Posted on 30. Oct, 2024 in: News

Right-wing push for citizenship restrictions

Foreign nationals should be required to accept ‘core Danish values’ and show support for fundamental democratic principles when applying for Danish citizenship according to the right-leaning Liberal Alliance (LA). In an interview with…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2024 in: News

PM pushes for more investment in Ukraine defence companies

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called for more investment in Ukraine’s own arms industry. Speaking at a press conference in Iceland ahead of a Nordic Council meeting in Reykjavík today, where President Zelensky…

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Posted on 28. Oct, 2024 in: News

Foreign fighter and son repatriated from Syrian detention camp

A woman repatriated from Syria’s al-Roj refugee camp along with her eight-year-old son was arrested on arrival in Denmark late last week to face charges of violating the anti-terror act. The child, a…

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Posted on 25. Oct, 2024 in: News

Muslim groups boycott meeting with government

Eleven Muslim organisations cancelled a scheduled meeting with Immigration Minister Kaare Dybvad Bek and Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs Morten Dahlin at parliament, Thursday,  called to discuss both antisemitism and islamophobia. Urfan Zahoor Ahmed,…

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Posted on 24. Oct, 2024 in: News

Authorities have approved 300 child bride marriages

The Danish authorities have approved around 300 marriages since 1986 involving minors in which one of the spouses was under 15 years old. A Berlingske report based on Central Personal Register data shows…

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Posted on 23. Oct, 2024 in: News

Imam arranged ‘blood money’ in murder case

An imam at the Al-Hidayyah-mosque in the northwest district of Copenhagen allegedly negotiated ‘blood money’ for the family of a 17-year-old Bulgarian hairdressing apprentice mistakenly shot dead by gang members in December 2021….

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Posted on 22. Oct, 2024 in: News

Justice Ministry launches probe into Iranian embassy’s villa

The Ministry of Justice has launched an investigation into whether Iran’s embassy broke the rules when it purchased a villa in the northwest district of Copenhagen seventeen years ago. Tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet…

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Posted on 21. Oct, 2024 in: News

Iranian Embassy provides accommodation for imam from controversial mosque

The head of the controversial Imam Ali Mosque in Copenhagen’s Nordvest district resides in a house owned by the Iranian Embassy. The Imam, Sayed Mohammed Mehdi Khademi, confirmed the Berlingske report but declined…

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Posted on 18. Oct, 2024 in: News

PM welcomes EU shift in migration policy

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has welcomed the EU’s shift in migration policy towards a focus on strengthening external borders and increasing deportations. Ahead of the  EU summit on migration that got underway in…

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Posted on 17. Oct, 2024 in: News

Government supports Poland’s hard-line migration proposal

Denmark will support Poland’s plans to temporarily suspend the right to asylum, part of Polish President Donald Tusk’s new strategy to combat irregular migration. Ahead of a major summit in Brussels today, Minister…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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