The following articles have been tagged with "Yemen":
National: 24 Dec 12
Mystery enshrouds the trial against two Swedes charged with terrorism in a NY court, with no connections shown between the alleged crimes and the US.
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National: 23 Dec 12
Two Swedish citizens appeared in a federal court in Brooklyn, New York on Friday on charges that they had trained and fought with al-Shabaab, a Somali group designated as terrorists by the United States.
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Science & Technology: 6 Sep 12
Sweden is the most effective country at using the internet to better people's lives, according to a new ranking released on Wednesday by a foundation headed by Tim Berners-Lee, British inventor of the World Wide Web.
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Analysis & Opinion: 11 Apr 12
Sweden's plans to help build a weapons plant in Saudi Arabia are a betrayal of the Arab spring and amount to a support for a Saudi-backed Arab counter-revolution, argue a group of Arab and Swedish pro-democracy activists.
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National: 19 Mar 12
A teacher at a Swedish school in Yemen was gunned down by an unknown perpetrator on Sunday in an attack claimed to be a response by al-Qaeda to what is perceived as Christian proselytising.
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Society: 10 Dec 11
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf handed out the Nobel prizes in medicine, literature, economics, physics and chemistry the 2011 laureates at a gala ceremony in Stockholm on Saturday.
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Society: 7 Oct 11
Swedish women's rights activists and peace groups hailed the awarding of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize to three women who have been instrumental in promoting women's role in peace-building activities in Africa and the Middle East.
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National: 15 Jun 11
A Yemeni blogger who has received death threats for criticising President Ali Abdullah Saleh has applied for asylum in Sweden amid mounting political violence in the country.
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National: 17 Feb 11
An English-language online publication with links to the al-Qaeda terrorist network has paid tribute to the suicide bomber who attacked in Stockholm in December while calling for new acts of terrorism in Sweden.
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Politics: 5 Dec 10
WikiLeaks battled to stay online on Saturday after Sweden issued a new arrest warrant for its elusive publisher Julian Assange, while PayPal axed donations to the whistleblowing website.
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Science & Technology: 10 Nov 10
Stockholm independent research institute SIPRI has warned that combat aircraft sales, which account for a third of the global arms trade, could have a destabilising effect in many parts of the world.
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National: 29 Oct 10
A Swedish engineer was kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen on Thursday when he and his driver were leaving a cement factory in the southern province of Abyan.
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Analysis & Opinion: 10 May 10
By forging links with bloggers and social media in the Middle East, Sweden is helping to promote democracy in the region, writes Javeria Rizvi Kabani of the Swedish Institute.
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National: 10 Mar 10
Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks said he was undaunted by revelations of a plot on his life after seven people were arrested in Ireland on Tuesday.
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National: 9 Mar 10
Seven Muslims were arrested by Irish police on Tuesday on suspicions of conspiracy to murder a Swedish cartoonist who drew the prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog.
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National: 10 Dec 09
A Swedish national is reportedly among five terror suspects arrested in Pakistan on suspicions of plotting a militant attack, Pakistani authorities said on Wednesday.
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National: 28 May 09
Seven pirates arrested off the coast of Somalia by a Swedish naval unit on Tuesday are likely to be taken to Kenya to face trial.
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National: 26 May 09
Swedish naval personnel arrested seven pirates in the Gulf of Aden in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to a statement from the Swedish Armed Forces.
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National: 17 Sep 08
A 26-year-old Swedish citizen has been imprisoned in Yemen for the last nine months, media reported on Wednesday.
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National: 27 Jun 08
Visitors to Stockholm's harbour were greeted with an unusual sight on Friday morning as the American naval vessel USS Cole pulled into port for the weekend.
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Society: 6 May 08
Sweden is the world’s best country in which to be a mother, according to a new report published by Save the Children.
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National: 14 Feb 08
A Swedish citizen with suspected links to al-Qaeda sympathizers is being held in France.
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Politics: 17 Jan 07
Laila Freivalds wrote a letter to Yemen's foreign minister apologising for the disrespect shown by the Sweden Democrat party towards the Muslim world. The letter was published today by a Swedish newspaper. Which is strange, because it "never existed".
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Business & Money: 31 Jan 06
Swedish-Danish dairy giant Arla Foods has suspended production in Saudi Arabia following widespread boycotts of Danish products in Muslim countries. Anger is focused on a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed published in a Danish newspaper.
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