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 Radi Saad, 23 studied typography and joined the Syrian civil defence (White Helmets) in July 2013, where he now works as the operating department manager. Following the group's nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize, Saad speaks to The Local Voices about the role of the White Helmets, the day-to-day rescue work they carry out and the struggles they face. https://www.thelocal.se/20161007/interview-how-the-white-helmets-are-saving-lives-in-syria Fri, 07 Oct 2016 12:58:55 +0200 interview-how-the-white-helmets-are-saving-lives-in-syria Sweden has been ranked the 13th most peaceful country in the world by a global peace index, down from 11th in 2014. https://www.thelocal.se/20150622/sweden-ranked-13th-most-peaceful-in-the-world Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:05:16 +0200 sweden-ranked-13th-most-peaceful-in-the-world Sweden has not actively taken part in a war since 1814 - breaking even Switzerland's record for peace. One peace and conflict expert has told The Local that Swedes learned the hard way to take the non-confrontational stance. https://www.thelocal.se/20140815/sweden-celebrates-200-years-of-peace Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:23:00 +0200 sweden-celebrates-200-years-of-peace Thursday marked the 200 year anniversary of the Convention of Moss, a historic peace treaty between Norway and Sweden. The Convention put a bookend on the last war between Sweden and Norway - and Sweden's last war. https://www.thelocal.se/20140814/sweden-and-norway-celebrate-200-years-of-peace Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:41:00 +0200 sweden-and-norway-celebrate-200-years-of-peace Stockholm is set to host talks from Monday between North Korea and Japan on the fate of Japanese nationals kidnapped decades ago by Pyongyang. https://www.thelocal.se/20140526/sweden-hosts-north-korea-and-japan-talks Mon, 26 May 2014 11:58:00 +0200 sweden-hosts-north-korea-and-japan-talks Sweden's parliament voted on Tuesday in favour of sending up to 160 troops to Mali on July 1 for a maximum of one year in support of a UN peacekeeping mission to the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20130619/48580 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:38:00 +0200 48580 The Swedish government wants to send troops and police officers to participate in UN peace keeping efforts in Mali, arguing it's "in Sweden's interests" to support peace and security in the west African nation. https://www.thelocal.se/20130530/48232 Thu, 30 May 2013 13:00:00 +0200 48232 Several Swedish government ministers welcomed the news that the European Union has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, with foreign minister Carl Bildt claiming it was "highly deserved". https://www.thelocal.se/20121012/43776 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:40:00 +0200 43776 Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has announced that Sweden has joined forces with Poland, Italy and Spain to work for Europe to assume its global security responsibility and to strengthen the EU's voice for peace. https://www.thelocal.se/20120723/42186 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:08:00 +0200 42186 Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf on Thursday pledged his country's continued support to help maintain peace between North and South Korea, through its membership of a truce monitoring body. https://www.thelocal.se/20120531/41168 Thu, 31 May 2012 15:30:00 +0200 41168 More than two dozen Swedes were arrested in Brussels on Sunday for attempting to break into NATO headquarters along with hundreds of other peace activists. https://www.thelocal.se/20120402/40034 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:47:00 +0200 40034 Swedish women's rights activists and peace groups hailed the awarding of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize to three women who have been instrumental in promoting women's role in peace-building activities in Africa and the Middle East. https://www.thelocal.se/20111007/36608 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:54:00 +0200 36608 The 2010 Nobel laureates in literature, economics, physics and chemistry received their prizes on Friday from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at a gala ceremony in Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20101210/30762 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:40:00 +0100 30762 Neither China's ambassador to Sweden nor the 2010 Nobel laureate in medicine will not attend the December 10th Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm, the Nobel Foundation announced in a statement on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20101204/30604 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 09:52:00 +0100 30604 Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt declared on Friday that the negotiations on reunification in Cyprus brokered by the UN offer an unprecedented chance for peace in the region as a whole. https://www.thelocal.se/20090425/19076 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:34:00 +0200 19076 Three peace activists were sentenced to prison and fined on Tuesday for attempting to destroy three Saab Gripen fighter planes last month. https://www.thelocal.se/20090421/18994 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:55:00 +0200 18994 Activists broke into two facilities associated with weapons manufacturer Bofors in the early hours of Thursday morning and claim to have damaged up to 20 grenade launchers. https://www.thelocal.se/20081016/14988 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:40:00 +0200 14988 Myanmar's imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be awarded the Olof Palme Prize 2005 for her democratic efforts, the slain Swedish leader's memorial fund said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20060131/2965 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:16:00 +0100 2965