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Koran burnt in demonstration outside Stockholm mosque
June 28, 2023 By Faith Matters

Koran burnt in demonstration outside Stockholm mosque

Two men in Sweden took part in a demonstration that involved burning a Koran outside a mosque in the centre of the capital Stockholm on Wednesday. Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a press conference that the action – taking place on the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha – was permitted, but not appropriate. […]

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Egypt: Government finalising details of long-term Hamas-Israel truce
August 17, 2018 By Faith Matters

Egypt: Government finalising details of long-term Hamas-Israel truce

Egypt is finalising details of a long-term truce deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an Egyptian security source said on Thursday, amid easing tensions on the border of the enclave where some two million Palestinians live. Cairo has brokered an interim truce that has allowed commercial goods into Gaza ahead of the […]

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