The Swedish-Iranian researcher Ahmadreza Djalali is still imprisoned in the Evin prison in Tehran. "We are very concerned and will do everything we can to ensure that he is allowed to return home to his family," said Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M).
Swedish politicsDrones have crashed in Azerbaijan, including at an airport, and Iran has been blamed. The Azerbaijani government is quickly mobilizing its military to fight back.
WorldForeign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) understands the frustration of stranded Swedes in the Middle East. She does not rule out that the government could charter a plane to bring people home, especially those who are sick or have small children.
Swedish politicsThe guards have escaped from the dreaded Evin prison in Iran. Among those left behind is Swedish-Iranian Ahmadreza Djalali, who is being kept on little more than bread and water.
SwedenSince the attacks on Iran, SOS International has been downgraded. Swedes are worried about their safety. You could be running a big risk, says Ola Magnevall, operations manager at SOS International.
SwedenA Swedish emergency team is now in place in the region where the war in Iran is ongoing. According to Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M), the three officials will provide consular support once the airspace opens.
Swedish politicsThe so-called special relationship between the US and the UK has survived many crises. But the rift has rarely been deeper than it is now.
WorldA few countries have begun evacuating stranded citizens in the Middle East, but the Swedish Foreign Ministry says there is no possibility of evacuating Swedes. The same message comes from the prime minister. "In general, I have no new information now," Ulf Kristersson said.
Swedish politicsThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against non-essential travel to Saudi Arabia and Jordan due to the deteriorating security situation.
SwedenThe U.S. State Department is urging U.S. citizens to leave the Middle East.
WorldTina Jordskogen is one of thousands of Swedes stuck in Dubai. She saw an Iranian drone flying past her hotel window. "We thought it was going to take us," she says.
SwedenThousands of Swedes are stranded at the air hubs in Dubai and Doha. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not know how they will get home. "We cannot do much," says Svante Liljegren, head of the consular unit.
SwedenSeveral thousand Swedish citizens are believed to be stranded in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates due to the fighting in the region, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Sveriges Radio Ekot.
WorldMany Swedes in Dubai are stranded after attacks in the region that have halted air traffic. "A drone hit another hotel about 500 to 600 meters from us," says a Swede on site who had to spend the night in the hotel's basement.
CrimeSwedes should avoid travel to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD) says on its website.
SwedenIran has responded to Israeli and US attacks with a wave of drone and missile strikes on Israel and US bases in the region. "The time has come to defend the homeland and respond to the enemy's military attacks," Iran's Foreign Ministry wrote on X.
WorldForeign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) says Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons and that the regime poses a threat to the outside world and to Sweden. But she finds it difficult to see that an attack by the US and Israel would be compatible with international law. It is a genuinely difficult conflict of goals, Malmer Stenergard tells TT.
Swedish politicsThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has decided to expand its travel advice for Israel due to the deteriorating security situation in the region.
WorldAmerican government employees in Israel who are considering leaving the country should do so today, the U.S. embassy said. Britain is also moving embassy staff from both Tehran and Tel Aviv, amid President Trump's threats to attack Iran.
WorldSculptor Gustav Kraitz has died. The Swede, who, together with his wife Ulla Kraitz, created the Raoul Wallenberg monument outside the UN building in New York, was 99.
EntertainmentThe US ambassador to Paris, Charles Kushner, has promised not to interfere in French internal affairs. An indirect apology came after the French Foreign Ministry banned him from contacting French ministers.
WorldA Swedish man has died after recent snowstorms and avalanches in Austria, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to Expressen.
SwedenThe U.S. State Department has ordered nonessential diplomats and their families in Lebanon to leave the country.
World politicsMore in Utrikesdepartementet
Page 8 of 20. Older stories are on the next page.
