Middle East
| Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
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| Bahrain | 01974-08-1010 August 1974 |
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| Egypt | 01930-05-077 May 1930 | See Denmark–Egypt relations
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| Iran | 01857-11-3030 November 1857 | See Denmark–Iran relations
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| Iraq | 01951-11-1818 November 1951 | See Denmark–Iraq relations
On 21 March 2003, the Danish Parliament made a decision to support U.S. military action in Iraq and, in fact, contribute naval assets to the war. In 2006, the Iraqi Transport Minister Salam al-Malki announced freezing all economic relations with Danish and Norwegian companies in protest against insulting cartoons published in the countries newspapers. |
| Israel | 01950-07-1212 July 1950 | See Denmark–Israel relations
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| Jordan | 01958-01-011958 |
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| Kuwait | 01964-01-011964 |
On 6 November 2006, the Kuwaiti parliament voted 22-15 to approve severing diplomatic ties with Denmark over the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy and spending about US$50 (€39.20) million to defend the prophet's image in the West. Both votes were nonbinding, meaning the Cabinet does not have to abide by them. Kuwaiti lawmaker Abdulsamad voted in favor of cutting diplomatic ties, saying, ""We have to cut diplomatic and commercial ties with Denmark...We don't have to eat Danish cheese." Al-Rashid voted against cutting diplomatic ties, arguing that Muslims have to be positive and remember that it were some individuals, not governments, who insulted the Prophet Muhammad. Al-Rashid was quoted as saying, "We here in Kuwait curse Christians in many of our mosques, should those (Christian) countries boycott Kuwait?" In February 2008, MP Abdullah Al-Roumi called for an end to Kuwait's Demark boycott and was quoted as saying, "No Muslim can accept this insult against the Prophet... It is a form of terrorism." |
| Lebanon | 01955-10-2121 October 1955 |
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| Oman | 01979-07-099 July 1979 |
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| Palestinian Authority | None | See Denmark–Palestine relations
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| Qatar | 01976-09-01September 1976 |
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| Saudi Arabia |
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| Syria | 01950-01-011950 | See Denmark–Syria relations
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| United Arab Emirates | See Denmark–United Arab Emirates relations
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| Yemen | 01976-04-2929 April 1976 |
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