions between two countries

The Guardian - UK

Anti-Turkey demo in Sweden deepens tensions over NATO bid

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey on Saturday cancelled a visit by the Swedish defence minister over a demonstration by an anti-Islamic extremist in Stockholm, sparking a fresh crisis as Sweden tries to convince Ankara not to block its bid to join the NATO military alliance.

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Anti-Turkey demo in Sweden stokes fresh tensions

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey on Saturday called off a visit by Sweden's defence minister over a planned demonstration by a right-wing extremist in Stockholm, sparking a fresh crisis over NATO talks between the two countries.

AFP

Turkey cancels Sweden minister visit over planned protest

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey on Saturday called off a visit by Sweden's defence minister over a planned demonstration by a right-wing extremist in Stockholm.

AFP

Turkish anger after Quran burning, Kurd protests in Sweden

Turkey outraged by Sweden’s green light for an Islamophobic protest in front of its embassy in Stockholm.

Al Jazeera

Türkiye Cancels Swedish Defense Minister Visit After Protest Permit

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday that a planned visit by his Swedish counterpart to Ankara has been cancelled after Swedish authorities granted permission for protests in Stockholm. "At this point, the visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson to Türkiye on January 27 has become meaningless.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Protests in Stockholm, including Koran-burning, draw strong condemnation from Turkey

Protests in Stockholm on Saturday against Turkey and Sweden's bid to join NATO, including the burning of a copy of the Koran, sharply heightened tensions with Turkey at a time when the Nordic country needs Ankara's backing to gain entry to the military alliance.

Reuters

Turkey summons Swedish envoy over permission for protest -source

Turkey's Foreign Ministry summoned Sweden's ambassador on Friday over authorities' permission of a protest near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm scheduled to be held on Saturday, a source from the Foreign Ministry said.

Reuters

Swedish intel agent gets life for spying for Russia

Stockholm (AFP) - A judge on Thursday handed a life sentence to a former Swedish intelligence official convicted of spying for Russia for a decade and jailed his brother for 10 years.

AFP

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Swedish far-right leader calls Erdogan 'Islamist dictator'

Stockholm (AFP) - The leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats has attacked Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as an "Islamist dictator" as Ankara maintains its objections to approving Stockholm's bid for NATO membership.

Reuters

Turkey calls Swedish prosecutor's inaction over Erdogan effigy "absurd"

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that a Swedish prosecutor not taking action over an incident where President Tayyip Erdogan's effigy was hung in Stockholm was "absurd."

AFP

Hanging of Erdogan effigy not a crime: Swedish prosecutors

Stockholm (AFP) - The hanging of an effigy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan showing him dangling by his legs from a rope in Stockholm does not warrant a criminal investigation, prosecutors said Monday.

Reuters

Swedish prosecutor to take no action over hanging Erdogan effigy - newspaper

A Swedish prosecutor said on Monday there would be no formal investigation into a demonstration last week in Stockholm in which a life-size effigy of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was hung from a lamppost by its feet, the Aftonbladet reported.

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The Independent UK

Sweden: Erdoğan effigy 'act of sabotage' against NATO bid

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has denounced a protest by Kurds in central Stockholm where an effigy of Turkey’s president was hung from a lamppost as an act of sabotage against Sweden’s bid to join NATO

Reuters

Turkish prosecutors to probe Erdogan effigy incident in Sweden -state media

Turkey's foreign minister said on Friday Ankara expected firm action from Sweden after an incident in Stockholm in which an effigy of President Tayyip Erdogan was strung up, adding further diplomatic strain to Sweden's bid to join NATO.

AFP

Swedes free to dance as government rips up archaic law

Stockholm (AFP) - Owners of Swedish night clubs and bars will no longer need special permits to allow dancing on the premises, the government said Thursday as it announced its intention to bin a 67-year-old law.

Reuters

Turkey summons Swedish ambassador over Erdogan puppet protest in Stockholm

Turkey summoned Sweden's ambassador to Ankara on Thursday, a diplomatic source said, over a demonstration in Stockholm in which a puppet of President Tayyip Erdogan was hung from its feet.

France 24

Turkish political refugees in Sweden: Erdogan's shadow looms over dissidents

In December, Sweden extradited Mahmut Tat, a Turkish Kurd whom Ankara accuses of belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which it considers a terrorist organisation. The move has added to the fears of Turkish nationals living in Sweden. For months, Ankara has been saying it will lift its veto…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Suggests Sweden Has ‘Something to Hide’ in Nord Stream Blast Probe

Russia questioned on Thursday whether Sweden had "something to hide" over explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, as it slammed Stockholm for not sharing information in the ongoing investigations into the blasts. Swedish and Danish authorities are investigating four holes in the Nord Stream 1 and…

Reuters

Russia suggests Sweden has 'something to hide' in Nord Stream blast probe

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