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Director of Europol Rob Wainwright. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen

Europol-Denmark Agreement Bolsters Security despite Referendum

by Abdullah Mustafa | Apr 13, 2017 | World

Brussels- Joint security measures between Denmark and European Union institutions have been challenged over the past period. Subsequently, EU parliamentarians endorsed a proposal for joint action between Denmark and the Europol. Denmark lost its right to a full...

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Russian President Putin watches the launch of a missile during naval exercises in Russia’s Arctic North on board the nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great), Aug. 17, 2005. REUTERS

Arctic..New Contact Line in Cold War with NATO

by Taha Abed alWahed | Feb 9, 2017 | World

Moscow – On the military level, the North Pole is the intersecting point of the Russian border with that of the NATO, especially U.S., Canada, Denmark and Norway. This region is of high importance to Russia since the Soviet Union age, namely that the greatest...

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No joke: Occupy Wall Street activists protest against capitalist corruption. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

Transparency International: Systemic Corruption, Social Inequality Reinforce Each Other

by Abdullah Mustafa | Jan 26, 2017 | Business

Brussels – Transparency International issued its 2016 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report on Wednesday – the outcome raised concerns on how massive and pervasive corruption is in the public sector. “The world systemic corruption and social inequality...

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South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. Reuters

Denmark Arrests Daughter of South Korean Leader’s Friend

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2017 | World

Seoul- The daughter of Choi Soon-Sil, the woman at the center of a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korea’s president, has been arrested in Denmark after months in hiding, Danish police said Monday. Chung Yoo-Ra, the 20-year-old daughter of the...

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Joanna Palani, 23, who fought with both the Kurdish Peshmerga in Iraq and the YPG militia in Syria

Danish Woman Who Fought ISIS Faces Trial in Denmark

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 20, 2016 | World

Copenhagen- A Danish woman who fought for the Kurds in Iraq and Syria against ISIS militants has been taken into custody in Copenhagen, prompting accusations of hypocrisy over her treatment compared with returning ISIS militants. Joanna Palani, 23, who fought with...