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The Hamas official was granted a visa for the EU's borderless Schengen zone (Photo: European Commission)

EU divided on Hamas as Sweden grants visa

Sweden has granted an entry visa to a Palestinian government minister and member of the islamist Hamas movement, putting EU unity in dealing with the terrorist-branded group to the test.

The Palestinian minister for refugees, Atef Adwan, will be given a visa by Stockholm to attend a non-governmental conference on Palestinians abroad in the city of Malmo, according to press reports.

It is the first time that an EU member state is allowing entry to a Hamas official after the islam...

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The Hamas official was granted a visa for the EU's borderless Schengen zone (Photo: European Commission)

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