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Dutch plan to place refugees on cruise ships slammed as ‘absurd’
Jul 23, 2022 12:12The Dutch government's plan to house non-Ukrainian refugees arriving in the Netherlands on floating cruise ships has sparked controversy in the European nation with critics slamming the move as “absurd.”
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Russia-Ukraine war ‘may last longer’ than expected: Dutch PM in Kiev
Jul 12, 2022 06:18Nearly five months into a military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte warns in Kiev that the war “may last longer” than the West originally expected.
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FM stresses Netherlands’ readiness to enhance ties with Iran
Feb 20, 2022 07:27The Netherlands’ foreign minister said his country is ready to develop bilateral relations and enhance cooperation with Iran.
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Thousands gather in Amsterdam despite demonstration ban
Jan 02, 2022 15:26Thousands of people in the capital of the Netherlands defied a ban and gathered Sunday for a demonstration against the Dutch government's coronavirus lockdown measures before police pushed the crowd off an Amsterdam square.
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Many injured, arrested as Dutch police clashes with protesters for third night in row
Nov 22, 2021 09:17Clashes have been erupted between the Dutch police and angry demonstrators as anti-vaxxers took to the streets for a third night in a row over new government-imposed coronavirus restrictions.
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Protesters torch cars in Rotterdam in protest over new COVID-19 restrictions
Nov 20, 2021 08:00Protests in the port city of Rotterdam turned violent on Friday night, as protesters torched cars and threw objects at police.
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Covid protesters clash with Dutch police in The Hague
Nov 13, 2021 10:27Police fired water cannon against hundreds of firework-throwing protesters in The Hague after Rutte unveiled the "annoying and far-reaching" measures to curb a record spike in coronavirus infections.
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Iranian FM invited to the Netherlands
Sep 10, 2021 12:10The foreign minister of the Netherlands invited her Iranian counterpart to visit the European country.
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Dutch PM sorry for early reopening as France tightens COVID rules
Jul 14, 2021 08:52As governments in multiple EU states struggle to curb an increasingly alarming surge in COVID-19 cases, the Dutch Premier, Mark Rutte, has apologized and conceded that restrictions reinstated this weekend were lifted too soon.
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Participation of Iranians in presidential election in different countries
Jun 18, 2021 18:40Iranians residing in Australia, France, the Netherlands and Ivory Coast went to the polls on June 18 to cast their votes in the 13th presidential election.