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 A Swedish archeologist has discovered a 3,000-year-old mass grave at the Gebel el-Silsila site in southern Egypt. https://www.thelocal.se/20181215/swedish-archeologist-finds-ancient-mass-grave-in-egypt Sat, 15 Dec 2018 11:23:44 +0100 swedish-archeologist-finds-ancient-mass-grave-in-egypt Sammie Olovsson, 27, from Boxholm, in southern Sweden was one of three people stabbed by two suspected Islamic State (ISIS) militants at a luxury hotel in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada. https://www.thelocal.se/20160109/swede-stabbed-in-hurghada-hotel-attack-stable Sat, 09 Jan 2016 11:13:22 +0100 swede-stabbed-in-hurghada-hotel-attack-stable Sweden is expanding its support for women's rights in Egypt, in order to battle sexual harassment and increase gender equality. https://www.thelocal.se/20150522/sweden-dedicates-2-million-to-empower-egyptian-women Fri, 22 May 2015 12:25:19 +0200 sweden-dedicates-2-million-to-empower-egyptian-women Born in Egypt and raised in Saudi Arabia, Amr Magdi spent years studying to be a doctor and serving in the army before he found his own true path. After finishing his programme as part of the NFGL at Lund University, he now works in New York. Amr shares his story. https://www.thelocal.se/20150120/nfgl-alumn-profile-all-my-dreams-are-coming-true Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:00:00 +0100 nfgl-alumn-profile-all-my-dreams-are-coming-true Swedish travel agents have halted all trips to Egypt until mid-October due to the violence in the country, with an estimated 1,600 Swedes affected. https://www.thelocal.se/20130816/49690 Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:55:00 +0200 49690 Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux said on Thursday it was temporarily closing its factories in Egypt due to the violence in the country, while other firms with Swedish ties like Ericsson and Ikea have also been affected by the situation. https://www.thelocal.se/20130816/49684 Fri, 16 Aug 2013 09:25:00 +0200 49684 As Swedish travel agencies struggle with a drop in bookings to Egypt in the wake of recent violence there, the foreign ministry is looking at extending a warning urging Swedes to avoid travel to the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20130815/49674 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:43:00 +0200 49674 Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has underlined the importance that democratic principles and "constitutional order" be followed in Egypt following news that President Mohammed Morsi has been arrested and the army has seized power. https://www.thelocal.se/20130704/48858 Thu, 04 Jul 2013 09:45:00 +0200 48858 A 47-year-old who went on holiday in Egypt while posing as handicapped in Sweden and claiming millions in benefits has been sentenced to four years in prison. https://www.thelocal.se/20130323/46896 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:25:00 +0100 46896 A 25-year-old Swedish woman who was reported missing in Egypt in August, but resurfaced a few days later after finding “love”, has now returned to Sweden and come clean about her “lies”. https://www.thelocal.se/20120913/43200 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:58:00 +0200 43200 A 25-year-old Swedish woman reported missing when she failed to return from a holiday in Egypt has been located alive and well after she put in a call to her worried parents. https://www.thelocal.se/20120902/42960 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:14:00 +0200 42960 The failure of a 25-year-old Swedish woman to return home from a recent trip to an Egyptian resort in Sharm el Sheikh has sparked concern among relatives and prompted police to issue missing persons appeal. https://www.thelocal.se/20120831/42932 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:09:00 +0200 42932 Egyptian-Swedish businessman Refaat el-Sayed, who was once named "Swede of the Year" before being jailed for fraud, is wanted by Interpol for suspected fraud in Egypt. https://www.thelocal.se/20120830/42920 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:36:00 +0200 42920 Egyptian national Ahmed Agiza, who was flown out of Sweden to Egypt by the CIA in 2001 where he was imprisoned until 2011, has been granted permanent residency in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20120704/41832 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:21:00 +0200 41832 The Swedish Security Service (Säpo) has announced that it plans to conduct a new security assessment of Ahmed Agiza, who was flown out of Sweden to Egypt by the CIA in 2001 where he remained imprisoned until August 2011. https://www.thelocal.se/20120218/39190 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:02:00 +0100 39190 Two Egyptians who were forcibly deported to Egypt from Sweden by CIA agents in 2001 have blamed the US spy agency for the torture they received in their home country. https://www.thelocal.se/20111005/36570 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:51:00 +0200 36570 Dead rats in the restaurant, frogs in the pool, cockroaches in the buffet – a Swedish family has reported their travel agent for false marketing after a dream holiday to post-revolution Egypt turned into a nightmare. https://www.thelocal.se/20110923/36314 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:24:00 +0200 36314 Ahmed Agiza, who was flown out of Sweden to Egypt by the CIA in 2001 where he was imprisoned until last week, has claimed that Sweden needs to take responsibility for what happened to him. https://www.thelocal.se/20110815/35546 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:12:00 +0200 35546 Ahmed Agiza, one of the two Egyptians whose 2001 deportation from Sweden to Egypt caused a political scandal and who has been jailed since then, has now been released from a Cairo prison, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20110811/35474 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:06:00 +0200 35474 Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said Friday he no longer considered the Libya's embassy in Stockholm a legitimate representative of the Libyan people. https://www.thelocal.se/20110311/32544 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:41:00 +0100 32544