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Swedish terrorist gets life sentence

National: 15 Sep 09
Swedish citizen Ousama Kassir was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday by a New York court after being found guilty earlier this year of planning to set up an Al-Qaeda training camp in the United States. READ »

Swede convicted in US on terror charges

National: 13 May 09
A Swedish man of Lebanese origin charged with planning to set up an Al Qaeda training camp in the United States was convicted by a New York court on Tuesday, according to prosecutors. READ »

Swedish terror suspect worked for Al-Qaeda: prosecutors

National: 22 Apr 09
As the trial of a Swedish citizen facing terror charges began in New York on Tuesday, prosecutors argued that the man planned to set up an Al-Qaeda terrorist training camp in the United States. READ »

Swedish terror suspect on trial in US

National: 14 Apr 09
The trial began in New York on Monday of a Swedish citizen suspected of attempting to set up a terrorist training camp in the United States. READ »

FBI 'mistreated' Swedish terror suspect

National: 16 Oct 07
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is to investigate the extradition of a Swedish terrorist suspect from the Czech Republic to the United States following reports of mistreatment. READ »

Swedish terror suspect appears before New York court

National: 26 Sep 07
A Lebanese-born Swedish man arrived in the United States Tuesday to face terrorism-related charges after being extradited by the Czech Republic. "Mr. Judge, are you a better judge than a judge in Sweden? They don't judge me in Sweden," he told the New York court. READ »

Swedish terror suspect extradited to United States

Politics: 25 Sep 07
A Swedish terror suspect has been extradited from the Czech Republic to the United States almost two years after his initial arrest. READ »

Swedish terror suspect's future uncertain

National: 5 Sep 07
The future of a Swedish terror suspect being held in Prague still hangs in the balance, nearly two years after he was arrested. Oussama Kassir is suspected of helping set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon. READ »

Sweden 'risks becoming terror base'

National: 6 Aug 07
Sweden's security service, Säpo, has warned that the country risks becoming a base for recruitment of terrorists. READ »

Czech court rules to extradite Swedish terror suspect

Society: 25 Apr 07
A Czech court has decided to extradite Oussama Kassir to the USA. The 41-year-old Swede is accused of running a terrorist training camp in Oregon. READ »

'Terror Swede' extradition moves closer

National: 7 Jun 06
A Swede being held in the Czech Republic should be extradited to the United States, the State Attorney in Prague has recommended. Oussama Kassir was arrested in December. READ »


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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 »


Blog Update: Julie's Nordic Island

12 February 21:30

The consciousness of one »

"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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'Drunkorexia' on the rise in Sweden: report
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Seven Swedish designs that will blow your mind
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Star Wars in Swedish causes fan outrage
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Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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An inside look at 'The Office' in Swedish
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Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer
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A duvet cover designed to look like cardboard boxes, on sale at a luxury department store in Stockholm, has some arguing that the city's homeless are being exploited for profit.
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Five Swedish songs that never made Eurovision
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Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley explains how ‘three bespectacled English guys’ plan to make Swedes laugh
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Move over Bugs – a Swedish bunny is rapidly becoming the most popular rabbit in the world!
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Swedish word of the day

fin

adjective

Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.


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