News: Netherlands

We have started to collect the most important news related to Netherlands in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Netherlands: news

Dutch smoking ban goes into force

Tuesday, July 1st 2008, 1:09

A ban on the smoking of tobacco - but not marijuana - in cafes, bars and restaurants comes into force in the Netherlands.
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Nigerian oilfield resumes pumping

Wednesday, June 25th 2008, 16:23
related countries: Nigeria

Royal Dutch Shell resumes production at its main offshore oil field in Nigeria, following a militant attack.
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Tsvangirai gets safety assurances

Tuesday, June 24th 2008, 10:45
related countries: Zimbabwe
related places: Harare

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he will leave the Dutch embassy in Harare over the next 48 hours.
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Tsvangirai seeks embassy refuge

Monday, June 23rd 2008, 17:20
related countries: Zimbabwe
related places: Harare

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai takes refuge in the Dutch embassy, after pulling out of the presidential race.
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Euro 2008: Hiddink pride in Russia 'miracle'

Saturday, June 21st 2008, 22:31
related countries: Russia

Russia boss Guus Hiddink pays tribute to his side's "huge achievement" in reaching the Euro 2008 semi-finals after their win over Netherlands.
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Sublime Russia break Dutch hearts

Saturday, June 21st 2008, 21:14
related countries: Russia

An Andrei Arshavin-inspired Russia beat the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time to reach the Euro 2008 semi-finals.
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Nigerian attack closes oilfield

Thursday, June 19th 2008, 15:49
related countries: Nigeria

Royal Dutch Shell halts production at its main offshore oil field in Nigeria, following a militant attack.
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UN Srebrenica immunity queried

Wednesday, June 18th 2008, 15:11

A Dutch court considers whether the UN can be sued for failing to stop the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
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Dutch court hears Srebrenica case

Monday, June 16th 2008, 15:13
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina
related places: Srebrenica

A Dutch court hears a civil action against the state brought by relatives of victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia.
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Hostage stand-off in Dutch city

Monday, June 16th 2008, 13:36
related places: Almelo

Four people are taken hostage in the city hall in Almelo, the Netherlands, by an angry restaurant owner, reports say.
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Hostage stand-off in Dutch city

Monday, June 16th 2008, 12:41
related places: Almelo

Four people are taken hostage in the city hall in Almelo, the Netherlands, by an angry restaurant owner, reports say.
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Euro 2008: Van Nistelrooy shocked by Dutch

Friday, June 13th 2008, 21:58

Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy says even their squad are surprised by their form at Euro 2008.
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Football: Dutch goal 'correct'

Tuesday, June 10th 2008, 13:01
related countries: Italy

Premier League referees chief Keith Hackett says Ruud van Nistelrooy's controversial opening goal for the Netherlands against Italy was legitimate.
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Football: Classy Dutch beat Italy

Monday, June 9th 2008, 20:37
related countries: Italy

The Netherlands thrash World Cup winners Italy in their opening Group C game of Euro 2008.
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Dutch ship 'seized' off Somalia

Tuesday, May 27th 2008, 1:56
related countries: Somalia

A Dutch vessel is reportedly hijacked by pirates off Somalia in the latest attack in notoriously dangerous seas.
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'Islamist funders' held in Europe

Friday, May 16th 2008, 16:13
related countries: Germany, Uzbekistan

Police in the Netherlands, France and Germany swoop on suspects believed to fund Islamists in Uzbekistan.
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Dutch to ban magic mushrooms

Saturday, April 26th 2008, 21:56

The Dutch cabinet proposes a bill to ban the sale of hallucinogenic mushrooms.
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Dutch commander's son killed

Friday, April 18th 2008, 18:33
related countries: Afghanistan

The son of the new Dutch armed forces commander is killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan.
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Whistle-blower names two MEPs

Thursday, April 17th 2008, 20:37

A Dutch MEP says he has given investigators the names of two Euro MPs involved in expenses fraud.
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Dutch MP's film angers Indonesia

Monday, March 31st 2008, 10:00
related countries: Indonesia

Indonesian Muslims protest against a Dutch MP's film which claims the Koran inspires violence.
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UN chief condemns anti-Islam film

Friday, March 28th 2008, 19:00

The UN secretary general condemns a Dutch anti-Islam film as a series of Muslim governments protest.
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Cartoonist to sue over Islam film

Friday, March 28th 2008, 13:43
related countries: Denmark
related places: A

A controversial Danish cartoonist says he will sue the Dutch maker of an anti-Islam film over copyright.
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Dutch MP posts Islam film on web

Thursday, March 27th 2008, 23:09

A Dutch right-wing politician posts a controversial film critical of the Koran on the internet.
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Dutch MP posts Islam film on web

Thursday, March 27th 2008, 18:29

Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders posts a film, which is critical of the Koran, on the internet.
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Dutch Islam film website 'shut'

Sunday, March 23rd 2008, 13:30

A website expected to be used for the publication of a controversial Dutch film critical of Islam is suspended.
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Dutch protest against Islam film

Saturday, March 22nd 2008, 19:05
related places: Amsterdam

About 1,000 people march in Amsterdam against the planned release of a film critical of Islam.
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Danish PM raps Islam comments

Wednesday, March 19th 2008, 11:54
related countries: Denmark

Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen criticises comments on Islam made by a Dutch MP.
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Gay Iranian man loses asylum plea

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 16:40
related countries: Iran

An Iranian homosexual who says he will be executed if deported from the Netherlands loses his asylum claim.
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Dutch 'must show' anti-Islam film

Monday, March 10th 2008, 16:13
related countries: Denmark

The Danish man behind Prophet Muhammad cartoons urges a Dutch MP to air an anti-Islam film despite Muslim anger.
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Taylor arms sentence quashed

Monday, March 10th 2008, 15:12
related countries: Liberia

A Dutch court acquits a businessman convicted of supplying weapons to former Liberian President Charles Taylor.
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'Substantial' Dutch terror risk

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 16:08

The Netherlands raises its terror alert level to "substantial", amid anxiety about an anti-Islam film.
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MEP makes 'fraud' report public

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 19:25

A Dutch MEP has published a confidential internal report revealing abuses of staff allowances by colleagues.
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Nato fears over Dutch Islam film

Monday, March 3rd 2008, 5:07
related countries: Afghanistan

Nato's head says he fears a Dutch film criticising Islam will have repercussions for troops in Afghanistan.
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Deal eases Belgian political woes

Monday, February 25th 2008, 15:26
related countries: Belgium, France

Belgium's Dutch- and French-speaking parties reach a compromise to end months of deadlock.
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Nazi-era singer returns to stage

Sunday, February 17th 2008, 4:11

A 104-year-old Dutch cabaret singer who once performed for the Nazis gives a concert for the first time in decades.
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Iranians urge Dutch to ban film

Saturday, February 16th 2008, 15:48
related countries: Iran
related places: Koran

The Iranian government calls on the Dutch to stop the screening of a film about the Koran.
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Islam critic asks for protection

Thursday, February 14th 2008, 19:21

Ex-Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a target of death threats from radical Islamists, appeals to the EU for protection.
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Islam critic seeks French haven

Monday, February 11th 2008, 14:10
related countries: France

Ex-Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a target of death threats from radical Islamists, seeks French citizenship.
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