Ali Shehab Ahmed, one of the leading figures in Sweden's Foxtrot network criminal gang has been jailed for life by a court in Iraq, Swedish prosecutors have confirmed..
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Parliament's speaker Andreas Norlén has tasked the Centre Party's Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist to explore support for a centrist government in Sweden.Lyssna: Centre Party leader given task to explore support for a centrist…
The Swedish gang leader Mikael Tenezos – known as Greken or "The Greek" – has been arrested in Mexico and deported to Sweden.
Swedish jihadist Osama Krayem on Thursday appealed a life sentence handed down in July over the 2015 murder of a Jordanian pilot burned alive by the Islamic State group in Syria.
Internationally wanted Swedish gang criminal Ismail Abdo, also known as 'The Strawberry', has been arrested in Turkey, according to Turkish media.
The Swedish parliament has, as expected, voted against Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist as prime minister. Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson will now get the next shot at forming a government.
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist appeared before the media on Monday.Lyssna: Centre Party leader: No majority for Centrist governmentCentre party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist said on Monday that she is ending her attempts t…
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has been tasked with exploring the prospects for her party's stated ideal: a centrist government led by Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson. But the Liberals have alre…
The speaker of Sweden's parliament has once again given Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson the task of finding support among the other political parties before her candidacy for prime minister is put to parliamen…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has called for the parliament to hold a vote on whether Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson should be prime minister, in the latest gambit in the battle over who should lead S…
On Thursday, Swedish parliament voted in favour of the government's proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility, along with other crime and punishment proposals including eliminating the sentencing 'discount' fo…
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Magnus WictorinssonSvenskt dansbandThe Local's Mandy Pipher writes about experiencing Umeå moving from autumn to full-on winter overnight, and rounds up the week's biggest stories.
Sweden's government said Friday that it wanted to prevent Russian athletes from competing there, following similar announcements from neighbouring Finland and Norway.
A Swedish journalist claims that coverage of the deportations of Brexit Brits amounts to nothing more than "sob stories". She couldn't be more wrong: the cases are an example of state failure, argues The Local's James Sa…
Sweden's Social Democrats and Moderates are set to present their government proposals to the Centre Party today, in a last-ditch attempt to win them over to their side.
As the process to form a Swedish government drags on past the two-month mark, The Local decided we could all use a bit of comic relief.
The Local has reported on several cases recently where foreigners have been forced to leave Sweden to apply for a residency permit on new grounds. Here are the rules to the best of our understanding.
Drivers told to leave their car at home after heavy snowfall continues in parts of northern Sweden – and Sweden Democrat MP resigns after sexual misconduct allegations. Here's the latest news.
A bitter blame game has erupted between leading Left Party and Centre Party MPs, with each accusing the other of squandering a chance to stop unfair deportations by blocking a Magdalena Andersson government.
Drivers in parts of northern Sweden are being warned to leave their car at home, after heavy snowfall continued overnight.
This week: Temperature rises but still stalemate in Swedish politics, cost of living on the up, and why is goose blood on the menu this weekend?
