by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 24, 2017 | World
Dutch police were on Thursday investigating possible terror links after arresting a Spanish man driving a van containing gas canisters close to a rock concert which was abruptly canceled due to a threat of an attack. The man “was arrested and taken to the police...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 12, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Amsterdam, London- Only about 30 Dutch clog-makers still remain in the country, fighting to save a dying craft with the wooden shoes, and to preserve their profession that survived over generations. Even though clogs have been made for centuries across many countries...
by Abdullah Mustafa | Mar 17, 2017 | World
Amsterdam, Ankara- The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Mark Rutte emerged the victor of Wednesday’s Dutch election, putting an end to what several Europeans considered an expansion of the far-right Party for Freedom represented by his opponent Geert Wilders....
by Said Abdul Razzak | Mar 12, 2017 | Middle East, World
Ankara – The Netherlands decided to close its doors in front of Turkish officials visiting the country for political campaigning among Turkish émigrés. Dutch authorities canceled Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s flight permit and blocked Family...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 11, 2017 | Middle East
A dispute between Ankara and The Hague over a rally in support of a Turkish referendum grew on Saturday after a plane carrying Turkey’s foreign minister was barred from landing in the Netherlands, drawing a warning by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Dutch...
