Denmark

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen walked away following an assault by a man in central Copenhagen on Friday and had no outward signs of harm, a local resident told Reuters. “Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was beaten on Friday…
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Denmark will close down its embassy in Iraq on May 31, the Danish foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The diplomatic mission in Baghdad was formally opened in 2020 to support the Danish command over and contribution to the…
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A culinary evening hosted by the Danish embassy in Riyadh highlighted the best of the country’s cuisine, from imported cheeses to chocolate. Liselotte Plesner, Denmark’s ambassador to the Kingdom, said: “Every one of us enjoys good food…
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Denmark and Albania advanced to the European Championship on Friday and title-holders Italy got a crucial win ahead of a showdown game against Ukraine. Italy beat North Macedonia 5-2 to both avenge their elimination in the 2022 World Cup…
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Ambassador Ali Al-Yousef, Saudi deputy minister for consular affairs, on Monday met Liselotte Plesner, the ambassador of Denmark to the Kingdom. The parties reviewed bilateral relations and discussed regional and international…
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Saudi Arabia’s minister of foreign affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, held talks with his Danish counterpart, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly, which is taking place in New York. During their…
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A Dane who claims he was jailed due to work spying on Daesh group militants wraps up his court case Friday aimed at forcing Danish authorities to confirm his story — or not. A ruling in favor of Ahmed Samsam could help the 34-year-old…
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The Arab Parliament — the legislative body of the Arab League — on Saturday welcomed the Danish government’s move to make it a crime to desecrate any holy book in Denmark. Denmark’s center-right government introduced the proposed law…
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Algeria said Monday it had summoned the Danish and Swedish envoys to condemn recent desecrations of the Qur'an in Copenhagen and Stockholm. The foreign ministry said it had on Monday “summoned the Danish ambassador and the charge…
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Two people burned a copy of the Koran in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen on Monday, raising the possibility of a deterioration in relations between Iraq and Denmark. One of the two people ran over the Quran and set it on fire,…
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