DKK 50m aid donation to post-Assad Syria
Denmark has donated DKK 50m ($7m) in humanitarian aid to Syria as the country enters a fragile transitional phase following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the donation…
MoreFrederiksen: When Syria is safe, Syrians should go home
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is confident that Syrian residents will return home once the political situation in their own country stabilises. Following parliamentary question time, Tuesday, the PM told reporters that if the…
MorePM: ‘Syrian tyrant won’t be missed’
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has characterised Bashar al-Assad as a ‘tyrant who won’t be missed’. In a message on social media X the PM welcomed the fall of the Syrian dictator ‘who for…
MoreDenmark, Egypt sign joint declaration as PM dodges dictator issue
Despite questions about Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s human rights’ record Denmark and Egypt signed a joint declaration on bilateral cooperation during his state visit this past weekend. At a joint press conference…
MoreSmall group of Ukrainian refugees ‘running wild’
A small group of Ukrainian refugees in Copenhagen are running wild with reports of violence, drug use, and criminal activity in temporary housing facilities. City officials have described the situation as unsustainable, with…
MoreBig welcome planned for Egypt’s president despite human rights violations
The government is preparing to roll out the red carpet for Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Friday even though he’s been accused of human rights violations and the violent overthrow of democratically…
MoreDisability pension debate flares up again
Non-Western immigrants are significantly less likely to have their disability pensions reviewed compared to ‘ethnic Danes’. New figures from the Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment show that since 2004, only 1.5%…
MoreGerman prosecutor identifies two suspects in pipeline sabotage
Germany’s Public Prosecutor has identifed two suspects in the 2022 Nord Stream 2 pipeline sabotage two years ago. Jens Rommel told the Der Spiegel newspaper, Saturday, that while the motivation behind the attack and…
MoreControversial Israeli weapons could be ‘worthless’ on the battlefield
The controversial weapons systems purchased from Israeli defence contractor Elbit could prove to be worthless in a modern battlefield scenario like the war in Ukraine, military experts have claimed. DR News and Jyllands-Posten…
MoreSocialists push for election
The Green Left (Socialist People’s Party/SF) is pushing for a general election next year. Although the prime minister isn’t required to call an election before 2026, Green Left leader Pia Olsen Dyhr, buoyed…
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