Dutch News in English
Latest headlines from the Netherlands in English. Covering Amsterdam, Haarlem, and national Dutch news.
Mental health sector: 7,750 rental homes per year for people with mental health issues
The Dutch mental healthcare association (de Nederlandse ggz) reports that at least 7,750 social housing units are needed annually for individuals with mental health issues. These homes are specificall...
Urgenda founder Marjan Minnesma remembered in obituary notices
Marjan Minnesma, the founder and director of the Dutch climate organization Urgenda, has died at the age of 59. She was honored in several obituaries in the newspaper Trouw, where colleagues described...
US strikes targets in southern Iran
US forces conducted defensive strikes against targets in southern Iran on Monday, targeting mine-laying boats and rocket launchers. US Central Command stated that the operation was intended to protect...
Amsterdam artists on the soul of the portrait: ‘Ideally, the viewer is knocked slightly off balance’
Residential towers The Starling and The Martin are austere, utilitarian, and functional, echoing the no-nonsense philosophy of the Bijlmerbajes
Teacher Jonell (30) earns 2,925 euros: ‘Amsterdam feels like a city with an expensive standard’
Café Voorwaarts is the Hamerkwartier's first bar in the old machine factory, from the team behind Skatecafé
Steef (29) has visited 106 of the world's 195 countries: ‘My mother couldn't always handle me having lunch with the Taliban in Afghanistan’
Opinion: ‘Old times revived, should Ajax swap stadiums with Volendam?’
What will Schiphol’s A-pier cost travelers? Next lawsuit over construction fiasco looms
What remains of the book if it’s written entirely by AI? ‘It’s no longer a niche’
Review: ‘Ping-pong ball of world history’: Rayen Panday exposes the misery he avoided for years in ‘Grip’
Large fire in warehouse in Zutphen
A large fire broke out in a warehouse on Marsweg in Zutphen, completely engulfing the 40 by 10-meter building. Firefighters are currently battling the blaze from the outside due to its intensity.
Canada: treatment of flotilla activists by Israel unacceptable
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has informed Israeli President Isaac Herzog that the treatment of Global Sumud Flotilla activists is unacceptable. Carney is calling for an independent investigatio...
Wildfire near Koog aan de Zaan
A wildfire involving old grass broke out late Monday evening between Koog aan de Zaan and Zaandam. The fire covered an area of approximately 20 by 40 meters along the Westerwindpad, according to the l...
Major power outage ongoing in Cruquius and Haarlem
A large-scale power outage is currently affecting thousands of households in Haarlem and Cruquius. More than 25 streets are reported to be without electricity as a result of the disruption.
Red Cross: about 140 asylum seekers to night shelter in Groningen
Approximately 140 asylum seekers are being moved from the overcrowded reception center in Ter Apel to a temporary night shelter in Groningen on Monday evening. This measure, supported by the Red Cross...
Serious scooter accident on bike path next to Zeeweg in Overveen, driver arrested
A serious collision between two scooters occurred on Monday evening on a bicycle path along the Zeeweg in Overveen. Emergency services responded to provide medical assistance to those involved, and on...
10,000 euro reward offered for tip in Rodney Doevendans disappearance if he died as a result of a crime
Injured in scooter collision, driver arrested
A person was hospitalized with serious injuries following a collision between two scooters on the Zeeweg in Overveen. The driver of the other scooter was arrested for driving under the influence, and ...