Dutch billionaire’s firm declares bankruptcy, leaving DKK1.4b tax bill unpaid
Heavy Transport Holding Denmark ApS, a company owned by Dutch billionaire Pieter Hugo Heerema, has declared bankruptcy without settling its massive DKK 1.4 billion ($211 million) tax bill, after a decade being pursued…
MoreDenmark and Sweden make headlines in Middle Eastern news
Denmark and Sweden have made front page news in several Middle Eastern media outlets due to the recent Quran burning episodes outside embassies in the two countries. In Bangladesh, Foreign Minister Abul Kalam…
MoreQuran burnings escalate terrorism threat, warns intelligence agency
The Danish Security and Intelligence Service,(PET) revealed on Monday that the recent instances of Quran burnings have heightened the terrorist threat towards Denmark. The agency wrote in an email to TV 2, “Undoubtedly,…
MoreIslamic organisation slams Denmark’s inaction in Quran controversy
The Islamic Cooperation Organisation (ICO) brought together foreign ministers from its 57 member nations on Monday, at a meeting focused on recent Quran burnings in Denmark and Sweden, initiated by Anti-Islam groups. Following…
MoreUnemployment drops for first time in eight months
For the first time since the start of the year, unemployment rates have seen a surprising downward trend. A decline of 300 individuals was recorded between May and June, according to the latest…
MorePM faces criticism for lack of engagement in Quran crisis
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s hands-off approach in the ongoing diplomatic crisis spurred by a series of Quran burnings outside Copenhagen embassies is drawing criticism. The events have stirred widespread condemnation and outrage in…
MoreDeputy PM returns to Christiansborg after sick leave
The Liberal Party (Venstre) leader, Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, will return to Christiansborg on Tuesday after almost six months of sick leave for stress. At the same time,…
MoreFormer intelligence agency boss: Ban Quran burning under vandalism law
Hans Jørgen Bonnichsen, who was operational chief in Danish Security and Intelligence Service, or PET, during the Mohammed crisis, has suggested banning the burning of holy scriptures by including it in existing vandalism…
MoreLøkke: Government plans to outlaw Quran burning
The government plans to introduce a new law to prevent Quran burnings in front of foreign embassies, said Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen to TV 2 on Sunday. This comes after Qurans were…
MoreBritish minister questions Danish purchase of disputed Israeli weapons system
James Heappey, a British MP and Minister for the UK Armed Forces, has criticised the Danish decision to purchase rocket launchers worth DKK 942 million from an Israeli supplier, because they cannot fire…
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