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February 14, 2012
Cairo
The following articles have been tagged with "Cairo":
Swedish Institute launches Arabic website
Politics: 19 Oct 11
Sweden's "official gateway" on the internet launched an Arabic edition on Wednesday, in an effort to strengthen Sweden's dialogue with the Arabic speaking world.
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Deportees: CIA behind torture interrogations
National: 5 Oct 11
Two Egyptians who were forcibly deported to Egypt from Sweden by CIA agents in 2001 have blamed the US spy agency for the torture they received in their home country.
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Swedish stage braces for naked Englishmen
Lifestyle: 5 Oct 11
English-speakers in Stockholm and Uppsala looking for a slice of home language culture should leave a day or two free in October for some skillful, crazy fun - and some nudity - when two celebrated performance groups take to the stage.
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CIA rendition deportee: 'Sweden is responsible'
National: 15 Aug 11
Ahmed Agiza, who was flown out of Sweden to Egypt by the CIA in 2001 where he was imprisoned until last week, has claimed that Sweden needs to take responsibility for what happened to him.
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CIA terror deportee released from Cairo jail
National: 11 Aug 11
Ahmed Agiza, one of the two Egyptians whose 2001 deportation from Sweden to Egypt caused a political scandal and who has been jailed since then, has now been released from a Cairo prison, according to media reports.
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Bildt: sex assault scandal shouldn't damage IMF
Politics: 18 May 11
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt said on Wednesday that he he does not expect the sex assault allegations against IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn to damage the global funding body.
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Foreign degrees pose Swedish jobs challenge
Analysis & Opinion: 23 Mar 11
Many employers require foreign-earned diplomas and certifications to be translated and verified according to Swedish standards; an often expensive and time-consuming process, The Local's Karen Holst has found.
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Halal or Haram? A new council gives advice to Muslims in Sweden
Analysis & Opinion: 14 Mar 11
The newly-formed Swedish Fatwa Council sets out to help Muslims in Sweden seeking advice about how to live in accordance with Islam, but not everyone is convinced the group is necessary, The Local's Karen Holst discovers.
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Sweden gives green light to Egypt travel
Politics: 15 Feb 11
Sweden's foreign ministry lifted its advisory against travel to tourist resorts on Egypt's Red Sea coast late on Monday, but retained its recommendation against non-essential travel to other parts of the country.
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Sweden welcomes Mubarak's resignation
Politics: 11 Feb 11
Swedish political leaders expressed a mix of hope and uncertainty following the announcement Friday evening that Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak had resigned his post.
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SVT reporter: I could have been killed
National: 8 Feb 11
Bert Sundström, the Sveriges Television reporter who was stabbed, beaten and dumped in a Cairo hospital, talked yesterday evening for the first time of his harrowing ordeal.
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Swedish journalists mull leaving Egypt
National: 5 Feb 11
Swedish media may return home from tumults in Egypt as journalists inceasingly become the targets of attacks.
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Swedish reporter stabbed in Cairo drama
National: 3 Feb 11
A journalist with Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television was mysteriously detained and stabbed while reporting from Cairo on Thursday. Meanwhile, Egypt's foreign minister told Carl Bildt his government was open for dialogue.
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Swedish journalists attacked by Cairo mob
National: 2 Feb 11
Two Swedish reporters were attacked in Egypt on Wednesday after an angry mob accused them of being Israeli spies.
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Foreign office on hand to aid stranded Swedes
National: 1 Feb 11
Sweden's foreign ministry has set up a desk at Cairo airport to help Swedish travellers seeking to find a way home amid ongoing chaotic scenes in the Egyptian capital.
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Swedish tourist: police in Egypt tortured me
National: 31 Jan 11
A 22-year-old man from southern Sweden claims he was arrested and tortured by Egyptian police before escaping from jail when it caught fire. Two Swedish journalists were also detained in Cairo on Sunday.
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Repatriation of Swedes from Egypt delayed
National: 31 Jan 11
Swedish tour operator Ving Group will likely begin flying home Swedes from Egyptian tourist resorts Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada on Monday, according to the company.
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Sweden issues Egypt travel warning
National: 30 Jan 11
Sweden's foreign ministry on Sunday issued a formal warning against travel to all of Egypt with Swedish holidaymakers already in the country set to be evacuated as unrest continues.
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Bildt: North Africa faces 'demographic tsunami'
Politics: 29 Jan 11
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has described the challenge facing the countries of North Africa as a "demographic tsunami" as widespread unrest continued on Saturday.
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Sweden issues Cairo travel warning
National: 29 Jan 11
Sweden on Friday recommended its citizens to avoid the Egyptian capital Cairo as unrest continued.
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Egyptians in Sweden: Tunisia was the trigger
National: 28 Jan 11
Egyptians in Sweden plan to demonstrate in solidarity with protesters in their home country as Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt slammed Egyptian authorities for shutting down internet access.
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Norrköping: Europe's new musical capital
Lifestyle: 22 Jun 10
Norrköping hopes to raise its profile and become recognized as a European music capital after its recent success hosting the Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition (WSIMC), writes Angela Hur.
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UN blasts Sweden over Egypt expulsion
National: 8 May 10
Sweden breached the rights of an Egyptian man when it deported him to his home country where he was later tortured, the United Nations Committee on Torture ruled on Friday.
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Swedish pensioner murdered in Egypt
National: 4 Feb 10
A 62-year-old Swede has been found dead in her apartment in the tourist resort of Hurghada in Egypt. Police suspect murder.
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Egypt kicks out Swedish journalist
National: 2 Oct 09
A Swedish journalist was deported by Egypt on Thursday due to his alleged involvement in pro-Palestinian march.
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Sweden: 'Palestinian accord part of process'
Politics: 26 Feb 09
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt urged national reconciliation between the two main Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, when he met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Wednesday.
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Bodström reported over CIA terror deportations
National: 19 Jan 09
Former justice minister Thomas Bodström and former prime minister Göran Persson have been reported to the Riksdag's constitutional committee after new details emerged over the expulsion of two terror suspects from Sweden to Egypt in 2001.
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Sweden pressured in 2001 terror case: report
National: 19 Jan 09
Fresh details have surfaced about the deportation of two terror suspects from Sweden to Egypt in December 2001, including allegations of US pressure and the role of former foreign minister Anna Lindh, following the release a new book on Monday.
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Swedes headed home following Gaza escape
Politics: 9 Jan 09
Twelve Swedes who managed to get out of Gaza are now in the Jordanian capital of Amman and will be headed back to Sweden on Friday evening.
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Swedes stranded in Gaza
Politics: 5 Jan 09
Around twenty Swedes stranded in Gaza have been in contact with the Swedish consulate in Jerusalem to seek help leaving the war-torn area.
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Swedish plane ends Baghdad Euro drought
Travel: 2 Jan 09
The first passenger flight from Europe in 18 years landed at Baghdad airport on Saturday, when a Swedish charter aircraft touched down.
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Bildt seeks to expand Middle East cooperation
Analysis & Opinion: 15 Apr 08
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's recent visit to the Middle East marks a possible shift in Sweden’s traditionally cautious, “two-steps forward, one-step back” approach to Middle Eastern conflicts, writes Rami Abdelrahman.
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Stockholm at the weekend: Clubs, concerts and art
Lifestyle: 3 Apr 08
Weekend club, concert and art tips for Stockholm from Kalendarium
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Time to tango: what's on in Sweden
Lifestyle: 25 Jan 08
Something for the weekend: Learn how to dance the tango in Stockholm, learn about the lives of the Swedish settlers in the US in Gothenburg and satisfy your taste for the baroque in Malmö.
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Singing ambassadors rock Stockholm's diplomatic scene
Lifestyle: 24 Jun 07
Move over ABBA, Stockholm's best-kept musical secret and local hit is the diplomatic corps, a group of emissaries from around the globe who meet regularly to sing Swedish folk songs.
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Swedes killed in Egypt accident
National: 25 Nov 06
A Swedish woman and her daughter were killed on Friday when their car collided with a truck on the highway between Cairo and Upper Egypt. Their Egyptian driver also died.
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Swedes injured in Egypt bus crash
National: 15 Jul 06
A tour bus carrying Swedish passengers overturned on Saturday morning in Egypt. The bus was on its way from the resort of Hurghada by the Red Sea to Cairo, on a excursion organised by Fritidsresor when the accident happened.
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"Mock tribunal" slams Swedish asylum policy
Society: 15 Nov 05
Sweden's asylum policy, often praised as one of the most welcoming in Europe, comes under heavy fire for not living up to its ideals from intellectuals who attended a symposium in Stockholm.
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Sweden "should have ignored Egypt torture promise"
National: 21 Sep 05
A Swedish parliamentary commission unanimously criticizes the government for the controversial deportation of two suspected Egyptian extremists to Cairo, where they were later allegedly tortured.
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Swedes warned to cancel Sinai trips
National: 23 Jul 05
The Swedish foreign ministry warns travellers to cancel any planned trips to the Sinai peninsula following bombings in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh that killed at least 88 people.
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Swede to return home after Cairo suicide bomb
National: 2 May 05
The Swedish aid worker caught up in a suicide bomb attack in Cairo on Saturday is due to return home today. Tobias Johansson, 28, suffered serious eye injuries in the nail bomb blast, but it looks like the Egyptian doctors have saved his sight.
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Persson attends Arafat funeral
Politics: 11 Nov 04
The Swedish prime minister is one of the few Western leaders attending Yasser Arafat's funeral. On Thursday he led tributes to the late Palestinian leader, but others in Sweden were critical of Arafat's record.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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