Denmark

In March this year, the Danish government declared that the Syrian capital, Damascus, and the territories under the control of the Assad regime are “safe”, enabling it to revoke the resident permits of hundreds of Syrian refugees in Denmark.

Denmark said today that three Danish women, who were evacuated from Syrian detention camps along with their 14 children, had been charged with aiding terrorist activities and illegally travelling...

Germany and Denmark have repatriated dozens of its nationals from the Roj detention camp in north-east Syria last night, making it the latest repatriation operation to be conducted by...

Syria's Foreign Minister has claimed that the doors are open for refugees to return, even as warnings emerge about the dangers that returnees face in regime-controlled territory. Faisal Mekdad...

Denmark has provided Palestine with a $72 million grant to support its efforts to reach independence. The funds will be spent on local government, agriculture, civil society and in...

The Palestinian flag was raised outside the Danish Parliament building in the capital Copenhagen yesterday, in the first such event to mark Palestinian Flag Day. Organised by the Forum...

Think tank Transnational Institute (TNI) has called on the European Union (EU) to spend its resources saving lives, instead of punishing people seeking safety on its shores. Europe had...

Amnesty International has released a report to say that 66 Syrian refugees who returned home have been detained, forcibly disappeared, and tortured by Syrian security forces. The report, "You're...

Ahmad Mansour’s ambition is "to be one of the leading names in this field and, in the future, to open a company in the development and manufacturing of robots that help people make their lives easier."

Denmark could face legal action for its attempt to deport Syrian refugees from the country, a report has revealed. In March, the Danish government declared that the Syrian capital Damascus and...

Israeli occupation forces yesterday confiscated equipment and cables funded by the European Union (EU) for the redevelopment of the electricity network in Khirbet Al-Simiya village, northwest of Al-Samou' town south of...

A Syrian mother of two has won the right to remain in Denmark. It is a rare victory at a time when the Danish government is threatening to deport...

Anti-immigrant discourse which is dehumanising displaced people is on the rise in Danish government circles and Syrian refugees are bearing the brunt, EUobserver reports today. This comes as parliament yesterday passed...

A 66-Syrian refugee in Denmark has been hospitalised with a stroke and hemiplegia after authorities revoked his residency. Muhammad Samir was told by police he would be moved to...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that he saw no evidence that Hamas was operating in a Gaza office building housing international media organisations, including Al Jazeera and the Associated...

Rasha Kairout could be stripped of her residence permit and asylum status after Denmark deemed Damascus and surrounding areas safe for the return of refugees, Anadolu Agency reports. Kairout took refuge...

Denmark has stripped 94 Syrian refugees of their residency status in one week as it presses ahead with a controversial, dangerous policy of maintaining that Syria is safe to...

Denmark's public prosecutor said today it had charged three members of an Iranian Arab opposition group for financing and supporting terrorist activity in Iran and aiding Saudi Arabian intelligence services....

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to a statement issued by a number of countries at the UN Human Rights Council criticising Cairo's human rights records by issuing...

Israel, Austria and Denmark are set to work together to produce second-generation vaccines against mutations of coronavirus, Reuters reported. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Austria and Denmark, as members of the First...

1,250 Syrians living in Denmark will be sent to deportation camps and although their return is voluntary human rights groups fear that some will feel pressured to leave

United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on Tuesday said the UN is deeply concerned by the situation of nearly 31,000 foreign children detained in Al-Hawl and Rouge refugee camps in...

Israel barred foreign nationals from the UK, Denmark and South Africa after a new "fast spreading" strain of COVID-19 was discovered, i24 News reported. The UK's Chief Medical Adviser...

Denmark has charged a Danish company over its alleged violation of the European Union's sanctions on the Syrian regime and its ally Russia, after it was found to have...

Denmark is set to present a new bill that would criminalise funding for mosques sent by foreign countries and entities, in new efforts to counter religious extremism. The bill...

The EU will begin a €5.8 million ($6.63 million) construction agreement with the Palestinian Authority in 'Area C' of the occupied West Bank, according to a statement from the...

Denmark is considering sending Syrian refugees home as it deems areas under the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus safe, Sputnik reported. The Danish government is fast-tracking a review of...

The Saudi ambassador to Denmark has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry over allegations Riyadh offered support for a terrorist group which was behind the deadly 2018 attack in the Iranian...

A series of Danish investigations published on Danwatch on Sunday accused the country's largest arms manufacturer of war crimes in Yemen. The report, which is based on information gathered from...

Danish minister of defence, Trine Bramsen, announced on Monday that Danish troops will return to Iraq's Ain Al-Assad Airbase to train Iraqi security forces on 1 March. "In the...

Denmark arrested three leading members of an Iranian Arab opposition group on suspicion of spying for Saudi Arabia

A Danish man who joined Daesh in Syria and who is consequently serving eight years imprisonment in Spain has revealed that he was working for Denmark's intelligence services. The...