This is Beirut, 18/03 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Legendary British rock band Queen, US jazz musician Herbie Hancock and Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan won Sweden's 2025 Polar Music Prize on Tuesday, the jury said. Queen - formed in 1970 and famous for hits including Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, and Somebody to Love - was honored for its “distinctive and instantly ...
This is Beirut, 04/02 20:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Around 10 people were killed in a shooting at an education center in central Sweden on Tuesday, including the suspected assailant, police officials said. The shooting was the deadliest school attack in the country's history. "Around 10 people have been killed today," Örebro police chief Roberto Eid Forest told reporters, adding that police ...
This is Beirut, 31/01 21:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Five suspects in the killing of Salwan Momika, who in 2023 repeatedly burned copies of the Koran, have all been freed, a prosecutor handling the case in Sweden said Friday. "The suspicions have been undermined, and I see no reason to keep these people under arrest" over the killing, prosecutor Rasmus Oman said in a statement, adding that the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-26 22:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hungary's parliament approved Sweden's NATO membership bid on Monday, removing the last hurdle for the military alliance's expansion driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Hungary's parliament on Monday ratified Sweden's bid to join NATO, clearing the final obstacle for an enlargement of the military alliance spurred by Russia's invasion of ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-26 19:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A Turkish Parliament committee granted approval for Sweden's NATO membership bid, overcoming months of delays. This development marks progress in the Nordic country's accession process, particularly in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year. A key committee in the Turkish Parliament on Tuesday approved Sweden's bid to join NATO after ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-23 17:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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An Iranian-Swedish citizen was at imminent risk of execution in Iran, according to the United Nations Office for Human Rights on Saturday, December 23. Tried for "enmity against God," Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali may face this fate in reaction to a verdict handed down by Swedish authorities against a former dignitary of the mullahs' regime. The United ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-04 21:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed dissatisfaction with the worsening relations with Western countries, following his full-scale offensive against Ukraine last year. This occurred as he accepted the credentials of several new ambassadors, on Monday, At a Kremlin ceremony, Putin swore in some two dozen new ambassadors, including ...