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 The Swedish government is chartering a plane to fly home Swedes in the UAE who are stranded as a result of the Iran war. The plan is for it to take off from Dubai late on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20260306/sweden-charters-plane-to-bring-vulnerable-swedes-back-from-the-uae Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:45:23 +0100 sweden-charters-plane-to-bring-vulnerable-swedes-back-from-the-uae The US and Israel’s lightning attack on Iran has left Sweden with a dilemma. As Nato’s newest member with a large Iranian community – but also a traditional stickler for international law – Sweden has so far chosen to sit on the fence in the conflict. The question is how long that can be sustained, writes The Local's James Savage. https://www.thelocal.se/20260304/politics-in-sweden-sweden-needs-to-get-off-the-fence-on-iran-but-how Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:51:52 +0100 politics-in-sweden-sweden-needs-to-get-off-the-fence-on-iran-but-how Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström condemned on Saturday the execution of Swedish-Iranian dissident Habib Chaab, as the Iranian judiciary announced Chaab's death sentence had been carried out after a conviction for "terrorism." https://www.thelocal.se/20230506/eu-condemns-execution-of-swedish-iranian-dissident-swedish-fm Sat, 06 May 2023 12:30:26 +0200 eu-condemns-execution-of-swedish-iranian-dissident-swedish-fm Iran executed on Saturday Swedish-Iranian dissident Habib Chaab for "terrorism", the judiciary said, in the Islamic republic's latest use of the death penalty against dual nationals. https://www.thelocal.se/20230506/iran-executes-swedish-iranian-dual-national Sat, 06 May 2023 11:01:52 +0200 iran-executes-swedish-iranian-dual-national A Swedish-Iranian academic convicted of spying for Israel is set to be executed in Iran later this month, a news agency in the country reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20220504/iran-to-execute-swedish-iranian-academic-in-may-report Wed, 04 May 2022 18:02:57 +0200 iran-to-execute-swedish-iranian-academic-in-may-report The wife of Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali said that she had been informed by her husband's lawyer that Iranian authorities had decided to postpone his execution. https://www.thelocal.se/20201203/iran-postpones-execution-of-iranian-swedish-academic-ahmadreza-djalali Thu, 03 Dec 2020 18:13:31 +0100 iran-postpones-execution-of-iranian-swedish-academic-ahmadreza-djalali Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde has spoken to her Iranian counterpart to condemn the death sentence of Iranian-Swedish professor Ahmadreza Djalali. https://www.thelocal.se/20201125/sweden-urges-iran-to-halt-execution-of-karolinska-researcher Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:30:13 +0100 sweden-urges-iran-to-halt-execution-of-karolinska-researcher An Iranian student planning on starting university in Sweden this autumn has told The Local he and many others risk being unable to take up their places after the Swedish embassy cancelled their visa interview appointments. https://www.thelocal.se/20200813/foreign-students-risk-losing-swedish-university-offers-after-embassies-close-for-interviews Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:03:36 +0200 foreign-students-risk-losing-swedish-university-offers-after-embassies-close-for-interviews Two Swedish nationals are being held in Iran on suspicion of drug trafficking, Iran's judiciary has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.se/20200728/swedes-held-in-iran-over-alleged-drug-trafficking Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:48:53 +0200 swedes-held-in-iran-over-alleged-drug-trafficking Sweden has become the first country in the world to ban flights operated by Iran Air to help contain the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.se/20200302/sweden-bans-flights-from-iran-over-coronavirus-fears Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:16:25 +0100 sweden-bans-flights-from-iran-over-coronavirus-fears Sweden on Friday stopped direct flights to Iran, citing "unclarity" around the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane earlier this week where 176 people were killed. https://www.thelocal.se/20200111/sweden-halts-flights-to-iran-over-safety-concerns Sat, 11 Jan 2020 13:46:45 +0100 sweden-halts-flights-to-iran-over-safety-concerns A total of 17 people resident in Sweden were on the Ukrainian flight that crashed in Iran on Wednesday morning, according to Scandinavian media reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20200109/children-among-the-swedes-reported-dead-in-iran-plane-crash Thu, 09 Jan 2020 18:16:23 +0100 children-among-the-swedes-reported-dead-in-iran-plane-crash Sweden on Wednesday remanded an Iranian man in custody, suspected of war crimes and murders committed in Iran in the summer of 1988, Swedish prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.se/20191114/sweden-arrests-iranian-man-over-1980s-war-crimes Thu, 14 Nov 2019 09:23:41 +0100 sweden-arrests-iranian-man-over-1980s-war-crimes A Swedish-owned oil tanker held by Iran for over two months has left port and reached international waters. https://www.thelocal.se/20190927/swedish-owned-oil-tanker-preparing-to-leave-iranian-harbour Fri, 27 Sep 2019 11:04:50 +0200 swedish-owned-oil-tanker-preparing-to-leave-iranian-harbour A Swedish-owned oil tanker being held by Iran has been given the final clearance to leave, the Iranian foreign ministry said. https://www.thelocal.se/20190925/iran-gives-final-green-light-for-swedish-owned-oil-tanker-to-leave Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:12:47 +0200 iran-gives-final-green-light-for-swedish-owned-oil-tanker-to-leave The Stena Impero, seized in July by Iran, has not been able to leave the port of Bandar Abbas despite Tehran's statements to the contrary, its Swedish owner says. https://www.thelocal.se/20190925/swedish-owned-oil-tanker-still-held-in-iran-despite-promises-of-release Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:11:10 +0200 swedish-owned-oil-tanker-still-held-in-iran-despite-promises-of-release Swedish representatives confirmed they had received reports indicating that Iran was to release a Swedish-owned oil tanker, but said the ship had still not been freed. https://www.thelocal.se/20190923/iran-to-release-swedish-owned-oil-tanker-soon Mon, 23 Sep 2019 12:39:30 +0200 iran-to-release-swedish-owned-oil-tanker-soon Seven crew members of a Swedish-owned tanker held by Iran since July are set to be released according to Iranian authorities. https://www.thelocal.se/20190904/seven-crew-members-of-swedish-owned-ship-seized-by-iran-to-be-released Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:55:47 +0200 seven-crew-members-of-swedish-owned-ship-seized-by-iran-to-be-released An Iranian journalist is asking to stay in Sweden after fleeing Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's tour of the country, Swedish officials have confirmed. https://www.thelocal.se/20190828/why-an-iranian-journalist-fled-an-official-delegation-to-stay-in-sweden Wed, 28 Aug 2019 09:28:21 +0200 why-an-iranian-journalist-fled-an-official-delegation-to-stay-in-sweden The Swedish company that owns the UK-flagged oil tanker seized by Iran said on Wednesday it had finally been able to contact its crew being held on board and they declared themselves "safe". https://www.thelocal.se/20190725/swedish-owners-make-first-contact-with-crew-on-tanker-seized-by-iran Thu, 25 Jul 2019 10:27:59 +0200 swedish-owners-make-first-contact-with-crew-on-tanker-seized-by-iran