Netherlands

Dutch plan to place refugees on cruise ships slammed as ‘absurd’

Jul 23, 2022 07:42

The 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.”
Russia-Ukraine war ‘may last longer’ than expected: Dutch PM in Kiev

Jul 12, 2022 01:48

Nearly 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.
FM stresses Netherlands’ readiness to enhance ties with Iran

Feb 20, 2022 03:57

The Netherlands’ foreign minister said his country is ready to develop bilateral relations and enhance cooperation with Iran.
Thousands gather in Amsterdam despite demonstration ban

Jan 02, 2022 11:56

Thousands 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.
Many injured, arrested as Dutch police clashes with protesters for third night in row

Nov 22, 2021 05:47

Clashes 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.
Protesters torch cars in Rotterdam in protest over new COVID-19 restrictions

Nov 20, 2021 04:30

Protests in the port city of Rotterdam turned violent on Friday night, as protesters torched cars and threw objects at police.
Covid protesters clash with Dutch police in The Hague

Nov 13, 2021 06:57

Police 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.
Iranian FM invited to the Netherlands

Sep 10, 2021 07:40

The foreign minister of the Netherlands invited her Iranian counterpart to visit the European country.
Dutch PM sorry for early reopening as France tightens COVID rules

Jul 14, 2021 04:22

As 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.
Participation of Iranians in presidential election in different countries

Jun 18, 2021 14:10

Iranians 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.