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NATO appoints Dutch PM as next chief as global challenges mount for alliance

CNN — The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, has been formally selected as the next NATO secretary general, the military alliance announced Wednesday, coming at a pivotal time as it grapples with boosting its own security while also supporting Ukraine in its grinding war against Russia. His appointment comes after Romanian President Klaus Iohannis …

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Egypt Independent June 26, 2024

Turkey backs Dutch PM Mark Rutte as the next Nato chief

Turkey backs Dutch PM Mark Rutte as the next Nato chief Ankara expects Rutte to be more sensitive on fight

Middle East Eye April 30, 2024

Israel’s president meets Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders in Amsterdam

Israel’s president meets Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders in Amsterdam Anti-Muslim campaigner pledges support for Israel as Isaac Herzog condemns

Middle East Eye March 12, 2024

What we know about the veteran Dutch diplomat tasked with getting more aid to Gaza

CNN — Sigrid Kaag, a Dutch politician and veteran United Nations diplomat, will take charge of the international body’s effort to bring humanitarian relief to war-ravaged Gaza, the UN Secretary General announced Tuesday, filling a position created this month in a breakthrough UN Security Council resolution. In a post on X, Kaag said that she would resign her position as finance …

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Egypt Independent December 28, 2023

Egyptian on hunger strike in Dutch prison after asylum rejection and pending deportation

Egyptian on hunger strike in Dutch prison after asylum rejection and pending deportation Osama el-Waley is the second Egyptian to

Middle East Eye December 16, 2023

Van Gogh painting stolen from small Dutch museum is recovered

A painting by Vincent Van Gogh that was stolen from a small Dutch museum in 2020 during a COVID-19 lockdown has been recovered. The painting, which dates from 1884, was … Continued

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The New Daily September 12, 2023

Dutch government collapses over immigration policy

CNN — The Dutch government collapsed on Friday after failing to reach a deal on restricting immigration, which will trigger new elections in the fall. The crisis was triggered by a push by Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s conservative VVD party to limit the flow of asylum seekers to the Netherlands, which two of his four-party …

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Egypt Independent July 8, 2023

Dutch king apologises for country’s role in slavery

Dutch King Willem-Alexander has apologised for the Netherlands’ historical involvement in slavery and the effects that it still has today. The king was speaking at a ceremony marking the 160th … Continued

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The New Daily July 2, 2023

Dutch intelligence warned CIA about alleged Ukrainian plot to attack Nord Stream pipelines, Netherlands’ public broadcaster reports

CNN — Dutch military intelligence warned the American intelligence service, CIA, last year about an alleged Ukrainian plan to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines three months before they were hit, Dutch public broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday without specifying a source. The report was based on a joint investigation by NOS, Dutch television news …

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Egypt Independent June 14, 2023

Dutch farmers, climate activists protest policies

More than 10,000 Dutch farmers have protested in The Hague against government plans to limit nitrogen emissions, a policy they say will spell the end of many farms and hit … Continued