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Sweden: Riots erupt following Quran-burning action

A residential district in the Swedish city of Malmo was rocked by clashes overnight in the wake of a Quran-burning demonstration on Sunday, with protesters pelting police officers with stones and torching cars, the Swedish police said. more

Qatar: Foreign Ministry summons Sweden's Ambassador over Quran-burning incident

Doha: Qatar's Foreign Ministry said Friday that it summoned Swedish Ambassador Gautam Bhattacharyya to hand him a note of protest over the repeated desecration of the Quran in Sweden. ...

Türk calls for respect as rights council urgently debates Quran burnings

New York: The UN’s top human rights official urged respect for religious tolerance on Tuesday as Member States gathered in Geneva in response to the recent burning of the holy Quran ...

Turkish FM slams Quran-burning incident in Sweden

Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that another incident of Quran burning in Sweden was unacceptable and accused the Stockholm authorities of "complicity ...

Over 90 pc of Turkish oppose Sweden's NATO membership after quran burning: Reports

Ankara: Some 92.5% of Turkish citizens have spoken against Ankara's greenlighting of Sweden's membership in NATO following the controversial demonstration with the burning of the ...

Quran burning not illegal, impossible to prove crime, says Swedish prosecution

Stockholm: A prosecutor in Sweden has refused to press charges against those involved in the burning of a Quran, saying the act in itself is not illegal.

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