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 Closeness, selflessness, and pleasure; falling in love is a strange but wonderful human experience. https://www.thelocal.se/20161018/a-layover-at-qatar-airport-brought-this-swedish-kenyan-couple-together-now-theyre-heading-for-marriage Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:29:55 +0200 a-layover-at-qatar-airport-brought-this-swedish-kenyan-couple-together-now-theyre-heading-for-marriage IN MY VOICE: In the face of violence and beheadings based on religion, NFGL member Etsegenet Kedir Mohammed helped organize an event to remind people that religion is about peace. https://www.thelocal.se/20150430/religion-is-about-love-and-respect-for-each-other Thu, 30 Apr 2015 11:06:35 +0200 religion-is-about-love-and-respect-for-each-other On Wednesday night, more than 100 students gathered in Lund for a candelight vigil mourning the 147 students killed in Kenya. https://www.thelocal.se/20150409/pictures-from-lunds-candlelight-vigil-for-kenya Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:20:00 +0200 pictures-from-lunds-candlelight-vigil-for-kenya Mark Thiong’o is a Kenyan student studying at Lund with a scholarship from the Swedish Institute. He was shocked last Thursday morning when he woke to learn that 147 of his fellow countrymen had been murdered. Now he tells SI News about a candlelight vigil to mourn the lives lost – and to create discourse on greater issues. https://www.thelocal.se/20150408/nfgl-student-holds-candlelight-vigil-for-tragedy-in-kenya Wed, 08 Apr 2015 14:57:21 +0200 nfgl-student-holds-candlelight-vigil-for-tragedy-in-kenya IN MY VOICE: Kenya is in turmoil as women are attacked for their clothing choices. Can anything be done from Sweden? Absolutely, argues SI student Shamsa Birik, who organized a solidarity event at Lund University. https://www.thelocal.se/20141205/tweeting-from-sweden-to-kenya-in-support-of-women Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:05:00 +0100 tweeting-from-sweden-to-kenya-in-support-of-women Swedish oil company Lundin Petroleum reported better than expected earnings on Wednesday following the news that one of its subsidiaries, Africa Oil, had struck oil in Kenya. https://www.thelocal.se/20121031/44162 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:40:00 +0100 44162 Kenyan police arrested a Swedish national suspected to have links with the Somali Islamist militia al-Shabaab, a senior police officer told AFP on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120515/40832 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:20:00 +0200 40832 Swedish naval forces handed seven suspected Somali pirates over to Kenyan authorities on Monday, according to police. https://www.thelocal.se/20090609/19954 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:47:00 +0200 19954 Kenyan police have arrested a Swedish man in his 50s accused of the attempted rape ofa 7-year-old girl. https://www.thelocal.se/20080530/12122 Fri, 30 May 2008 12:11:00 +0200 12122 Swedish tourists have been evacuated from Kenya following post-election violence. Over 300 tourists arrived home on Saturday having cut short their holidays. https://www.thelocal.se/20080106/9575 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:49:00 +0100 9575 A pregnant Swedish teenager has told of how she was arrested by American soldiers on the border between Somalia and Kenya. Now back in Sweden, she has expressed her concern for her husband, whom she has not seen since she was released from prison. She has also criticized Sweden's silence over her imprisonment. https://www.thelocal.se/20070412/6970 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:00:00 +0200 6970 The 35-year-old man charged with the killing of a pregnant Kenyan woman was found not guilty by Handen district court. https://www.thelocal.se/20061114/5509 Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:47:00 +0100 5509