The Local Sweden

Global leaders meet at World Water Week in Stockholm

Tue, 25 Aug 2015 13:46:08 +0200

Ministers, presidents, and ambassadors from across the globe are gathering in Stockholm for World Water Week. Here's what happened at the opening ceremony.

Swede drafted by Michael Jordan’s NBA team

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:01:00 +0200

Jeffrey Taylor will become the second Swede ever to play professional basketball in the United States' National Basketball Association (NBA) after being drafted on Thursday by the Charlotte Bobcats.

Swedes headed home following Gaza escape

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:33:00 +0100

Twelve Swedes who managed to get out of Gaza are now in the Jordanian capital of Amman and will be headed back to Sweden on Friday evening.

The path to Swedish asylum: A smuggler speaks

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:00:00 +0100

Rami Abdelrahman travels to Jordan and tracks down the first link in the chain of an underground operation involved in the smuggling of Iraqi refugees to Sweden.

Terror suspect 'will be tortured' if deported

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:28:00 +0100

A terror suspect who says he could be tortured if sent back to Jordan is embarking on a last-ditch attempt to stay in Sweden.