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Syrians raise flowers as they celebrate the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on December 8, 2024 in Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Dutch prosecutors seek 30-year sentence for alleged Syrian torturer

Dutch prosecutors have demanded a 30-year prison sentence for a Syrian man accused of torturing and raping prisoners while a member of an Assad-linked militia.

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23 April, 2026
Netherlands' Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen and Germany's Foreign Minister address a joint press conference after talks at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, on March 6, 2026.
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Dutch, Danish embassy staff in Tehran to move to Azerbaijan

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10 March, 2026
Formateur Rob Jetten (D66) leaves the Huis ten Bosch Palace after meeting Dutch King in The Hague
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New Dutch government to be sworn in under centrist Jetten

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23 February, 2026
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KLM suspends Tel Aviv, Gulf flights amid US-Iran tensions

The New Arab Staff
24 January, 2026
Delegates leave the headquarters of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) after the first day of a two-day general assembly of the EBU, which organises the Eurovision Song Contest, in Geneva
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Eurovision hit by boycotts over Israel participation

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 December, 2025
PVV (Party for Freedom) leader Geert Wilders casts his ballot at the city hall during the general election on October 29, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands
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Dutch vote in snap election seen as test for Europe's far-right

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29 October, 2025
Dozens of Syrians gather and wave the new flag of Syria in Utrecht, Netherlands, on May 4, 2025 to show solidarity with their families in areas recently affected by violence in Syria
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Dutch officials arrive in Syria to discuss refugee repatriation

The New Arab Staff
13 October, 2025
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Dutch court says govt can decide on supplying Israel F-35 parts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 October, 2025
Yemeni man looks at artworks depicting the Yemen's Houthi groups' ban on Israeli and US linked ships amid the ongoing Israeli blockade of aid into the strip, placed alongside the wall of a main street
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Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Dutch ship in Gulf of Aden

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02 October, 2025
UEFA moving towards vote to suspend Israel over war in Gaza [Getty]
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Israeli sports teams banned by Amsterdam city council

The New Arab Staff
24 September, 2025
Dutch foreign Minister David van Weel holds a press conference with the German foreign Minister in Berlin on September 10, 2025. (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Netherlands plans to ban imports from Israel's Jewish settlements

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11 September, 2025
Netherlands' Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp addresses media representatives in The Hague on July 9, 2025
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Dutch foreign minister resigns over sanctions against Israel

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22 August, 2025
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Israeli arms firms banned from Dutch expo over Gaza war

The New Arab Staff
21 August, 2025
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Amsterdam drops cases against Maccabi hooligans over lost videos

The New Arab Staff
16 June, 2025
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The Hague: Tens of thousands rally against Gaza genocide

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 June, 2025
Dutch radical right party PVV leader Geert Wilders (C) addresses the media as he arrives for the weekly coalition talks in the Lower House in The Hague, on June 3, 2025.
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Dutch gov't falls as far-right leader Wilders quits coalition

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04 June, 2025
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp brings flowers to the graves of the fallen Ukrainian servicemen at Lychakiv Military Cemetery on April 12, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine.
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Dutch gov urges EU to rethink Israel trade deal over Gaza siege

The New Arab Staff
07 May, 2025
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp brings flowers to the graves of the fallen Ukrainian servicemen at Lychakiv Military Cemetery on April 12, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine.
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Iran summons Dutch envoy over assassination attempt claims

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 April, 2025
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230 NGOs call for F-35 arms ban on Israel over Gaza war crimes

The New Arab Staff
18 February, 2025
Pro-Palestine protesters march from Stopera to Museumplein on November 30, 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Dutch parliament fights anti-Semitism by discriminating Muslims

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26 December, 2024
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Dutch court rules against ban on arms exports to Israel

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 December, 2024