Netherlands busy withdrawing soldiers from Iraq, Defense Minister says

The Netherlands is in the process of withdrawing its soldiers from Iraq, Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on Sunday evening on the program Café Kockelmann on NPO 1. Around 70 of the 170 Dutch soldiers stuck in Iraq are on their way home. There are …

Traffic, border controls, hard to reach Randstad: NATO summit impacts whole Netherlands

The NATO summit in The Hague starts with a press conference by NATO leader Mark Rutte on Monday afternoon. The consequences of the measures taken to keep the world leaders safe will be felt throughout the Netherlands in the form of traffic from road …

ICEYE to deliver space-based ISR capability to the Royal Netherlands Air Force

Royal Netherlands Air Force partners with ICEYE to establish sovereign, space-based ISR capability. HELSINKI, June 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ICEYE, the European space and defense technology company, and global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR …

Repatriation of human skeletons from Netherlands underway

THE 41 human skeletons from the Netherlands, which are in the process of being repatriated to Malaysia, will be housed at the Guar Kepah Archaeological Gallery in Kepala Batas, Seberang Prai. Penang tourism and creative economy committee chairman Wong Hon …

Home prices in the Netherlands increased by 9.7% in May

Existing owner-occupied homes were 9.7 percent more expensive in May than in the same month last year, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Land Registry reported. The average home cost 471,875 euros last month. The price increase was slightly less than in …

Netherlands returns 119 looted artefacts known as Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Thunderstorms expected as tropical heat gives way to cooler air across the Netherlands

After a weekend of tropical heat, the Netherlands will face a sharp shift in weather this week, with cooler sea air, intermittent rain, and a midweek return of summer temperatures that could trigger thunderstorms, according to the latest forecast by …

Netherlands arranges bus transport for stranded travelers in Israel amid rising tensions

The Dutch government has arranged bus transportation for Dutch travelers stranded in Israel to reach Egypt, where they can catch commercial flights back to the Netherlands, demissionary Minister of Foreign Affairs Caspar Veldkamp (NSC) said Sunday. This …

Netherlands unable to withdraw troops from Iraq after U.S. airstrike on Iran

The Netherlands has not yet succeeded in withdrawing its roughly 150 troops stationed in Iraq. Some soldiers remain in place, awaiting return amid growing fears of Iranian attacks on Western targets following recent U.S. airstrikes. The Dutch Ministry of …

Syrian engineers gathering holds its first gathering in Netherlands

Amsterdam, SANA – Syrian engineers gathering held on Sunday its first gathering in Utrecht in the Netherlands, attended by more than 70 engineers and students from various specialties. The gathering aims to unite Syrian energies, exchange of experiences …