https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for far-right extremist Rasmus Paludan for setting a copy of the Quran on fire in Stockholm in January, reports state news agency Anadolu. https://www.thelocal.com/20230721/quran-burning-turkey-issues-arrest-warrant-for-danish-swedish-extremist-rasmus-paludan Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:17:13 +0200 quran-burning-turkey-issues-arrest-warrant-for-danish-swedish-extremist-rasmus-paludan Middle East powerhouses Saudi Arabia and Iran have joined in the criticism of Swedish authorities for allowing protests to go ahead that desecrate the Quran on free speech grounds. https://www.thelocal.com/20230721/saudi-arabia-and-iran-summon-swedish-diplomats-to-denounce-quran-protests Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:45:27 +0200 saudi-arabia-and-iran-summon-swedish-diplomats-to-denounce-quran-protests A man stomped on a copy of the Quran but Swedish media reported no one saw him set fire to it at a protest in Stockholm. Here's what happened – and what could happen next. https://www.thelocal.com/20230720/what-actually-happened-at-stockholm-protest-where-the-quran-was-not-burned Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:18:28 +0200 what-actually-happened-at-stockholm-protest-where-the-quran-was-not-burned Iraq has ordered the Swedish ambassador to leave and withdrawn its chargé d'affaires from Stockholm after police granted a permit to a protest at which a man said he'd burn the Quran. https://www.thelocal.com/20230720/sweden-and-iraq-in-diplomatic-row-over-quran-burning-and-embassy-violence Thu, 20 Jul 2023 14:48:10 +0200 sweden-and-iraq-in-diplomatic-row-over-quran-burning-and-embassy-violence