https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden is set to become an island in Dubai, complete with Viking longship-roofed villas, a floating restaurant and the chance to celebrate Midsummer with little risk of the customary rain spoiling the party. https://www.thelocal.se/20141218/sweden-next-in-dubai-the-world-project Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:57:00 +0100 sweden-next-in-dubai-the-world-project Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson is now the number one golfer in Europe after winning the season-ending DP World Tour Championship and the Race to Dubai on Sunday in record-breaking fashion. https://www.thelocal.se/20131118/swedens-henrik-stenson-claims-new-historic-golf-double-in-dubai Mon, 18 Nov 2013 09:01:00 +0100 swedens-henrik-stenson-claims-new-historic-golf-double-in-dubai A prominent Swedish editorial writer has questioned why Scandinavian tourists visit authoritarian regimes, stating that a Norwegian rape victim's jail sentence in Dubai illustrated the paradoxes of "dictatorship holidays". https://www.thelocal.se/20130724/49234 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:22:00 +0200 49234 Swedish swimming star Therese Alshammar claimed a silver medal in the short course world championships in Dubai on Sunday, narrowly missing out to Australian Felicity Galvez. https://www.thelocal.se/20101220/30952 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:59:00 +0100 30952 The Stockholm stock exchange fell by 3.1 percent on Thursday in response to an announcement that Dubai World has requested deferment on its $59 billion mountain of debt. https://www.thelocal.se/20091127/23512 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:34:00 +0100 23512 Sweden welcomes investment from sovereign wealth funds, but will demand transparency from any potential investors, the country's financial markets minister said in an interview published on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20080226/10103 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:27:00 +0100 10103 The CEO and chairman of the board of Swedish bourse owner OMX AB met on Monday with representatives of the Dubai stock exchange. https://www.thelocal.se/20070813/8175 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:42:00 +0200 8175 A technical fault has been discovered on an aeroplane carrying 350 Swedish charter tourists home from Thailand. https://www.thelocal.se/20070211/6367 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:49:00 +0100 6367