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A Muslim family from Amersfoort with three children and a second family
from Utrecht are thought to have moved to Syria last weekend, according
to Dutch media reports.
Dutch literary translator Hans Boland has refused to accept an award
from the Russian authorities for his work, in protest at ‘president
Putin’s behaviour and thinking’, the NRC reports.
Justice minister Ivo Opstelten has responded to critics of his
'shambolic' performance in a debate on the government’s plans to tackle
jihadist support by saying he is not too old to do the job.
One in four Dutch egg farmers in financial troubleOne in four egg farmers in the Netherlands is at risk of going bankrupt because of low egg prices and high feed costs, farming organisation LTO said at the weekend. Escaped cobra recaptured in neighbour's shed The highly venomous cobra which escaped from its terrarium in the Noord Brabant village of Made has been recaptured after over 24 hours on the loose. Total ban on smoking in bars will be delayed again The total ban on smoking in cafes, bars and clubs will come into effect on January 1, 2015, not in October this year, sources have told broadcaster RTL news. Two confirmed dead in Diemen gas explosion The two people killed in an explosion at a block of flats in Diemen near Amsterdam on Thursday afternoon have been identified and rescue workers are not looking for any further victims, Dutch media reported on Friday. Confusion over Diemen gas explosion death toll, may remain at two The two people described as missing after Thursday’s gas explosion in a block of flats in Diemen are likely to be the same two as reported dead, broadcaster Nos says on Friday. Demand for skilled IT staff set to soar in the Netherlands The demand for skilled IT staff is set to grow strongly this year as technological advances gather pace, according to the state-run job centre organisation UWV. Air France-KLM slashes cargo plane services Airline Air France-KLM is to phase out five of its eight cargo planes based at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport in an effort to further cut costs. Justice minister drops travel registration plan Justice minister Ivo Opstelten has again dropped plans to set up a register of everyone in the Netherlands' travel arrangements because of opposition from MPs, broadcaster Nos says on Friday. Iran releases Dutch human rights activist Abdullah Al-Mansouri Dutch human rights activist Abdullah Al-Mansouri, jailed for 30 years by an Iranian court for terrorism in 2009, has been released from prison and is now back in the Netherlands. Copper thieves disrupt Schiphol airport rail services Train services to Schiphol were severely disrupted on Friday after thieves stole large amounts of copper from the tracks between the airport and stations Amsterdam Zuid and Amsterdam Lelylaan. Oranje lose first match under Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink’s return as Dutch national football coach got off to a poor start on Thursday with Oranje losing 2-0 to Italy in a friendly in Bari. Three 'jihadi' parents released from jail, children's future unclear Three of the four parents arrested a week ago in the town of Huizen after the secret service said they were planning to go to Syria have been released from jail. Two die, two still missing in Diemen gas explosion The search for two people still missing after Thursday’s explosion at a block of flats in the Amsterdam suburb of Diemen will continue on Friday, officials said. Explosion and fire at block of flats in Diemen, two taken to hospital Two people were taken to hospital after an explosion ripped through a block of flats in the Amsterdam suburb of Diemen on Thursday afternoon. 125 extra police officers assigned to tackle southern crime wave An extra 125 police officers are to be temporarily reassigned to tackling organised crime in the south of the country, the public prosecution department said on Thursday. Dutch security service broke privacy rules with web forum hacks The Dutch security service AIVD broke privacy laws in its research into social media and wrongly hacked into website forums to gather information on all users, regulators said on Thursday. Trainer arrested at princesses' hockey club for filming older girls Wassenaar hockey club HGC has suspended a 45-year-old youth trainer who secretly filmed girls in a changing room for several years. Teen hacker gets 13 month jail sentence A Rotterdam teenager who hacked into 2,000 computers last year and placed a stolen school French exam paper online, has been jailed for 13 months, 12 months suspended. Social housing rents have gone up over 9% in two years The average rent for a rent-controlled home in the Netherlands has risen over 9% since July 2013, when landlords were allowed to put up their prices by more than the rate of inflation. Dutch researchers to publish initial MH17 crash report next week The first results of the official Dutch investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airways flight MH17 in Ukraine will be published next Tuesday. Health ministry kept drugs deal with pharmaceutical firms secret Health ministry civil servants in 2012 decided not to give parliament details about secret deals with pharmaceutical companies about the cost of expensive drugs, the Telegraaf says on Thursday. Caesarians too often used for breech babies: research Just 8% of pregnant women with a breech baby are being offered help to turn the child round in some parts of the Netherlands, despite its high success rate in cutting Caesarian births. Q-fever victims sue government for compensation Some 320 people who became ill with the goat disease Q-fever are going to court on Thursday in an effort to hold the government responsible for their health problems. |
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